EZY only do one rotation to LGW a day, lunch time. So example, business man / woman wants to have an early meeting, they have to travel the day before, have their meeting then Travel back the next day. 3 day trip or fly with BA to london City. Now what is the cheapest ticket?
We need the frequency of Flybe and not the occasional cheap ticket with EZY. Flybe are cheap if you book in advance. It annoys me on the island that people only look short term, not long term. As soon as the economy picks up EZY will be off, then who will service the island?
The island needs regulating, just like the ferry. Gurnsey do it and it works well there. Refer to the 'blue skies' debate where these questions are being asked.
One last point, Flybe are based on the island. The only airline to be fully crewed from here(Manx2 is a ticket airline, not Manx), so how many jobs will be lost if they pull out? 60ish? No longer paying tax and contributing to society. A very sad loss.
Islanders, please wake up and smell the coffee before it is too late!