Resident flight discount row escalates.

I don't get this. We don't get discounts for flying to and from the islands in Scotland or anywhere in the UK for that matter. And if it comes down to distances involved, we don't get discounts for flying to Gibralter or the Falkland Islands either ...Island Connections

Pay your way like the rest of us!

No but the ferries to and from the isles are fairly heavily subsidised though

searcher wrote:No but the ferries to and from the isles are fairly heavily subsidised though

Again, the Canarys are heavily subsidised on this too...(From Tenerife weekly) Link

..."The Canarian government has now paid ferry companies
Naviera Armas and Fred Olsen a total of eight million six hundred and
seventy six thousand euros, as compensation for providing obligatory
public services, on routes where they need public subsidies in order to
be able to offer adequate services to the public, and residents
discounts. This came out of last year’s budget. The government has
allowed for over thirty three and a half million euros for the same
concept in this year’s budget, plus the outstanding amount for last
year."...

Edit: Remember there are really only 7 Islands involved in the Canarys, Scotland has scores of inhabited Islands.

I can understand it for people going to work on other islands, but flights ? nah, Also i think you should prove your going to work, Seems a ton of money tho,