but apparently tour operators are able to book seats on the new EDI-MAN-PVG flight
Is it confirmed then that the flight is non-stop to and from MAN and turns round at EDI?
As to the silence regarding the visit from the Chinese, I imagine Osborne is very keen to regain some lost credibility in the North after his premature comments about a new air route to China, and then being embarrassed by McLoughlin over rail electrification of Manchester to Leeds and its possible implications for the Northern Powerhouse