Is this supposed long haul announcement Thai by any chance?

cbt_bear_MAN...

according to a recent Thai newspaper report, due to sooner than expected long haul fleet growth - the MAN service could operate from 2007 !

so unless fleet is growing quicker than expected it is probably unlikely THAI to announce services this soon.

My money would be on ANZ, who's 777's are due soon...or ( and more likey ! ) the announcement won't happen !!

Call me synical...

well this thai rumour is certainly true...its just a matter of time..they've been looking at the route for ages.

Anyone know about Air Canada? A route like that to their main hub must be sustainable, and i remember hearing from the station manager a few years back that they were getting amazing loads...just seems to be worthwhile. is it an a/c issue?

I'm sure I saw an Air Canada 767 on the apron today.:p


Would this new announcement be an extra Emirates by any chance??:rolleyes:

Wasnt the 767 their daily Toronto service?

Do EK have the aircraft available for an early morning MAN arrival from DXB?

Remember when they were planning a DXB - MAN - USA service all those years ago....;)

BA to LAX daily with a 767. They still hold the slots and will have a surplus of 767'swhen the remaining shorthaul fleet are dusked as they were not still meant to be there.

Is that a fact or a rumour? Can BA really come back with the LAX sevice?

no chance 767 to lax! all needed for lh expansion at lhr

When does GNWH go in for its refit? Want to go to NYC this winter with BA but not on that 76 in its current condition inside!

Re: BA tp LAX
 

RAILMAN

It must have seemed a good idea at the time
But can you stop typing with your a**e.......
cause your coming out with complete bo**ox!!

with thanks

MM

NWH is not going for its refit till early next year. We will see what happens with LAX.

I seem to remember BA fropped the LAX route saying there were too many economy and not enough business passengers, are we to assume they have changed their mind then.

If they are looking at former routes how about HKG then please, and maybe compete with VS on Orlando and the Carribean or am I asking too much of our national carrier here.

Silly me I'd be asking them to take Manchester seriosuly, please forgive me.

Problems before i am lead to believe were the timings of the flights attracting cheap continental through traffic. Its been mentioned more than once about a possible comeback but we will have to wait and see.

Was chatting yesterday to a BA employee at MAN and asked about a possible return of the LAX service, and they just smiled and said, wait and see....! It was a cheeky smile! Wouldn't it be marvellous if MAN LAX were to come back!

Let\'s not forget that times have canged a great deal in the 10 years that BA have not operated MAN LAX.

Passenger numbers from MAN to the USA have dramatically increased, the OeWorld alliance is now a big factor in BA route development and LAX offers great connections with AA and QF. Plus the cargo element....

VUELO
 

Try 'Miracle' instead.

MM

Its so much fun hoping though, isnt it!!

Do you think we will see a MAN LAX service in the next 12 months from anyone? UA / BD / N / AA?

One other thing the Alpha building at the end of T3 shud be been knocked down towards the end of the year. Its lease is up in september and Alpha have been told it will not be been renewed.

Obviously in readiness for terminal 3 expansion no doubt. They will need a bigger arrivals hall at T4 to cope! 2 international bag belts won't be anywhere near enough, not the one EU immigration desk!!

so there is going to be an expansion on t3. they would need one if ba is to introduce more longhaul flights out of man.

also ba did operate a 747 400 out of man, i remember seeing it loads cant remember what year it was, what did ba do with that and were did it fly to?

also is thai going to introduce a new service to man