Air Charter Scotland has upgraded the Wick-Aberdeen-Wick PSO route with the start of Jetstream J32 services this week, increasing the number of available seats to 18.
Glasgow-based Air Charter Scotland, a leading on-demand charter operator, has been contracted with Highland Council to serve the route. It started flying the service on January 15 with a Beechcraft King Air 200. This lifeline route for the community of Caithness had paused for several months following Eastern Airways’ closure in October 2025.
Reliability with the King Air has been very good; it has regularly been carrying passengers back and forth to the Scottish mainland. With the start of Spring and increased demand, the J32 arrives at the right time. The alternative to the just under an hour flight is a near five-hour car journey.
The Jetstream J32 is now operating under a wet lease from AIS Flight Academy & AIS Airlines of the Netherlands. The regular flights depart from Wick at 0800hrs and Aberdeen at 0930 hrs Sunday to Friday, with fares starting from £89.99 one way and £119.99 fully flex. This is a return to its roots for the 18-seat Jetstream J32 turboprop, originally built at Prestwick, Scotland, by British Aerospace.
“Passengers have loved the King Air,” said Air Charter Scotland COO Derek Thomson. “Everyone in our team is most grateful to DragonFly Executive Air Charter, which stepped up with the King Air, when at the 11th hour, Border Force rejected European/EASA pilots flying for us. We’re now delighted to be able to offer a greater number of seats on each flight for the Wick-Aberdeen PSO on the Jetstream J32, providing even more people with links to the Caithness community with quick, convenient transport between the far north of Scotland and the major city.”
Book the Wick-Aberdeen PSO with Air Charter Scotland.