Scotland-based Loganair has confirmed that it is working closely with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) to provide air ambulance capability as the service faces the unprecedented challenges brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak.
A Loganair Twin Otter aircraft has been converted into an additional air ambulance aircraft, allowing it to carry Epishuttle isolation pods for the safe carriage of COVID-19 patients by air.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health has stated that more of these pods have been acquired and will be in service soon.
The Loganair aircraft will be based at Glasgow airport but can operate throughout Scotland. Loganair pilots will be operating the aircraft as usual, and late last week, all received a special briefing from the airline and the Scottish Ambulance Service on the nature of the deployment.