Travel by Air and Sea

The UK has left the EU. There will now be a transition period from 31 January to 30 December 2020 During the transition period existing rules and arrangements will remain in place to allow people to travel in Europe in the same way as they do now.

Travel by Air

Flying between the Isle of Man and the UK

There should be no change to the operation of flights between the Isle of Man and UK airports.

Flying between the UK and the EU

For those flying onwards to the EU, it is not anticipated that passengers holding a valid passport will experience any issues at UK airports.

Arrangements upon arrival at EU airports may be a little different, as UK passport holders (including those issued in the Isle of Man) will now join the ‘Non-EU’ queue when arriving at passport control, and could be subject to additional ‘third country checks’.

Flying between the Isle of Man and the EU

There is a regular air service to Ireland, but because of the Common Travel Area agreement, there should be no requirement to take a passport, although it is worth checking with your airline for ID requirements or other conditions of carriage.

There are also some chartered services to EU destinations throughout the course of the year. We do not expect there to be any issues for passengers holding ‘Schengen compliant’ passports, but delays may occur at EU Immigration control due to additional checks. As above, it is worth checking with your airline before you travel, for further information.

Flying outside the EU

We do not expect there to be any impact on passengers travelling to destinations outside the EU, from the UK.

Travel by Sea

Travel from the Isle of Man to UK ports is unlikely to be disrupted, although it is always possible that there is additional congestion around some ports due to increased checks on traffic to and from the EU, including Ireland.

The port of Heysham is unlikely to be affected, and similarly, Liverpool passenger ferry terminal is also unlikely to be affected.

Sailings from Dublin could be subject to additional delays, especially if there is additional congestion in the port area due to customs checks required on goods travelling between Ireland and the UK and Isle of Man.

For those travelling from the Isle of Man on to Europe through the channel ports in England, disruption could be possible if using the short-crossing routes out of Dover, Folkestone or via Eurotunnel.