Splendid news, and it's great when a story / rumour turns out to be on the mark.
I see the flight operates Saturday, not Sunday, and is on the ground for over 5 hours. We might even have to get all our a/c parking stands back next winter.
What will be important is how much new traffic it generates for MAN compared to passengers simply switching from other carriers. 4 x weekly, while not ideal for the business person, is not bad.
It will also be interesting to see how SQ react, if at all. Might they be tempted to go non-stop but less than daily, stick with the Munich stop, or simply decide to pull the MAN sector? It would be great to see both SQ and CX on the ground together again after all this time.
Charlie Cornish is reported as saying they are still close to securing a Beijing flight as well. That would be a coup.