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UK - LAX was nearly 1.4m pax p.a. in 2014 & UK - SFO approaching 1.0m (including transfers) so 10% of passengers could justify a daily flight to each. Surely MAN could manage this?
It is interesting that the ME3 are doing very well with eastbound traffic - over 3m pax travelled from regional airports to AUH, DOH or DXB in 2014 most of them doubtless transferring on to the Indian sub-continent or Australasia.
It is interesting that the ME3 are doing very well with eastbound traffic - over 3m pax travelled from regional airports to AUH, DOH or DXB in 2014 most of them doubtless transferring on to the Indian sub-continent or Australasia.
Look at your high revenue and regular traffic. LAX has much entertainment and media traffic, SFO has much IT industry travel. Both have significant UK contacts in London and the South-East, with very little in comparison in the North-West. For US-based travellers in particular, sticking on their favourite alliance is important to them. Californian points offer very few connecting opportunities, unlike say Chicago, because there's nothing beyond there. Heathrow offers a lot on BA, but Manchester doesn't have this.
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Any potentially viable routes from EMA that are currently not operated? Easy still haven't returned after many years away now. With only a couple of routes from BHX, they have a very small presence in the Midlands. If they were to return:
EMA - PRG
EMA - MUC
EMA - DUS
EMA - CGN
EMA - PRG
EMA - MUC
EMA - DUS
EMA - CGN
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I was thinking about some potential future European Emirates routes that could realistically be operated in the future. I came up with a few ideas;
Dubai - Valencia
Dubai - Malaga
Dubai - Edinburgh
Dubai - Paris (Orly)
Dubai - Helsinki
As anyone else got any suggestions and may I remind you to keep them realistic and viable suggestions, not just your wish lists!
Also are there any other routes outside of Europe that could be operated in the future?
Dubai - Valencia
Dubai - Malaga
Dubai - Edinburgh
Dubai - Paris (Orly)
Dubai - Helsinki
As anyone else got any suggestions and may I remind you to keep them realistic and viable suggestions, not just your wish lists!
Also are there any other routes outside of Europe that could be operated in the future?
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Well, since this thread started, one of the potential routes touted by a few people, Manchester-San Fransisco, has now come to fruition with Thomas Cook.
Shows that not quite everything in this thread is pie in the sky!
Shows that not quite everything in this thread is pie in the sky!
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Shanghai (Air China)
Cape Town (TCX)
Bangkok (TOM/TCX/???)
Mumbai/Delhi (Air India)
Tokyo (JAL)
Kuala Lumpur (???)
Obviously in addition to increased frequencies and/or new entrants on the routes with only 2/3 weekly or seasonal frequency.
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I was thinking about some potential future European Emirates routes that could realistically be operated in the future. I came up with a few ideas;
Dubai - Valencia
Dubai - Malaga
Dubai - Edinburgh
Dubai - Paris (Orly)
Dubai - Helsinki
As anyone else got any suggestions and may I remind you to keep them realistic and viable suggestions, not just your wish lists!
Also are there any other routes outside of Europe that could be operated in the future?
Dubai - Valencia
Dubai - Malaga
Dubai - Edinburgh
Dubai - Paris (Orly)
Dubai - Helsinki
As anyone else got any suggestions and may I remind you to keep them realistic and viable suggestions, not just your wish lists!
Also are there any other routes outside of Europe that could be operated in the future?
The rest seem possible, particularly Helsinki.
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I'm glad that TCX are building a good long haul presence in MAN and wish them the best of luck! They have done well with adversiting the long haul flights and holidays.
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I know that EK operates to Glasgow, but could they not operate to both. They are teo Scottish cities with similar populations and I would have thought that Edinburgh would be the more touristy one of the two.
I was also wondering about why EK don't operate to more secondary airports like ORY and EWR.
I think Qatar have an advantage over EK in that they can operate to lots more European cities with their A320 family aircraft.
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Any idea when the TCX GLA S17 schedule is out? I'm going between GLA and the West Coast next year so would be nice to connect over there as opposed to the usual DUB, AMS, LHR. UA are a rip-off as well, and not a fan of AA. MIA, BOS and JFK could all work I'd think as seasonal services.
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Thomas Cook seem to be becoming the go-to airline for people wanting to go America and the Caribbean on holiday but not wanting to connect via London, Paris etc.
Heres some routes I think they would do well on:
GLA - JFK
GLA - MIA
MAN - GRU
BHX - MCO
Heres some routes I think they would do well on:
GLA - JFK
GLA - MIA
MAN - GRU
BHX - MCO
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The preliminary long haul schedule for TCX summer 2017 is on their website, and GLA thus far remains with the same routes as 2016.
Still plenty of time for that to change though.
Still plenty of time for that to change though.
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Any idea when the TCX GLA S17 schedule is out? I'm going between GLA and the West Coast next year so would be nice to connect over there as opposed to the usual DUB, AMS, LHR. UA are a rip-off as well, and not a fan of AA. MIA, BOS and JFK could all work I'd think as seasonal services.
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Any idea when the TCX GLA S17 schedule is out? I'm going between GLA and the West Coast next year so would be nice to connect over there as opposed to the usual DUB, AMS, LHR. UA are a rip-off as well, and not a fan of AA. MIA, BOS and JFK could all work I'd think as seasonal services.
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