pppdrive
You were fortunate in that you were flying with the Vanair part of the operation, who had the necessary back-up in place from the start. The other components of the setup was a complete shambles. There are people within Manx2/Citywing who knew exactly what was going on with the German and Spanish parts of the operation. They knew crews were not being paid, and that there was insufficient technical back-up for the operation. The people who ran Manx2 cannot claim ignorance of what was happening, as it was going on right in front of them. As you say, some people are miffed that Manx2 marketed themselves as an airline. When they were getting lots of favourable headlines, or posing with leaders of The IOM they did nothing to dispel the assumption. Whether legally correct or not, there are people connected with the operation who should bow their heads in shame. The undue haste with which they changed their name, and distanced themselves from the accident, when people had died under the Manx2 logo is both disgusting and immoral. You say you drive over an hour to get on a LET410 rather than travel on a Q400. Well all I can say is that I want a pint of the medication you are taking.