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Worst Loo's @ MAN
GLENO
You picked the 2nd worst loo on the airport, the worst been by immigration in T2 arrivals (Both I have to use as are near my offices)
STATSMAN
You picked the 2nd worst loo on the airport, the worst been by immigration in T2 arrivals (Both I have to use as are near my offices)
STATSMAN
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Whole place stinks at the moment!!
No route to Madrid as yet!, and little to get excited about over the winter routes.
Am I correct in thinking that Air Berlin are pulling off the Stansted route?
Yesterdays evening flight had around 80pax inbound.
Management really do need to pull their fingers out, we do really need some new long haul routes......Hong Kong,a direct Australia service etc.
Just my 2p's worth.
No route to Madrid as yet!, and little to get excited about over the winter routes.
Am I correct in thinking that Air Berlin are pulling off the Stansted route?
Yesterdays evening flight had around 80pax inbound.
Management really do need to pull their fingers out, we do really need some new long haul routes......Hong Kong,a direct Australia service etc.
Just my 2p's worth.
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add it to the ever growing wish list...
Stansted, Madrid, Hong Kong, Moscow, Sydney, Melbourne, LAX, Washington, Kuala Lumpa etc etc...
It makes me want to start Air Manchester 2008 Ltd, lease a few 320/330/744's and serve the above destinations with no competition. Doesnt take a genius. I'll be rich..Whoopeee
But seriously...EZY would fit in at MAN perfectly now. MAD/BCL/STN for starters would surely be no brainers.
Stansted, Madrid, Hong Kong, Moscow, Sydney, Melbourne, LAX, Washington, Kuala Lumpa etc etc...
It makes me want to start Air Manchester 2008 Ltd, lease a few 320/330/744's and serve the above destinations with no competition. Doesnt take a genius. I'll be rich..Whoopeee
But seriously...EZY would fit in at MAN perfectly now. MAD/BCL/STN for starters would surely be no brainers.
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Maybe some good news?
A contact tells me that Volare are looking to start an MXP service in October, using A.320's, 6 times per week. (I do hope they have more success than Alitalia have in the past?). Not sure of timings or days of op.
This combined with the Centralwings start-up (Albeit at the expense of parent airline LOT ) operating to KRK, and possibly POZ & WAW as well, makes for some cheery news amidst this bleakness amongst Pax services.
Cargo is anything but bleak - yippeeee
This combined with the Centralwings start-up (Albeit at the expense of parent airline LOT ) operating to KRK, and possibly POZ & WAW as well, makes for some cheery news amidst this bleakness amongst Pax services.
Cargo is anything but bleak - yippeeee
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You would have to be crazy to go head to head with the likes of EK and Singapore Airlines to service the Australia market, x3 daily between them can take you anywhere east with only a short stretch your legs stop.
Perhaps thats why we havent seen any interest from our antipodean friends for years.
The cargo market is looking very good, however why are the cargo tonnage figures so low, they seem to have been hovering round the lower 100,000 tonnage mark for years, I would have thought with the number of dedicated freighters passing through that the figures would be booming. I think we must have more wide body freighters (747, DC10) than anywhere else in the UK now.
Perhaps thats why we havent seen any interest from our antipodean friends for years.
The cargo market is looking very good, however why are the cargo tonnage figures so low, they seem to have been hovering round the lower 100,000 tonnage mark for years, I would have thought with the number of dedicated freighters passing through that the figures would be booming. I think we must have more wide body freighters (747, DC10) than anywhere else in the UK now.
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157,000 tons would be closer to the mark for last 12 months and if it continues it`s growth of this year, by year end we could be looking at
somewhere close to 162,000+ but could be somewhere near to 170,000
as all the new operators come on line this summer which would mean an
extra 20,000 tons over last year
Ian
somewhere close to 162,000+ but could be somewhere near to 170,000
as all the new operators come on line this summer which would mean an
extra 20,000 tons over last year
Ian
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centralwings has unveiled its second polish link from MAN.
they will be flying 3x to Krakow, along with WAW which is operated four times per week...so this makes a daily rotation into MAN.
Good they already found a replacement for the Skyeurope service, as they'll soon pull out from Krk.
they will be flying 3x to Krakow, along with WAW which is operated four times per week...so this makes a daily rotation into MAN.
Good they already found a replacement for the Skyeurope service, as they'll soon pull out from Krk.
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Yes it does look like it and therefore it looks as if they will do another destination as well due the gap during the day on 3 of the WAW, here`s hoping
Judging by the number of Polish in South Manchester I think it will do well
Ian
Judging by the number of Polish in South Manchester I think it will do well
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...so this makes a daily rotation into MAN
Wednesdays & Fridays looks like being Poleless !
Krakow
Mon arr 15.05 dep 09.30
Thu arr 15.05 dep 15.50
Sun arr 15.05 dep 15.50
Warsaw
Tue arr 08.55 dep 15.10
Thu arr 08.55 dep 15.10
Sat arr 08.55 dep 15.10
Sun arr 17.45 dep 18.20
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Could we possibly move the Cargo Manager over to general pax route development......given recent developments the place would be like LHR within 12 months !
..at long last it seems we have somebody who has a glimmer of what is required to make money ....!
...although on second thoughts leave them in situ, the cargo traffic is much
more entertaining.......... [I]
Who is it by the way... anyone know their background etc ?
..at long last it seems we have somebody who has a glimmer of what is required to make money ....!
...although on second thoughts leave them in situ, the cargo traffic is much
more entertaining.......... [I]
Who is it by the way... anyone know their background etc ?
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don't think it's anything to do with good management! LHR won't accept anymore freighters as far as I'm aware. i've been told that when T5 opens we (CX) may not be allowed to fly our freighters to LHR anymore. So any cargo that needs to come to the UK will come in elsewhere, at the moment Manchester.
As for the cargo figures I don't think CX/KA give figures (commercially sensitivity) to the airport.
As for the cargo figures I don't think CX/KA give figures (commercially sensitivity) to the airport.
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More good cargo news from another reliable source...
From Wednesday 3rd October :-
Libyan Airlines A300-600F, LN2600/1 from/to Tripoli Arr 1500 dep. 1700.
Not sure of frequency (looks like weekly) or period of operation yet.
From Wednesday 3rd October :-
Libyan Airlines A300-600F, LN2600/1 from/to Tripoli Arr 1500 dep. 1700.
Not sure of frequency (looks like weekly) or period of operation yet.
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and now Libyan Arab Cargo...
point taken re LHR but surley this cannot just be down to them blocking cargo flights, has there not been major restrictions in the past with reference to slots etc ?
OR have they indeed imposed some kind of blanket ban ..?
And what about Gatwick, Stansted is that not traditionally where these flights have ended up ?
It is about time as most produce is being manufactured up here anyway, and is simply being trucked South as rates were cheaper from Heathrow.
By my count we are getting a new freight carrier every 4 weeks...!
keep 'em coming !
point taken re LHR but surley this cannot just be down to them blocking cargo flights, has there not been major restrictions in the past with reference to slots etc ?
OR have they indeed imposed some kind of blanket ban ..?
And what about Gatwick, Stansted is that not traditionally where these flights have ended up ?
It is about time as most produce is being manufactured up here anyway, and is simply being trucked South as rates were cheaper from Heathrow.
By my count we are getting a new freight carrier every 4 weeks...!
keep 'em coming !
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...just like LPL's zero flights to the US pale into insignificance against MAN's 7 a day !!
Your point is what exactly ?
Your point is what exactly ?
LPL is nowhere near competing with MAN.
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never said it was just pointing out that the majority of NW traffic to Poland will be going out LPL and not MAN! Thats it... not trying to start a my **** is bigger than yours argument!