Originally Posted by
Dootz505
Just wondering, but why don't Flybe offer an airlink from Man-Ncl? Surely there is a market there for business/leisure/transfer passengers? With all the flybe codeshares, a flight at the right time into Man could offer some decent onwards connections.
Has Manchester had an airlink with Newcastle in the past?
Oh yes! Dan-Air's "Link City" ran throughout the 70's and 80's usually twice a day on an HS748. The route was then operated for many years by Gill Air on Shorts 330 or 360. Not sure when it ended, probably with demise of Gill. It carried a good amount of connecting traffic as even then the "Manchester Connects" programme was delivering a fair amount of custom