Originally Posted by
brian_dromey
They leased an A330 to Novair for 3 winters in the last recession. Is that what you are thinking of? Other than the occasional A330 substitute for one-off events I don’t think EI have ever had a long-haul operation at MAN. There was rumours of A330s at LGW when they had the base there. But nothing came of that.
I’m sure someone will have the precise details to hand, but they did operate 330s to Newark from MAN for a short period in the 90s, possibly via Dublin.