London Oxford Airport welcomes Manx2.com’s first scheduled flights to Jersey and the Isle of Man.

Wednesday 9th May 2012

Daily flights from London Oxford Airport to Jersey and the Isle of Man got off to an excellent start yesterday (08 May) as the airport welcomed the first scheduled services to the island destinations.

Manx2.com reports that its Oxford route is outselling its Leeds route by four seats to one with some 2,000 seats booked to date. Forward bookings to both destinations are very strong with the Isle of Man seeing a peak in bookings coinciding with the world-renowned motorcycle TT races, which start later this month.

Manx2.com has pledged year-round services on the routes with lead in fares starting at just £49.95 to the Isle of Man and £54.95 to Jersey (one-way including taxes) with no credit card charges or booking fees to pay and an allowance of up to 10kg for hand luggage. Together with airport parking at £7.50 per day (£35.00 per week) the offerings represent extremely good value short breaks.

Mon-Sat Schedule:

Isle of Man-Oxford Dep IoM 10:55 Arr Oxf 12:05

Oxford-Jersey Dep Oxf 12:25 Arr Jer 13:30

Jersey-Oxford Dep Jer 13:50 Arr Oxf 14:55

Oxford-Isle of Man Dep Oxf 15:15 Arr IoM 16:25

(Sunday flights depart Oxford at 15:30 for Jersey, 18:20 for IoM)

Chris Orphanou, Managing Director of London Oxford Airport, said: "The launch of these two new daily scheduled services from Oxford gives us the opportunity to showcase the world-class facilities we have here. The combination of London Oxford's strategic location, together with its great road, rail and bus links, makes it the ideal gateway for both business and leisure travel. We are delighted that Manx2.com has recognised the benefits of London Oxford Airport and we've recently recruited five new terminal staff as a consequence of the new flights being established."

David Buck, Manx2.com's Managing Director, said: "Our new routes to the Isle of Man and Jersey, via London Oxford Airport, demonstrate our commitment to keeping the UK's island communities connected and provide our passengers with the perfect opportunity to travel through a first-class, uncongested airport."

• About London Oxford Airport:

London Oxford Airport is wholly owned by the Reuben Brothers. Their investment activities include private equity, real estate ownership and development, which are predominantly based in the United Kingdom and Europe. Businesses include shopping centres, mixed use commercial real estate, data centres, race courses, public houses, hotels and other development projects. At the end of February the Reubens purchased the London Heliport at London Battersea, the UK's only CAA licensed heliport. The Heliport is a 20-minute helicopter ride from London Oxford Airport.

www.oxfordairport.co.uk

• About Manx2.com:

Manx2.com is an Isle of Man-based company selling tickets for flights operating between the Isle of Man and Blackpool, Belfast, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle, Gloucester and Anglesey. It also has a contract with the Welsh Government to provide flights between Cardiff and Anglesey with partner carrier FLM Aviation.

Manx2.com and its partners employ 60 staff on the Island and carry around 100,000 passengers every year. It has been voted the Island's best small company twice in three years at the annual IOM Newspapers Excellence Awards and in October 2010 Manx2.com topped a poll of air travel providers, to and from the Island, for giving the best service in an independent survey by Isle of Man Newspapers.

www.Manx2.com