Recently, Aer Arann announced its decision to terminate its Dublin to Inverness flights. This present move by the airline follows the footsteps of yet another similar move by British Midland (BMI), which witnessed the UK based carrier; suspend its flights in the London-Heathrow to Inverness route. Explaining its stand over the issues, Aer Arann stated that it had no other choice than ending the services on the said route due to sky-rocking fuel prices. Notably, the carriers of the airline served the said route three times a week. Addressing the BBC, the officials at the Inverness Airport told that though the withdrawal of both Aer Arann and BMI in the route is rather disappointing, it does not come as a shock since this was expected to happen anytime in this hub.

On the other hand, Aer Arann has confirmed that it shall continue to operate its flights to and from Inverness during the month of August and the beginning of September, after which, the services operated three times a week shall stand cancelled. There is also a slight ray of hope that the carrier might reconsider this decision as evident from the note made by the officials of the airline, who stated that the policy of the airline in this regard would come up for review once the slower winter season ends and there is a possibility that the route shall be recalled in the near future. However, this move shall largely depend on the prevailing economic conditions at that time in addition to the price of oil in the year 2009.