Well, much as I hate to say it, I too have been a victim of the EMX delays. And, what made it worse for me was, when we eventually got into our aircraft and airborne, the F/A calmly laid the blame on the lateness of the flight on her colleagues back on the IOM.
While I can understand blaming technical problems, ATC or whatever, frankly, I find blaming another part of the company, in public, a completely unprofessional attitude. Coupled with a fit of the giggles while trying to make announcements, the whole thing made me think their standards are pretty low when it comes to cabin crew.
I think that, despite the continuing problems, they are slowly getting it together, but until they develop a professional attitude they are never going to make it.
A lot of people on the ground work hard in the IOM and for a crewmember to openly criticise them is frankly something I never thought I would hear.
Anyway, it will be a while before I use them again.
Skiddy