Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Or is there no demand for widebody freighters into MAN? or should I say insufficient to justify the investment in kit/training etc?
Given the region that MAN serves I would say that is highly unlikely.
My gut tells me that the handling agents feel they make their money from passengers and a speculative investment in equipment for wide body freighters may not fit their business plan.
An independent specialist cargo handler may be the solution, whether someone would be prepared to risk their money when apparently MAG aren't on side must be debateable.
The landscape changed when airports began being run by bean counters who's first loyalty are to shareholders and investors, with the regional economic benefit very much a secondary consideration.