Manx2.com is to add further services to its timetable between the Isle of Man and Gloucester (M5) in response to record booking levels.

From 24 November extra flights will now leave the Isle of Man at 11:10 on Monday, 14:10 on Thursday and 13:40 on a Friday, and depart Gloucester (M5) for the return legs at 12:30, 15:40 and15:05 respectively. This makes a total of 3 flights in both directions on these key travel days.

Since the start of the route just over a year ago, Manx.com has carried twenty thousand passengers in total.

“We’re delighted that despite all the gloom in the aviation world at the moment, we are seeing increasing numbers of passengers wanting to travel on our Gloucester(M5) route”, says James Filleul, Communications Director for Manx2.com.

Manx2.com operators use nineteen seat aircraft on routes between the Isle of Man, Leeds Bradford airport, Belfast (City and International), Gloucester (M5), Nottingham East Midlands airport, Jersey and Blackpool airport.