MANCHESTER - 8
MAN, like you say, is always quiet this time of year a scene which is replicated at various other UK airports. The place livens up during the peak periods but empty stands and quiet terminals at certain times of the day and at this time of the year is nothing new. Last year for instance whilst waiting for the lunchtime EK there was only one other flight (LH) departing around the same time.
ZB is now in T2, LS have always practically parked much of it's fleet over Winter and Easyjet have incredibly quiet days during mid week at this time of the year.
ZB is now in T2, LS have always practically parked much of it's fleet over Winter and Easyjet have incredibly quiet days during mid week at this time of the year.
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Airport City Plans unveiled
This from today's MEN
Manchester's £650m Airport City master plan unveiled | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
Two phases - first to the North of the Passenger Terminal Area which will be made-up of 1.85m sq ft of hotel, office, retail and advanced manufacturing space, all next to Manchester Airport's existing train station. The second will be based over by the Cargo Centre and will focus on freight and logistics uses.
Planning application "within weeks" and work on infrastructure starts in the spring.
All good interesting stuff for a "third world airport".
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Manchester's £650m Airport City master plan unveiled | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
Two phases - first to the North of the Passenger Terminal Area which will be made-up of 1.85m sq ft of hotel, office, retail and advanced manufacturing space, all next to Manchester Airport's existing train station. The second will be based over by the Cargo Centre and will focus on freight and logistics uses.
Planning application "within weeks" and work on infrastructure starts in the spring.
All good interesting stuff for a "third world airport".
Toodle Pip
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All well and good, only problem is there not doing enough to attract new airlines and punters or keeping the ones they have, even that old man stalwart monarch are moving aircraft away to other bases this year for the first time.
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Why do hate Manchester so much. I am neither a spotter or a Manchester airport fan. I just work there.
Just curious as to why you loathe it so.
Please don't just say it is a third world airport as that is not really a reply.
And having spent time in third world airports. Manchester is not one of them.
Why do hate Manchester so much. I am neither a spotter or a Manchester airport fan. I just work there.
Just curious as to why you loathe it so.
Please don't just say it is a third world airport as that is not really a reply.
And having spent time in third world airports. Manchester is not one of them.
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I wouldn't be too worried about Topspotter's experience, you can always find a quiet spell anywhere except Heathrow. MAN passenger traffic was up in December by between 7.8% and 9% depending on the data source. There are many UK airports which would be very happy to take half of that figure at the moment, or indeed anything positive.
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Even Heathrow is quiet at this time of year, I watched an Air Canada A330 recently taxi all the way from T3, line up and depart with nothing behind it at the hold waiting ! Just ignore Tosspotter, one musn't feed trolls, they love the attention.
Sounds like a wannabe that got a "no" and had to settle for EMA alas.
Sounds like a wannabe that got a "no" and had to settle for EMA alas.
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ZB is now in T2, LS have always practically parked much of it's fleet over Winter and Easyjet have incredibly quiet days during mid week at this time of the year.
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I barely ever see them there. Except for Gate 21, I have never ever seen a Jet2 737 at Pier C, only 757's but even that is rare every time I use T1 Pier B is just jam packed full of Jet2.
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Another thread is indicating that Air Asia is susupending flights to Europe. Probably not a bad thing that they didn't start at MAN anyway if this was going to happen anyway.
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Hi
Does anybody know why TCX2625 out off SSH has a long delay tonight (Thurs 12th)?
Thanks in advance.
Does anybody know why TCX2625 out off SSH has a long delay tonight (Thurs 12th)?
Thanks in advance.
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Turkish Airlines
Nine weekly IST bookable from the end of March with double daily on Friday
and Sundays.
Ten weekly from Monday 28th May with an extra Monday flight added
Only checked one GDS system.
Pete
and Sundays.
Ten weekly from Monday 28th May with an extra Monday flight added
Only checked one GDS system.
Pete
Last edited by OltonPete; 13th Jan 2012 at 20:57. Reason: added text
Another thread is indicating that Air Asia is susupending flights to Europe. Probably not a bad thing that they didn't start at MAN anyway if this was going to happen anyway.
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