CoMin to focus on getting passengers to 'look after themselves' says DoI Minister

Chris Thomas tells public to invest in 'good insurance'

​Travellers on the Isle of Man need to be educated to ‘look after themselves’ amidst ongoing flight disruption.

That’s the view of the infrastructure minister who has backed advice for passengers to invest in ‘good insurance’.

Yesterday (27 June) Chris Thomas provided the House of Keys with more information about the training and provision of air traffic controllers at Ronaldsway.

The airport currently employs 14 air traffic controllers – 10 of whom are fully qualified, with efforts to boost the numbers over the next few months.

Manx Radio's Lewis Foster was listening in: