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"Manch will be down to an 8 yr low by end of 2009 and we can ill afford to lose the meagre sprinkling of services which are left"
It is interesting that the nearest comparible airport (although smaller) BHX has the same pattern as MAN. Passenger levels back to 2005 and in danger of reaching 2003 levels.
I believe that this indicates similar problems that they both have in providing a middle ground for the existing operators and the so called lo cost boys.
Liverpool/Bristol/Leeds etc did not have that problem.
I think that it is a case of hanging on in there, the lo cost flights from the other regions will peak and MAN/BHX will experience growth again in the right areas.
Centre cities
Last edited by Centre cities; 10th Dec 2009 at 20:48.
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