Originally Posted by
shoe shine
JT you mention that Stobart are planning an IOM base post this current crisis. I am hearing that they are also planning a significant base at BHD when the current crisis is over with costs being covered by local government. Anyone else picking this up?
I have seen this here about opening a base on IOM and Belfast City
Https://independent.ie/business/iris...-39181134.html
AER Lingus Regional operator Stobart Air is considering adding a new base in the Isle of Man, but the Dublin-based carrier has been told by Aer Lingus that it won't support any such move, the Irish Independent understands.
That would leave struggling Stobart Air having to deploy a new, separate booking engine for the new services.
Stobart Air and its Stobart Group owner have tapped the Isle of Man government for support, it's believed.
The carrier is also understood to be eyeing up a possible base in Belfast.
Stobart Air operates the Aer Lingus Regional service under a franchise agreement. The current contract expires at the end of 2022.