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Scilly forms part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, and some services are combined with those of Cornwall. However, since 1890, the islands have had a separate local authority. Since the passing of the Isles of Scilly Order 1930, this authority has held the status of county council, and today it is known as the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
In 1984, Isles of Scilly Skybus started operations at the airport, initially freight and charter, then scheduled services from April 1987, [9] flying Islanders and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters. [6] Skybus became the sole remaining air link for the Isles of Scilly from October 2012, when the helicopter service from Penzance ended. [10]
St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport (IATA: ISC, ICAO: EGHE) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Hugh Town on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, to the south west of Cornwall, UK. It is the only fixed-wing airport serving the Isles of Scilly, handling most air traffic to and from the Islands.
Their head office is located in the Isles of Scilly Travel Centre in Penzance, Cornwall. [1] [2] Isles of Scilly Skybus Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence; it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with fewer than 20 seats and/or weighing less than 10 tonnes. [3]
Tresco Heliport (ICAO: EGHT) is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom. [2] The heliport was served by a scheduled helicopter service from 1983 to 2012, and since 2020 a new scheduled service now operates from the new Penzance Heliport.
The company is based in the Isles of Scilly Travel Centre Penzance. [1] It also owns Isles of Scilly Skybus, an operator of fixed-wing aircraft services to the Isles of Scilly, and sight seeing flights. [2] In 2010, the company had close to 1,000 shareholders, around half of whom live on the Isles of Scilly. [3]
For the first time, each of the ferries sailed daily (bar Sunday) from either Hugh Town or Penzance in 1879. [4] On Thursday 22 May 1879 the Lady of the Isles made record time for the journey from Hugh Town to Penzance with a time of 3 hours 12 minutes. [5] The accounts for the year ending June 1881 gives the principal items of income at that time.
The cost of sending a 20 word message from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly was 2s 6d (equivalent to £15.11 in 2023). [6] A second cable, manufactured by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company was laid in 1870 allowing messages to be sent or received from any Postal Telegraph Office in the United Kingdom.