Manchester Happenings (Merged)

[Vuelo]

Are Etihad starting services from MAN this winter? Have slots been secured?

[GOLF-INDIA BRAVO]

Qantas ( no u ) was asked (told ) to stop by London Airways (BA) as they were taking their pax which had to go via London and I think Gulf Air couldn`t compete with Emirates at the time

G-I-B

[bozzy]

were does ethiad fly to?

do you reckon quantas would ever return to manchester? its a shame gulf air didnt survive its a nice plane. but with emirates and qatar the competition would be to strong to return.

also tui is operating to brazil. what aircraft would they use to travel to brazil. they have only got the 767. would that cope to brazil

[EGCC]

Etihad are on their way with flights to Abu Dhabi, annoucement sometime soon, i've heard a start date is planned for sometime in autumn but don't know the timetable yet.

[diesel36]

tui mytravel t cook first choice there all starting brazil.. mytravel and first choice have done them before.

[Vuelo]

Rumour has it that there are to be some major changes with airlines moving terminals this winter. I have heard that Etihad might be using T3 along with one other long haul airline coming from Terminal 2. I have also heard that EK want to quit T1 and move to T2 or back to T3 as the imae of T1 is now bucket and spade and lo-co ops and that doesnt sit well with EK image as a premier service ourfir. Anyone else heard this?

[bmiboyz]

Mytravel are also operating to Brazil this winter to Recife.

[EGCC]

Emirates are moving to T2. As a result, some dual finger airbridges will be installed for them, like they have over at T1.

[Vuelo]

Will an airline from the Star Alliance, maybe US or SQ be moving to T1 to compensate and concentrate Star ops at T1?

[bozzy]

did emirates originally operate out of t3? has anybody herd any more about the expansion of t3

[agent x]

Many moons ago EK used to go from T2, then they moved to T3, now they're back in T1 and looking to move again!

[Vuelo]

Bet they are worried about Etihad coming, they offer a great in flight product, as good as if not better than EK.

[MichaelDoyle]

Etihad

Hi
Yeh must agree with you.I too have heard great things about Etihad and they are the amerging force in the Middle East.
Too things though:
What Aircraft is likely to operate the Etihad flight?
And is it going to be daily?
Thanks
Michael

[Vuelo]

I would be very surprised if they come straight in with a daily service.I would imagine they'll focus on about three times a week, with timings that connect well with onward flights to the sub-continent and Banhgkok, which is where the likely major share of their passengers will want to fly to and from.

[bozzy]

well thats good news, another big carrier coming to manchester. is this definate or just a rumour. i think if they did come they would operate a a330.

[EGCC]

Etihad is pretty much in the bag, its about the only bit of positive route news going round the airport.

[Vuelo]

Interestingly, a Virgin pilot friend of mine has just called me, all excited because he ahs been allowed to move up and base himself at MAN. He flies the B747s out of LGW normally but comes from near Mancheter. He has been allowed to make the move up here because he has been told there is to be more demand for MAN based VS pilots due to expansion. However, he only knows of the MCO and BGI weekly route to startthis winter. Maybe VS are looking at some 747 expansion from MAN at long last?

[bozzy]

well that is good news with ethihad and virgin. lets hope virgin will expand and bring in some more routes over the next couple of years. do they have crew and pilots based in man or is it gatwick crew. and finally they have brought up a decent pane to cover the orlando route instead of that old 747 200. also why did singapore started using the 777 and the 747 400 on the odd days. is the pax figures low on singapore.

[Vampy]

However, he only knows of the MCO and BGI weekly route to startthis winter

Just for those of us not familiar with this coding (speaking as an air traffic controller) where is MCO and BGI? MCO i'm guessing is Miami (KMIA). Where is BGI? Bridgetown, Barbados maybe? (TBPB). Ta.

[Ringwayman]

MCO i'm guessing is Miami (KMIA). Where is BGI? Bridgetown, Barbados maybe? (TBPB).

MCO = Orlando but you are correct for BGI being Barbados

also why did singapore started using the 777 and the 747 400 on the odd days. is the pax figures low on singapore.

They are now offering significantly more capacity out of MAN using this arrangement than when it was daily 747 one-stop services.

Maybe VS are looking at some 747 expansion from MAN at long last?

Remember at the time of the 744s coming onto the Orlando route in May, they said they would be, though they indicated no timescale - perhaps we can look forward to some Caribbean services and Las Vegas and extra Orlando services for example.