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MUFC_Fan thanks for the reply.
But due to the night work on 23R this runway is closed between 23.00-05.30 (I think) so I assume given the current wind direction that 23L will be in use. Can anyone at this stage confirm? And if so, which exit will be used?
But due to the night work on 23R this runway is closed between 23.00-05.30 (I think) so I assume given the current wind direction that 23L will be in use. Can anyone at this stage confirm? And if so, which exit will be used?
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Hamburg 2K8, its is 23L/05R Sun-Thurs from 21.30-06.30 (Local)
If you are on 23L in A320 you can turn at midpoint turning circle, or at your discretion at any point, though if you are in a sequence you will have to roll to the very end and hold in the loop to backtrack.
If the surface wind is calm it is more than likely you will be on 05R though to save you!!
If you are on 23L in A320 you can turn at midpoint turning circle, or at your discretion at any point, though if you are in a sequence you will have to roll to the very end and hold in the loop to backtrack.
If the surface wind is calm it is more than likely you will be on 05R though to save you!!
If the surface wind is calm it is more than likely you will be on 05R though to save you!!
Although the Mobberly/Knutsford anti-noise lobby means you'll stay on 23L until there is a significant tail wind component
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Landed on 23L, backtracked from the turnaround point, halfway I think. Landed at 1.30AM, got to baggage hall about 1.45AM, screen stated we arrived at 1.37AM and said all bags to be delivered by 2.07AM, at 1.55AM we were still waiting, around 12 came through and then nothing until 2.05AM, although the screen stated delivery completed at 1.59AM, everyone was ammused at that. Eventually got our bags at 2.08AM! What is going on at T3? A friend who was with me said she has had trouble at T3 before, T1 in my past experainces, has been much better. How is the information on the screens updated?
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Landed on 23L, backtracked from the turnaround point, halfway I think. Landed at 1.30AM, got to baggage hall about 1.45AM, screen stated we arrived at 1.37AM and said all bags to be delivered by 2.07AM, at 1.55AM we were still waiting, around 12 came through and then nothing until 2.05AM, although the screen stated delivery completed at 1.59AM, everyone was ammused at that. Eventually got our bags at 2.08AM! What is going on at T3? A friend who was with me said she has had trouble at T3 before, T1 in my past experainces, has been much better. How is the information on the screens updated?
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http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/ne...ester-airport/
They change their mind more than the missus but they're still here!
Here's to the next 25 years!
They change their mind more than the missus but they're still here!
Here's to the next 25 years!
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Are Virgin running the new A330 on the VS075 right through the school holiday peak or is the B744 being subbed at all?
Yes, how pleased we all were at the chance to see Germany...uber spin!!!
Congrats all the same on staying the course.
Singapore Airlines has seen its Manchester-Singapore service increase in frequency, as well as incorporate a stopover at Munich,
Congrats all the same on staying the course.
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Skipness,
The VS schedule looks like an A330 on VS 075 daily from today, indefinitely.
A B744 will operate daily too - 4 days to MCO (making 11 x in total), 2 days to LAS and on Sundays to BGI. LAS will be the longest non-stop sector ex-MAN this year, unless SQ drop the MUC stopover. Aircraft will changeover with LGW orignators down route, I believe. Don't know what they have planned for Winter yet.
The VS schedule looks like an A330 on VS 075 daily from today, indefinitely.
A B744 will operate daily too - 4 days to MCO (making 11 x in total), 2 days to LAS and on Sundays to BGI. LAS will be the longest non-stop sector ex-MAN this year, unless SQ drop the MUC stopover. Aircraft will changeover with LGW orignators down route, I believe. Don't know what they have planned for Winter yet.
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BGI switches from Sunday to Monday from tomorrow. Tomorrow is the 1st flt to LAS 2nd will be thursday all the other days the 2nd flt goes to MCO with all operated by the 744. The 75 is the 330 from now on.
The 330 changeover will see the positioner for the 2nd a/c arrive on a thursday evening then operate the 75 on friday, with the inbound 76 going on to LGW, that's for April, only. After that it resumes the normal schedule as it is now with the 744, swopping in MCO.
The 330 changeover will see the positioner for the 2nd a/c arrive on a thursday evening then operate the 75 on friday, with the inbound 76 going on to LGW, that's for April, only. After that it resumes the normal schedule as it is now with the 744, swopping in MCO.
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Thanks dwlpl.
I suppose that only the last five days of March 2010 fell in the 2 week Easter (school) holiday period then. Would that be enough time to make March 2010 3.87% better than this year?
I seem to remember flying TOM MAN-PMI in very late March. T2 was packed with families.
I suppose that only the last five days of March 2010 fell in the 2 week Easter (school) holiday period then. Would that be enough time to make March 2010 3.87% better than this year?
I seem to remember flying TOM MAN-PMI in very late March. T2 was packed with families.
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Rolling 12 months 17,913,290 down 2.92%
Theres a lot of new services comming online between now-November, including the new LAS yesterday, so 2011 should be well up on 2010.
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Stats: March 2011 and Outlook
New scheduled services are a very welcome positive but we have reductions to factor in too. The BMI cutback on MAN-LHR is substantial; the Tripoli service by Libyan is gone (for obvious reasons); FlyBe to Manston and EasyJet to Helsinki finish soon. CSA is not returning this Summer, neither is FlyBe to Bournemouth. So on the scheduled front, both good and bad news is in the mix.
With regard to March specifically, it will be interesting to observe the reduction in holiday sales to Egyptian and Tunisian resorts in particular. Egypt is unlikely to recover to anything like 2010 volumes this year. Spain missed its chance to mop up customers displaced from North Africa in March as the widely publicized threat of strikes discouraged switched bookings.
I suspect that the IT sector is the likely culprit for the March drop. Weakness can be expected to persist for the year ahead not only due to reduced capacity in key markets such as Egypt, but also because many families are feeling the pinch financially. Leisure travel spend is discretionary, and high oil prices and taxes are inhibiting latent demand.
Whilst I would rather be proven wrong, I stand by my assessment in earlier (more detailed) postings that 2011 will be a difficult year rather than a boom one. Monthly drops in passenger figures in the single digits % should not come as a shock to anybody with geopolitical awareness.
SHED.
With regard to March specifically, it will be interesting to observe the reduction in holiday sales to Egyptian and Tunisian resorts in particular. Egypt is unlikely to recover to anything like 2010 volumes this year. Spain missed its chance to mop up customers displaced from North Africa in March as the widely publicized threat of strikes discouraged switched bookings.
I suspect that the IT sector is the likely culprit for the March drop. Weakness can be expected to persist for the year ahead not only due to reduced capacity in key markets such as Egypt, but also because many families are feeling the pinch financially. Leisure travel spend is discretionary, and high oil prices and taxes are inhibiting latent demand.
Whilst I would rather be proven wrong, I stand by my assessment in earlier (more detailed) postings that 2011 will be a difficult year rather than a boom one. Monthly drops in passenger figures in the single digits % should not come as a shock to anybody with geopolitical awareness.
SHED.
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Oh come on Shed, why the doom and gloom all the time?
But dont forget Flybe has directly replaced MSE with LDY, and easyjet directly replaced HEL with BIO.
Libyan to Tripoli will be back once the troubles have died down.
So, not as much doom and gloom as originally forecast.
When you take the above into account, its only really BD to LHR that is a direct loss that hasnt been replaced elsewhere, theres more increases than decreases in the scheduled market. (Im not going to go over the list again as its already been well publicised on here already)
FlyBe to Manston and EasyJet to Helsinki finish soon
Libyan to Tripoli will be back once the troubles have died down.
So, not as much doom and gloom as originally forecast.
When you take the above into account, its only really BD to LHR that is a direct loss that hasnt been replaced elsewhere, theres more increases than decreases in the scheduled market. (Im not going to go over the list again as its already been well publicised on here already)
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Doom & Gloom ...
Why doom and gloom all the time? Not all the time - just when appropriate. I deal in reality rather than fantasy. What I wish for in an ideal world and what I expect in the real one are very different things. As I said, I would love to be proven wrong. However, aviation professionals are best served by recognizing and planning around economic and geopolitical realities. A wise king will not kill the messenger who informs him of news he would rather not receive; knowledge is power. I would love to see oil trading at $40 per barrel, but right now it doesn't. I would love to see peace, sweetness and light in North Africa and the Middle East, but that is not the reality. It just ain't so, and we must deal with what is so.
I am well aware of the new scheduled services due to be launched at MAN this year and I welcome all of them. But it is silly not to factor in the bad news too. The "Big Picture" suggests a tough 2011. Be prepared for it. Forewarned is forearmed and all that. Blissful ignorance won't protect jobs and services.
Rgds. SHED.
ADDED: Libyan to Tripoli will be back once the troubles have died down ...
Hmmm ... care to put a date on that one? Libya is in the throes of a full-scale civil war. Libyan runways and aircraft are considered legitimate military targets. Is the LAA fleet safely hangared away from the battle? Are LAA staff alive and safe? Does LAA still have access to its cash reserves? I'll expect them back at MAN when I see them! And YES, I would love that to be soon ... BUT ...
I am well aware of the new scheduled services due to be launched at MAN this year and I welcome all of them. But it is silly not to factor in the bad news too. The "Big Picture" suggests a tough 2011. Be prepared for it. Forewarned is forearmed and all that. Blissful ignorance won't protect jobs and services.
Rgds. SHED.
ADDED: Libyan to Tripoli will be back once the troubles have died down ...
Hmmm ... care to put a date on that one? Libya is in the throes of a full-scale civil war. Libyan runways and aircraft are considered legitimate military targets. Is the LAA fleet safely hangared away from the battle? Are LAA staff alive and safe? Does LAA still have access to its cash reserves? I'll expect them back at MAN when I see them! And YES, I would love that to be soon ... BUT ...
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