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Heathrow Blizzard Grounds Airline Talks
Reported in today's (Friday) Manchester Evening News in The Business Diary section is the following.
"MANCHESTER Airport chief's, along with bosses of Marketing Manchester and the city's inward investment agency MIDAS, found themselves frozen out by the weather. They had to postpone talks over direct flights with an Asian airline,s representatives because the visiting delegation was unable to land at Heathrow during the blizzards. Now if ever there WAS a case for direct flights to Manchester....."
I could not find the above article on the MEN ,s website. Has any body got any insight as to which Asian airline the article is referring.
"MANCHESTER Airport chief's, along with bosses of Marketing Manchester and the city's inward investment agency MIDAS, found themselves frozen out by the weather. They had to postpone talks over direct flights with an Asian airline,s representatives because the visiting delegation was unable to land at Heathrow during the blizzards. Now if ever there WAS a case for direct flights to Manchester....."
I could not find the above article on the MEN ,s website. Has any body got any insight as to which Asian airline the article is referring.
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It will certainly be interesting to see who this asian airline is.
The more the merrier at MAN, hopefully its a far eastern airline, such as air china or china eastern etc.
The more the merrier at MAN, hopefully its a far eastern airline, such as air china or china eastern etc.
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It is the worst airport I have ever had the displeasure to visit, have the managers ever actually walked around the terminal, nothing works,lifts,escalators are never turned on, constant pre-emtive threatening pa's banging on about how your luggage will be destroyed etc,arriving in the domestic you will threated by the "re-entry is NOT allowed", having put ridiculous automatic triple exit doors which do nothing but hinder your exit with bags, there is still a bloke the other side of the doors ! The place is a disgrace
Sorry Parky, but Nilco's certainly got a point. I work at the airport day in, day out and whoever decided to put those sodding doors exiting arrivals needs shooting. The amount of people who get stuck in there is comical (not if you're claustrophobic). Where else do you have to negotiate this ridiculous system?? And to top it off, they've still got some poor sod sat there to stop people going the wrong way.
Don't get me started on the travellators......
Not really necessary....
Don't get me started on the travellators......
dont go to MAN then, we dont want folk like you talking the place down
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I flew through MAN for the first time in Dec, into T1. Agreed the place is VERY tatty, indeed it has the feel of a building that has been condemned. But what is important to me as a passenger is how easy my journey is through an airport, in terms of ease and efficiency. MAN surpassed my expectations on both. I disembarked from a full EY 330 and was through Passport Control and rattling my way to Piccadilly on the train within 30 minutes of landing (I did only have handbaggage with me to be fair). As far as i'm concerned thats a lot better than some much smaller airports in the UK i've flown into. On my way back, in Jan, I checked in online so whizzed through security and was in the holding lounge for the flight to Abu Dhabi within 20 mins of getting to T1, there was a scrum on the way as TOM were boarding a BGI flight, confused punters everywhere, but nothing worse than I have experienced in other airports.
I see there is a lot of negativity about MAN from both pax and workers alike on this forum, OK so I have only flown through once but top marks for friendly staff and a pleasant airport experience. My only complaint is that EY do not fly to BHX which is much closer to where I live!!
I see there is a lot of negativity about MAN from both pax and workers alike on this forum, OK so I have only flown through once but top marks for friendly staff and a pleasant airport experience. My only complaint is that EY do not fly to BHX which is much closer to where I live!!
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Has the work in T1 been completed now? It can't still be tatty if new work has taken place surley?! I haven't been through T1 since 15th December and it didn't look to good after security but I have seen worse in the UK. Arriavls was in a state then, have things finished here too? When is Pier B being re-bulit? I think Pier C needs work doing to it, e.g. like being re-bulit too.
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Kenyan in talks to do twice weekly scheds.
American starting bos, jfk soon as well as upgrading ord to daily.
Saudia apparently starting a direct wed flight to complement there other flights.
The un-named asian carrier in talks is we think air asia x.
Kenyan 737-8 delivery flight on fri 13/02. 5ykyf. No times yet.
A380 due in very soon to do trials.
2009 suddenly isnt looking too bad.....
American starting bos, jfk soon as well as upgrading ord to daily.
Saudia apparently starting a direct wed flight to complement there other flights.
The un-named asian carrier in talks is we think air asia x.
Kenyan 737-8 delivery flight on fri 13/02. 5ykyf. No times yet.
A380 due in very soon to do trials.
2009 suddenly isnt looking too bad.....
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American starting bos, jfk soon as well as upgrading ord to daily.
We are SEVEN weeks from the summer scheds chaps, there's NOUGHT on sale yet....think it through.
A380 due in very soon to do trials
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We have not had an A380 in yet so can the trials have been done, Manchester is a diversion airfield for most if not all the LHR operators therefore I would have thought
it imperative to calbibrate stand etc
It was never mentioned that the services would start at at begining of summer schedule
and if they start my bet is for late June or September
Ian
it imperative to calbibrate stand etc
It was never mentioned that the services would start at at begining of summer schedule
and if they start my bet is for late June or September
Ian
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The AAL flights for Boston & JFK are in the pipeline for Summer 2010!! The other routes/airlines posted by Steve Platt are rumours, and in all probability most will be for 2010.
Like Skipness, I can't see why the A380 needs to come for trials yet, as EK won't be starting for a couple of years. They don't need to do trials for diversions, or half the airports in europe would need to be visited.
Like Skipness, I can't see why the A380 needs to come for trials yet, as EK won't be starting for a couple of years. They don't need to do trials for diversions, or half the airports in europe would need to be visited.
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T1 is looking pretty good now, for the most part.
No sign of builders at Check-in or Security, which works incredibly well. The area around WHSmith, the area which used to be landside, is a bit of a sorry spot at the minute, it is very quiet and most of the shops are empty! BizA, as usual, looks good, even if it is a bit of a maze to get through. The shopping/waiting area looks good and star-bucks is a nice addition, especially as you can sit by the windows and watch the ramp activity, builders are not quite finished there, but when it is finished it will look quite good, I think. The ceilings are very low in some areas, not helped by them being painted black!
Brian.
No sign of builders at Check-in or Security, which works incredibly well. The area around WHSmith, the area which used to be landside, is a bit of a sorry spot at the minute, it is very quiet and most of the shops are empty! BizA, as usual, looks good, even if it is a bit of a maze to get through. The shopping/waiting area looks good and star-bucks is a nice addition, especially as you can sit by the windows and watch the ramp activity, builders are not quite finished there, but when it is finished it will look quite good, I think. The ceilings are very low in some areas, not helped by them being painted black!
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Is this not a rumour network mr skipness? Therefore i am posting RUMOURS that may or may not come to be true. Both 2009 and 2010 have been mentioned for these services to start that is why i am posting these RUMOURS now. And for your information i am not a spotter and do infact work at manchhester airport.
Have a nice evening mr skipness.
Have a nice evening mr skipness.
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You said in your last thread you flew from T1 and you were delayed by a TOM Flight to BGI..
TOM fly from T2 ???
TOM fly from T2 ???
Brian - Agreed, its the shopping area that looks very sad and yes the ceilings are very low, its quite claustrophic in parts. Wouldn't put me off from flying through again though
