SVO to MAN v.v is the problem, not MAN itself.
It's to do with 5th freedom rites and who can operate the route. Word is that another operator who has the rites to/from SVO and has never actually flown the route has lodged an objection
. Until that is sorted the SVO-MAN sector can not operate.
HKG to SVO won't generate enough revenue to be viable on it's own and as the HKG-MAN service was temporarily suspended, something like 5 years ago, it was deemed a good idea to restart it and combine the two.
Everything is in place in both airports SVO and MAN and the flight could operate tomorrow, shame.
