sdryh Those of us who are of an age to remember how grim the air services to and from the island were pre Manx Airlines (the eighties version, not the earlier one!); those of us with business interests requiring off island travel or onto island trips by clients/advisors; those of us who want to interline our travel beyond the UK; those of us who want to be comfortable that we "customers" will be supported in the event of technical or weather delays; those of us who understand the expression you get what you pay for; those of us who travel frequently for whatever reason and like to be greeted as an individual, sometimes by name - we smelt the coffee years ago when easyJet operations from LPL were first mooted.
But we are a voice crying aloud in the aviation wilderness. We can only hope that there is a huge economic upturn for the island (unlikely) to support all three London bound airlines.
I did boat and train as a youngster, and, more recently when the ash cloud arrived. It takes forever. God forbid we return to those days, or even to the days of Cambrian's London via Liverpool service. But it could happen!!