Originally Posted by
Rutan16
Why do you actually want connections over Manchester in any numbers especially international to international. Why import others Carbon emissions?
Manchester does not have a based network carrier of any significance (closest is Aer Lingus and they do offer connections off of Belfast today)
Self connect at your own risk , however can you suggest from where to where?
The potential domestic feed and network has been devastated since the Flybe collapse without any sign of a replacement anytime soon.
Fact is Manchester is primarily a super spoke and a massive one for all three alliances today - To Europe, Northern Africa including Egypt and Ethiopia Middle East and selected Asian markets.
The US prime entry points of New York and Atlanta ( and limited Houston) and Canada - All these take traffic from the region to the leading hubs in vast numbers ( without the need for feed into Manchester today )
And then you have the flexible fares carriers serving European and select North African markets all again with generally local traffic - whilst some might self connect from Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man it’s not in significant numbers to justify expensive and dedicated facilities imho.
You lost me at “Why import others Carbon emissions?”
It’s an airport.
If they don’t believe in air transport, they’re in the wrong business.