My BA spies tell me the C class BCN pax went to BHX for their direct service, instead.....it's full C class most days so they say.
While it is great that Jet2 have a LBA Rome service in the pipeline, i's a shame MAN was not given a direct link to the Italian capital aswell. Though lets look at the facts, now we have a Ryanair service from LPL and a Jet2 from LBA and the AZ to MXP frpm MAN, I can;t see us getting a Rome service in the near future.
Though if a far eastern longhaul starts like Thai, Garuda, China Eastern or Cathay, they might route in to MAN via ome...? It's just a thought!
I see Cathay have applied for slots again, this year they have been given T1 slots, arriving about 7am and departing 9am, though i don't see them starting much before summer 06...unless somewhere here knows different?