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Gatwick looking to increase capacity by using Emergency runway

GATWICK AIRPORT OPENS SPECIAL ASSISTANCE LOUNGE IN NORTH TERMINAL

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Manchester Airport now charges for TERMINAL drop-off

 £3 for 5 min on terminal forecourts & train station, or £4 for a max 10 min..
There is free drop off point on Thorley Lane in Wythenshawe, where a shuttle bus operates to Terminals

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NEWS

Raw deal for foot passengers?

TW has key concerns over aspects of the Planning Application for the new Liverpool ferry terminal. Comments need to be submitted by 10th January
Partial results of the ferry service public consultation have now been published. 

To date (6 Dec 2018) the DoI has not released any information on the responses received to the final four questions of the survey...
  • Is there any feature of the current ferry service you would like stopped?, continued?, enhanced? 
  • Is there any feature not part of the current ferry service that you would like to see started?
Nor has any information been released on discussion sessions held between DoI's shipping consultants and representatives of ferry user organisations.
Watch this space.''
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 FLYBE PUTS ITSELF UP FOR SALE - TRAVELWATCH IOM STATEMENT:
Over the past months, profit warnings issued by Flybe, accompanied by a collapse in the airline’ share price, have caused us some concern. The Flybe network of high frequency services to Manchester and Liverpool, including the vital NHS Patient transfer Service, is of huge importance to the Island, and the news that the airline has been offered for sale, or as a partner in a suitable merger, is of little surprise, although we are unsure as to how attractive a proposition this might be in the present climate, or even whether any purchaser, if found, would be interested in maintaining the Isle of Man routes We profoundly hope that Flybe find a suitable solution and that the high levels of service here continue. It would be foolish, however, not to recognise that changes could happen, and possibly at relatively short notice. We have asked Government for their assurances that suitable contingency plans are in place for these routes to continue with little or no interruption should it ever be necessary, and have offered any help we can give in achieving this. To date, no response has been received . We can only hope that action is already being taken
LORD STREET DEVELOPMENT
Plans for Lord Street development offer little improvement for bus passengers. TravelWatch raises key issues in its objection (click the button)

TW urges Government to follow Guernsey's policies on Air Route regulations
Air, ferry and bus travel information

BREXIT ADVICE FOR TRAVELLERS .

ABTA advise that deal or no deal flights will still operate between UK and EU. For their full advice click on the button below
N.B.please note the advice is written for UK rather than IOM residents so some aspects (e.g EHIC cards) will not be relevant.
Air Travel

easyJet bookable to end August 2019

easyJet fares to Gatwick are from £63 return and can be booked up to end of August 2019

Flybe schedules

Bookings on Flybe can now be made up to mid June 2019,
Ferry travel
Ferry tickets for Summer 2019 are now available for booking
Buses and trains
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will be resuming on 25 April (subject to work on the Prom development scheme)

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FERRY & FLIGHT
delayS &  cANCELLATIONS

EU Regulation 1177/2010 covers the rights of passengers when travelling by Sea. as included in  IOMSPC Passenger Charter.
Guide to regulations covering flight delays and cancellations

    
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