Wouldn't bet against MME in the too distant future. :ok: Although don't get too carried away with idea of Chester/CEG as is only rumoured at the moment, would be a great move though!

I hear Manxy2 had a good month in August , as did BE. Eastern struggled like h*ll again on BHX and NCL. What chance Eastern dropping NCL and M2 picking it up.:confused:

Another GLO rotation

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Isle of Man | Manx2 expands year-old air route

Wouldn't suprise me but I would expect Manx2 to make the first move if they wanted the route :ok:

Launch at Chester delayed twice. It is not strictly a scheduled flight, but a very regular charter when it starts.
Hawarden is very easy to access by road via the A55. No train links even with a train line next to it, but many bus links from North Wales, Chester and beyond. Easier access for North Wales, the Wirral, parts of Cheshire and North Shropshire than LPL, so a large catchment area.

would be great if this happended :ok:

I see the latest addition to Manx2's fleet is now in operation - FLM Avation's Do228 D-CMNX

Any idea's on which route(s) the 228's operate on regularly?

Do Manx2 ever intend to get their own AOC at any point and start oeprating their own aircraft?

The LBA flights seem to be pretty packed out most days. Are bigger aircraft a possibility?

Yellow Rocks.

The 228's don't seem to operate regularly on any route. Type allocation on each route varies between the Lets the Metros and the 228s.

No Manx based airline can get an AOC - it's outside the CAA's jurisdiction.

I was told by Manx via email that they were flying the 228 on the GLO/JER route so I bought a cheapie ticket on them and of course I got the Metro. I would love to get a 228 ride in my book.

Thanks for that jabberwok.

Will they ever get bigger aircraft, or will they just grow by increasing frequencies?

Yellow,

Although the 228 is better suited to GLO than the Metro I think they only used D-CMNX for 2 GLO rotations last month - one of these went via Cardiff (on the 27th). I guess this was a diversion unless someone else knows the reason?

Remember, if Manx2 were to increase it capacity per aircraft by one seat (to 20) it would automatically put £200 and £10 more for every seat after that added.

This is because of the ADP which is exempt for the 19 seater and under aircraft.

The current aircraft are fantastic and if they were to increase capacity on any route it would be by frequency, not capacity.

I think you may be wrong Jabberwock.
There are special arrangements in place for the Isle of Man. How else could Manx Airlines have held its own AOC being resident on the Island? A new AOC was issued for Manx Airlines Europe (which was re-named BRAL) when they started to operate from the uk.
The Manx aircraft registry is quite different and does not pretend to regulate public transport operations. Jet2 could, therefore obtain an AOC should it wish as could have Manx Europe. The fact that they don´t is purely a company issue unless the rules have recently changed.

Manx Airlines operated off BMA's AOC.
Woodgate Aviation operate off Woodgate (Belfast) AOC.
Island Aviation operated off Northern Executive Aviation's AOC.

An operator based in the Isle of Man or Channel Islands can hold a UK AOC issued by the CAA but cannot hold an EU Operating Licence as both are outside the EU. You need both an AOC (operational competence) and an Operating Licence (financial fitness) to trade as an airline.

The CAA has put in place different licensing arrangements in place of the OL for carriers based in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Both Aurigny and Blue Islands hold these licences and so there is no reason why Manx2 couldn't if it chose to apply for one.

Edit - and PS, Manx did not operate off BMA's AOC. It perhaps did in the very very early days but it certainly held its own AOC for quite some period of time.

Thank you Flightrider.
As a matter of fact, Manx Airlines never operated on BMA´s AOC.

Any news on the Chester flights?