Airline easyJet has confirmed that a slow down in demand for flights has led to it dropping some flights to and from the island.

An airline spokesman told the Manx Independent that the airline said the concern over corona virus was driving the drop in demand.

He said: ’We can confirm that we have taken the decision to cancel a number of flights following a slowing in demand as a result of concerns over Covid-19.’

The cancellations are for some flights between the island and Liverpool and Bristol up to March 31.

’Customers are being contacted and moved onto flights operating on the same day or alternatively have been offered a full refund,’ the spokesman added.

’Standard terms and conditions apply on all flights which are unaffected as they will be operating as normal.’