Couple of sections from Manx2's website - Terms & Conditions - that may help clarify the legal status:
"Definitions
As you read these Terms and Conditions, please note that:
"We", "our", "ourselves" and "us” means VanAir Europe AS (see also definition of "Carrier") or FLM Aviation.; and
"Carrier" Van Air Europe, FLM Aviation, or Flightline BCN (see also definition of "we, "our", "ourselves" and "us");
The following conditions apply to all carriage of passengers by our operators:
(a) We shall be liable to you in the event of an accident resulting in your death or other bodily injury whilst on board an aircraft operated by us or in the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking."
Therefore liability rests with the operator not Manx2, hence their tag as a virtual airline.
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