Isle of Man airmail ends as postal plane is scrapped

The changes mean standard mail will take at least two days to be delivered

Post travelling to the Isle of Man will be arriving by sea rather than the air from Monday.

The mail plane has been scrapped following the announcement that automatic next-day delivery between the island and the UK will stop.

Royal Mail removed the guarantee to Jersey, Guernsey and Manx addresses.

The mail plane will be replaced by ferry transportation after Royal Mail said an aircraft was "no longer commercially viable".

The changes mean all standard mail will take at least two days to get to UK addresses, and mail posted in the UK to Manx addresses the same.

However, the Isle of Man Post Office said: "Guaranteed next-day service for priority mail to the UK will be maintained for residential and business use, managed through a scheduled airline."

From Monday, post will be taken via existing ferry and road freight arrangements, and a new price tariff is due to be brought in.

Post office chief executive Simon Kneen previously said: "We have taken great care to ensure that the changes as a result of the removal of Royal Mail's dedicated mail plane will see minimal disruption for our customers."

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