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Did I miss this one?
Blue Island starting a daily MAN-Jersey from 31.10.11. Not the best time to start, but I guess with Baby leaving maybe there's room for a FLYBE competitor. Wonder how many people know about it though?
Nobody seems to have taken up the Baby Cork, which has been left to Aer Lingus /Aer Arran.
Blue Island starting a daily MAN-Jersey from 31.10.11. Not the best time to start, but I guess with Baby leaving maybe there's room for a FLYBE competitor. Wonder how many people know about it though?
Nobody seems to have taken up the Baby Cork, which has been left to Aer Lingus /Aer Arran.
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From 2nd November, British Airways will increase MAN-BLL to 3 daily on Wedsdays thursdays and Fridays, making the flight 14 weekly overall.
new flight is BA8249/BA8250 arriving at MAN 13:25, departing at 13:55.
(Yes, you did read the above right, BA expanding international flights from the regions, even if it is via Sun Air. Who would have thought it
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new flight is BA8249/BA8250 arriving at MAN 13:25, departing at 13:55.
(Yes, you did read the above right, BA expanding international flights from the regions, even if it is via Sun Air. Who would have thought it
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BA have no input on that expansion though, it's Sun Air's choice
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Looking at AY for my Nov trip but concerned at 35 min connection in HEL
Outbound EK020 to DXB and then EK380 to HKG direct, return EK381 and good old EKO17 back to Man. Total flying time approx 14.30hrs outbound and 15.30 return but no stop in BKK
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Thanks lasernigel for the info - I calculated a 35 min transit for the evening MAN departure, and felt a tad uncomfortable. But if as you say the transit is completely airside and the gates are close together then maybe ok. Having said that my last flight fm HEL to MAN was held back waiting for HK transit pax, so maybe AY do make the effort to look after pax, unlike some others...
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Got back from HK via HEL on time. Landed 30 mins early at HEL. All you have to do is go through security and you're straight back in the region of gates 32-40 the non-Schenegen ones.
One downside, at Hong Kong duty free they will not sell alcohol in sealed bags so you can't buy it due to the liquid regulations at security at HEL. However you can use their duty free tho more expensive than HK. I smoke and a 220 carton Marlboro in HK worked out at £12.
One downside, at Hong Kong duty free they will not sell alcohol in sealed bags so you can't buy it due to the liquid regulations at security at HEL. However you can use their duty free tho more expensive than HK. I smoke and a 220 carton Marlboro in HK worked out at £12.
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Basle
Swiss appear to be taking the Basle over from BMI this winter.
RJ100's scheduled to replace the A319.
Departs Manchester 11.30 Monday-Friday & 10.40 Sunday with no
Saturday service.
Heathrow - Basle still showing three daily BMI A319.
Pete
RJ100's scheduled to replace the A319.
Departs Manchester 11.30 Monday-Friday & 10.40 Sunday with no
Saturday service.
Heathrow - Basle still showing three daily BMI A319.
Pete
A shame in a way... but the loads are probably more suited to an Avro than a 319.
Whenever I've flown the route, most passengers seem to have been holding Swiss-issued codeshare boarding cards with the LX flight number anyway.
Only problem is the prices will go back up, I expect. Had some dirt cheap return tickets on the route with BMI; it was always quite a bit more when operated by Swiss.
Still, at least the link will continue, particularly if BMI is sold and ended up exiting Star Alliance. There's definitely a market - unfortunately probably not quite enough for a daily A319.
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EDIT: Further to this; it appears to be a straight aircraft swap. The BMI A319 will instead operate a return BSL-BCN-BSL for Swiss between its Heathrow duties (effectively a wet-lease with a LX flight number but not a BD one, and not bookable through BMI.) The RJ100 previously used for this will presumably be what operates to Manchester.
Whenever I've flown the route, most passengers seem to have been holding Swiss-issued codeshare boarding cards with the LX flight number anyway.
Only problem is the prices will go back up, I expect. Had some dirt cheap return tickets on the route with BMI; it was always quite a bit more when operated by Swiss.
Still, at least the link will continue, particularly if BMI is sold and ended up exiting Star Alliance. There's definitely a market - unfortunately probably not quite enough for a daily A319.
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EDIT: Further to this; it appears to be a straight aircraft swap. The BMI A319 will instead operate a return BSL-BCN-BSL for Swiss between its Heathrow duties (effectively a wet-lease with a LX flight number but not a BD one, and not bookable through BMI.) The RJ100 previously used for this will presumably be what operates to Manchester.
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Airport Passenger Duty: "Passengers in the UK pay 12-15 times more than in Europe. We’ve done all the lobbying we can. There needs to be more balance because aviation is a driver of economic growth."
On the subject of AY and HEL, I have been using them pretty regularly to Asia in the last 12-18 months. They have some great prices in J and as others have said, transitting at HEL is very easy.
Having said that I went to HKG last week on LX via ZRH, who also have a short transit time. However, the bussing to and from the bird in ZRH is a little frustrating at times. I am hoping that the new B pier at ZRH for non schengen flights opening shortly means the MAN flights will stop us being crammed on the bus.
I sadly don't tend to get many firsts at MAN these days so I was pleasantly surprised and bemused to land 'the wrong way' on runway 2 a couple of days ago. I have never even seen another aircraft do that!. I have actually taken off 'the wrong way' on that runway once about 5 years ago on a very full SQ 772ER nonstop to SIN, where we taxied down, turned around on the loop at the bottom and took off. On Sunday we just spun around on the runway and came back.
Any news on Biman?
Last I heard the timings had changed. Now arriving about 1700hrs (ish).
Last I heard the timings had changed. Now arriving about 1700hrs (ish).
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"It also said that ZB were starting Bologna as well (15 April 2012) so I don't think it will be Air Europa"
http://www.pprune.org/6523967-post2145.html
http://www.pprune.org/6523967-post2145.html
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some people will pay that little extra for a non stop flight MAN-HKG, just like down south.... LHR-HKG
hearing from family and friends and other passengers needs, people like to fly but are scared from sense direction, worried getting lost, looking for flights/gates or language barriers from a transfer flight.
There is nothing better to board a flight, then get off at the destination.
But i know people wont get on a BA flight cause of the luggage allowance and the price you pay over service.
hearing from family and friends and other passengers needs, people like to fly but are scared from sense direction, worried getting lost, looking for flights/gates or language barriers from a transfer flight.
There is nothing better to board a flight, then get off at the destination.
But i know people wont get on a BA flight cause of the luggage allowance and the price you pay over service.
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Finally Iberia have issued a press release about the launch of MAN-MAD (and also GLA). The release included this rough translation:
"Both routes serve both for point to point traffic between Madrid and two cities, and to bring traffic to the long-haul network of Iberia, particularly significant in the case of Manchester, the second city of United Kingdom and an important financial and cultural center"
We don't want to go down "which is the 2nd city" scenario again but that's an interesting observation from an airline!
"Both routes serve both for point to point traffic between Madrid and two cities, and to bring traffic to the long-haul network of Iberia, particularly significant in the case of Manchester, the second city of United Kingdom and an important financial and cultural center"
We don't want to go down "which is the 2nd city" scenario again but that's an interesting observation from an airline!
