asitis Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, pongo said: Do you believe transporting containers by aircraft is likely to ever be realistically less costly than bringing them in by sea? Possibly when looking at the SPCO freight charges .................. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: What cargo is so urgent that it has to be air freighted? Seafood exports from IoM via UK to Spain and Italy. Anything going via DHL or Send my Bag. Post Office Parcels and letters, urgent motor parts etc in the day and age of JiT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 minute ago, John Wright said: Seafood exports from IoM via UK to Spain and Italy That would probably be the most expensive seafood exports in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: That would probably be the most expensive seafood exports in history. But they do it with scallops, queenies and lobsters and whelks. You can buy Manx Scallops at the Fish Market in Venice, by the Rialto, or the Boqueria on the Ramblas, in Barcelona, the day after they are landed in Port St Mary. 90% of what’s landed in those categories is exported and worth about £20 million to the Manx economy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Like I said I was only going off what I was told, that they were having discussions about the IoM as a destination from there. I don't know whether those discussions will come to anything but other markets were going to be tested as well as a potential passenger option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, John Wright said: But they do it with scallops, queenies and lobsters and whelks. You can buy Manx Scallops at the Fish Market in Venice, by the Rialto, or the Boqueria on the Ramblas, in Barcelona, the day after they are landed in Port St Mary. 90% of what’s landed in those categories is exported and worth about £20 million to the Manx economy Wow..... 2,500T/pa?? By air to the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 56 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Wow..... 2,500T/pa?? By air to the UK? Didn’t say that it was all airfreighted. I’ve seen it being loaded. Clearly some will be frozen, or processed and vacuum packed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I believe Flybe are coming back and opening up a base on the island again. Can only be good news, can't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 29 minutes ago, Lxxx said: I believe Flybe are coming back and opening up a base on the island again. Can only be good news, can't it? Kinhell Lxxx IOM Newspapers announced this a month ago. Been on hols? http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=41224&headline=Flybe to re-establish Ronaldsway base§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 minute ago, piebaps said: Kinhell Lxxx IOM Newspapers announced this a month ago. Been on hols? http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=41224&headline=Flybe to re-establish Ronaldsway base§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018 Doh! I actually have been on hols, must have missed it. Was it discussed on here? I believe Flybe have been looking at IOM - Southend route to get a London airport back on the radar. I suppose that's already been discussed somewhere too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 48 minutes ago, Lxxx said: Doh! I actually have been on hols, must have missed it. Was it discussed on here? I believe Flybe have been looking at IOM - Southend route to get a London airport back on the radar. I suppose that's already been discussed somewhere too! Flybe are also taking back the franchise on IoM Liverpool etc from Stobart Air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 23 minutes ago, John Wright said: Flybe are also taking back the franchise on IoM Liverpool etc from Stobart Air Will the etc. include Birmingham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Wish they'd make their bloody minds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 42 minutes ago, forestboy said: Will the etc. include Birmingham? I understand the franchise agreement ends next March, on all routes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 It does end yes. Stobart allegedly offered Flybe better terms to maintain it but they're determined to retain all their old routes and set up a base here. There may or may not have been a sweetener in the deal in the form of the health service contract involved. As part of a co-ordinated strategy to tie in with the Steam Packet purchase so we retain some form of control over our transport links again. Apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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