Originally Posted by
lfc84
If Manx Airlines was so great someone would be expected to come along and re-invent it.
But those that have tried, well they have failed
Manx Airlines was great. They were a great company to work and a company that many people seem to have fond memories of. Sure it wasn't perfect.
But it was a company of its time. The aviation industry of today is an almost unrecognizable landscape from 15 or 25 years ago. The 'Low Cost Revolution' happened and companies like Manx went the way of the dinosaurs. So even if their local government had purchased them I doubt they would still be around today.
In terms of other options for them, they could always follow the Aurigny model and purchase a couple of ATRs - if the local population wished to pay for the losses.