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Fantastic news a good balance enabling those that want a cheaper flight at less convenient times to choose Easyjet and those that need an early morning departure and premium airport can choose Loganair. Agreed its now up to people to use it but it was not that long ago quite a few posters here said it would never happen and I was talking rubbish! I think indeed someone said we will soon see who is right!!!!!!!! Well done to all those involved in arriving at a very sensible outcome.
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Sorry, I fast skim read it in a meeting and missed the last phrase. What very good news it all is. Here is some more detail: The new services will initially be offered as a daily flight (except Saturdays) before gearing up to two flights each weekday from Tuesday, May 3. From that date, the new schedule of morning and evening flights will offer a day-return capability in each direction, plus a flight in each direction on Sunday evenings.
The service between Isle of Man and London Heathrow will commence from Tuesday, May 3, with a daily service designed to offer connections with Loganair’s major partner airlines including British Airways to a wide range of destinations worldwide, including key points in Europe, North America and South Africa.
Both the London City and Heathrow routes will be flown under Loganair’s codeshare agreement with British Airways so Avios and Tier Points can be earned on them.
Tickets for the new flights will go on sale next week.
These flights have been facilitated after considerable efforts by three IOM Government departments - the Dept of Infrastructure (which runs the IOM Airport), the Department of Enterprise (who led on this) and of course Treasury (for obvious monetary reasons!).
The service between Isle of Man and London Heathrow will commence from Tuesday, May 3, with a daily service designed to offer connections with Loganair’s major partner airlines including British Airways to a wide range of destinations worldwide, including key points in Europe, North America and South Africa.
Both the London City and Heathrow routes will be flown under Loganair’s codeshare agreement with British Airways so Avios and Tier Points can be earned on them.
Tickets for the new flights will go on sale next week.
These flights have been facilitated after considerable efforts by three IOM Government departments - the Dept of Infrastructure (which runs the IOM Airport), the Department of Enterprise (who led on this) and of course Treasury (for obvious monetary reasons!).
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To be honest, we will see quite a few unusual routes/airlines at LHR over the coming years as for the first time in 20 or 30 years (useful) slots there are up for grabs due to collpased international air travel. Not all airlines servig LHR are able to hold on to their precious slots by shifting from long-haul to short haul like BA is doing with the opening of some exotic routes from LHR to places like PDL or NUE.
The really interesting question is if those airlines now launching at LHR will keep those routes once air traffic has recovered, slots at LHR again become scarce and sought after and the market for slot trading is revived. If I were an airline executive, I would try to open up routes to LHR now by getting my hands on slots returned by longhaul airlines into the slot pool, grandfather those slots with the help of some start-up incentives from the other end of the route and use those slots as some sort of mid-/long-term investment that can be divested when cash is needed in the future.
The really interesting question is if those airlines now launching at LHR will keep those routes once air traffic has recovered, slots at LHR again become scarce and sought after and the market for slot trading is revived. If I were an airline executive, I would try to open up routes to LHR now by getting my hands on slots returned by longhaul airlines into the slot pool, grandfather those slots with the help of some start-up incentives from the other end of the route and use those slots as some sort of mid-/long-term investment that can be divested when cash is needed in the future.
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I just booked tickets from Isle of Man to London Heathrow with Loganair I paid £140. Great news that there are now regular timed services into London City and London Heathrow so that those who want to fly into a premium airport can and those more casual flyers can still fly with Easyjet into London Gatwick. This is the outcome I was proposing last year and suggested a fare structure of £150-£180 return would work. Interesting that some posters on here said it would never happen, I had no idea and I was just dreaming. Well the good news it did happen ! Happy flying.
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I just booked tickets from Isle of Man to London Heathrow with Loganair I paid £140. Great news that there are now regular timed services into London City and London Heathrow so that those who want to fly into a premium airport can and those more casual flyers can still fly with Easyjet into London Gatwick. This is the outcome I was proposing last year and suggested a fare structure of £150-£180 return would work. Interesting that some posters on here said it would never happen, I had no idea and I was just dreaming. Well the good news it did happen ! Happy flying.
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Its interesting to see how some people like to rewrite history regarding their comments! And its not a subsidy they are underwriting a certain number of seats which is different.
" And its not a subsidy they are underwriting a certain number of seats which is different."
How? It's a guaranteed income per flight - that sounds like a subsidy to me...................
How? It's a guaranteed income per flight - that sounds like a subsidy to me...................
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That’s literally a subsidy and I’m not rewriting anything. I’ve always said the only way this kind of service would reappear was with local gov support.
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Whilst the focus of this thread in recent days has been in respect of the various London destinations, it should be noted that, yesterday, Aer Lingus resumed flights to/from Dublin after an absence of a week short of two years. The Aer Lingus Regional service is now operated by Emerald Airlines. Currently, the Aer Lingus website only offers Dublin as a destination so onward connections (North America etc) will need to be booked separately.
Initially, weekday flights to Dublin are timed to depart at 10.40 a.m. but from 28th March, they move to 16.45 p.m. so no chance of same day transatlantic connection. Still, U.S pre-clearance in Dublin is a positive.
Initially, weekday flights to Dublin are timed to depart at 10.40 a.m. but from 28th March, they move to 16.45 p.m. so no chance of same day transatlantic connection. Still, U.S pre-clearance in Dublin is a positive.
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I know there have been two Manx Air. Does anyone know the dates of each iteration? I know their fate but not the date
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_Airlines
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Also, on a related subject, there are rumours circulating on a local forum that small private aircraft are to be banned from visiting Ronaldsway during the TT festival this year.
We seem to be going backwards when one would have thought we need all the visitors we can get.
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Probably someone from DOI was booked on flight so no issues then.
As far as banning private flights during TT, that will be good for those who can afford VVIP Tickets on Senior Race day, sorry you will have to take your chance with LOG or EZY!!
Open up Jurby Airfield again!
As far as banning private flights during TT, that will be good for those who can afford VVIP Tickets on Senior Race day, sorry you will have to take your chance with LOG or EZY!!
Open up Jurby Airfield again!