The IOM Airport accounts for y/e 31/3/11 have just been published, as part of the IOMG accounts, and show a 'bad debt' written off of £120k. Doubtless most (all?) of this relates to RE 'restructuring', so management may rightly be less than favourably disposed to them at present.
Then, the down grade of IOM-LCY to tatty old ATR42 once the incentive money ran out, and the regular practice over the last few weeks of operating IOM-DUB with the LCY aircraft, disrupting the schedule for both routes doesn't look too professional, so a back-up plan might be good idea.
I think it's fair to say that during their previous sojourn in IOM, Eastern had a reputation for being expensive, but good, which would make them ideal for the LCY crowd. And presumably, they are still looking for a profitable use for those Dash 8's which they acquired with ASW, which must be LCY certified?
Last edited by Tonyq; 25th May 2011 at 17:05.