Record passenger figures for airport

A record number of passengers used the Isle of Man Airport last year.

The Department of Infrastructure has released figures showing 807,426 passed through Ronaldsway in 2017 - 0.1% more than in 2005 when the previous record was set.

The number of also a 3,603 increase compared to 2016, with the Liverpool and Manchester routes both seeing big increases.

The sea ports also saw an increase in passengers over the last 12 months, with 614,456 passing through the ports - a rise of 2.9%.