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OK. Starting to degenerate into a slanging match. Let's bring it back to sensible discussion.
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I think EZY will get into MAN on their own conditions, ie LOW fees.
Bit of a Catch 22 with MAPLC having to invest in MAN, EMA, HUY and BOH and also agree to offer the likes of EZY lower fees and as a consequence reduced cash flow.
Bit of a Catch 22 with MAPLC having to invest in MAN, EMA, HUY and BOH and also agree to offer the likes of EZY lower fees and as a consequence reduced cash flow.
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Can we please get on topic, just wondering if aircraft at terminal 3 are ever parked on remote stands, how often is this the case that aircraft are on remote stands, and is it usually terminal 1 flights.[COLOR=green]
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Terminal 3 parking
Hello 'AE
Terminal Three has two new 'remote' stands at the eastern edge of the apron numbered 56 and 57. Terminal 3 flights also often get parked on SB1, 2 and 3 (South Bay, south of the cul de sac). I'm not sure if remote parking ever extends further than this (ie stands off taxiway November/Delta) although it might well do, I'm sure someone else will tell you if it does.
I'm not sure if the 'push and park' operation is still in place? Basically this entailed the pushing back of aircraft on T3 airbridge stands and then parking remote off taxiway Juliet abeam Juliet Sierra until slot time. This then allowed other aircraft to take the vacated airbridge stands and avoid the need for remote parking. I'm not sure whether that's still being done, although looking at the new aerodrome chart for Manchester there seem to have been some stands allocated in this area, possibly for that purpose:
http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/p...s/32CC0202.PDF
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Terminal Three has two new 'remote' stands at the eastern edge of the apron numbered 56 and 57. Terminal 3 flights also often get parked on SB1, 2 and 3 (South Bay, south of the cul de sac). I'm not sure if remote parking ever extends further than this (ie stands off taxiway November/Delta) although it might well do, I'm sure someone else will tell you if it does.
I'm not sure if the 'push and park' operation is still in place? Basically this entailed the pushing back of aircraft on T3 airbridge stands and then parking remote off taxiway Juliet abeam Juliet Sierra until slot time. This then allowed other aircraft to take the vacated airbridge stands and avoid the need for remote parking. I'm not sure whether that's still being done, although looking at the new aerodrome chart for Manchester there seem to have been some stands allocated in this area, possibly for that purpose:
http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/p...s/32CC0202.PDF
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T2 a/c use remote stands also, having personally flown from MAN on an XLA 752 from a remote stand opposite T2. Think they didnt want it at the terminal because the a/c toilets were leaking or something 
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cant see why the real lo-cos dont want to go there
In what way are Jet2, Air Berlin, Hapag Lloyd Express, bmiBaby, Ryanair and MyTravel Lite unreal?
OK - maybe not the last one.....
Oh, and I suppose we have to include the "no-frills" scheduled services by Monarch, too.
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Yourself and other who actively post on this particular thread saying how you crave Easyjet to make MAN a big base like gatwick, the other carriers you refer to are not exactly the flagship low cost boys are they BMI baby and Mytravel lite are hardly re -writing the rule book..... my point is that MAPLC craves a low co like ryanair or EZY who will fill there a/c 85% of the time not these wannabies that are slowly re-treating back to their charter backgrounds. As for ryanair 4 times a day to dub hardly classifies it as a big base does it?
MAN needs to get its act together and decide where its future lies... chasing A380 dreams and the long haul market or diversifying properly and offering a compotent low cost facility to compliment what it already has. At the moment it seems stuck in the middle.
Cant see that JET 2 will be too happy when all the summer congestioon comes, we will wait and see. How are they getting on by the way are there loads good, i know its early days but its good to get an idea!
MAN needs to get its act together and decide where its future lies... chasing A380 dreams and the long haul market or diversifying properly and offering a compotent low cost facility to compliment what it already has. At the moment it seems stuck in the middle.
Cant see that JET 2 will be too happy when all the summer congestioon comes, we will wait and see. How are they getting on by the way are there loads good, i know its early days but its good to get an idea!
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Think EZY want MAN more than other way around !!
Liverpool WAS their second choice in the NW, after MAN....they coudln't get the deal they wanted then ex MAN and obviously MAN hasnt tried to hard to get them on board this time either....
Think this shows who craves who !!
Liverpool WAS their second choice in the NW, after MAN....they coudln't get the deal they wanted then ex MAN and obviously MAN hasnt tried to hard to get them on board this time either....
Think this shows who craves who !!
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MAPLC does not want ezy... your having a laugh MAPLC just can not give ezy the slots they want its simple too many of the airports slots are tied up with small BA regional jets carrying 10 pax to ABZ and Inverness etc, airport mgt would be creaming themselves thinking of 130+ punters on a 737 or A319... thats the problem....but they just cant do it.
No denying EZY were gutted when JET 2 stole the march on them.
JET 2 three times a day to LGW was a surprise but its still early days, they will struggle in the face of a lot of competition to make this work tho. What about there other routes are they doing OK!
MY fingers are crossed for them!
No denying EZY were gutted when JET 2 stole the march on them.
JET 2 three times a day to LGW was a surprise but its still early days, they will struggle in the face of a lot of competition to make this work tho. What about there other routes are they doing OK!
MY fingers are crossed for them!