Regarding Charlotte flights, another interesting quote from Clive Cook at American Airlines:
The route will begin as a seasonal, but if there's demand, we'll look at the potential for a year round service."
Also:
Ken O'Toole, commercial director at Manchester Airports Group, said his team were looking next at increasing the frequency of flights to New York as well as bringing a direct Beijing route in the coming months
With Air China applying for an addendum to the UK-China bilateral, I wonder if this is bearing fruit as 'coming months' to me quite certain and pretty much a sealed deal (I say this as announcing that a China flight I imminent without the security of a done deal could pave the way for other airports to swoop in with a counter offer). Its not the first time in recent months that its been announced a China flight is only a short wait away.
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