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New regional link launched to Isle of Man
Gloucestershire Airport is to get its first scheduled service with a link to the Isle of Man.
Manx2.com is to run double daily morning and evening flights from September 3.
The twelve flights per week schedule will be complemented by an onward service to Jersey at weekends.
The route will be flown by a Beechcraft 1900D, an 18-seat pressurised turboprop aircraft. Journey time to the Isle of Man will be less than one hour.
The airport is dubbed ‘Gloucester M5’ because of its location five minutes’ drive from the M5 motorway and the A40
Check in time for flights is just 30 minutes. For the first year of the service, passengers will have free car parking at the airport.
The airport has the capability with its existing facilities to handle up to 250,000 passengers a year on aircraft no larger than an ATR42.
The route to Gloucester (M5) and the weekend connection to Jersey boosts Manx2’s route network from the Isle of Man to five destinations. It currently serves Isle of Man from Leeds Bradford, Belfast International, Belfast City and Blackpool.
Airport director Mark Ryan said he was hopeful that more destinations would be added to the airport – especially Edinburgh and Ireland.
Ann Reynolds, recently appointed airport director at Isle of Man Airport, said: “We have been conscious of a shortfall in capacity to this part of the UK and the lack of a day return service to the island west of Gatwick and south of Birmingham.
“A huge amount of research was undertaken to pinpoint the best airport in this area to serve the needs of the Isle of Man and Gloucester (M5) came out on top with its remarkable accessibility.
“The service will also bring back simple and stress free air travel with the transfer between plane and car undertaken in minutes, making the Isle of Man an even easier place to take a break. We are delighted that Manx2 have taken this initiative and I am confident that once our passengers have experienced the convenience and ease of this route, the route will do very well.”
by Phil Davies
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