Isle of Man-2

[PPRuNeUser0164]

They do have the contract true but they also provide greater frequency than Easyjet, which is needed for LPL-IOM traffic. What a shame no more Manx Airlines !

[Tinwald]

Fella, there was a shopkeeper from Castletown with a brain the size of a planet who by a fluke ended up as the chief minister. He was handed Manx Airlines on a plate and turned it down.

[lfc84]

If Manx Airlines was so great someone would be expected to come along and re-invent it.
But those that have tried, well they have failed

[Jenny Tails]

Originally Posted by lfc84

If Manx Airlines was so great someone would be expected to come along and re-invent it.
But those that have tried, well they have failed

Manx Airlines was great. They were a great company to work and a company that many people seem to have fond memories of. Sure it wasn't perfect.

But it was a company of its time. The aviation industry of today is an almost unrecognizable landscape from 15 or 25 years ago. The 'Low Cost Revolution' happened and companies like Manx went the way of the dinosaurs. So even if their local government had purchased them I doubt they would still be around today.

In terms of other options for them, they could always follow the Aurigny model and purchase a couple of ATRs - if the local population wished to pay for the losses.

[Startledgrapefruit]

Don't forget isle Isle of Man was also a tax haven.
So demand fell once the banks were less important

[Laughing Frog]

Originally Posted by Jenny Tails

Manx Airlines was great. They were a great company to work and a company that many people seem to have fond memories of. Sure it wasn't perfect.

But it was a company of its time. The aviation industry of today is an almost unrecognizable landscape from 15 or 25 years ago. The 'Low Cost Revolution' happened and companies like Manx went the way of the dinosaurs. So even if their local government had purchased them I doubt they would still be around today.

In terms of other options for them, they could always follow the Aurigny model and purchase a couple of ATRs - if the local population wished to pay for the losses.

it would cost cost more in hotacs on the days when it’s more than 20kts of Southerly wind and 3 spots of rain and they can’t land than it would to buy the a/c

[Manx]

Originally Posted by Startledgrapefruit

Don't forget isle Isle of Man was also a tax haven.
So demand fell once the banks were less important

Its still a *ahem* 'low tax jurisdiction'

[flyerguy]

The Saab is yet again filling in for the ATR. Not sure if this is for capacity due to the weather I’ve the past few days....

[JSCL]

Saw Western Atlantic engineers at the ATR when I got in yesterday. May be tech?

Its due to stick around till March 26th anyway.

[Saabdriver1]

Always planned to be the Saab 2000 today. It'll be hanging around for another few weeks covering some flights until the ATR crew line training is complete.

West Atlantic do all of the line maintenance in IOM for the Loganair Saab 2000 and ATR. They do have routine tasks to carry out like dailies, so them appearing at the aircraft doesn't automatically mean it's tech!

[BAladdy]

Tonights flight from LCY was cancelled. Guessing the Saab went tech. Tomorrow mornings flight to LCY has been cancelled.

[Tonyq]

Originally Posted by Startledgrapefruit

Don't forget isle Isle of Man was also a tax haven.
So demand fell once the banks were less important

i think you’ll find that the traffic figures over the last (say) 15 years, don’t in any way substantiate that rather foolish comment!

[JSCL]

Travel bookings for TT are down 80% since COVID kicked off - agents specialising in packages for TT looking for some assistance.

[Tonyq]

Originally Posted by JSCL

Travel bookings for TT are down 80% since COVID kicked off - agents specialising in packages for TT looking for some assistance.

Have you got a source for this?

[eye2eye5]

Bikers are understandably a pretty fatalistic bunch and are not that likely to be put off by a virus. Most book their return trips to the Island as soon as they have returned from the previous year's TT so overall numbers are unlikely to be down by any great degree.

[davidjohnson6]

News from Flybe is not good
Who else would want the hospital contract to Liverpool if everything goes wrong ? Easyjet ?

[Jenny Tails]

Originally Posted by davidjohnson6

News from Flybe is not good
Who else would want the hospital contract to Liverpool if everything goes wrong ? Easyjet ?

Stobart will. They already have the crew and (one) aircraft based there, that will soon be two.

It's all looking very much like a Loganair/BMI situation again. Two separate companies with the same parent company.

[JSCL]

Originally Posted by Tonyq

Have you got a source for this?

Quite an internal source, so difficult to state. But one of said companies affected which has multiple offices/branches has had to ask landlords for rent assistance due to an 80% drop in bookings.

[flyerguy]

Well here we go! Who do we expect to take over?

[JSCL]

Originally Posted by flyerguy

Well here we go! Who do we expect to take over?

Eastern Airways. Flights to start Monday.