thats not possible if they have an agreed contract, sounds like "ramp talk" to me

Crains Manchester Business website reports there are plans for a new 'super freight terminal' of 1.5 million square feet

just seen this too, seems interesting, nice too see growth at MAN.

I predict that Fedex will return in Febuary 09 with upto
four daily services...........

MM

3 ATRs to Stansted, Edinburgh and Glasgow and a Caravan to Carlisle, to be called EdEx :E :} :ok:

Hellenic Imperial Airlines 747
 

Does anybody know if the above is at manchester at the minute or if it is going to be there tomorrow?

thanks

shown on another forum as SX-TID B742 [ETA 00:45] MON275R

WW
 

The remainder of WW's existing destinations now showing in booking engine for summer 2009. Very much as this year but with less midweek flights until peak summer.

Viscount

MAN ready for A380 Diversions
 

Manchester Airport today published details of its readiness to act as Diversion Alternate for A380 flights. The procedures are contained in a supplement to the Aerodrome Manual and come into effect from 6th October. A NOTAM will follow, and subsequent AIP entry.

BMI Baby
 

viscount702

I have just checked one week in June and it is very much better than
this year with five based units compared to four. With Monday, Thursday
and Friday maxed out rotations wise and not many gaps the rest of the
week either.

I suppose you could say that the number of the Madrid and Lisbon rotations are little disappointing and again no Polish routes but they
have yet to be released from EMA & BHX yet. Could aircraft number
six be in the pipeline?

Pete

WW
 

Pete

It looks like five A/C at present.

The timings don't fit together nicely at the moment. Wasn't helped by the fact that the initial release quoted Zulu time. Now corrected.

There seem to be three periods

1)Up to early July
2) July to early September
3) September to October

As I said the times don't fit nicely at present.Using what we have got leaves few if any gaps for other destinations not what WW implied.

Message earlier on the BMI thread suggested 5 A/C for MAN. If that is right I can't see much by way of new routes with any frequency. If there were to be a 6th Aircraft that would be different.

Viscount


Viscount

WW
 

From what I can see of the schedule so far there is scope for an extra flight on days 1,2,3,4 and 7 and for two extra flights on day 6.

The rotations don't lend themselves to an A321 turnaround time so I expect it to be 5 B733 aircraft, which would match to BHX losing an aircraft for Summer 09 over Summer 08. I'd be surprised if there was a 6th unit to be based in MAN for next year, but if it was I expect it to be the A321 coming back which may open the possibility for longer sectors... Canaries perhaps? The A321 has been fantastic this Summer in terms of loads and onboard sales so WW would be mad not to have it again next year!

viscount702

Agreed, 5 at present but I only had time to check the one week in June.
BHX certainly runs end of March to end of May then to July and then
a final change in September back to similar to June.

bmi expat

The week I tried was the first week in June where it was definitely five
aircraft and no gaps on Mondays, Thursdays and Friday. I did not have
time to check other dates except for bhx where it is definitely seven
based units compared to eight now. Cardiff is still three but again good
utilization (I only checked that same first week in June).

I see from the East Mids thread that there is more new routes rumoured.

Pete

WW - wouldn't trust them to go as far as link Juliett 1.
 

Don't talk to me about WW!- Babies playing at running a low-cost operation.
Twice now they have pulled flights on me, the latest was a Manchester - Madrid return (only been going for couple of months). The joke of it was that they cancelled my return so suggested that I go out on the Thursday flight, and return on the same aircraft 20 mins after landing in Madrid!!? - Doubt if I could have cleared inbound immigration by then let alone check-in again and go through security. They then said over the phone that they'd refund me the return fare as it was unreasonable, BUT they hadn't changed the outbound flight so wouldn't be refunding that portion. (They later changed their mind on this one after receiving a piece of paper from me !)
Another hoot, was the fact that this morning they sent me an Email requesting me to fill in a survey regarding the ease of booking on the website and the level of service I received on my recent flight with them! Ohhhhh did I fill it in !!!!

I immediately booked with Easyjet from JLA when WW canx my man trip. The the flight was full on the way home, so don't tell me that Baby really tried on this one, or with many of their other ops! Half hearted attempts with old aircraft and a very strange route set-up.
So having got an old fleet of B737's why are so many flight being operated by infilling with BMI mainline aircraft, some of them A.321's - BARMY.

I'll never be touching Bmibaby again - Over to you Easyjet / Ryanair then?:ok:

A question for your Lordship, if I may - any news on the proposed new tower?

What with development of the new T stands, the opening of the revised taxiway system around the end of Pier B (on this coming Thursday) and other developments the airport really seems to at last be splashing out - now we only need more flights.

There was a rumour that Wizz might be leaving Doncaster and Liverpool, but I believe that it now may not happen - nice i it did though.

Thanks

Scottie Dog

B Pier refurb put back for 5 years or until economic climate picks up.................EK looks like it will be parking on 27 or 29.
A380 still sched for 2010 depending on deliveries etc.

Lots of belt tightening coming up for the winter months in MAPLC and ANOTHER Strategic Review underway with details published after christmas, so expect another tranche of PLC to be out-sourced, replaced or just gone as the PLC moves towards just being a landlord.

zfw

New tower delayed tfn, I was told
bb

Is the strategic review headed by Geoff, or by the Board? If it's the latter we might get a decent CX at last.

If it's by Geoff, it'll be more of the same - cut costs (i.e. customer service, maintenance etc.) build more shops, and give the directors fat pay rises.

Apologies if this has already been reported, but a tidbit of good news.

Lufthansa's plan for Munich this winter is 3 daily A319. Along with the LX upgrade, all good news from the STAR group.

Regards

Mike

BMI Baby
 

Any Baby experts know why so many Baby Manchester rotations are being cancelled at short notice recently?
Madrid, Jersey, Prague, Cork have all been hit. If this continues then it will certainly affect future bookings if they are to become unreliable.