COMMUTERS going between Scotland's biggest cities are being offered the chance to take to the sky on their daily travels.

Loganair has launched 30-minute flights between Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as increasing other services between Scottish cities. 

The Paisley-based airline said the decision to introduce the route was as a result of the pandemic. 

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A statement issued by Loganair said: "With insufficient demand for some routes from Edinburgh directly, we've temporarily amended our schedules to provide new mini-hubs across our network, allowing you to fly routes such as Edinburgh-Stornoway, via Glasgow, and Inverness to Kirkwall, via Aberdeen, to keep you connected as best as we possibly can right now."

The company also claimed the move would cut down on rush hour traffic on the M8.

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A typical ScotRail journey between the two cities takes around 50 minutes and the 47-mile journey can be driven in just over an hour. 

But flights run between the cities two airports, so once travel and check-in are counted, it may not save passengers much time at all.