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Old 5th Aug 2013, 17:35
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as LAX LHR commented, shades of UK International Airways !
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 09:54
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Saudi to return

Finally some good news long haul wise, Saudi Arabian are to return to MAN:

Saudi Airlines suffers from absence of competition | Arab News ? Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.

We have new destinations like Toronto and Los Angeles and we will operate to Manchester in Britain next year
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 10:26
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Did they have fifth freedom rights last time? Always felt that the stop in Switzerland put them at a disadvantage against the likes of EK. Hopefully they'll be able to make a direct flight work.
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 10:30
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Did they have fifth freedom rights last time? Always felt that the stop in
Switzerland put them at a disadvantage against the likes of EK. Hopefully
they'll be able to make a direct flight work.
They did as due to the B777, they seemed to specifically target MAN-GVA skiers last time.

Cargo was a main driver last time, so hopefully a B777 non-stop will be used, otherwise could be the A320 via a European point again.
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 10:46
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Cargo was a main driver last time, so hopefully a B777 non-stop will be used, otherwise could be the A320 via a European point again.
Or perhaps the A330? I believe they still have a few on order.
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 11:21
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Saudia

Don't they have 321's? Pretty sure they'd have the legs to make it up here.

Anyway, nice to see regardless of what they use!
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 15:38
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all that sand!

all that sun!!

A massive tourist trade beckons.....................
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 18:19
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Woe betide MAN getting a link that's predominately business related as only LHR is allowed those in the UK
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 19:57
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Hmmmm

probably just for the Hajjj season. Not much incentive for most folk to travel between Saudi Horrabia and Manchester when all's said and done.
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 20:10
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Potential clients?

trade mission to Saudi Arabia

"Energy, Chemical and Advanced Engineering". Going the way of Libyan perhaps, few passengers paying $$$?

Warton's Typhoons?
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 20:14
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Possibly for the same reasons why pax travel from Heathrow to Saudi Arabia
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 22:42
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Not Hajj related as slots applied for are from Jan 14; 777 3 weekly.
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Old 7th Aug 2013, 23:22
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Hey all, can anyone advise if Biman (the airline not the sexuality!) are still operating out to Dhaka? The airport website says no and the last few LHR departures have not called at Manchester.

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Old 8th Aug 2013, 05:41
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According to an article in Travel Weekly TCX are to launch more long haul from MAN to replicate the success of sister airline DE in Germany.
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Old 8th Aug 2013, 06:24
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Skipness, they're not. Haven't done so for quite a while.
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Old 8th Aug 2013, 17:19
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According to an article in Travel Weekly TCX are to launch more long haul
from MAN to replicate the success of sister airline DE in Germany
Looking at the article, seems they would use MAN-FRA-XXX for eastbound, but introduce more westbound from MAN:

People won’t want to fly to Canada via Frankfurt, but why not Cape Town or Bangkok
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Old 8th Aug 2013, 22:07
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Saudia

Yes, Saudia are coming back and this time it's 3 weekly B777 and non-stop, rather than the previous attempt which was 2 weekly and via GVA. According to my source SV feel that they need a presence at MAN in view of the number of flag carriers serving the UK's main provincial airport.
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Old 8th Aug 2013, 23:18
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According to my source SV feel that they need a presence at MAN in view of the number of flag carriers serving the UK's main provincial airport.
What's the market they're serving? The airline is really an arm of the state rather than a commercial entity, it's a QR/EY not an EK. Have they announced Jeddah or Riyadh?
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Old 9th Aug 2013, 05:50
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I believe it's Jeddah. Not sure what market they're pitching at, Skip, but as you say, SV are perhaps not so much a commercial outfit as a traditional flag carrier flying the flag wherever they think it's valuable to do so. MAN can take that as a compliment. It doesn't always work out, as we have seen with Biman, but look at how many flag carriers from the Arab world have recently started or enhanced service to MAN and you can see why they are interested. Libyan, Tunisian, Egyptair, Turkish, not to mention the GB3.

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Old 9th Aug 2013, 09:33
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Cairo – Manchester 5 weekly service is currently unavailable for reservation on/after 27OCT13.
This from Airline route. My guess not many takers for this route given the political climate. Maybe if they had operated to SSH it would have been a better option. Interesting to note that they've increased the LHR route from 11 to 13.
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