MANCHESTER - 9

[spannersatcx]

This information is based on the latest data available at the time of publishing. Flights can be subject to alteration at short notice and you should check with your travel agent or airline before finalising your arrangements.

Actually nothing has been decided which terminal CX will use yet. T2 most likely mentioned as that is where they used to operate. T2 or 3 are being discussed.

[Skipness One Echo]

it does technically mean CX now operate out of 2 terminals given the codeshares with BA.

I think for the few peeps flying HKG-MAN-LHR on days where LHR availability is stacked, they can suck it up rather than try and get a B77W out of the old domestic pier. although BA used to fly a split load on LGW-MAN-ISB from 44 on the B744 as I recall.

[LAX_LHR]

although BA used to fly a split load on LGW-MAN-ISB from 44 on the B744 as I recall

And lets not forget the days of the bmi base where there were 3xA332, as well as the BA and AA B767's. Granted they didn't have 7 based Ryanair B737's and well as the KLM/Air France flights which are a B737 and A321 respectively to contend with however....

[LAX_LHR]

Regarding Thomas Cook to Miami and JFK, all will be revealed when the brochure gets released:

https://twitter.com/TCLeamington/sta...028032/photo/1

[LAX_LHR]

According to a friend the new MAN-JFK/MIA flights are on sale in a co-op store in Liverpool. I have asked him to get the details if he can.

Also hearing that Thomson have been happy with the performance on LGW-HKT holidays so are looking to introduce it from MAN in 2015.

[LAX_LHR]

Regards to Trinidad,

It has now been pushed to a summer route, it will start on 29th April and run on a Condor B767-300 based at Manchester part week.

DE83 MAN 1020 TAB 1430
DE84 TAB 1530 MAN 0800

Sundays.

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According to GDS, finnair look to be taking back the Manchester route from flybe with A319 aircraft from Summer 2015.

Old flights

AY2933 HEL 0825 MAN 0925
AY2934 MAN 1015 HEL 1505
E170

AY2937 HEL 1600 MAN 1700
AY2938 MAN 1750 HEL 2230
E170

New flights

AY933 HEL 0825 MAN 0925
AY934 MAN 1025 HEL 1510
A319

AY937 HEL 1605 MAN 1700
AY938 MAN 1750 HEL 2230
A319

[adfly]

I wonder if that Condor 767 will also serve JFK and/or MIA, as I believe Condor currently serve the latter themselves from Germany?

[zjc123]

TCX Miami/JFK

The TCX Flights to Miami and JFK have appeared in the TCX Flight Search as below;

Miami:

Fridays
MAN 10:15 MIA 12:40 TCX830

MIA 14:10 MAN 06:00 TCX831

Sundays
MAN 10:15 MIA 12:40 TCX830

MIA 14:10 MAN 06:00 TCX 831

Flights starting Sunday 3rd May!

JFK:
Saturday
MAN 13:20 JFK 15:40 TCX848

JFK 18:30 MAN 05:55 TCX849

Monday
MAN 13:20 JFK 15:40 TCX848

JFK 18:30 MAN 05:55 TCX849

Thursday
MAN 13:20 JFK 15:40 TCX848

JFK 18:30 MAN 05:55 TCX849

[eggc]

zjc123 ; 3rd May is a Saturday !

adfly ; it fits in with the JFK/MIA flights, so you could well be correct :-

Monday : JFK
Tuesday : TAB
Wednesday : -
Thursday : JFK
Friday : MIA
Saturday : JFK
Sunday : MIA

[Sholto Douglas]

We are talking 2015 so it is a Sunday.

[eggc]

Ohhh of coarse...what a plonker !

[LN-KGL]

I think TCX need to recalculate the times for MAN-MIA. As it stands now the flying time westbound is 7 hours 25 minutes and the eastbound flight 10 hours 50 minutes. The times for JFK flights are more spot on with 7:25 westbound and 6:20 eastbound.

[MANFOD]

LN-KGL, I've suggested on the Thomas Cook thread that adding 2 hours to the arrival and departure times at Miami might make the schedules about right.

[LAX_LHR]

Im sure the technicalities of flight times will be addressed, as judging by the prices and lack of visibility in 3rd party and GDS systems, there is still some work to be done.

At least Miami will once again grace the MAN departure boards and JFK has some much needed capacity added.

I personally think that now, the long haul network ex-MAN is probably the healthiest it has been for a long long time.

[Sholto Douglas]

GDS availability

The problem with all GDS systems, as far as I am aware, is that they can only show availabilty up to somewhere in the region of 330 days ahead. I am sure that LAX_LHR knows more about the actual timescale than me. Additionally all airlines that I know of only have one specific season on sale at a time (with definite schedule), so Summer 2015 is only fully loaded once Summer 2014 is closed.

I accept that my information may be out of date and look forward to being corrected if necessary.

[LAX_LHR]

Sholto,

That is correct. Most GDS display 330 days in advance, its usually only the tour operators that put flights on sale 1 year or more in advance.

[mytravela330]

Ive just been into Thomas Cook travel agent in Sandbach and they have the Thomas Cook 2015 brochure for JFK, Miami etc etc....

[VickersVicount]

Not sure I get all the excitement about some tour operator cruise charters

[LAX_LHR]

Vickers.

These are not cruise charters, not even sure where that idea comes in to be honest.

These are quasi charter/scheduled flights along the lines of Condor so quite valid reasons to get 'excited'.

Mind you, I suppose some will never be totally happy.......

[Bagso]

Hopefully with these Thomas Cook flights it won't just be Manchester originating pax, maybe they will be pulling in passengers from Aberdeen, IOM , Belfast etc.

Has anybody checked the potential Flybe connections in terms of both outbound/inbound times ?