There are multiple daily freight Chinese flights into Stansted which have operated for years, that is in isolation of any issues with the Suez Canal.
A significant proportion of that freight originates and is bound for the North of England as indeed it was 10 years ago.
The demise of MAN flights and the subsequent ten years worth of additional expansion remains freight which was artificially diverted from Manchester. See Also EMA.
By way of example there are 4 today 5 Monday.
I would have thought you are simply putting the flights back where the demand orginates, demand which has been there for years. Must confess I'm hopeful we will see some of that STN traffic diverted back to Manchester.
Last edited by Navpi; 17th Mar 2024 at 12:07.