Loganair ups Isle of Man to UK flights over summer

Loganair is offering extra flights to London Heathrow, Birmingham, Liverpool and Edinburgh

Loganair has announced it is increasing flights between the Isle of Man and the UK this summer.

The airline describes its summer 2024 schedule as its “most comprehensive programme to date”.

Fifty weekly departures from the island to seven destinations have been announced, including more flights to London, Edinburgh and Birmingham.

It comes after there was significant flight disruption on the island last year due to Air Traffic Control staff shortages.

From 31 June weekday flights from the island to Heathrow will take off at 09:45 BST instead of the existing scheduled 12:05 departure.

This shift should “open up a much wider range of same-day flight connections to North America”, Loganair said.

'Ongoing growth'

There will also be an additional Saturday morning return journey between the Isle of Man and London Heathrow, on top of Loganair’s existing afternoon flight.

From 6 to 27 April, it will offer a further Saturday flight between the island and Liverpool.

The summer schedule will also see a daily flight between the island and Birmingham, with return flights to Edinburgh being reinstated to operate four times a week.

The continuity of services to Manchester and Liverpool on several other dates will ensure customers have access to the cities where “other airlines have withdrawn flights”, Loganair has said.

Chief commercial officer Luke Lovegrove said the schedule was “our most comprehensive programme to date which will help us serve more customers than ever before”.

Isle of Man Airport director Gary Cobb said the “increased frequency of Loganair flights to and from the Isle of Man” was "great news”.

“We will continue to work in collaboration with Loganair to further develop the route network,” he added.

Mr Cobb added that booking on to these flights would “contribute to the ongoing growth” to and from the island.