Is time running out for WW at MAN?
Last year, Julian Carr said it would like to expand MAN with more niche city routes, but as seen as its taking WW so long to do something with MAN, they are loosing ground, and fast.
Where could WW go at MAN now?
MAN-Belfast is about to be subject to the orange invasion, they were priced off MAN-AGP and MAN-ALC.
LIS could be jepordised too, as TP are now going to go 6 weekly, with some faily competative prices.
City route wise, they have lost a chance to serve MAN-SXF and MAN-MAD. Both routes were unserved for 2+ years, screaming out for someone to serve it, but now, there are 2 carriers on MAN-MAD, and easyjet ones on MAN-SXF.
So, whats left?
Mid Europe:
-BTS (Or VIE),
-maybe the smaller german cities like Bremen, Nuremburg or Leipzig?
Spain:
-Have a good chance to jump on BCN before easyjet eventually go for it. Only a daily ZB, so WW could compliment with an AM flight.
-Valencia/seville, but, a risk of RYR jumping in, as they have stated Med cities will be expanded from MAN, and both are RYR bases.
Portugal:
-maybe move their 2xweekly LIS to OPO?
Eastern Europe:
-WAW/KTW/KRK crying out for a MAN service
-VNO/RIX/TLL also unserved at MAN
Northern africa:
-TUN/CAS/ALG (ok, now im just talking crazy talk!)
But, back to the origional question, with just 2 based aircraft, and with red/orange/blue building up on MAN, is there room for a baby?