Island bike star Milky Quayle has been helping Manx2.com launch its latest United Kingdom air route, by racing an aircraft.
He was at East Midlands Nottingham airport as the airline launched the new flights, which will run every weekday.
The airport, says Manx2.com, is a transport hub with good transport links to motorways and other flights to Europe and further afield.
Manx Radio’s Business Editor John Moss was at the launch:
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