Originally Posted by
Skipness One Foxtrot
Shed-on-a-pole were you ATC or airport ops? You really wear your heart on your sleeve which has pros but cons of blind spots. I think only EMA/STN both MAG and LHR/PIK have main deck scheduled regular cargo service. BOH has A346 preighters which are IMHO post COVID not worth the candle. GLA/EDI/LGW/BHX etc have none, although the odd charter isn't unknown. Who's a realistic, profitable candidate here for MAN?
It just seems that some feel that EMA/STN have what is "rightfully" MAN's....
The point is sensible, however need to bring THIS back into the conversation from a few months ago .
(Airports knuckle slapped by competition regulators)
Reuters have reported that airport operators have had their knuckles slapped for breaching both competition and Data protection acts
The Competition and Markets Authority and CAA apparently sent a letter to the operators telling them to review their practices and that they and their employees must comply with the competition laws
No individual operators were named directly by Reuters.
Given MAG are the largest operator of multiple facilities each sort of dedicated and numerous comments here and elsewhere let’s see if this relates to cross selling - Switch selling of the freight and flexible fares business as being the real reason
Perhaps an airline or more have snitched !
I suggest this influences the change of opinions (and that of the new man in charge at that) at the top of Manchester Airport (as opposed to parent MAG) and that they can not continue with overt switch selling without inviting the eagle eye of the regulator.
The potential of a financial penalty may well be multitude higher than the annual leasing costs of have a HiLo Scissor especially a reconditioned one on estate today and then actively promoting the availability of service to potential customers.