Horizon Airways
 

Does anyone have any info on Horizon Airways rumoured to depart from MAN from summer 05.

I am wondering what routes will be served and what A/C type (s) will be used.

Thanks

FF

Now I think I have heard everything, Minsk!!!

Re: rail station check-in
 

The reason Air Atlanta are moving from the Ground Levels Check-in is to give Mytravel and Jet-2 more room for the summer.

Various
 

I understand that the reason for the new check-in desks at the Railway station was that on certain days/times T1 will run out of desks.

Horizon have advised the airport that their initial plans to operated 22 deps a week have been upped to 34 ! Known destinations include ACE,TFS,FUE,ALC,AGP.

Olympic Airways will add an extra flight on Monday evenings starting 16th May. This is response to the demise of Hellas Jet who have infomed that their last flight to MAN will be on 11th May prior to ceasing ALL operations.

brgds
TCM

So are Horizon a charter or scheuled operator?

Noone can tell you, Vuelo as they probably dont exist as such! A bit like CT2/ AV8 or whatever it was called..!

Here we are, not a rumor but a fact, AC to operate MANYYZ from the 17th June until 17th September, that's from the AC staff setting the route back up. Now for a bonus point (and IF anyoe out there does know this then you're probably the only person at MAN who does), but who the heck is handling them? Apparantely it's not BD or Globe so who knows?

As for the staff deli, do not get me started, but they are trialing opening until 5pm. The sausages and toast aren't too bad from there, but as for pretty muc everything else:yuk: :yuk: :yuk:

Best food for employees is to be found in the cargo centre (upstairs building 301) good menu that changes daily and if you time your visit right the scenery is very nice, as its used by trainee First choice cabin staff !!

Virgin looking to expand??
 

From the Manchester Airport website - a quotation from Sir Richard Branson....

“Since starting our operations in Manchester almost 9 years ago Virgin Atlantic has carried over 2.7m passengers. In the future we are looking at expanding our operations to include more destinations in the Caribbean or even to other popular routes in America like Las Vegas - routes which have proved hugely popular with our leisure passengers at Gatwick.”

That could put the cat amongst the pidgeons at Donington Hall.

Scottie Dog

......and blows my recent post right out of the water :eek:

I suggest that most likely outcome will be that BD will cease all its long-hauls from MAN in the not too distant future, and Virgin Atlantic will take them over......who agrees?

Quote "Virgin Atlantic will take them over"

Do you mean the routes or the airline or both?

Sorry, to clarify, I meant the airline as opposed to the routes. Who wants a Manchester to Washington DC route...? I don;t see a queue forming!

Apparently G-BYDA is fling down to Kemble tomorrow, leaving MAN for the last time. Anyone confirm?

Provisional April figures
 

I understand that movements for April were up 5.85% to 18295 - equal to 610 per day. Moving annual movements are 229,283 which is an increment of 7.06%

Terminal passenger throughput was 1,537,650, an increase of 1.11%. Moving annual total 21,952,832 (inc transit passengers).

Easter was earlier this year than last, so some traffic will have been lost to the previously posted March figures.

Scottie Dog

Can confirm G-BYDA will finally leave MAN today if it has not done so already. After all this time it is going to be scraped. Nobody wants it.

http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true

How much would they get for scrap.

A real shame.

Champions League Flights
 

Provisionals so far include:

2x Air Atlanta B747
3x Pegasus B737
1x First Choice B757

Word on the airport is that theres more to follow :ok:

brgds
TCM

'DA did indeed leave for Kemble yesterday afternoon, as far as I'm aware.

Article in todays Manchester Evening News says airport looking to far East and US for expansion in interview with Tim McDermott (aviation development director). Airport to handle 22.7m pax this year.

New services set to be anounced to Bangkok (Thai Airways- via another european city) and Hong Kong (Cathay)

Airport also in talks for flights to Tokyo and Osaka (ANA), Bombay (Air India,Air Sahara,Jet Airways), Beijing and Shanghai (Air China) and San Francisco, L.A and Johannesburg (no airlines mentioned)

Also says Virgin set to expand to USA an Caribbean from Manchester