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Pax figures going up" ... they're not
Why does doom and gloom have to take such a front stance?" - It doesn't. But its existence does need to be acknowledged and taken into account. Exclusive reporting of happy stories alone is about as useful as a North Korean news broadcast
Also, whilst not to the same, sombering degree of your posts, bad news has been reported on here, the loss of easy to HEL, the loss of MSE and the fact BD has reduced LHR and so on.
At the end of the day, its all very easy and well to speculate what will happen in the future, but, as seen as 90% of news is doom and gloom, and due to the circumstances you have listed previous, is it so hard to grant us our little bit of good news and happiness, as seen as MAN suffered so in the past few years?
As well as work, aviation is my hobby, and you are supposed to enjoy your hobby, but lately, its just 'depression, depression, depression'.
Sure, if services fail, or the situation dips back to constant negativity again, you are more than welcome to come in, but come on, surely a little light heartedness wont go amiss on here?
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Air Canada/Jazz
Evening all,
Noticed a Jazz flight arriving at Manchester this morning, was not listed on arrivals on the website, wondering if this is to do with a possible resumption of Air Canada flights to Toronto.
Noticed a Jazz flight arriving at Manchester this morning, was not listed on arrivals on the website, wondering if this is to do with a possible resumption of Air Canada flights to Toronto.
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Unfortunatly not berliner.
Thomas cook is leasing the aircraft to jazz, so either, its returning off lease, or, maintence at the thomas cook hangar.
On a seperate note, I see EK has an interlining agreement with BE to offer connections IOM-MAN-DXB(-onwards). I was aware BE codeshare with EY, but how long has this EK agreement been going?
Thomas cook is leasing the aircraft to jazz, so either, its returning off lease, or, maintence at the thomas cook hangar.
On a seperate note, I see EK has an interlining agreement with BE to offer connections IOM-MAN-DXB(-onwards). I was aware BE codeshare with EY, but how long has this EK agreement been going?
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A lot of the recent "debate" was sparked by the fact that March passenger figures were down.
March and April figures are always generally confusing because of where the Easter Holidays fall. Last year Easter was on 4th April and so the start of the holidays were in March; this year Easter falls on 24th April - about as late as it can be and 3 weeks later than last year.Therefore there is none of the Easter 2011 break traffic in the March figures.
It is therefore usual not to read too much into individual figures from March and April, but to look at the combined March + April figures to get a sensible idea of trends. In addition, the Airport's financial year end is at the end of March - and reporting figures therefore get skewed as some FY's can have most of two Easter peaks in and some times hardly any. I know there were discussions at some stage to change the financial year end to get rid of this issue but it didn't happen.
This time around, as compton3b has pointed out, April's comparisons will be distorted because of the volcanic ash debacle. No doubt this will complicate Olten Pete's detailed analysis of BHX! Hopefully MAN will do the work for us and give out figures with and without the effects of the ash cloud.
. Can anyone remember how many days were affected? Certainly there were at least 6 days off (15th -20th incl) but I remember some other closures too - some of which were in May just to complicate the situation further.
And finally the proximity of bank and public holidays at the end of April also serve to make comparisons difficult.
So when the figures come out at the end of the month, no doubt there will be another interesting discussion
Suzeman
March and April figures are always generally confusing because of where the Easter Holidays fall. Last year Easter was on 4th April and so the start of the holidays were in March; this year Easter falls on 24th April - about as late as it can be and 3 weeks later than last year.Therefore there is none of the Easter 2011 break traffic in the March figures.
It is therefore usual not to read too much into individual figures from March and April, but to look at the combined March + April figures to get a sensible idea of trends. In addition, the Airport's financial year end is at the end of March - and reporting figures therefore get skewed as some FY's can have most of two Easter peaks in and some times hardly any. I know there were discussions at some stage to change the financial year end to get rid of this issue but it didn't happen.
This time around, as compton3b has pointed out, April's comparisons will be distorted because of the volcanic ash debacle. No doubt this will complicate Olten Pete's detailed analysis of BHX! Hopefully MAN will do the work for us and give out figures with and without the effects of the ash cloud.
. Can anyone remember how many days were affected? Certainly there were at least 6 days off (15th -20th incl) but I remember some other closures too - some of which were in May just to complicate the situation further. And finally the proximity of bank and public holidays at the end of April also serve to make comparisons difficult.
So when the figures come out at the end of the month, no doubt there will be another interesting discussion
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Well Suzeman there you go, a lovely little project for you to have a look at whilst on the beer trail, mind you it might not make much sense at the end
or maybe it will lol!
By the way Kev had an interesting trip home Sea King/C-17/A330/A300
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or maybe it will lol!
By the way Kev had an interesting trip home Sea King/C-17/A330/A300
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On a seperate note, I see EK has an interlining agreement with BE to offer connections IOM-MAN-DXB(-onwards). I was aware BE codeshare with EY, but how long has this EK agreement been going?
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Airport City
More details of the Airport City are now emerging - this from today's MEN
Revealed: First look at Manchester's £400m Airport City | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
As you might gather from the advanced state of the project, discussion on this has been going on for several years and was boosted by the announcement of the Enterprise Zone in the budget.
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Revealed: First look at Manchester's £400m Airport City | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
As you might gather from the advanced state of the project, discussion on this has been going on for several years and was boosted by the announcement of the Enterprise Zone in the budget.
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Airport city
What is interesting is the completed T3 Pier with parking on both sides, do you think this is back on the agenda ?
And if you look very carefully you can see the metrolink underpass where it comes in from the old ringway road and drops towards the station. There is ongoing preparation (piling) at the station for the metrolink as we speak.
And if you look very carefully you can see the metrolink underpass where it comes in from the old ringway road and drops towards the station. There is ongoing preparation (piling) at the station for the metrolink as we speak.
it is an artist’s impression don't forget. Is that a CX pax a/c on T2 I see!
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Just being nosey on two slightly unusual movements in the last fortnight...
Was interested in the reasons behind the return charter to Peking on AB's A332 and the charter to Fort Lauderdale on LS's 757.
Maybe the latter was cruise pax or crew?
Was interested in the reasons behind the return charter to Peking on AB's A332 and the charter to Fort Lauderdale on LS's 757.
Maybe the latter was cruise pax or crew?