Aer Arann announced a new service from Dublin to Inverness from April 2006. The service operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and depart from Dublin at 10.30am and Inverness at 12.15pm with a flight time of one hour. The route is operated by a 66 seater ATR72 aircraft and fares will start at £75 return, including taxes and charges. Visit the Aer Arann website for further information

Eastern Airways announced the launch of a new service between Inverness and Leeds Bradford in April. The six days a week service is operated by a 29 seater Jetstream 41 aircraft with the one hour twenty minute flight departing Leeds Bradford at 10.15 and returning from Inverness at 12.05. Online fares start at £99 return, including taxes and charges. Further information available on the Eastern Airways website.

Ryanair has a new daily service from Inverness to Liverpool operating daily on a Boeing 737-800 series aircraft (189 seats). More information available on the Ryanair website .