There is a VRP called Hill Top just near Woodford, its used for VFR traffic joining from the south.

Flybe to restore old BACon routes
 

Low-cost carrier Flybe plans to restore routes it axed from Manchester Airport when it took-over loss-making BA Connect in 2007, according to chief commercial officer Mike Rutter.

The airline said it was looking to reintroduce services to Madrid and Lyon as well as starting new routes to Amsterdam, Hamburg and Stuttgart.

The airline is one of the biggest low-cost carriers at Manchester, flying to more than 14 destinations from Manchester, according to its website.

Rutter said he was confident the new routes would be profitable, saying, “Manchester remains a key hub for us and we are aiming to increase passenger numbers from a million last year to around 1.5m over the next 12 months.”

The airline also plans additional flights to Milan and Hannover and expects continued growth on services to German cities such as Dusseldorf and Frankfurt where it competes with Lufthansa, which is increasing capacity on the route, as reported by Crain’s yesterday.

Flybe is expected to publish its winter schedule in the coming weeks

Would be good news if Flybe started a Hamburg service. Air Berlin are stopping their flights from Manchester to Hamburg after 31st October, don't know wheather they are keep the Paderborn one's?

If Flybe do start them, I hope they use a bigger aircraft than Lufthansa's CRJ200!

Mat.

It will be a Q400 78 seat turboprop

There is a transit lounge and, as both airlines pass through T2, it is possible but probably not likely unless they are they both in some kind of 'Star Alliance/One World' code share. Suggest you conact the airlines/airport.

JsJ

If you have a through ticket you'll just transfer airside. If on two seperates you'll collect your bags and go and re-check in.

Sky Europe - Next to go????
 

I am told Sky Europe OMNGD is parked on the West Apron at Manchester with an airport vehicle parked behind it.

Surely not a second airline gone in a day??? Does anyone know any information?

**Second aircraft just arrived on stand and been subjected to the same treatment***

If you are arriving into the UK on CO from the USA I expect you will be required to clear immigration and customs before continuing your journey. I imagine this would involve going out to landside then back through security.

The second Sky has just departed (1740) so they are obviously not impounded.

Virgin gains from loss of XL
 

Speaking to a number of passengers today travelling to MCO had bought tickets early this morning on virgin website after XL stopped trading. Both VS flights had extra passengers saying we will sort out the problems with XL when we return from holiday.

STATSMAN

so thats XL, freebird and skyeurope(?), all within 16 hours.

we'r getting handling requests from alot of charter airlines such as omni air bring pax back from SFB and hellas jet bringing pax back from europe.

what a day!

good luck to all those now lookig for jobs...

G-STAW

I am confused -which sources are you getting the info from about Freebird and confirmation about SkyEurope?? I hope its not assumptions during these hard times....as that would be quite insensitive to staff concerned.

got a phonecall from work saying that freebird have about to go bust, as for skyeurope look in news section....

G-STAW

NE/AA
 

SkyEurope

Vienna departure board: -

22:55NE 3502LarnacaGo to Gate Skyeurope Airlines

The AMS-VIE has left and is on route.

However just tried to book on their website and got "error call airline"

American Airlines

They announced this week that they are going to have an 18 strong
sub-fleet on International 757's mainly to be used from JFK but within
a matter of days both DUB-ORD & MAN - ORD have been rumoured as
downgrades to the 757. Very tight on operating limits but I believe it
is possible. Some LHR services are to be downgraded to 763's from
777's. The 757's are for new routes as well as releasing 763's to
cover the withdrawal of the Miami based AB6's so I am told.

The 757's will have new interiors with a 16/166 config, which is slightly
more than Continentals offering.

The 757's are rumoured to start going in the hangar by the end of
the year. I was thinking MAN-JFK rather than a 757 on ORD.

Pete

Will MAN ever see a BA with their 757s again?

My favourite aircraft in my favourite livery at my favourite airport! There was nothing better! Now that the 757s operate from a different terminal to MAN-LHR shuttle flights at LHR, we will probably never see them in the city again!:{

Nope, no chance of a BA 757. They can't operate from T5 so no domestic action with them (757s don't use containerised baggage like the Bus).

Some may go to FredEx but the rest of BA's 757s are bound for OpenSkies. The fleet won't be in the BA blue very much longer as they are now oddballs in their operation.

some excel rescue flights
EC JOZ 767 sat 0755
SX TID 747 sat 1600

SX TID 747 sun 0240
N720AX DC10 sun 0935

Sky Europe

The first aircraft NE 190 was impounded by MAPLC for outstanding charges,and not to be outdone/ jumping on the bandwagon the second aircraft NE196 was impounded by Menzies for outstanding charges, both issues resolved.

zfw

my company is quadrupling handling fees for these rescue flights, its a shame airlines are getting attacked for putting their prices up, when they have no choice but to pay execesive handling fees. Theres always someone making money out of a bad situation....disgusting

G-STAW

Handling Fees
 

Does the airlines involved in these flights not get the money back from CAA and ATOL??
:confused: