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We don't at flybe. The cabin crew don't take kindly to it especially as they have looked after the pax for the whole flight just for the flight deck to come a steal their thunder.
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Both the American site and GDS show the Boeing 767-300 will be used
on Manchester - Chicago from Thursday 14/6 to Wednesday 15 November.
Also showing Daily in November & December.
Has this been confirmed publicly by the airline, can't seem to find anything
about this.
Pete
on Manchester - Chicago from Thursday 14/6 to Wednesday 15 November.
Also showing Daily in November & December.
Has this been confirmed publicly by the airline, can't seem to find anything
about this.
Pete
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additional 86 convenient regional point-to-point connections and choice of 12 new flights* by optimising scheduling options through Manchester
How do we get to 86 more? That's more than 12 a day, or is it six there and back on one new route?
additional 86 convenient regional point-to-point connections and choice of 12 new flights* by optimising scheduling options through Manchester
How do we get to 86 more? That's more than 12 a day, or is it six there and back on one new route?
UK Airport News says the extra flights are "four extra flights from Manchester to Aberdeen, four extra to Edinburgh, two extra to Exeter and two extra to the Isle of Man. The airline has also optimised other regional schedules to improve connections through Manchester".
Flybe to create Manchester Airport hub; add 12 flights : Manchester Airport News Stories
Obvious exceptions to this are the very quick turnarounds of LOCOs I don't suppose they get a chance to pee let alone talk to people.
A couple of months ago I was flying out with KLM on a Friday afternoon. The aircraft got struck by lightening 3+ times on approach, subsequently sending it tech on the ground. Both the captain and cabin manager presented themselves at the gate and did the announcement in fluent English (as is the way with the Dutch, think their English is better than mine at times 
) and then again in Dutch. They stayed for 30minutes or so to answer any questions the pax had. As time went on they kept popping up to keep us informed which helped a lot against some of the more angry passengers and eventually we were cleared to go. Excellent service in flight by all cabin crew and they even re-arranged passengers seats in flight depending on how tight peoples connections were at AMS.
) and then again in Dutch. They stayed for 30minutes or so to answer any questions the pax had. As time went on they kept popping up to keep us informed which helped a lot against some of the more angry passengers and eventually we were cleared to go. Excellent service in flight by all cabin crew and they even re-arranged passengers seats in flight depending on how tight peoples connections were at AMS.
Indeed, several comments have been made that seem to point to the fact that low cost crews are generally inexperienced. Not the case. Whilst Easy has a lot of younger crew there are also lots of experienced members who have had enough of long haul with the likes of EK, BA, VS etc etc and have come to do short haul. Just because there are fewer dinosaurs doesn't mean that there is no experience. I was actually BA trained over 7 years ago with GB Airways, i didn't lose that experience with the takeover.
I know some of your comments aren't explicitely intended that way and I may seem defensive but some of you paint are very distorted picture of what really happens.
We don't at flybe. The cabin crew don't take kindly to it especially as they have looked after the pax for the whole flight just for the flight deck to come a steal their thunder.
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Flew MAN-TFS with EZY in 2008 and I was able to speak to the pilot and f.o and the end of the flight. The door was open and we asked cabin crew if we could ask them a question and they let us in and then we had a quick chat about the routing and what not for about 5 minutes, then they headed off to another a/c for a leg to LGW. Having been on another flights with them, I've noticed they either come out and say goodbye along with cabin crew, or the door is open so people can at least see they are there.
Was different with Emirates last month on MAN-DXB-MAN. Cabin crew were all spaced out on different rows at the end with a polite goodbye and the pilots were still locked away.
Was different with Emirates last month on MAN-DXB-MAN. Cabin crew were all spaced out on different rows at the end with a polite goodbye and the pilots were still locked away.
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Assuming they haven't disappeared in the last few months, why don't you use the car hire desks in T3? I don't think it makes any difference which terminal it has on your reservation - all counts as the same place. They are located on the ground floor of the T3 multi storey directly across the road from arrivals.
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http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport...Statistics.pdf
CAA Provisional stats are up by 10.1% in Feb.
Now about 1m ahead of Stansted.
CAA Provisional stats are up by 10.1% in Feb.
Now about 1m ahead of Stansted.
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Why would you even want to see the pilots ?
Last time I flew from MAN on ZB there was a real hottie of a Captain, sadly only saw him boarding the aircraft from afar he stayed locked into his cockpit for the duration....
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CAA Provisional stats are up by 10.1% in Feb.
CI freighter flts cancelled until winter, CX down to 3 a week, I guess freight not doing well at the moment!
Incidentally I never realised that MAN had overtaken LGW for flown freight since 2007 after the latter experienced a 50% fall in 2 years..... The freight figures at MAN always used to be the precursor of an economic downturn being about 3 months or so ahead of this. However they seem to have been on the downward trail for a while now, so this connection seems to have been broken - looks like peoples' priorities have changed when it comes to buying things but travel remains a high priority. And maybe MAN is winning back some of the pax lost over the last few years with a wider range of services.
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Traffic stats
Looking over the CAA traffic stats Manchester stands out as the only airport of any size with real growth in February, when the 3% or so for the extra day is taken off. London airports basically stagnant, smaller regionals generally down, some by a long way. How come Manchester is doing so well in a bad economic climate, and has been doing well for over a year now? Many smaller airports did well in the credit-fuelled boom years, but now that's all over the real strengths emerge. For Manchester those are:
1. Close to and accessible by a large chunk of the UK population
2. Almost unrivalled choice of airlines and market sectors
3. Capacity and resilience offered by two runways, all weather capability, 24 hour fire and ATC, and multiple ground handling agencies.
4. City region being, arguably, the main economic centre outside the South East
5. Competitive pricing on car parking.
6. Sound financial basis of MAG, who have always ensured that pricing of operations gives a return on investment.
Perhaps more. Certainly MAN's performance in recent difficult times is telling us something. When there's lots of phoney money splashing around, many can prosper. When there isn't, like now, those strengths above really count.
1. Close to and accessible by a large chunk of the UK population
2. Almost unrivalled choice of airlines and market sectors
3. Capacity and resilience offered by two runways, all weather capability, 24 hour fire and ATC, and multiple ground handling agencies.
4. City region being, arguably, the main economic centre outside the South East
5. Competitive pricing on car parking.
6. Sound financial basis of MAG, who have always ensured that pricing of operations gives a return on investment.
Perhaps more. Certainly MAN's performance in recent difficult times is telling us something. When there's lots of phoney money splashing around, many can prosper. When there isn't, like now, those strengths above really count.