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AirBaltic Riga cancelled (before ever flying ?)
Just spotted on theairdb and confirmed on airbaltic.com: The MAN-RIX route with the really mad departure times is gone already, I think even before it was flown once. That means FR has a monopoly on direct flights from Central England to the Baltics, esp after massively expanding their KUN-UK routes. SAS and friends in the region seem to have decided connections via CPH are the way forward.
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Air India is a no hoper for MAN, they have made up their minds and are going for the afformentioned destinations.
They will probably go for BCN. BHX has issues with the runway and DUB will offer more inconvenince with this pre clearence mullarkey, and they have little O&D traffic.
Pre clearence only benefits those starting at DUB. Transit pax will have to offload, get their bags, check in again, pre clear, get back on the same plane and then go. You wight as well clear in the USA with the amount of time it will take!
Besides, at MAN we are already well served on the USA front, with 32 flights a week to New york, and have AA on ORD (yes not as good as a B773 granted), and we have many connections to India, so not the hugest loss in the world. Dont get me wrong, I would like to see India direct from MAN, but its not our turn yet.
They will probably go for BCN. BHX has issues with the runway and DUB will offer more inconvenince with this pre clearence mullarkey, and they have little O&D traffic.
Pre clearence only benefits those starting at DUB. Transit pax will have to offload, get their bags, check in again, pre clear, get back on the same plane and then go. You wight as well clear in the USA with the amount of time it will take!
Besides, at MAN we are already well served on the USA front, with 32 flights a week to New york, and have AA on ORD (yes not as good as a B773 granted), and we have many connections to India, so not the hugest loss in the world. Dont get me wrong, I would like to see India direct from MAN, but its not our turn yet.
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Jet2 has announced a new ski-route serving Austrian Alps.
The will fly to Salzburg commecing in late December, once a week.
I guess it will be partially chartered by specialist operators.
The will fly to Salzburg commecing in late December, once a week.
I guess it will be partially chartered by specialist operators.
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Air Baltic have operated at least 3 flights to RIX, not sure how many more are expected.
Did hear rumour they were running service for a month, this does seem odd, why start in the first place just to operate a few flights then cancel, surely they would have been better not to start operations at all and rebook passengers on other airlines or from other UK airports or refunds
Did hear rumour they were running service for a month, this does seem odd, why start in the first place just to operate a few flights then cancel, surely they would have been better not to start operations at all and rebook passengers on other airlines or from other UK airports or refunds
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AA to JFK
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First post and not sure it this is the right forum. I am going to JFK with AA in a few weeks. Does any one know what internal state of the a/c will be like? I have done ORD with AA and the a/c is something out of the dark ages. Should I expect simlar or a BA level of service.
Can last 7 hours on a 757 or should I bring a book?
Cheers in advance
First post and not sure it this is the right forum. I am going to JFK with AA in a few weeks. Does any one know what internal state of the a/c will be like? I have done ORD with AA and the a/c is something out of the dark ages. Should I expect simlar or a BA level of service.
Can last 7 hours on a 757 or should I bring a book?
Cheers in advance
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Will be standard AA service which is nowhere near that of BA, just a personal opinion.
They should be the newest of interiors and have 31-32 inches which isn't so bad - its more of the lack of a second aisle...
Plus, its a 757 so it will be fun!
They should be the newest of interiors and have 31-32 inches which isn't so bad - its more of the lack of a second aisle...
Plus, its a 757 so it will be fun!
I see from other forum that the BIMAN has been knocked back again to late 2010. What happened?
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EK A380,
hi guys, just a quick query regarding the above. we know the service will be starting 01/09, however will there need to be a 'proving' flight using the A380 prior to the service starting for real? after all, there's no point finding out on 01st sept that someone has done their calculations wrong, and it turns out that just one tiny piece of the jigsaw does not fit into place.
any info greatly appreciated
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hi guys, just a quick query regarding the above. we know the service will be starting 01/09, however will there need to be a 'proving' flight using the A380 prior to the service starting for real? after all, there's no point finding out on 01st sept that someone has done their calculations wrong, and it turns out that just one tiny piece of the jigsaw does not fit into place.
any info greatly appreciated
regards
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I would imagine a proving flight by one of the Airbus company A380 will be provided in order to calibrate stands etc and to confirm taxing routes and to familiarize the ground crew and ATC with handling the aircraft,from memory this is what has happened at most airports, however BHX handled an Emirates aircraft without the above being done
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I would imagine a proving flight by one of the Airbus company A380 will be provided in order to calibrate stands etc and to confirm taxing routes and to familiarize the ground crew and ATC with handling the aircraft,from memory this is what has happened at most airports, however BHX handled an Emirates aircraft without the above being done
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With BHX being a one off, they might not have felt a huge need for the whole airport to be calibrated, a missed approach was sufficient.
All other airports that handle the A380 on a regular basis have all had the house model in to test, including BOS which at this moment is only a diversion point for NYC bound flights.
MAN has quite a unique set up too, needing back tracking and precision taxiing (the Aerodorme manual states some taxiways will need to use on board cameras to navigate), so Id say its pretty imperative airbus come and do a test or 2.
However, stand 12 will need to be competed along with its jetbridges first otherwise the the test would be pretty pointless.
All other airports that handle the A380 on a regular basis have all had the house model in to test, including BOS which at this moment is only a diversion point for NYC bound flights.
MAN has quite a unique set up too, needing back tracking and precision taxiing (the Aerodorme manual states some taxiways will need to use on board cameras to navigate), so Id say its pretty imperative airbus come and do a test or 2.
However, stand 12 will need to be competed along with its jetbridges first otherwise the the test would be pretty pointless.
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I refer to my post a month ago where I suggested MAG get on a plane pronto and actually "sell the place as a viable alternate to BHX"
Could somebody behind the scenes at MAG comment as on the face of it "appears" to be a tremendous opportunity going begging through lack of ambition and aggresive marketing. 
Have you any evidence to suggest that they didn't try?? In any competition, there is only going to be one winner, however hard people try.
Air Baltic have operated at least 3 flights to RIX, not sure how many more are expected.
Did hear rumour they were running service for a month, this does seem odd, why start in the first place just to operate a few flights then cancel, surely they would have been better not to start operations at all and rebook passengers on other airlines or from other UK airports or refunds
Did hear rumour they were running service for a month, this does seem odd, why start in the first place just to operate a few flights then cancel, surely they would have been better not to start operations at all and rebook passengers on other airlines or from other UK airports or refunds
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New here, so apologies if this has been asked before:
With the A380 apparently going on to the end of Pier B (and I've watched the supporting ground works being constructed over several months whilst taxying past) surely there needs to be airbridges in place?
The prospect of climbing up steps from the apron to the upper deck seems bizzare - do such steps even exist?
Also using Pier B, as a passenger experience is like something from the 70s - I'm quite surprised that Emirates have agreed to use this, unless they have had some guarantee of improvements to follow.
With the A380 apparently going on to the end of Pier B (and I've watched the supporting ground works being constructed over several months whilst taxying past) surely there needs to be airbridges in place?
The prospect of climbing up steps from the apron to the upper deck seems bizzare - do such steps even exist?
Also using Pier B, as a passenger experience is like something from the 70s - I'm quite surprised that Emirates have agreed to use this, unless they have had some guarantee of improvements to follow.
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As I understand it, a bridge is to be constructed on the end of Pier B to cross over the service road underneath which will then connect to a small housing 'Pepper-pot' which will contain an airbridge. I'm not sure if this is to be a single, double or even triple bridge arrangement though.
The eventual aim is to knock down pier B to be replaced with a new pier where arriving and departing passengers are separated over two floors similar to T2. However, I believe these plans are on hold until the current economic climate improves.
The eventual aim is to knock down pier B to be replaced with a new pier where arriving and departing passengers are separated over two floors similar to T2. However, I believe these plans are on hold until the current economic climate improves.