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Amadeus/ Sabre +airline comparison sites.
Probably a debate for a new thread.
Havnt checked Amadeus /Sabre BUT if you put in Manchester to any one of the destinations served direct these sites STILL direct you via another hub unless you are quite savvy in finding the "DIRECT" tab which is usually off the page or in a discreet area.
Probably a debate for a new thread.
Havnt checked Amadeus /Sabre BUT if you put in Manchester to any one of the destinations served direct these sites STILL direct you via another hub unless you are quite savvy in finding the "DIRECT" tab which is usually off the page or in a discreet area.
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Quote: “Actually I would like APD lowered across the board. I don't expect anything for free mind you, but at the same time I do not agree with paying the rates we are subject to now.”
Would love to see it ended altogether, but back to pre-2007 levels would be reasonable.
Quote: “Easyjet has won the rights to serve MAN-LED (St. Petersburg).
While a company spokesperson has said 'they will not use the rights at present', that's a standard press response, but they are obviously interested:”
Excellent news: Ringway directly linked to Russia’s 2 biggest cities! Is it yet known which Russian carrier has the reciprocal rights?
Would love to see it ended altogether, but back to pre-2007 levels would be reasonable.
Quote: “Easyjet has won the rights to serve MAN-LED (St. Petersburg).
While a company spokesperson has said 'they will not use the rights at present', that's a standard press response, but they are obviously interested:”
Excellent news: Ringway directly linked to Russia’s 2 biggest cities! Is it yet known which Russian carrier has the reciprocal rights?
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Excellent news: Ringway directly linked to Russia’s 2 biggest cities!
Is it yet known which Russian carrier has the reciprocal rights?
Is it yet known which Russian carrier has the reciprocal rights?
Im certainly hoping they use at least some of these rights now they sponsor Man U.
Im not sure who holds the reciprocal rights for MAN-LED, but one would assume its Rossiya or Transaero as they are the only 2 who have a meaningful number of flights to cities like Manchester (ei not sun seeker routes).
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Did Jet2 even operate to Venice last winter? Thought it was always a summer-only route for them - certainly appears that way as none of the 4 UK-Venice operates past mid-November.
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Venice has never operated year round IIRC. One year it restarted in February I think but normally it begins once the clocks change at the end of March. Unless someone has inside information it's far too early to tell if it will be back for Summer 2014 - only the Canaries and Turkey are on sale for S14 so far
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-GDS availability means that TCX seats can now be viewed on things such as Amadeus and Sabre, thus appearing on more 'flight comparison sites', and thus in turn leads to more awareness. TCX is now not just purely a charter airline, but a quasi charter/scheduled one, similar to Jet2 and Monarch.
It's a good move as they can hardly expect people who would have otherwise gone to FR/U2/LS/ZB for a flight to a holiday destination to look at what TCX has to offer in terms of flights and prices if they don't know anything about it, so being on the comparison sites is a good way of increasing awareness. The next step would be to advertise their flights more prominently like the competition.
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Some more Thomas Cook and Condor partnership:
Condor will base a B757-300 at MAN from April 11th 2014 and operate:
Palma, Ibiza, Kos, Fuerteventura and Rhodes.
Palma will be 5 weekly, the others 1 weekly with the Sunday Kos also operating a W pattern to Frankfurt.
Condor will base a B757-300 at MAN from April 11th 2014 and operate:
Palma, Ibiza, Kos, Fuerteventura and Rhodes.
Palma will be 5 weekly, the others 1 weekly with the Sunday Kos also operating a W pattern to Frankfurt.
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TCX were running an average of a daily service to PMI and 6 weekly to IBZ in the peak last summer, so it will be interesting to see if this is all incremental capacity.
No.
Unless you've an unfulfilled urge to fly on Aeroflot (and I can't think why) then a better bet for MAN plc will be to give Ezy time to establish themselves on the route and hope this in turn gives them the confidence to do other, similar things.
Did Jet2 even operate to Venice last winter?
Aeroflot hold the reciprocal rights for MAN-Moscow. They hold the right to serve the route 7 times a week (daily).
Im certainly hoping they use at least some of these rights now they sponsor Man U.
Im certainly hoping they use at least some of these rights now they sponsor Man U.
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Will he be willing to 'put his money where his mouth is', or, will it all just be hot air as usual.
Would be nice to see a reduction in regional airports' APD - we did for the beer tax duty escalator, so this should be the next target
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Jesus, are they still on easterlies...?
Jesus, are they still on easterlies...?
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Days of operation for Condor 2014:
Palma: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat
Kos: Sun
Fuerteventura: Tue
Rhodes: Wed
Ibiza: Sat
Apparently more flights to be announced.
Mon, Thu and Fri all have a gap for an afternoon flight.
Codes for the flights begin in either DE13**, DE15**, or DE17**.
Palma: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat
Kos: Sun
Fuerteventura: Tue
Rhodes: Wed
Ibiza: Sat
Apparently more flights to be announced.
Mon, Thu and Fri all have a gap for an afternoon flight.
Codes for the flights begin in either DE13**, DE15**, or DE17**.
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TAP UK general manager has given an interview in which he outlines MAN plans:
-Flight to return to daily oven the winter. This will gauge demand and will still be a higher frequency than last winter.
-Will return to 10 weekly in April 2014, 2 months earlier than this year's increase to 10 weekly.
-Flight will then increase to 12 weekly. No exact date given but, increase to 10 weekly this year is June, so 12 weekly could be June again.
-Flight likely to stay at 10 weekly next winter. They were going to make it 10 weekly this winter, but decided on daily as in point A.
Breaking Travel News interview: TAP Portugal general manager, UK, Rui Lemos | Focus | Breaking Travel News
In terms of Summer 2013:
Saturdays now sees the A320 scheduled instead of A319.
Sundays now sees an A320 on the 2nd daily flight, up from the F100. Sunday morning still sees the A321.
-Flight to return to daily oven the winter. This will gauge demand and will still be a higher frequency than last winter.
-Will return to 10 weekly in April 2014, 2 months earlier than this year's increase to 10 weekly.
-Flight will then increase to 12 weekly. No exact date given but, increase to 10 weekly this year is June, so 12 weekly could be June again.
-Flight likely to stay at 10 weekly next winter. They were going to make it 10 weekly this winter, but decided on daily as in point A.
Breaking Travel News interview: TAP Portugal general manager, UK, Rui Lemos | Focus | Breaking Travel News
In terms of Summer 2013:
Saturdays now sees the A320 scheduled instead of A319.
Sundays now sees an A320 on the 2nd daily flight, up from the F100. Sunday morning still sees the A321.
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When you own another airport down the road that already handles large amount of freight why concentrate on freight here???
Apart from CX,LH & FDX, it seems that that is exactly what they are doing.
Besides, where would any extra freight flights park anyway when the stands keep disappearing...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apart from CX,LH & FDX, it seems that that is exactly what they are doing.
Besides, where would any extra freight flights park anyway when the stands keep disappearing...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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