Isle of Man-London air links restored

Loganair is re-connecting the Isle of Man to both London City airport and Heathrow from next month.

The move marks a major step forward for the island’s post-pandemic air connectivity, according to the regional carrrier.

Services start to London City from April 19, initially offering a daily flight, except Saturdays, before rising to two flights each weekday from May 3.

A new schedule from then of morning and evening flights will offer a day-return capability in each direction, plus a flight in each direction on Sunday evenings.

Services linking the Isle of Man with Heathrow start on May 3 with daily flights designed to offer connections with partner airlines including British Airways to destinations worldwide.

Both routes will be flown under Loganair’s codeshare agreement with BA, and tickets for the new flights will go on sale next week.

The regional airline also serves Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh from the Isle of Man using  72-seat ATR72-600 aircraft.

Former Flybe and Stobart Air pilots and cabin crew have joined to commence training to be deployed by Loganair on its Isle of Man routes.

Loganair chief executive Jonathan Hinkles said: “We’re absolutely delighted that the Isle of Man’s airline is restoring island-based connectivity to London – serving not just one but two major airports.

“Our conveniently timed flights to London City will offer excellent connectivity to the heart of London for both business and leisure travellers, whilst our London Heathrow services will complement that access to London itself with the broadest possible range of onward connecting flights with our partner airlines to over 100 destinations worldwide.”

“Today’s announcement also provides further benefits for the Isle of Man with robust, stable employment in the aviation sector.

“We’re delighted to welcome new members to the Loganair IOM team this week, and we’ll continue our programme to invest in training, career development and apprenticeships.”