Manchester Snippets
Two items from the latest "Travel Trade Gazette":
1. JET2 proposes to increase the MAN-based fleet to "eleven or twelve" units for Summer 2008 from nine based in Summer 2007. The additional capacity will be aimed predominantly towards sunshine leisure destinations compatible with Jet2holidays. Type split and actual destinations not stated.
2. GB AIRWAYS Winter 2007/8 scheduled programme from MAN is to include services to Innsbruck and Malta. The airline will not resume services from EMA and BRS to TFS. Perhaps the based units will be completely devoted to MAN services again?
And finally - not from TTG - Singapore cargo airline JETT8 has at last commenced its long awaited MAN service, which should operate twice weekly. Nice to move one from the 'rumours' to the 'news' category occasionally. Good things come to those who wait and all that.
By the way, any further news on the MAN-KRK route? Whilst SkyEurope plans to increase MAN-BTS to daily this Winter, the airline is apparently set to close its Krakow hub to reduce dependence on Eastern Europe. The KRK route always seemed pretty popular from MAN? One for Jet2 to consider if ESK does withdraw perhaps (I believe EXS/LS fly LBA-KRK) ... and MAD would be nice too!
Cheers, SHED.