MANCHESTER - 8

[learjet50]

ManofMan

I suspect they know what the problem is and what part they need.

I suspect the afor mentioned part will arrive on the Flight tommorow Lunchtime flight be fitted and Bob s your uncle EDL will Depart so I guest there will be 2 A380 departures between 14-1500

Just my suspicions ///
However I would have thought they must have the required part at Toulouse which could have been sent to Man However I dont know how all the swopping and transfer of bits works




Have a Nice Day

I am sure the EK Staff at Man will be greatful when tommorows over


Gezza

[AUTOGLIDE]

Hamburg,

I arrived at T1 yesterday evening (Pier C) and the experience was frankly appalling. The immigration queue was all the way down the pier, then the baggage piled up on the baggage belt because most pax were still in the immigration queue. Result being bags jamming up, getting damaged, and falling off the belt. The pax that did make to the baggage belt couldn't get their bags anyway because the amount already doing their 100th rotation were preventing any new ones coming through from the baggage hall. In all, even with using IRIS it took well over an hour to get to get out of the dump. Whenever I arrive at T1, from anywhere, it's like going back in time to a really bad version of the seventies.

[Mr A Tis]

A380

Not bad, less than a week into the new service and we've had the first go around and a double daily departure !
I see todays flight left about 30 minutes late, with yesterdays flight leaving less than an hour behind.
Anyone know how the double flight handling went? I presume one service operated from remote Gate 62? Guess the bizz lounge were pretty busy today

Re the T1 arrival queues, yes just recently it's got really bad at certain times of the day, but it's out of MA control as to what the Border Control people do. I've stood in many a queue at Atlanta, JFK, CDG & Vancouver immigration for over an hour many a time, and then still had to wait for bags. At least at MAN, when you get thro' border control the bags are usually there for you.

[BillS]

Originally Posted by Mr A Tis

At least at MAN, when you get thro' border control the bags are usually there for you.

Been a number of reports on VS forums that baggage is taking 1 - 2 Hours to arrive after pax.
But thats T2.

[Scottie Dog]

05l/23r Ils

I notice that the Notams relating to the ILS being Cat I only have been removed - does this mean that CAT III has finally been approved?

[roverman]

ILS

The 05L/23R ILS is now CAT III having successfully completed the 300-hour burn-in at both ends.

[Scottie Dog]

roverman

That was a quick response 'kind sir'.

Thank you very much.

[Hamburg 2K8]

How many desks are they at Immigration in T1, 2 & 3? Is there no way of expanding the hall in T1? Also, the baggage reclaim area in T1 is not huge, no room for extension to this either?

I know I have asked this before, but any pics of inside the extension at the end of Pier B anywhere? Also, I still can't find any trip reports on the first EK A380 service, a week tomorrow and even the trip reports forum on airliners.net has nothing, sorry if i'm impatient (please don't shout, I blame my job), but thought someone would of done one and if so, would of uploaded it by now?

[coneshell]

Not quite a flight review H2K8, but someone wasn`t impressed.

Emirates Airline Customer Reviews | SKYTRAX

[donnlass]

Just out of interest is the Emirates 777 still doing the 21:00 run?

Flightcheck says it does but there is nothing about it on TAS Whats Due and no sign of it on Caspar.

Thanks in advance.

[conti onepass]

emirates is still doing late flight, why wouldnt they?

[donnlass]

Thats brilliant but couldnt track it on Caspar and couldnt find any record of it on TAS but might get out to the airport some evening and watch it before the A380 boots it off that schedule as well.

My fave aircraft, well after the A340!!!

I know Etihad and Singapore are flying them but its not the same. Emirates lights up the whole airport with that livery and will miss 777 when it goes.

[strid]

Excuse me for what may be deemed a silly question.....does the A380 'daily' service extend to the weekend - if yes what time?
Thanks

[purplehelmet]

donnlass.
dont forget casper has a 15min delay,so at 20.22 you were trying to track it far to early for a 21.00 landing
also dont worry the 380 wont replace the 777 on this flight for quite some time if at all

[purplehelmet]

strid.
yes its every day arrives 12.25 departs 14.10

[Hamburg 2K8]

A friend of mine flew from Crete tonight in Greece, can't remembe the name of the airport but she flew on Monarch, any idea what she came back on? Said she flew out on an A330, thought the A321 or B757 would be allocated to this route, don't the A330's concentrate more on Carribean, Goa, places like that?

[Mr @ Spotty M]

It would have been a A300 if it was MON3589 from CHQ or MON3975 from HER.

[TSR2]

Was probably MON3975 arrived 20.05 and was operated by A300.

[donnlass]

Hi Strid, it will still come in at 12:25 and depart again at 14:10 every day and weekends.

Electrical problems permitting

[donnlass]

Thanks Purplehelmet, will try again tomorrow.