Fuel costs? I think it's not the Fuel cost at Ronaldsway that's the problem. In fact it's almost as dear at Gatwick now.
The pilots can only fly down to the minimums listed on the plates. The days of the old CAT3A Shorts 360s are long gone!
Getting the 26 ILS down to CAT2 would only save us on one perhaps two days a year, at great cost. Nothing like economical to do.
Improving the 08 ILS to get rid of the offset and lower the minimums down to 200ft would be far more useful.
If it hadn't been for Flybe's business model and the low cost of the Q400, I doubt there'd be much choice to the boat any more. Remember that next time you complain about the bag charges or whatever else.....
As to the loaders...some of them are very efficient, fast and great to work with. Some are most certainly not. I doubt Mr D is on anyone's Christmas list. Handling agents or Airport Management.