Passenger numbers don't justify routes
Ferry passenger numbers for Irish routes to and from the Isle of Man don't justify the cost of laying the services on.
That's the conclusion of the outgoing chair of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
Robert Quayle made the comments while discussing the future of Manx ferry services in the wake of government's purchase of the company.
Speaking on yesterday's Sunday Opinion, Mr Quayle rebutted the accusation that the Steam Packet had abandoned Ireland:
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