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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Very close to the Theatre of Dreams!
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We saw it below cloud near Leigh, was a bit of a shock I can tell you as I wasnt expecting it (nearly fell of my bike!) It was great to see the old girl and be able to point out to my kids what a proper british built aircraft used to look (and sound) like.
At that altitude I bet it shocked some Cessna drivers as well!!
Rob
At that altitude I bet it shocked some Cessna drivers as well!!
Rob
Join Date: Oct 2007
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from another site reports LH Cargo schedule for MAN as:-
LH8165 Thursday JFK-MAN-FRA. Arrives 1920,departs 2050.
LH8211 Sunday DFW-MAN-FRA. Arrives 1955, departs 2125
belive start 29 and 31 Oct respectively
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LH8165 Thursday JFK-MAN-FRA. Arrives 1920,departs 2050.
LH8211 Sunday DFW-MAN-FRA. Arrives 1955, departs 2125
belive start 29 and 31 Oct respectively
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Last I heard SIA were continuing with 3 per week, increasing to 5 a week over the Solstice holidays.
Where did you see/hear they were pulling out?
Where did you see/hear they were pulling out?
Join Date: Nov 2006
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aa Man-jfk
I see that the new AA summer route MAN-JFK now on sale, but why no BA codeshare?
What are AA's TATL B757's cabins like? I bet its not a patch on the BA 767 that once was!
What are AA's TATL B757's cabins like? I bet its not a patch on the BA 767 that once was!
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AA International 757s being refurbished at present, interiors look a lot better than the shed BA used to JFK, especially AA Biz class, new lavs etc, BA let the service go to ruin with crap aircraft, no surprise it was pulled!
NOTAM for MAN shows 23R ILS u/s until end of October now.
Believe they suffered some delays and diverts on Wednesday due to low cloud, according to a friend who was flying in for the football.
Believe they suffered some delays and diverts on Wednesday due to low cloud, according to a friend who was flying in for the football.
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Danube Wings now showing
MAN-BTS days 2 4 Dep 1900
BTS-MAN days 3 5 Arr 1420
MAN-TAT days 3 5 Dep 1500
TAT-MAN days 2 4 Arr 1800
No A/C given but operated by VIP Wings starting December
MAN-BTS days 2 4 Dep 1900
BTS-MAN days 3 5 Arr 1420
MAN-TAT days 3 5 Dep 1500
TAT-MAN days 2 4 Arr 1800
No A/C given but operated by VIP Wings starting December
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Bye bye Baby?
Looks like baby have pulled MANAGP and MANALC routes from winter. Nothing available to book on the website for winter or next summer this morning.
Beginning of the end for them at MAN?
Beginning of the end for them at MAN?
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Like most spanish destinations they are in free fall due cost of going to Spain.
couple of people i work with have just come back from spain and resorts are dead, the
villa market is very ill so all in all the Spanish market is suffering big time and
will do for the britsh market until the pound against the euro improves
Ian B
couple of people i work with have just come back from spain and resorts are dead, the
villa market is very ill so all in all the Spanish market is suffering big time and
will do for the britsh market until the pound against the euro improves
Ian B
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They also removed Grenoble from all bases recently as well.
More to the point have you seen the ZB reductions as showing on the latest timetable
For summer 2010 those destinations which had more than one rotation a day ie ALC AGP FAO TFS etc are all back to just one.
More to the point have you seen the ZB reductions as showing on the latest timetable
For summer 2010 those destinations which had more than one rotation a day ie ALC AGP FAO TFS etc are all back to just one.
Join Date: Oct 2006
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cost of going to spain
It is not that bad Ian, I live here now. The villa market where I am between Puerto Banus and Sotogrande is not doing that badly and if you can manage to get out here the bars and restaurants are doing some fantastic deals away from the īhot spotsī. Donīt know about Fuengerola etc, us īlocalsī tend to shy away from those places.
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Spain & Europe routes
Agree there. I think there has been a lot of exageration over the price difference. Ok it has not been as cheap to us Brits in Europe over the past year or so as it can be with the exchange rates, but having been to both Spain and many other parts of Europe this year, it's not as if they have severely raised there prices. Infact on my recent holiday, the prices for food and drink in Majorca worked out just the same or if not better as if you were in most places of the UK. Infact in the many years of visiting the island, it was the busiest I have ever seen it and lots of the bars owners were saying how suprised they have been as they were expecting a very quiet summer. Some even were relucntant to open up at the begining of the season but glad they did...!
As for baby now not operating to AGP and ALC over the winter, even at the reduced schedule, i am shocked. They can usually get good loads even at the quietist times of the year, especially on the AGP. Hopefully it is down to a change of plan with aircraft maintence schedules or lease agreements and that they come back in full form for the summer season. Baby not so long ago had big plans for MAN even with-in the current climate they were happy with the base.
As for baby now not operating to AGP and ALC over the winter, even at the reduced schedule, i am shocked. They can usually get good loads even at the quietist times of the year, especially on the AGP. Hopefully it is down to a change of plan with aircraft maintence schedules or lease agreements and that they come back in full form for the summer season. Baby not so long ago had big plans for MAN even with-in the current climate they were happy with the base.
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Approach to 23R
For years, until quite recently, flights heading for 23R mostly passed more or less directly along/over the Merseyway precinct in Stockport. However for the past few weeks most seem to fly 100 yards or more to the right, somewhere beyond the motorway.
Is this offset a side effect of the ILS replacement, or is there another cause, or am I just imagining things?
Is this offset a side effect of the ILS replacement, or is there another cause, or am I just imagining things?
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Different Instrument Approach.
VOR/DME approach, offset 5 degrees, ILS 23R being replaced. All in the NOTAMs. Many users find the offset approach a pain in the posterior in poor or windy wx, myself included. ILS should be back soon, and we'll all happily fly over the Stockport precinct!