Problem ezy face is that they got tied into a contract at liverpool which stops them flying out of another north west base, which they are trying to resolve as we speak...
I would have thought if true, this alleged agreement with LPL is anti-competitive. Any of our legal friends venture an opinion?
It could be a factor in easy's decision to hand back what looked like a few useable slot pairs at MAN a few seasons ago. The story at the time seemed to be that there were not enough suitable slot pairs for a small base.
In addition, I would have thought that with the rundown and demise of BACON and the decline in movements at MAN in the last year or so, some more useable slot pairs would have been available at MAN. Certainly there shouldn't be a problem getting slots for aircraft visiting from other bases eg MAD or MXP..........
Will be interesting to see what happens now at MAN
Suzeman