Airport disruption comes under political scrutiny

Disruption at Ronaldsway Airport will be scrutinised by island politicians next week.

A number of questions will be put to the infrastructure minister in the House of Keys.

It comes after a number of delays and cancellations to and from the airport in recent weeks.

The runway at Ronaldsway is closed periodically throughout the day, something the airport is blaming on a shortage of air traffic controllers.

In a recent social media update an airport spokesman said: "We are not alone in this situation, with other airports having to take similar action.

"Aviation is a complex system with many factors affecting flight schedules and we will continue to do everything we can to resolve the issues". 

MHK Jason Moorhouse is asking for a full statement on the subsequent flight disruption while MHK David Ashford wants to know what impact it's having on travellers.

The Keys is scheduled to sit at 10am on Tuesday.