MHK seeking figures from infrastructure minister
An MHK believes the majority of the Island's bus routes aren't profitable.
Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Tim Glover will ask the infrastructure minister how many routes make money when the House of Keys sits later this morning.
It comes after the Cregneash service was dropped because it wasn't financially viable.
But Mr Glover doesn't expect the 28 route to be the only one not making a profit:
Manx Radio invited the Department of Infrastructure to respond but it said it would be inappropriate to comment ahead of the sitting.
A regular visitor to the Island told Manx Radio he's used the service many times, and has written to the minister about the 'desert' of services in the south.
He's keen to see a minibus shuttle set up to serve Cregneash and support walking tourism:
Yesterday was a busy day for the Island's public transport, as the largest cruise ship ever to visit the Island returned to Manx waters.
Manx Radio's John Moss asked some of the passengers from the Nieuw Statendam how they coped with getting around the Island:
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