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with ten passengers and two crew. At 09:50 hrs, during the third attempt to land at Cork
Airport in low visibility conditions, control was lost and the aircraft impacted the runway. The aircraft came to a rest inverted in soft ground to the right of the runway surface. Post impact fires occurred in
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Belfast City and Isle of Man were increased, and through Services to Gloucester (Staverton) from Belfast City were launched. The company also operated seasonal services between Isle of Man and Anglesey (Valley) Airport. A service to London Oxford airport was announced, and services
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Citywing Aviation Services Ltd, a new company formed by a management buyout team. Manx2's last flight took place on 31 December 2012. From 1 January 2013, all flights were transferred to
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painted in the new corporate colours of Manx2. The aircraft was initially operated by 'BASe Air Kft' (Budapest Air
Services) under the call sign 'Base' and the flight code 'BPS'. The first three routes to be announced by Manx2 were from the Isle of Man to
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blew a tyre after a hard landing in gale-force winds at
Blackpool airport. The plane skidded along the runway and came close to exiting onto the grass. The plane finally came to a stop at a sideways angle to the runway and all passengers were evacuated
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departed from the paved surface of the runway after landing at
Ronaldsway. The aircraft was substantially damaged when the starboard undercarriage collapsed. There were no injuries amongst the twelve passengers and two
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