New space to ease stress of travel
A place where hospital patients, travelling off Island by air, can relax and draw breath before making their journey, has been opened at Ronaldsway Airport.
The quiet room is upstairs and just next to the security area.
A number of organisations, in particular the Breast Cancer Support Group, have worked hard to provide the facility. There is another one shortly opening at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Carol Male was able to persuade the owner of Liverpool Airport, Manx resident John Whittaker, to help get the Merseyside end of things up and running:
The Quiet Room was opened officially by Infrastructure Minister, Ray Harmer.
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