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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 22:25
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Am I missing something? Last time I looked...

Am I missing something? Last time I looked Singapore Airlines fly to Manchester as well as London.

Or does this mean ditching Houston (at least via MAN) and switching SIN-MAN to Scoot?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2017, 16:11
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Well, MAD, BCN, PMI, AGP all owned by the Spanish...

Well, MAD, BCN, PMI, AGP all owned by the Spanish government agency AENA who have pumped Billions of Euros in to them. Germany's major airports all state owned, too - local and federal.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2017, 12:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Fair comparisons

In making our comparisons with equivalent airports we should consider the constraints MAN is operating within:

>Very limited available land for core development or other revenue generating
>The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Sep 2017, 13:12
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Splitting or 'MARS-ing' Stand 55 will not create...

Splitting or 'MARS-ing' Stand 55 will not create another stand as it takes out 56. It's about creating another stand which passengers can walk out to. No net gain but more attractive to Ryanair who...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Aug 2017, 21:03
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

2018 horoscope (with one 'R')

It's all relative, I'm not depressed about 2018. I do agree that it will be something of a consolidation year but I doubt it will be 'one step back' following several forward. It's been a heady...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2017, 17:38
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

It's true that LH have withdrawn all slots for...

It's true that LH have withdrawn all slots for the freighters from end of Summer 2017.

Don't know if DHL will run the 757F again this winter but the future for cargo at MAN looks to be below...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Aug 2017, 08:00
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

That whole AA thing

It's still not been officially announced, however, and I understand that slots are still held. If true, AA JFK is a loss in a number of senses, there's no doubting it. Losing a network carrier to a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2017, 23:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Indeed, but the facts say that TCX are filling...

Indeed, but the facts say that TCX are filling A330s and AA are bombing on JFK with a seasonal narrow-body service which is frankly not good enough, and the market is saying so.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2017, 22:07
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

There's a risk that this topic could get boring...

There's a risk that this topic could get boring but I think we're all interested in SQ's view of MAN as a commercially successful destination, and having made various changes to the way they have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2017, 20:52
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Although I know that the MAN traffic on this...

Although I know that the MAN traffic on this whole route is pretty healthy the figures Dobbo quoted from the IAH source look a bit odd. Transit and double-tagged routes are always potentially...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2017, 18:51
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Wow, if SIN-MAN is averaging 230 per flight there...

Wow, if SIN-MAN is averaging 230 per flight there can be hardly anyone flying SIN-IAH as there are only 23 seats spare! Everyone gets off at MAN and the aircraft fills up again with new pax heading...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Aug 2017, 22:48
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Absolutely. T3 is the all-day long, all year long...

Absolutely. T3 is the all-day long, all year long terminal at MAN. It does get a good night's sleep however, lacking the wee small hours arrivals which go on through the night at T1 and T2 in summer...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jul 2017, 22:28
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Roll-up destinations

Good news about 'Frisco. What days do Virgin depart on? hopefully with a bit of schedule shuffling we might get six days a week just to SFO next year rather than two flights every other day.

Air...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jul 2017, 20:42
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Hmm, a bit of slot optioneering maybe? If they...

Hmm, a bit of slot optioneering maybe? If they swapped them round they might just about arrive in DUB at the same time!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jul 2017, 20:33
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

MANtlantic prospects

So we lost Washington D.C but are gaining Washington State!

Great to see the good news stories on the Atlantic continuing despite the concerns over the impact of the £/$ and Trump. TCX seem to be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2017, 07:30
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

You could well be right about Norwegian's...

You could well be right about Norwegian's potential to oust TCX at MAN but I wonder if they have missed the boat? MAN's capacity for the next few years is going to be very constrained during the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2017, 21:46
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Turin, you are correct. The image LAX_LHR posted...

Turin, you are correct. The image LAX_LHR posted was indeed Option 5 of 6 considered at the feasibility stage of MAN-TP. One of the drawbacks of this particular design was the lack of a dual Code E...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jun 2017, 21:28
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

TP progress - Stands 213 and 214 reopened today,...

TP progress - Stands 213 and 214 reopened today, minus air-bridges for walk-in walk-out use. Stands 215 and 216 now closed for three weeks for similar treatment. Stand 216 was a remote but will...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2017, 17:15
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Maybe not, but Scotland still has the problem of...

Maybe not, but Scotland still has the problem of schizophrenia as far as air transport is concerned, for long haul certainly. A population of 5 million plus perhaps a few more from the very North of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2017, 06:49
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

PhenoMANon

MAN really is a phenomenon on the European air transport scene. With no patronage by the National Government and minimal involvement of the Flag Carrier the airport has a remarkable volume of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2017, 17:55
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Yes, another day of MAN-tastic figures on the...

Yes, another day of MAN-tastic figures on the North Atlantic. Huge number of terminating pax arriving on the SQ from Houston, and as 750XL notes there were big numbers transferring onto and off USA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2017, 16:56
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

I know that the whole transfer 'product' is being...

I know that the whole transfer 'product' is being looked at by MAG, especially for MAN-TP. With the volume of transfer now being generated through new routes, operators and code-shares, the case for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jun 2017, 22:05
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Slightly more than MAN-IAH and vv based on my...

Slightly more than MAN-IAH and vv based on my casual observance of the figures. CAA monthlies will give detailed information.

In other news there were 80 transfer pax on Virgin's San Francisco...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jun 2017, 21:45
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

SQ to Houston

This route is really flying now. 168 pax joined at MAN on today's SQ52, 16 of them off connecting flights. Just 50-odd others transiting through from SIN to IAH. The aircraft has 253 seats so MAN is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jun 2017, 16:46
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Since this is really a positioning sector being...

Since this is really a positioning sector being offered for opportunity sale I think the load factors are quite acceptable.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jun 2017, 21:38
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Thanks LAX. We were commenting not long ago on...

Thanks LAX. We were commenting not long ago on how the MAN-North Atlantic growth looked to be unravelling in the wake of Brexit and Trump, with some trimming back of programmes by VS and AA (again)....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jun 2017, 15:55
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

LAX, are you sure about last winter? I thought...

LAX, are you sure about last winter? I thought they ran JFK at 3 x weekly until the New Year and then it suspended until Easter. I could be wrong but sure there were JFK flights over Christmas and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th May 2017, 22:11
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

SFO

There'll probably be a shake-out going in to 2018. It's a good route but in the current climate with even JFK feeling the pinch, not strong enough for two carriers. Both VS and MT have plenty of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Apr 2017, 12:31
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

LAX_LHR The T2 Long Stay car park and...

LAX_LHR

The T2 Long Stay car park and former Staff West will be released in stages for MAN-TP construction over the next 3-4 years. The Pier 1 West side stands 101-112 come first and then later...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Apr 2017, 08:33
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

MAN - pax go West as staff go East.

Pax numbers on the MAN-SIN and vv sectors are strong, generally around 150 but I have seen 200. Those figures are without the transit pax going through to/from IAH. The market is there for a daily...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2017, 21:20
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

CX launch (original)

October 1989, if I remember correctly, Spanners. 'Twas the first 747-400 to visit MAN, beating SQ by a few days. Twice or thrice weekly via a European stop. Gosh that was a long time ago!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Apr 2017, 23:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Stand 211 is unaffected until later in the...

Stand 211 is unaffected until later in the programme. Stand 212 closes in May/June to become the site of a temporary gate lounge to replace the gates 213-215 which are demolished by the end of summer...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2017, 17:05
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Pax vs Freight on the A380

We've often heard reference to the A380's relative lack of cargo capacity and how that affects the economics of routes where the A380 replaces the B777-300ER, e.g. MAN-DXB. This morning's EK022 left...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Apr 2017, 07:02
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

Cathay every day

Very welcome announcement. It will have taken 3 years since the return of CX to MAN in December 2014 to reach a daily frequency, much longer than expected due mainly to Gatwick slot grabs. To be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2017, 19:49
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By roverman

The long way round to cheap air fares

Price is the issue methinks, LAX LHR. I hear similar anecdotes from those who have trawled Skyscanner and found considerably cheaper long haul (and sometimes short haul) out of London airports. ...
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