What’s On The Horizon For: Isle of Man Airport

During Routes Europe 2024, Isle of Man Airport spoke to Routes about its recent successes in air connectivity and plan for sustained growth.

Isle of Man Airport (IOM), also known as Ronaldsway Airport, is a civilian airport on the Isle of Man in the UK. With 17 destinations served by five airlines, the airport welcomed nearly 650,000 passengers in 2023 marking a 75% recovery in comparison to pre-pandemic figures.

With an island population of over 84,000, IOM mainly offers connections to the UK for business travelers and onward journeys for leisure passengers. Also serving popular Spanish destinations such as Lanzarote, Majorca, Malaga and Tenerife, IOM is targeting growth in point-to-point services for seasonal travel.

With business travel numbers taking a hit since the pandemic, IOM celebrated the launch of its new route to Jersey served by Blue Islands earlier this year, demonstrating the return of business travel following a successful trial period.

Exhibiting at Routes Europe 2024 in Aarhus, Gary Cobb, airport director at Isle of Man Airport said: “We’ve had conversations outside of the formal meetings too with people that we hadn’t even thought of to ask for a meeting with, so it’s been excellent.”