▁Ot ters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁a ▁new ▁terminal ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁inc umb ent ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Harold ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ▁Sky bus ▁started ▁fl ights ▁to ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁from ▁Land ' s ▁End , ▁initially ▁fre ight ▁and ▁char ter . ▁Sch eduled ▁services ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁flying ▁Island ers ▁and , ▁later , ▁T win ▁Ot ters . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁ ▁as ph alt ▁run way , ▁ 1 5 / 3 3 , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁in ▁operation ▁for ▁ 4 8 ▁years , ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁service ▁between ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁and ▁the ▁main land ▁UK ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁leaving ▁Sky bus ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁remaining ▁air ▁link ▁for ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy . ▁A ▁hel ic opter ▁service ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁res ume ▁between ▁Land ' s ▁End ▁Airport ▁and ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ▁Ste am ship ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ▁submitted ▁a ▁joint ▁bid ▁for ▁fin ance ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Regional ▁Development ▁Fund ▁for ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁terminal , ▁new ▁light ing ▁and ▁navig ational ▁systems