Status of ‘virtual’ airline to be probed

AN Isle of Man politician wants his parliament to clarify the status of virtual airline Manx2, one of the companies at the centre of the Cork Airport crash probe.

Peter Karran, Member for Onchan in the House of Keys, the lower, directly elected branch of the Isle of Man parliament, said he will ask Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne in the House of Keys this week whether Manx2 is an airline or just a ticket-provider.

Tickets for the February 10 flight were sold by Manx2.com, based in the Isle of Man. The flight was operated by Barcelona-based Flightline BCN, which had leased the aircraft from Seville-based Air Lada.