Originally Posted by
22/04
This is a mess. What proportion of Flybe's routes can bee deemed essential If they are they should be identified and operated under some kind of PSO agreement and as a taxpayer I would support that.
The thing is a route doesn't necessarily have to qualify for PSO status to be seen as a "lifeline" route. If you ask me, the IOM routes are lifelines in one way as Flybe are the biggest airline out of there and only have competition on one route, as well as holding a contract to transport medical patients to the UK for treatment that's not available in the Isle of Man (now that is literally a lifeline depending on the case).