@RAFAT:
Read that:
....they'll hand over IOM-LGW to flyBE who will probably replace the BAe 146-100 with a Q400 on that route..
If the plans come true, the situation will most likely be:
IOM-LGW flyBE with Q400
IOM-LCY BA Cityflyer with RJ100, VLM with Fokker 50 and Euromanx with DHC8-300 (if they survive...)
IOM-STN Manx2 with Jetstream (if they continue to fly to STN).
So you have five operators on the LON market, but only one with jet equipment and a useful frequent flyer programme. I expect that BA will also offer limited connections through LCY, something flybe, manx2 and Euromanx don't do (VLM has a limited number of connections as well).
Interesting, however, the remark about flyBE and the Q400 @ LCY. I wonder why Flybe is unable to do what Lufthansa/Augsburg has already done, SAS currently does and Luxair will do sooner than later. What airmanship do they have that flyBE lacks ?