EAST MIDLANDS - 3

[Lite]

Perhaps this is a typical case of the staff being the last to know, but whilst I know First Choice management have been round to look at Menzies, there hasn't been any indication that we've lost the contract, particularly given how successfully it has been handled by Servisair in the past. Whoever wins it, it's a particularly big contract, with one 767 based at the airport for four of five days a week, alongside the A321.

[Flyboy543]

Bit of an update about the new pier going in.... Preparation work has already commenced. Tomorrow a fence should appear from the SR Technics base to the new Blast fence near stand 17. The walkway will run from behind the Ryanair cabin over west gate, behind the ICS/Servisair/SR Technics huts and down to the pier. Saw them move the container behind Ryanair cabin today and they've started drilling big holes in the floor there!!

Not going to be the easiest walkway to build let alone try to run the airport as usual while work is underway. If I hear anymore I'll post as and when.

On another note the BA TFS service started today. Had TV cameras, press, lots of pictures on the tarmac with what I presume were flamenco dancers?! Made me laugh when the wind nearly lifted the whole of their dress

[UPS@EMA]

Is there any drawings for the pier available anywhere???? Is there anything else planned in the near future?? i know about the survey on the web site with regards to opening up an indian route but who would they consider for that???? Air India transferring from BHX, or Jet starting????

Any news on a US route???? poss Delta???

Regards

Stu

[bmibaby.com]

Many of the American carriers are expanding their trans-atlantic presence, particularly Delta & Continental, and surely this is a good opportunity to show that it is the Manchester Airport Group, by encouraging airlines that have expanded at MAN to consider the Midlands as well as the North East with flights from EMA. If bmi had been more influential within Star Alliance, and we didn't have baby who don't offer through check-in, then perhaps United or US Airways would've been a possibility, but que sera.

[UPS@EMA]

I think EMA need to concentrate in attracting a major national carrier such as LH, KL or IB or even BA, who could offer connections world wide n offer a transatlantic alternative.

This would help attract Long haul carriers

Regards

Stu

[bmibaby.com]

Lufthansa a few months back announced they were looking at flying to more regional airports to reduce their dependency on LHR. Totally agree that a lack of a hub operator at EMA really alienates the airport from a lot of intercontinental traffic. Whether LH would want to dilute their BHX traffic though is another story.

[Charlie Roy]

Another new FR route

Rimini starts March 27th

[UPS@EMA]

Great news for EMA. But with another early morning flight, is there enough based units to cover these routes? also we have now got 29 routes with 5 based A/C. is that not over use of aircraft, so r we gonna get another A/C

Regards

Stu

[almost professional]

I make it 5 deps between 0630 and 0650, so checks with 5 based at the moment-looks like about to start work on the pier, putting out fencing this morning to section it off-will try to put some pics on later!

[Chilli Monster]

And - as if by magic:



Blocks showing extent of construction



Blocks showing showing projected start area of pier



Put the two together

[NEMA_boy]

Hi guys,

This is my first post on the site. I am a regular visitor of airliners.net and have stumbled across this site through google. My home airport is NEMA, and i have been following this thread for the past few days as i recently learnt about the new pier. I decided to join up to the site as i am desperate to find more information about the pier, are there any plan drawings that are obtainable?

Regards,


Matt

[nema/robin hood]

Love the pics - Thanks

So now TWENTY NINE routes from FR at NEMA..(GREAT NEWS).

Don't want to sound like I am ungrateful or anything - BUT, I would love to see some Scandinavian routes from FR or maybe a few Baltic ones??

[bmibaby.com]

Great news to see Ryanair adding more flights to Italy, this region has previously been heavily underserved from the Midlands despite a large Italian community, a number of large international businesses with Italian offices and a number of Italiaphiles (I think that's the phrase) with second homes there, it really makes sense for more routes to this country, and a real missed opportunity for bmibaby, despite attempting to make their own inroads into this market at the beginning with PSA & BGY.

Any idea when seats are going on sale for next summer at EMA? At the moment most Ryanair routes are only available for sale until June.

Also, any confirmation on what's going on with the pier. We all know it's coming, but who will use it and what will it look like? I've heard Gates 1 - 5 are going to be almost exclusive Ryanair gates, with the exception of the odd baby or easy, and the Orlandos.

[almost professional]

My understanding is that the pier will allow 'walking' access to more stands-ie the forties on the extension and the stands on the north edge of the central on the west side-ie 30/31 /32
not heard who is likely to be greatest user, but using the forties would allow Ryanair to keep the based fleet together-certainly for the early departures-
unlikely to be the orlando as to put a B767 on the extension costs two B737/800 stands and we may need all the stands we have!

[ALLDAYDELI]

Question : whos is the B737-200 on the far left of the last picture nose up to the hangar doors?

[UPS@EMA]

Its the Republic of Niger 737-200 reg 5X-BAG i believe

Regards

Stu

[egnxema]

A big thank you for the pictures!! What a great view you have Almost Prof!! And a nice clear day looking over South Derbys.

This will be a significant winter of changes for EMA i reckon.

[Chilli Monster]

Originally Posted by egnxema

What a great view you have Almost Prof!!

Only on the rare occasions when we unchain him from the radar and let him go upstairs

[egnxema]

And does he then do his best Meerkat impressions?

Thank you Chillimonster for the pictures too.

[almost professional]

If it wasnt for radar trainees!-I will have to get Chilli to show me how to post my own pics!
still have not seen any plans for the pier-will try to pump contacts for some more info-I wondered how long it would take for someone to notice the B737/200 in the maintenance area