Manchester-3

[AndrewH52]

Technically it’s not a major expansion of facilities. The extension of T2 was always pitched as replacement capacity for T1 not additional.

[Navpi]

Originally Posted by commit aviation

I am hearing from a well place source that organisational changes have been announced this week. New Deputy CEO role to whom the airport MDs will report with empowered airports able to make decisions autonomously.
Not going to change things overnight but sounds like a de-centralisation of decision making which might help.
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So Karen Smart is getting a boss onsite presumbly ?

I cannot see how decisions will be autonomous.
If a pure cargo airline ever wishes to serve Manchester (now unlikely) , will MAG rules not over reach any regional decisions ?

Just on a theme re freight and apron space, a controversial idea, could Manchester not demolish the freight village and move everything to the truck warehousing on the west side of the A538 ?

[commit aviation]

I think more financial autonomy but take the point everything flows down from the top in some way.
Full info was on their internal website so someone who works there might be able to say more

[CCFAIRPORT]

1 extra flight (Wed) on the MAN-CCF route for this summer (now 3 pw)

[Mark J Bowcock]

T3

I’m travelling on Vueling next Monday 28th March. App I have to check in and go through security in T1 then go onto T3 once airside! On arrival back the plane will go onto T3. So I take it they ain’t opening security in T3? And if not it’s going to be even more chaos in T1!

[planedrive]

150 flights scheduled to depart through T1 security on Monday... that's gonna be fun...

[Mark J Bowcock]

Originally Posted by planedrive

150 flights scheduled to depart through T1 security on Monday... that's gonna be fun...

it’s going to be chaos! What are they thinking!

[MANFAN]

Originally Posted by Mark J Bowcock

I’m travelling on Vueling next Monday 28th March. App I have to check in and go through security in T1 then go onto T3 once airside! On arrival back the plane will go onto T3. So I take it they ain’t opening security in T3? And if not it’s going to be even more chaos in T1!

Vueling will continue to operate into and out of T1. The list of airlines moving to T3 are in the attached link
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...3-on-march-27/

[Mark J Bowcock]

[QUOTE=MANFAN;11204158]Vueling will continue to operate into and out of T1. The list of airlines moving to T3 are in the attached link
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...3-on-march-27/[/QUOTE

Says Vueling is T3 on latest Manchester Airport Twitter feed

[MANFAN]

[QUOTE=Mark J Bowcock;11204167]

Originally Posted by MANFAN

Vueling will continue to operate into and out of T1. The list of airlines moving to T3 are in the attached link
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...3-on-march-27/[/QUOTE

Says Vueling is T3 on latest Manchester Airport Twitter feed

Apologies…I wasn’t aware of this.
The airport’s initial comms on their website did not list Vueling.

Thanks for the info.

[MANFAN]

Airlines moving to T3 - Departures from T1, Arrivals into T3

The airport’s website has been updated ref terminal allocations. Example here taken for BA:

Important information for British Airways Airline passengers

British Airways passengers will depart from Terminal 3 (T3) gates, but still go through Terminal 1 (T1) check-in and security. Arrivals will be at Terminal 3.

If departing from Manchester, please check-in at Terminal 1 and proceed through Terminal 1 security. Just before World Duty Free in the T1 departure lounge, please follow signs for ‘Terminal 3’.

Arrivals in Manchester will be landing at Terminal 3.

Please bear this in mind when making drop-off and pick-up arrangements or car parking bookings. Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 are a five-minute walk from each other and there is signage in place to direct you.

Please check your boarding card or contact your airline for more information about which terminal your flight will depart from.

[Mark J Bowcock]

Originally Posted by MANFAN

The airport’s website has been updated ref terminal allocations. Example here taken for BA:

Important information for British Airways Airline passengers

British Airways passengers will depart from Terminal 3 (T3) gates, but still go through Terminal 1 (T1) check-in and security. Arrivals will be at Terminal 3.

If departing from Manchester, please check-in at Terminal 1 and proceed through Terminal 1 security. Just before World Duty Free in the T1 departure lounge, please follow signs for ‘Terminal 3’.

Arrivals in Manchester will be landing at Terminal 3.

Please bear this in mind when making drop-off and pick-up arrangements or car parking bookings. Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 are a five-minute walk from each other and there is signage in place to direct you.

Please check your boarding card or contact your airline for more information about which terminal your flight will depart from.

its going to be chaos in T1 security

[DomyDom]

Originally Posted by CCFAIRPORT

1 extra flight (Wed) on the MAN-CCF route for this summer (now 3 pw)

Great to see Ryanair continuing to expand operations at MAN with an extra flight to Carcasonne as well as a new route to Pescara. Hopefully we will see the Ukraine routes back on the departure boards for next year.

[DP.]

Originally Posted by MANFAN

The airport’s website has been updated ref terminal allocations.

The airlines are going to have to do some comms on this. I have a Ryanair itinerary next month that specifically states T3 for departure. I can already foresee plenty of people getting dropped off at T3 only to find security shut and sent back outside to T1 (probably to join the back of a long queue). What a mess.

[Dct_Mopas]

Originally Posted by DP.

The airlines are going to have to do some comms on this. I have a Ryanair itinerary next month that specifically states T3 for departure. I can already foresee plenty of people getting dropped off at T3 only to find security shut and sent back outside to T1 (probably to join the back of a long queue). What a mess.

Terminal 1 is only a quick walk, through a covered outside walkway, fromTerminal 3. It’s not the end of the world if people are dropped at terminal 3.

The main issue is going to be the security queues in Terminal 1, but clearly the airport doesn’t have enough security staff so opening T3 for security departures wouldn’t help. The same number of security staff across the two terminals.

[Mark J Bowcock]

Originally Posted by DP.

The airlines are going to have to do some comms on this. I have a Ryanair itinerary next month that specifically states T3 for departure. I can already foresee plenty of people getting dropped off at T3 only to find security shut and sent back outside to T1 (probably to join the back of a long queue). What a mess.

I take it security in T3 will open soon

[DP.]

Originally Posted by Dct_Mopas

Terminal 1 is only a quick walk, through a covered outside walkway, fromTerminal 3. It’s not the end of the world if people are dropped at terminal 3.

I'm aware of the relative location of the terminals, and I'm not suggesting it's the end of the world. The point I'm making is that it's not exactly a great start to the journey, especially if they then face a long queue at T1.

What I suspect has happened is that when they announced the reopening of T3 they planned on it being a full reopening but it's since become apparent that they're not in a position to do so because of staffing.

[Mr A Tis]

Has the makings of another Manchester Airport fiasco.
Surely there should be a halt to any new / extra services until such time they (MA) can meet their service level agreement which is 15 minutes to screen a pax through security.

Tweeted by MA today :-https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/...cker-notice-1/

[MANFAN]

Originally Posted by DP.

The airlines are going to have to do some comms on this. I have a Ryanair itinerary next month that specifically states T3 for departure. I can already foresee plenty of people getting dropped off at T3 only to find security shut and sent back outside to T1 (probably to join the back of a long queue). What a mess.

I highly doubt the airport will reopen T3 drop off when passengers have to go through T1 check in and security.

[MANFAN]

Originally Posted by Mark J Bowcock

I take it security in T3 will open soon

End of April apparently…a friend of mine is flying with Ryanair on 27th April and his e mail confirmation states T3