Originally Posted by
BHX5DME
Looks like BHX turned these flights away as too busy handling endless B744F's, a third airline operating this Saturday using YR-FSA
Is four in a week an endless flow? Of course there is more to handling freight than getting it on and off the aircraft, so it could be the warehousing/distribution etc is a bottleneck.
Originally Posted by
JerseyAero
Thanks, yes I read that ... I wonder if they would make the equipment available to other cargo operators/handlers, if there was further interest from airlines in commencing operations at MAN ?
Loaders capable of main desck loading can be used for loading containers into the belly as well. It would be surprising if any equipment was solely for the use of Air China, sure the handlers can find plenty of work for it.