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Old 25th Nov 2014, 10:42
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MANFOD
 
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FR would be much better served in T1, using non-airbridge gates that facilitate boarding via front and rear steps
Nice in theory, but as things stand it would be nigh on impossible with Jet2, easyjet and TCX in T1, as well as some short haul legacy carriers plus EK and EY. Even allowing for some remote parking it's already tight first thing in a morning in the summer, not to mention the queues for security that have been reported at times. Trying to accommodate 7 or 8 RYR a/c would be a non-starter unless there was a lot of shuffling of other airlines.

It just emphasises the fact that, apart from terminal capacity, immigration and security aspects, MAN is not flush with parking stands at peak times, and highlights the issues caused by its strongly fluctuating traffic flow.
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