You are thinking of the BA Islamabad service which flew via and was crewed by Gatwick. It finished in 2001. Can;t see that ever coming back, what with PIA and soon to start Global Spirit.

Jet2 are offering 5 times a week to Ibiza from Manchester from May 2006.

A little bird told me today that someone from Manchester Airport plc is to make some kind of announcement on BBC GMR breakfast show today. Is that true?

I noticed on T3 arrivals today two GB Airways flights, Malaga due 13.20 & Dubrovnik due 14.10, I thought they only had one based A320? the 2nd due in October.

You are quite right but the Malaga flight comes in on a W with a LGW aircraft

G-I-B

It was something of nothing, all to do with a report from Friends of the Earth! Ah wel.... ;(

Alpha Catering move & airfield development
 

There was discussion on a Manchester Airport Development thread in October 2004 with regards to Alpha Catering moving.

At that time it was noted that a new building was under construction over in the World Freight Terminal area, and that this work was for Alpa. It then mean that all catering commissaries were located in the same area and with better access to the 'airside'.

Removal of the current Alpha - and ancillary - building would give space for limited apron expansion around the Terminal 3 area, but really only to the point of increasing aircraft size on stands 57-59, whilst still allowing an A330 onto stand 55.

I am given to understand that further development plans will be made known when a draft development document is released in the autumn for consultation.

In the meantime does anybody know what the work in that is taking place around stand 22/200. Is it part of the expansion of the T1 Arrivals area?

Scottie Dog

I understood the work to be an arrivals area and arrivals channel for flights from the Common Travel Area (NI, Eire, CI, IoM, UK) that use T1. This avoids these passengers departing T1/srriving T3, and other services from the Common Travel Area mixing in with international arrivals at T1. It's is probably a Dept Transport regulation.

So what happened to the big announcement promised on Long Haul last week, have I missed it whilst I have been away?

Also wasn't an announcement on BA routes out of Manchester mentioned somewhere (maybe not this thread) for 11th August.

Waiting in eager anticipation for big announcements that never seem to come.

It was just the usual nonsense I should imagine. I predict no firther long hul expansion for at least 2 years. he UK econom is starting to go into decline and what with terrorism, high £ and escalating fuel prices etc etc it just isnt attractie to Far Eastern operators to fly in to MAN. If it ever was..!

There was no big announcement last week re long haul routes. I wouldn't believe any of it until I see it (preferably landing).

MAN bosses are saving all these long haul announcements up so that they can amaze us by announcing 5 all at once.....probably in about 2009

The UK economy isn't going into decline! It just hasn't grown as much as was expected - apparently the recent cut in the base rate will help to solve this.

Best have a word with Malaysian, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and PIA then.:rolleyes:

I think we will have an Indian and a Pakistan airline start within the next few months
G-I-B

I think MAN are doing the right thing and getting the expansion underway before they start announcing new long haul routes. The airport is currently operating at over capacity during peak times in the morning. Once T2 Phase 2 construction begins I think MAN will be working hard to fill the extra capacity!

There is still the problem of attracting airlines at 'off peak' times as the airport is almost deserted come 3pm, especially T2, but they are trying to offer incentives to reduce the afternoon lull.

BACX
 

MAN to loose SNN,ARH,ORK,NCE,PSA.FCO,STR and VCE no AR1 s to be based only 1x146-200 and ER4 and DH8s (BHX to loose FCO and VIE)
Daza

Above should read ZRH not ARH!! DOH

Sad day for all you guys who are going to have upset again I know it`s not nice,
but this might open doors for an airline/s who can make a go of it The question is are they going to be British ?, I think not!
There is now an opening for BMI Commuter to make a name for themselves at Manchester and have a true network
which can only help with any Transat that they do plan to keep

G-I-B

What are you talking about GIB? Just look at the competition that has emerged over the last couple of years to most of the places on that list. Jet2/bmi baby + Mr O Leary's expansion over at LPL all combined of course with a 100% increase in fuel! Embraer and RJ operations just do not stand a chance in that sort of environment, regardless of what's painted down the side.

loco

There is still a big market for full cost airlines as Lufthansa( A321), Air France(A319, A320) , KLM (B737) and SAS (MD-80) have shown, they have wiped the floor with Citiexpress, the only exception being Iberia which is a Noworld partner.
Flew to Paris with Citiexpress on an EMB145, nice enough aircraft but the guy sat next to me was quite a large person
and by the time we arrived at Paris he had to be peeled out of his seat
Return should have been on a RJ100 downgraded to a EMB145 due a storm at Manchester and re booked with Air France
on an A320 much more room and a lot less
clostraphobic ( hope I`ve spelt that right)
and I`ve got to say Air France pulled out the stops to get us back
If you are travelling on business you want a decent service where you arrive in a fit state to go to a meeting and the flexibility to change a booking at the last moment if plans change

G-I-B

Where is this information from? Is it official from BA that these routes are to go? To make such a sweeping claim without substantiaited evidence is not a good idea, I would say.

G-I-B

You must remember the the majority of the airlines you mention are carryin 70% connecting traffic, if they were only carrying point to point pax like BACX they would also be operating much smaller a/c. All routes dropped are operated by other carriers already.