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Not from Wikipedia but from the MEN via UK Airport News 03 June.

It appears from the LTN thread that they intend to operate from there too.

Interesting, especially in the light of the current state of the economy !!

Suzeman




A new luxury-class airline is pressing ahead with plans to start flying from Manchester Airport despite the problems engulfing the sector - with all three all business class airlines operating from the UK failing in the last six months - the Manchester Evening News reports.

Premjet is preparing to start operations next spring using 80-seater Boeing 737 jets. It plans to fly to Malaga and Alicante in Spain, Faro in Portugal and Palma, Majorca with a total of 14 services a week.

The new luxury airline will target well-heeled leisure travellers, including people with holiday homes, across the north. Director Andy Mitchell told the newspaper: ‘We continue to seek investment and our timetable remains unaffected. We believe the demand exists for our service and we believe it will be successful.’

He said passengers would be able to check in online and would have access to airport lounges, adding that fares would be `competitive'. Premjet is headed by chief executive Chris Belcher and its board includes former Manchester Airport director Paul Connellan, who is a non-executive and is acting as a consultant. It is based in Croydon.

one seems to think Mitchell has got board with his millions rolling over in an offshore bank account, its a great way to burn some of that very quickly.

"We believe the demand exists for our service and we believe it will be successful."

Eos, Maxjet and Silverjet said that aswell.....

Seriously, this is another half hearted attempt at making a so called "luxury" airline, we've had three major business startups cease in the last six months. At the current climate this venture will find itmuch harder to make money than eos,maxjet and silverjet ever did.

People dont have the money to spend on these luxurys at the moment, ok theyre aiming at the "holiday home people" bracket, but still, them are the people who want to keep their money, especially when they can get the same(slightly less comfortably) TWO HOUR flight cheaper!

This is the big thing, flying time. Whats the point in having luxury on a 2 hour flight? i would accept it if your where going across the atlantic, your able to appriciate the product more, but not on such a short flight, i think its absolutly pointless....

you can probably tell i dont like idots who think they've got the perfect product, when its failed many times over. This doesnt know what the hell hes doing.....period!

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