Last thing the IOM needs is a longer runway. What if they get it and EZY come along. Pax numbers wont grow as theres no hotels and whod come to IOM rather than Spain, France etc. No, all it would do is kill all FlyBe and Euromanx ops . MAN and LPL would be 2x daily in a 7 3 and LGW 3x if you were lucky. Islands need smaller aircraft, shorter cheaper runways and frequency.