the winds have been gusting 55kts today on the island, and the problem stobart face is that if they dispatch the aircraft (they could go off 21) they may not be able to get back on the island disrupting tomorrow as well as today as you then have aircraft and out of hours crew out of place.
The company has to take a balanced view and decide not only if it's wise to operate but also if it's good from an operational integrity point of view …
The ATRs operate perfectly well around the canaries which suffer just as much wind as the IOM, if not worse, the aircraft is no better or worse than the Dash 8 or the Saab ...