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flybe use T3 and wheelchair assitance can be requested at checkin and the wheelchair company will take her to her aircraft. Unfortunalty you can not pay to go into the flybe lounge on the day. The lounge is open to frequant flyer members and economy plus passengers. (W class) Both flybe and BA lounges are accesible by stairs and a lift so no problems to the less mobile passenger.
Paxing All Over The World
Thanks racasanman. Info on the AMN website is:
Since she is leaving the IOM, she has not joined Rewards scheme. I would have suggested that she pay for Economy Plus - to get the lounge - but the difference in cost is £3.89 and £135.89 and she will not want the flexible booking option.
So ... is it possible for her to get through to T2 and the Escape Lounge? They charge £20 per visit and that would be fine. Would FlyBe play ball with this and get the OCS people to trundle her through? Do FlyBe need to know? She just tells them where to take her? Providing there is easy wheelchari access from T3 to T2?
Thanks again.
The Flybe lounge is located in the departure lounge via stairs or lifts. Eligible passengers are;
Economy Plus
Frequent Flyer "Rewards for All" scheme Children are allowed but must be escorted by qualifying parents
Economy Plus
Frequent Flyer "Rewards for All" scheme Children are allowed but must be escorted by qualifying parents
So ... is it possible for her to get through to T2 and the Escape Lounge? They charge £20 per visit and that would be fine. Would FlyBe play ball with this and get the OCS people to trundle her through? Do FlyBe need to know? She just tells them where to take her? Providing there is easy wheelchari access from T3 to T2?
Thanks again.
The T2 lounge is a dump. I have a lounge pass, but never use the MAN lounges as they are just awful.
T1 isn't much better.
She'd be better off staying in the main T3 departure area, IMHO
T1 isn't much better.
She'd be better off staying in the main T3 departure area, IMHO
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So ... is it possible for her to get through to T2 and the Escape Lounge? They charge £20 per visit and that would be fine. Would FlyBe play ball with this and get the OCS people to trundle her through? Do FlyBe need to know? She just tells them where to take her? Providing there is easy wheelchari access from T3 to T2?
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Thanks folks, very helpful to learn that the terminals are that far apart and not viable. Hopefully, I can make the trip with her but at least I now know the odds.
Cheers.
(On the very rare occasions I go through MAN, I wonder what my late father would say about the place. He worked there for AVROS between (about) 1948 to 1959, he was in Personnel.
Cheers.
(On the very rare occasions I go through MAN, I wonder what my late father would say about the place. He worked there for AVROS between (about) 1948 to 1959, he was in Personnel.
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He wouldn't recognise the place. Even those of us who work there find ourselves amazed at the changes taking place, especially the last year or so.
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is it possible for her to get through to T2 and the Escape Lounge? They charge £20 per visit and that would be fine. Would FlyBe play ball with this and get the OCS people to trundle her through? Do FlyBe need to know? She just tells them where to take her? Providing there is easy wheelchari access from T3 to T2?
Ermm -No!
To get to T2 for the Escape Lounge you need to be travelling out on an airline from T2. Passengers can not go into which ever departure lounge they choose! Now if the passenger was transfering through MAN to an airline in a different terminal, OCS (wheelchair company) will take the passenger to which ever terminal their next flight is going out of.
T3 doesnt have the facilities of T1 and T2 were you can pay for the lounge, the only advantage the lounges in T3 have is cracking views of the runway :-)
Ermm -No!
To get to T2 for the Escape Lounge you need to be travelling out on an airline from T2. Passengers can not go into which ever departure lounge they choose! Now if the passenger was transfering through MAN to an airline in a different terminal, OCS (wheelchair company) will take the passenger to which ever terminal their next flight is going out of.
T3 doesnt have the facilities of T1 and T2 were you can pay for the lounge, the only advantage the lounges in T3 have is cracking views of the runway :-)
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If IB were to launch from MAN again (unlikely), then I would assume it would be an over night aircraft which would be able to connect with South American flights and then return in the evening.
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June Airport Figures
CAA figures released today give the following movement/passenger numbers for June 2008
Movements - 18134 - down 5.5%
Rolling Annual Movements - 201970 - down 3.9%
Terminal Passengers - 2125435 - down 2.8%
Rolling Terminal Passengers - 21870844 - down 0.5%
Stansted figures for a comparison
Movements - 16034 - down 6.2%
Rolling Annual Movements - down 2.7%
Terminal Passengers - 2079712 - down 5.7%
Rolling Terminal Passenger - 2327756 - down 2%
Movements - 18134 - down 5.5%
Rolling Annual Movements - 201970 - down 3.9%
Terminal Passengers - 2125435 - down 2.8%
Rolling Terminal Passengers - 21870844 - down 0.5%
Stansted figures for a comparison
Movements - 16034 - down 6.2%
Rolling Annual Movements - down 2.7%
Terminal Passengers - 2079712 - down 5.7%
Rolling Terminal Passenger - 2327756 - down 2%
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Robbin' The Rich Doesn't Pay
I visited one of MAN's new upstart competitor's yesterday, one which has set out to rob the rich (MAN) to give to the poor. Yes, Robin Hood Doncaster/Sheffield International was a picture of tranquility yesterday at around 1700 hours. The 2893 metre runway and impressive parallel taxiway shimmered in the late afternoon sunshine, with no traffic on it. The new wavy roof terminal building set a pleasant and welcoming profile alongside the refurbished 1930s RAF Expansion Period hangars. It was a shame there were not more people around to appreciate it. I drove along the new dual-lane access road, which had no traffic on it. I gazed over the apron, which had no traffic on it. Just one bizjet and no public transport aircraft in sight. I waited for about 15 minutes. I heard several pins drop, but the air remained undisturbed by turbine engines. On my way out, to be helpful to the people of South Yorkshire, I reversed a road sign showing an 'Airport (aircraft silhouette) symbol. I turned it to point West, added the word 'Manchester' before the symbol, with the suffix '38 miles'. The idea seemed to be catching as I glanced up to see, overhead at about 7000 feet, an Emirates B777 was already descending on its way west.
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A mighty fine post roverman.
Finningley may have a long runway, but nothing like the catchment area of MAN. I recall at the Public Inquiry into the airport development that the proponents of the airport were suggesting that as several of the Pilgrim Fathers travelled to America from the local area, their descendents would flock back to their roots in Doncaster. It hasn't happened, and it never will do via Finningley.
Yorkshire needs more air routes, but has too many airports. Airlines in these cash-strapped times will choose LBA or MAN to serve the region, certainly for long-haul.
Finningley may have a long runway, but nothing like the catchment area of MAN. I recall at the Public Inquiry into the airport development that the proponents of the airport were suggesting that as several of the Pilgrim Fathers travelled to America from the local area, their descendents would flock back to their roots in Doncaster. It hasn't happened, and it never will do via Finningley.
Yorkshire needs more air routes, but has too many airports. Airlines in these cash-strapped times will choose LBA or MAN to serve the region, certainly for long-haul.
Why A 777, Now??
Why would a certain Middle Eastern airline want to alter it's MAN daily service from A330 to B777? Now of all times!
Seems odd to me.
Cargo perhaps?
Seems odd to me.
Cargo perhaps?
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I've flown on EK and EY on several occasions and both are busy. It was only a matter of time for EY to upgrade equipment its load factors must be good, there is hardly ever a spare seat when i travel.
Abu dhabi desperately needs more terminal capacity though. the place is constantly rammed. Makes you dream that you were back in the MCR Bar in T1.
Abu dhabi desperately needs more terminal capacity though. the place is constantly rammed. Makes you dream that you were back in the MCR Bar in T1.
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Virgin cc and TURIN :
Perhaps you are not aware but Emirates service to Manchester has been a twice-daily B777-300 for at least two years now. A third, morning service is a possibility next year, and from 2010 they will introduce the 2-class 644-seat A380 on DXB-MAN, subject to deliveries from Airbus.
Perhaps you are not aware but Emirates service to Manchester has been a twice-daily B777-300 for at least two years now. A third, morning service is a possibility next year, and from 2010 they will introduce the 2-class 644-seat A380 on DXB-MAN, subject to deliveries from Airbus.