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Is there anything about Man Airport that actually excites you ?
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Enough sideshow squabbling thank you.
Stay on topic or leave the Forum: your choice.
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Sorry, Skip! I completely understand the fishing expedition, but when I am shown privileged information in confidence, I respect that confidence. As I said when you asked earlier, I won't be listing airline names on here.
But I will leave you with two relevant quotes. The first from a notice on the old office wall:
"Never ASSUME. It makes an ASS of U and ME!"
And finally, a Simon Cowell special: "Well I wasn't expecting THAT!!!"
But I will leave you with two relevant quotes. The first from a notice on the old office wall:
"Never ASSUME. It makes an ASS of U and ME!"
And finally, a Simon Cowell special: "Well I wasn't expecting THAT!!!"
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i know for a fact we have scheduled pure cargo flights operating into the UK who would switch their loads into Manchester at the drop of a hat if Manchester Airport and the handling agents had the willingness to assist as the freight they are carrying is inbound to companies within the Manchester Airport catchment area.
The irony is that those boardings if switched to Manchester would make a significant difference to say a scheduled US carrier if they themselves decided to operate into Manchester with passenger flights.
The map posted earlier of what the airport management perceive as the Manchester Airport catchment area is pretty damming. Look at the size and the number of large cities within the footprint, it is one of the largest economic blocks in Europe, and yet despite this it is on effect a massive "no go area" for pure frieght.
We have totally lost visibilty in viability.
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Rest assured, a no-go area for pure frieght covering such a massive area is hardly tripe.
I'm not here to entertain you. Feel free to make your own contributions on this subject or other subjects affecting Man Airport.
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Flew through T2 to Houston yesterday.. the whole experience was flawless. Singapore Airlines exemplary, nice to see the work on Pier 2 finally begin. The one qualm I had was the 1903. You could mistake it for one of the BA Galleries at T5 it was rammed. The solution to this is the Clubhouse which could then be used by Skyteam passengers !
It is alleged that MAG have had their "knuckles slapped" by a regulatory authority concerning their policy towards dealing with cargo flights within the group. As a result of this, Manchester Airport needs to be seen to be welcoming towards cargo enquiries which prefer to use MAN specifically. FedEx look like coming back to MAN; word is they never really wanted to leave. A number of other carriers are known to have enquired too. However, some speculate that MAG risks provoking a deeper interest from regulators, because if all the handling agents on the site keep saying they can't handle freight flights due to lack of basic equipment and staff, then the airport appears to get the outcome they really want anyway, whilst paying lip service to welcoming back whole-plane cargo business. That is a summary of the issue under discussion. If you're interested, there is a lot more detailed discussion across postings covering the past few days.
Don't conflate temporary reduced availability of widebody-capable contact stands with the airport being completely full. Two very different things. Plenty of vacant remote stands.