The request to repeat the clearance is to confirm that pilots have got it right as a number set off using the wrong routeing and cause a possible conflict mainly on southern routes, I sure some of you guys at the front end can explain better than I have
I don`t class MAN as a regional airport as it has a considerable long haul presence
and the way things are looking are going to expand again
Once one airline offers F class on long haul they will all follow suit as they cannot afford to loose those clients to another airline, afterall 3 or 4 F class make a very large differnce to whether a route is profit or loss making route
Ian B