"It is not clear how the plane will be removed" From an air base with the longest runway in ireland? Huh?
All planes are not the same, do not all use the same fuel or refuelling equipment, etc..
Chy
Do it the Airbus way—disassemble the wings, tail, engines and fuselage, load onto a barge and float it to the Isle of Mann (okay, I added the Isle of Mann merely as an example because I like the place, like Isle of Skye, too). Really can be barged a lot more places.
Andy Hull