British Airways and Scottish airline Loganair launched a codeshare partnership Sept. 1. Passengers traveling from the Scottish Highlands and Islands can book flights on BA’s network, connecting in Inverness (INV), Edinburgh (EDI), Glasgow (GLA) and Aberdeen (ABZ) with a through ticket, allowing them to check luggage upon departure and retrieve at their destination.

The partnership applies to Loganair’s new routes to and from Manchester (MAN), with connections to Glasgow, Inverness and Norwich (NWI).

While the two companies have had a business relationship for 25 years, this is the first official codeshare. The airlines had a codeshare when they operated as franchise partners, 1994–2008.

“We are delighted to be strengthening our business relationship with Loganair with an agreement that will benefit the customers of both airlines,” said Rishi Kapoor, head of alliances, British Airways. “We believe the new codeshare agreement will bring enormous benefits to the Highlands and Islands, significantly boosting the region’s economy by extending the global reach of the area’s businesses and communities through British Airways’ world-wide network with flights serving more than 200 destinations from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports.”