None of the above, as Thompson Fly is now sort of a low cost airline and the already have the most routes out of manchester.

Although BE will be up there they are on completely different routes to the likes of FR, EZY, LS and ZB.

I was reaally meaning core LC airlines.

TOM are HUGE at MAN, but can't you include MON as ZB, if you are including the TOM brand as both scheduled and charter?

LS brag to be the LC airline of MAN, but as you say, if TOM are classed as a LC airline themselves, there are some pokies being told!:}

I know that BE operate different routes to EZY etc, but they are still a LC airline.
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Also, on a completely different note, I have read on the MAN website that they want to have 42 million pax through per annum by 2015, which is fine. But they also want to be the 2nd biggest airport in the UK (after LHR) in the same year. This is due to the extra capacity on the 2nd runway.

They certainly aren't going the right way (now they are 4th from 3rd)! I suppose that when STN reaches 25 million, they cannot expand any further until that expansion plan fiasco is sorted.

Good to see MAN looking up!:D

Then yes BE and LS will be the biggest in MAN :)
Although not sure on who will carry the most pax, as LS have bigger A/C but BE will op more flights, only time will tell :hmm:

It will. And hopefully it is to MAN's benefit!

DAL to increase capacity on the ATL route.

They will be increasing the aircraft type from 763 to 764 as part of a transition of 764s from domestic to international. They will be equiped with 42 business class seats!:D This will also include MXP, BCN, MAD, LGW and CDG aswell (from top of head) as the 764s start to cross the pond.

Once flew from ATL-MCO on a 764, exteremly nice aircraft, and reminded me of the T7!

Good news for MAN, lets hope the T7 is back on the cards soon!

Anybody know if the DAL T7 is still stopping on India-US route?

Cheers

The DL still drops in from time to time on the india - US route, normally falls in around 5am, DL have actually just reported a profit for the first time in 8 years, so mabye we might be getting that CVG route they keep talking about. What they do need is another ATL, always overbooked the DL65

But is it overbooked in both directions?

And does "overbooked" mean enough for 2 aircraft?

yeah, the loads are good enough for another flight, prob a all y/c 757, dont think they cud fill another 767 mixed class

Do DAL have ETOPS 757s which could fly to MAN and back in 1 hit?

Im still wonder why they dont use there 777's on this route, I went MAN-ATL then ATL-MCO a few years ago and the MAN-ATL was 767, then the ATL-MCO was a 777. :ugh:
Either way good news they will be using a bigger A/C.

Ive also heard that the FlyBe contract is up for grabs in MAN.....:suspect:
Also are BE moving to T3 when BACON stop there flights?

I also did the MAN-ATL-MCO route in 2003.

We flew T7 on both routes routes. Why did they reduce the capacity in the first place? Anyway, if the demand is increasing, you never know!:D

DL dropped their T7 into MAN for 2 reasons, the first was reconfiguration on all the fleet, y/c and c/c, the second was money, after 7/11 they had a major change on a lot of routes and now getting it back in making a profit again. Still, better than there MD11 that never went anywhere!!

Flybe is up for grabs at MAN, if anyone knows or heres anything let me know! Swissport cant cope with that contract at such short notice at MAN, have too much on.

mansp

Ringway Handling (which is part of MASS) has won the contract to handle flybe at manchester starting the 28th march . very short notice indeed . flybe will be flying 20 routes by summer out of manchester

:ok: rampman

Thanks mate, you know who is going to be doing check-in/Dispatch?

SAS will be doing the check-in/Dispatch as they have a partnership deal with each other to sub things out to each other

rampman:ok:

sounds good, but what about the ek/swissport deal? thats not done by SAS?

E.K was out of there hands it was all palitical because SAS handle etihad down in london so that was that ....they had to give the dispatch and check-in to swissport

rampman:ok:

That dont make sense, then why not give the EY contract to SAS in MAN, they can do the same, think your right over BE cos s/p just cant handle it.

You had it confirmed, or just a rumour?

FLYBE will be confirmed tomorrow they are going to need a lot of equipment very very fast

rampman:ok:

I hope so mate, and hopefully they will need staff and pay more than S/P!!
A very nice contract whoever gets it, just feel sorry for BACON staff