I don't know how long the IoM government can continue to turn a blind eye to the cost of travel to and from the Island!

They really seem to just bury their heads in the sand when these important issues are raised.

I was going to attend the bike show at the NEC today. Booking last week would cost me £294 day return to Birmingham with Eastern airways and £196 day return to Liverpool plus hire car. I am therefore going to miss the show!

Their answer is 'book earlier'! What a laugh, they think you can organise your whole life around them!!
Flybe have done away with all the frills of flying and still charge extra above these extortionate prices for non hand luggage, pre-booking a seat etc. They seem to make up taxes and surcharges over and above the advertised fare price and there is no transparency whatsoever!!
The Steam Packet and the airlines are supposed to be providing a vital service to an offshore island. It's time the IoM Government took control of it's own destiny instead of handing it over to companies which use us to grossly inflate their profit margin as we have no choice in the matter!!!