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Looks like BmiBaby are commited to Manchester and are planning to base 5 more aircraft at Manchester over the next 5 years with plans to almost triple the amount of routes.
http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness..../-/-/more-news
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VS have decided to park remote as it is cheaper than getting a stand on the terminal before 12. 78 always goes remote as it positions to LGW from MAN. Average time til last pax off from on blocks is around 40 mins, unless people start complaining it will remain so.
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Was it today that your relative was flying out of MAN or tomorrow?
Certainly busier than "norm" today although didn't see too many obvious football fans (those trekking out via Heathrow whilst Moscow bound.
Likely to be busy next couple of days, keeps me in regular work.
Was it today that your relative was flying out of MAN or tomorrow?
Certainly busier than "norm" today although didn't see too many obvious football fans (those trekking out via Heathrow whilst Moscow bound.
Likely to be busy next couple of days, keeps me in regular work.
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Hope it is temporary. I'll be off through T1 on June 12th to see for myself anyhow.
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Apparently the flight from DXB was diverted yesterday on route due to engine problems? Islamabad diversion? That is what was being said in the terminal but not sure what actually happened.
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VS have decided to park remote as it is cheaper than getting a stand on the terminal before 12. 78 always goes remote as it positions to LGW from MAN. Average time til last pax off from on blocks is around 40 mins, unless people start complaining it will remain so.
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Apparently the flight from DXB was diverted yesterday on route due to engine problems? Islamabad diversion? That is what was being said in the terminal but not sure what actually happened.
Emirates 17D arrived from Istanbul this morning, so possibly Istanbul instead of Islamabad.
Emirates 17D arrived from Istanbul this morning, so possibly Istanbul instead of Islamabad.
. On the other hand you sometimes overfly IST on this flight which would make sense as a diversion point.
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The 'designated' walk through the new Biza duty free shop is delibrate and it will stay like that permanently. Clearly a lot of negative comments on here but quite simply it does the job it was intended to do. It makes people spend money! Many a time I have seen passengers walking in front of me who have had their attention caught by a special offer, one-off promotion and the like and diverted towards the cash till! It's the same scenario with those awful games machines. They too bring in loads of revenue for the airport because people use them very frequently. The airport is quite obviously manipulating passengers but if people are stupid enough to fall for it, then it will continue. The narrow and poorly signed route to the gate will become much wider and better signposted once the airside refit is complete. But yes, you will still have to walk through it I'm afraid.
With regards to a previous question about restaurants, I'm not entirely sure what is planned but I can say for definate that there will be new food outlets once the whole scheme is finished next Spring. Giraffe, Bar MCR and the Real Food Co on the new upper level have started to get extrmely busy at peak times so catering expansion is top priority. There has been talk of putting a new restaurant similar to the Lancaster in the old Apron Control Tower with lift access from the departure lounge but whether anything has come to fruitation I'm not sure. The plans for the remodelled airside facilty change weekly and no-one seems to be able to keep up. One piece of good news though, I can tell you for definate that the WHSmith and Alpha units by the windows will be removed and there will be a view across the apron again
With regards to a previous question about restaurants, I'm not entirely sure what is planned but I can say for definate that there will be new food outlets once the whole scheme is finished next Spring. Giraffe, Bar MCR and the Real Food Co on the new upper level have started to get extrmely busy at peak times so catering expansion is top priority. There has been talk of putting a new restaurant similar to the Lancaster in the old Apron Control Tower with lift access from the departure lounge but whether anything has come to fruitation I'm not sure. The plans for the remodelled airside facilty change weekly and no-one seems to be able to keep up. One piece of good news though, I can tell you for definate that the WHSmith and Alpha units by the windows will be removed and there will be a view across the apron again
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What food outlets are available in the public areas of Terminal 1 now that the Lancaster, Garfunkles and the other food outlets have dissappeared. Will they be returning after refurbishment?
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As it stands, the pasty van outside, and Burger King inside Terminal 1 arrivals. Personally I like the pasty van, although the hot breakfast sandwiches from the Spar in T3 mean I don't make the trek too often! 
Where the restaraunts were, is now airside, and a portion will form Terminal 3's extended security area.
Where the restaraunts were, is now airside, and a portion will form Terminal 3's extended security area.
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Apparently the flight from DXB was diverted yesterday on route due to engine problems? Islamabad diversion? That is what was being said in the terminal but not sure what actually happened.
Emirates 17D arrived from Istanbul this morning, so possibly Istanbul instead of Islamabad.
Anyone with a knowledge of world geography would know that ISB is nowhere near the tracks flights usually take from DXB to MAN being North East of Dubai while the MAN flight would fly NW over Iran or Saudi .
On the other hand you sometimes overfly IST on this flight which would make sense as a diversion point.
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Emirates 17D arrived from Istanbul this morning, so possibly Istanbul instead of Islamabad.
Anyone with a knowledge of world geography would know that ISB is nowhere near the tracks flights usually take from DXB to MAN being North East of Dubai while the MAN flight would fly NW over Iran or Saudi . On the other hand you sometimes overfly IST on this flight which would make sense as a diversion point.
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It makes people spend money! Many a time I have seen passengers walking in front of me who have had their attention caught by a special offer, one-off promotion and the like and diverted towards the cash till! It's the same scenario with those awful games machines. They too bring in loads of revenue for the airport because people use them very frequently. The airport is quite obviously manipulating passengers but if people are stupid enough to fall for it, then it will continue. The narrow and poorly signed route to the gate will become much wider and better signposted once the airside refit is complete. But yes, you will still have to walk through it I'm afraid.
Also these retail outlets pump up revenues so the cheap flights we have come to expect may continue into the future. Raising revenue from sources other than airlines allows the airport to charge the airlines less, which makes routes more attractive, yet they can continue to invest in infrastructure required. This is turn means more aircraft, from more carriers for the likes of us to spot.
Someone has to pay for the running of the airport. The airlines have made it quite clear that their customers are not willing to pay over the odds for their tickets. What the airports have discovered is that customers are willing to spend once they are IN the airport.
Its not rocket science!
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I presume you dont follow football ?
The Corsair 747 was one of many football charters taking MUFC fans to Moscow.
UTD beat Chelsea on penalties
Fans have been arriving back since the early hours.
I presume you dont follow football ?
The Corsair 747 was one of many football charters taking MUFC fans to Moscow.
UTD beat Chelsea on penalties
Fans have been arriving back since the early hours.
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Vuelo,
You would definately think so, but all indications point to STN as a UK destination. The question on my lips and everybody elses for that matter is why?
The boss (Fernandes) is a big MUFC fan,they have acft painted in MUFC colours, most Malaysians support MUFC.I am also led to believe that the biggest MUFC sovenier shop is in KL.
Whats yours and eveybody elses feeling on this this......
Shyted
You would definately think so, but all indications point to STN as a UK destination. The question on my lips and everybody elses for that matter is why?
The boss (Fernandes) is a big MUFC fan,they have acft painted in MUFC colours, most Malaysians support MUFC.I am also led to believe that the biggest MUFC sovenier shop is in KL.
Whats yours and eveybody elses feeling on this this......
Shyted
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"Not such early hours nearly all flights very late, but that is another story from what I have been told chaos in Moscow!"
Passengers I talked to today suggested that fans travelling back to the UK came back on any flight that was going at the time and not the flights they were booked on and in some cases, regardless of what airport in the UK they wanted to travel to.
Passengers I talked to today suggested that fans travelling back to the UK came back on any flight that was going at the time and not the flights they were booked on and in some cases, regardless of what airport in the UK they wanted to travel to.
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yep, absolute choas in moscow, the airport in exercising a bus type service, pax are put on any plane and shipped out of the city back to MAN.
Its been quite a smooth operation here today, not that much conjestion really, the bus drivers have been very busy for obvious reasons.......
some nice movements today though, makes a change from the usual....
G-STAW.
Its been quite a smooth operation here today, not that much conjestion really, the bus drivers have been very busy for obvious reasons.......
some nice movements today though, makes a change from the usual....
G-STAW.