So we are now looking at a real prospect of Flybe going into administration, with all flights grounded if it happens.
Wether the Connect Consortium are wanting this to happen so they pick up the pieces that they want we will see.
But it will leave the island with a considerable amount of risk - with easyJet now running less flights to Liverpool, some with no flights at all on some days.
This could leave the Islands links to the North of England a bare minimum. With Flybe operating sometimes 4x Daily flights to MAN and LPL, I’d Flybe were to fold could we see a new kid on the block to take over these? Should the worse happen over the next few days?