'Put TT flight cancellations into context' urges Chief Minister

Nine journeys scrapped over motorsport fortnight

Five out of 71 easyJet flights and four out of 100 Loganair flights were cancelled over the TT period.

Those figures have been given by the chief minister in response to a question in the House of Keys about the impact of airport disruption on the Isle of Man's reputation.

Alfred Cannan says airlines were made aware of the importance of maintaining the routes for the sake of the Island's economy before and during the motorsport fortnight.

And he says the cancellations seen on the Island should be compared with the disruption seen across: