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12 million expansion
Work is just about to start on a 12 million pound terminal expansion at Liverpool
that lots more than a good fettle and a lick of paint
that lots more than a good fettle and a lick of paint
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Blame MUFC fan, he started it. It is not thread drift but the merits or not of MAN vs LPL. As far as I am concerned it is just different strokes for different folks as in each to their own. A read of preceding posts may have given you a clue.
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Please...blame me. I was just making a valid point. I didn't start the argument between the airports!
First person to actually compare the two...
When they get the big carriers over there, we can start to worry.
Originally Posted by al446
I prefer to use LPL as usually it is cheaper, parking better and cheaper, I dont have to walk ridiculous distances, travelators at MAN usually at least one not working and I can get a pint landside if I wish. It is not about 'too big', I like Schiphol and that dwarfs MAN.
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Work is just about to start on a 12 million pound terminal expansion at Liverpool
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I keep coming to this thread hoping to read news about new routes, new airlines etc etc etc but its just full of rubbish by clowns. If you haven't got anything interesting to write, please dont bother
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If you want to only read about new routes and aircraft it would be a very quiet thread at the moment!!!! A bit of light banter never hurt anyone. Relax, you might learn to enjoy it.
To be honest I thought the comments about EK parking and the LPL works do add to the thread. An airport is not just about new routes and aircraft. It's what goes on there and also who it is competing against.
To be honest I thought the comments about EK parking and the LPL works do add to the thread. An airport is not just about new routes and aircraft. It's what goes on there and also who it is competing against.
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If you want to only read about new routes and aircraft it would be a very quiet thread at the moment!
Icelandair 4 times a week dinner time flight from 25th Sept. Connecting with Keflavik US flights.
Recession over
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I visited Iceland last year and flew from GLA (sorry...
) with Icelandair and they were fantastic.
I believe they currently fly MAN twice weekly in the evening? If so, this is a very good upgrade and shows the Icelandic economy is obviously in a recovery, or at least flattened off. Maybe reduce fares across the Atlantic even more!
) with Icelandair and they were fantastic. I believe they currently fly MAN twice weekly in the evening? If so, this is a very good upgrade and shows the Icelandic economy is obviously in a recovery, or at least flattened off. Maybe reduce fares across the Atlantic even more!
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Sorry, time for a moan
Flew from MAN the other week, first time in ages, and it wasn't the most pleasant experience.
OK, we were going at stupid o'clock in the morning, but why did we have to get the most miserable person in security who insisted on using She Who Must Be Obeyed's bag to calibrate the damn x-ray machine - several times! Half expected the thing to go "ting" and have cooked contents!!
As we were so early, the retail outlets in T2 were just beginning to open - those we could find behind the building works... And then the fun started. Smiffs selection of mags for the more mature male we lacking a bit, to the extent that the selection was poorer that Newcastle - so no Motor Sport mag or BMW Car magazine, just Top Gear to last me a whole week!! Loads of chuffin' ladies mags though!!
Don't buy mags before security in case my hand baggage get weighed, as some can weigh quite a bit. Will make sure I get sorted before the airport for our main hols in October!
On the plus side, we booked into the T2 multistorey car park and it was simplicity itself. Card in the hole, barrier up, park and wheel cases to departures. On the return, the bags were off, SWMBO had a quick fag outside and we were rolling out of the car park 35 mins after the doors opened on the aircraft. Well done ground staff.
Overall experience of the airport good, but could do with the outlets opening a little earlier and having slightly more choice. Perhaps our chums in Security could look a little bit happier as well?!
OK, we were going at stupid o'clock in the morning, but why did we have to get the most miserable person in security who insisted on using She Who Must Be Obeyed's bag to calibrate the damn x-ray machine - several times! Half expected the thing to go "ting" and have cooked contents!!
As we were so early, the retail outlets in T2 were just beginning to open - those we could find behind the building works... And then the fun started. Smiffs selection of mags for the more mature male we lacking a bit, to the extent that the selection was poorer that Newcastle - so no Motor Sport mag or BMW Car magazine, just Top Gear to last me a whole week!! Loads of chuffin' ladies mags though!!
Don't buy mags before security in case my hand baggage get weighed, as some can weigh quite a bit. Will make sure I get sorted before the airport for our main hols in October!
On the plus side, we booked into the T2 multistorey car park and it was simplicity itself. Card in the hole, barrier up, park and wheel cases to departures. On the return, the bags were off, SWMBO had a quick fag outside and we were rolling out of the car park 35 mins after the doors opened on the aircraft. Well done ground staff.
Overall experience of the airport good, but could do with the outlets opening a little earlier and having slightly more choice. Perhaps our chums in Security could look a little bit happier as well?!
Last edited by IainB; 8th Jul 2009 at 10:09. Reason: General stupidity.
FI to KEF
According to Amadeus for October - the flight will ops KEF-MAN-GLA-KEF 0800-1135/1225-1330/1420-1540 (all UK times are 1 hour earlier after the clocks change) on Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat on a 75W FI436 being the flight number.
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Sorry all, this probably shouldn't be in the Manchester forum but I cannot find Heathrow. I'm returning from a business trip on Sunday (12th July), take off from hamburg at 13.50 and land at Heathrow at 14.30. My flight to Manchester then leaves Heathrow at 15.30 and lands at Manchester at 16.35.
I am worried that I might miss my flight from LHR to MAN. I pray to god I land on time at LHR or better earlier. Is it often that flights which are early tend to hold before landing at LHR? If I do land on time, would I make the flight to MAN, bearing in mind check-in closes at 15.10, I am checking in online and have 1 piece of luggage to drop off. My flights are with BA at T5.
Thanks for any help.
I am worried that I might miss my flight from LHR to MAN. I pray to god I land on time at LHR or better earlier. Is it often that flights which are early tend to hold before landing at LHR? If I do land on time, would I make the flight to MAN, bearing in mind check-in closes at 15.10, I am checking in online and have 1 piece of luggage to drop off. My flights are with BA at T5.
Thanks for any help.
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Have you ever transferred before?
What happens is that BA will take your bag from Hamburg and the next time you will see it will be Manchester. You will arrive at Heathrow and head down the transfers channel and go straight back into the departure lounge.
If you miss the flight to Manchester, you will be put on the next available but one hour seems very reasonable!
P.S. Sorry if this sounds patronising!
What happens is that BA will take your bag from Hamburg and the next time you will see it will be Manchester. You will arrive at Heathrow and head down the transfers channel and go straight back into the departure lounge.
If you miss the flight to Manchester, you will be put on the next available but one hour seems very reasonable!
P.S. Sorry if this sounds patronising!
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Thanks for the reply and info MUFC fan. However, these flights were not booked togeather at the same time. Does this mean I will still be doing a transfer? I thought I would collect my case at LHR and then check it into the MAN flight?