Direct flights from Italy confirmed for 2012 TT
Monday 14 November 2011
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Direct flights between Italy and the Isle of Man will be in place for the 2012 TT, it has been confirmed.
Regency Travel, the official Isle of Man TT Travel Partner, has agreed a co-operative partnership to offer a shared charter flight bringing 148 Italian TT fans to next year’s festival.
The deal will see Regency Travel look after the on-Island arrangements for the Italian visitors. The flights, in partnership with Milan-based Cinehollywood, will operate on June 1 and return on June 8, offering a full race week stay for many Italians. It is believed to be the first time such a partnership has been arranged for the TT and is hoped to be the first of many.
In addition, Isle of Man residents will be able to travel direct to the Italian Lakes and the historic city of Bergamo, just hours from Venice and Milan, for a week.
Tony Lawrence of Regency Travel has just returned from Milan, where he finalised the deal and visited the Milan Bike Show.
He said:
“We were approached just before TT 2011 about the possibility of sharing a charter flight from Milan. The deal enables us to fill up empty legs, which are a problem when offering direct charter flights from the Isle of Man.
“This flight is a big boost for the TT and we have already had approaches from other possible destinations across Europe looking to do something similar.”
With the TT now being shown around the world, demand from sports operators looking to bring groups to the Isle of Man TT is growing and more deals like this are in the offing.
Mr Lawrence added:
“Bringing such flights to the TT does create problems in relation to bed space.”
“We have been in talks, for a number of months, with a company called Snoozebox, who offer a temporary accommodation solution and we believe this will fill some of the problems and enable us to meet every growing demand.”
Regency Travel is also in talks and hopes to have news within the next month regarding a possible ‘Official TT Tented Village’ during the TT festival. Details will be released once the final agreement is in place.
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