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The election won't change anything, and I say that after having lived for a very long time on the IOM and experienced many elections. In the end, any responsible business that feels stranded in the middle of the Irish Sea with no reasonable transport links to the rest of the world will leave the IOM at the earliest possible time. We did that, and I know of various other business people in the IOM who are trying to do that. The flight situation on the IOM will only continue to get worse as the IOM economy continues to worsen, all exacerbated by the actions and inactions of IOM Government..
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Jersey based Travel company offering direct flights to Majorca next summer which appears to be Cityflyer equipment, if actually direct and not via another pickup UK airport then will be well used I think.
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''Direct flights from the Isle of Man to Majorca will be introduced next summer as FlyDirect expands its service. Flights will run every Saturday between June and September 2022 from Ronaldsway directly to Palma Airport, meaning a stop off at a UK airport will no longer be necessary. The decision comes after a successful summer of direct flights from Jersey, and C.I. Travel Group Managing Director, Robert Mackenzie, says it’s no secret that travelling through major UK airports has become increasingly trying for islanders. Flights and inclusive holiday packages will be available to book online from next month.''
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It’s been frequently asked why Jersey gets much better services than IOM so I thought this was interesting. On my BA flight to ARN last night, the WiFi home page and throughout the digital “high life” magazine there were adverts to “reconnect in Jersey”. I’ve never ever seen an advert for the IOM.
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I realise easyJet haven't even started their Manchester service yet but does anyone have any insight as to whether this will be a year round service and therefore when the summer schedule will be confirmed ?
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BA are not selling flights to Jersey for next year at the moment. And even when BA did fly there there was never adverts. The BA network is huge. There’s also more to gain by advertising beyond your network than just to the people who would already come on Flybe and probably already knew the island.
"There’s also more to gain by advertising beyond your network "
But why advertise a destination you don't fly too? You're just helping other airlines - and worse working at cannibalising your own customer base - if they fly to the IoM with someone else they may not fly with you to Rome for example
But why advertise a destination you don't fly too? You're just helping other airlines - and worse working at cannibalising your own customer base - if they fly to the IoM with someone else they may not fly with you to Rome for example
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Because to reach the IOM you need to start in the UK so should people want to get there they would still need to fly to UK.
This edition of High Life also had articles recommending Puerto Rico, Anguilla and Jodpur despite BA not flying direct to them.
Looking at the Emirates Open Skies magazine now too they also have ads for plenty of destinations they don't serve - Antalya, Sulawesi. And United's has features advertising destinations in Sweden and Santorini despite no UA flights.
Qantas has features on Oslo and Austin and adverts for cruises from Greece. Essentially its pretty common to have features or ads on destinations you perhaps don't serve direct. and a great way to raise awareness of a place beyond the usual suspects which we seemed to conclude the IOM needs to do.
And as I said, BA at the moment are not offering flights to Jersey from the Summer 22 timetable yet still have adverts for it.
This edition of High Life also had articles recommending Puerto Rico, Anguilla and Jodpur despite BA not flying direct to them.
Looking at the Emirates Open Skies magazine now too they also have ads for plenty of destinations they don't serve - Antalya, Sulawesi. And United's has features advertising destinations in Sweden and Santorini despite no UA flights.
Qantas has features on Oslo and Austin and adverts for cruises from Greece. Essentially its pretty common to have features or ads on destinations you perhaps don't serve direct. and a great way to raise awareness of a place beyond the usual suspects which we seemed to conclude the IOM needs to do.
And as I said, BA at the moment are not offering flights to Jersey from the Summer 22 timetable yet still have adverts for it.
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BA are selling flights to JER. I booked a return trip for next August from LHR to JER on 30th September. Just checked and still showing as operating up to 5 x daily for next summer
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Ah they have added them recently then. When news that they were cancelling LGW flights hit they removed Jersey from sale. It seems they have now moved the original LGW flights to LHR.
If Jersey ends up with 4/5 daily flights to LHR and the IOM has none it will be even more of reason for IOM to pull their finger out and try something different.
If Jersey ends up with 4/5 daily flights to LHR and the IOM has none it will be even more of reason for IOM to pull their finger out and try something different.
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This is exactly the point I and some others have made. If the airlines, business and government came together there would be a solution to the problem. Advertising the island is a good starting point. I remember going to the London travel show a few years ago there was a stand for the Isle of Man but it did not say how you could get there! simple basic things can make a huge difference. I am convinced that with the right thought this would get fixed. Interestingly one of the local politicians has called it out and said it needs to be a priority to fix so lets hope it is.
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Its great isn't it perhaps we should hold a party and celebrate! Easyjet have put three flights on for one Sunday and then reverted it back to one all the way through to Christmas. At a time when they have planes and crew available galore. What about enabling people to leave and return to the island on a sensible day trip? What about supporting local jobs? What about a frequency of service? I have consistently said let it run a once a day service supported by another service operating early morning off island flights and evening return. If Easyjet want to do that then fine but I doubt it or maybe I am missing something.
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I'm think that this is a question of supply and demand. The demand for flights on that particular weekend is probably due to the end of the october half term holidays. To suggest that EZY should run further frequencies just because they have spare capacity is naive. There has to be the demand. EZY will never base at IOM, the days of a businessman commute to LHR and LCY 'day trip' are clearly over, commercially unviable.
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I agree its a question of supply and demand. However if you read my comments I don't actually suggest EZY should run further frequencies rather what I do say is it would be better if they offer a one a day service dropping in 156 seats of volume and leave someone else to operate some other services to provide more regularity. That way those people who are less worried about the time of travel and more focused on price get their service and those that need something early morning/evening also get catered for. I recognise its a complex problem but put government, airlines and business in a room a I suspect it will get fixed. The Isle of Man is exactly what is says .............an island! And connectivity to other geographies is strategically important especially a capital city. Switching around with multiple EZY flights at 156 seats each rotation is just not the answer in my view and those that celebrate it are more focused on their own agenda and needs than those of others!