BBC News - Assurances sought on Inverness-Gatwick flights 28 May 2013 Last updated at 10:48 Highland Council's leader has said that Easyjet has given him an encouraging response to his questions on the future of Inverness-Gatwick flights. A three-times-a-day service operated by Flybe is in doubt following the airline's decision to sell all of its take-off and landing slots at Gatwick. Easyjet, which also operates a Gatwick-Inverness service, is set to take over the slots next March in a £20m deal. Drew Hendry now hopes to set up a meeting with Easyjet boss Hugh Aitken. There have been concerns that Flybe's sell off will affect the frequency and timings of the Inverness-Gatwick connections. Mr Hendry wrote to Easyjet. He said that in its response the airline said it was committed to maintaining its current level of service. In a separate move on the issue, Labour MSP David Stewart said he hoped to raise the matter in the Scottish Parliament later.