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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2025 | ||||||
| Hubs | Loch Lomond | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Helensburgh, Scotland, UK | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Loch Lomond Seaplanes was anairline based inHelensburgh, Scotland. After receiving approval from theUnited Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority andClydeport to launch services fromGlasgow Seaplane Terminal, by Glasgow's Science Centre on the River Clyde inGlasgow city centre,[1] its maiden scheduled service from Glasgow to Oban began in August 2007, making it Europe's first city centre seaplane service.[2] It was also Scotland and the United Kingdom's first commercial seaplane service.[3] Loch Lomond Seaplanes Ltd held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence. It was permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with fewer than 20 seats and/or weighing less than 10 tonnes.[4] It also had a base outside a hotel, Cameron House, Loch Lomond, from which comes the operator's name.
Their aircraft have featured on British television several times, including on theBBC'sCountryfile,ITV'sEmmerdale andNBC'sRunning Wild, starringBear Grylls andBen Stiller.
The company ceased trading on 11 April 2025.[5] As of 19 April 2025, no customers have been contacted regarding refunds for previously purchased tickets. All social media platforms relating to the company and phone lines have been disabled.
Loch Lomond Seaplanes began operations in April 2004 with a new amphibious Cessna T206H, registration G-OLLS. It is licensed as an airline under the UK Civil Aviation Authority with Air Operator's Certificate 2252. The first base was inside the newly formed Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Initially flights were only for tourist/pleasure purposes, but in 2007 scheduled flights were established. Loch Lomond Seaplanes took delivery of the UK's first Amphibious Cessna 208 Caravan, registration G-MDJE, in June 2007. In August 2007,Stewart Stevenson MSP, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, opened the new £125,000 Loch Lomond Seaplanes'Glasgow Seaplane Terminal on the River Clyde beside theGlasgow Science Centre on Pacific Quay. The company was then able to launch its first scheduled service toOban Bay.
Loch Lomond Seaplanes operated a short-lived scheduled passenger service in 2024 fromCameron House pier on Loch Lomond to theCraighouse ferry terminal on theIsle of Jura. The pier at Craighouse was upgraded byArgyll and Bute Council in order to accept seaplanes. The work involved extending the pier and adding floating pontoons. The Isle of Jura service was documented by YouTuber Worldwide Dom, with the service operating up to three times a day, allowing day trips to the island, which is famous for theIsle of Jura Distillery. Prior to this, the island had seen no scheduled flight services, as the island lacks an airport.
The airline operated tour and charter flights out of Loch Lomond, until they unexpectedly ceased trading on 11 April 2025.[6]
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The Loch Lomond Seaplanes fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2018):[7]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Cessna 208 Caravan | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 1 |
