Where did the info on the EK 380 come from? Ive checked on the EK system and there is nothing..... both flights on the dates mentioned still show 777!

BMI-DLH Deal
 

Hi Guys,
Now this looks like a done deal,what will it mean at MAN and the BMI operations there??

I travelled through MAN today and had some spare time so had a look around all 3 terminals and I have to say compared with my visit about 18 months ago, the place has come on in leaps and bounds! I couldnt believe it, no more grotty toilets, all escalators working and the new looks in T2 and T1 are great.

Progress in the right direction hopefully they will continue this good work.

cyclops16,

Well according to the 23 June 2009 online edition of 'Travel Weekly', the deal "spells the end of low-cost subsidiary BMI Baby". If confirmed, this is appalling news for MAN (4x based B733) . And we all know that BMI's MAN-GLA has been decimated, the Transatlantics have gone already, and the MAN-LHR is occupying valuable LHR slots in competition with a vastly improved WCML Virgin Trains service. All pretty bleak for BMI Group at MAN.

I have asked for comments regarding the 'Travel Weekly' article on the BMI Baby thread. I hope that their BMI Baby comment turns out to be an expression of opinion rather than a done deal, but I'm not holding my breath. Good luck to all those affected at the BMI group of companies.

Cheers, SHED.

MAGICMORRIS

The Info about the ek a380 came from a member of there staff internally. Apparently it will be confirmed and put in the system on 21 august.....heres hoping.:ooh:

EC-ILS.

Are you sure you did a walk around throughout Terminal 3? I too flew from MAN on Tuesday, and was also impressed with what I saw... having not been there since 2008. However, one escalator was broken and a passing cleaner said that it had been broken for 2 weeks!!!

Yeah I flew from MAN on 4/6/09 to SFB and was quite surprised at the whole redesign of T1. We stayed over the night before and went into the airport to get something to eat on the night but found the area I was thinking of (just before Passport Control with the escalators to take you up to the large viewing window where there was a pub) was inaccessible to non-passengers now. Basically only a Greggs in arrivals area to choose from now!

Still, looked very clean and new, just not too much viewing area now from inside the terminal!

Sorry Kestral - no complements of MAN terminals allowed - become an unofficial rule:}

Apologies,


It was dark, damp and smelly, like an old people's home.


(better?)

FR are far from finished yet...

Ryanair boss: Manchester will continue to grow - Crain's Manchester Business

According to the EK hierachy at Man the 380 "Could arrive at anytime" it is not schuduled as of yet but if the loads require it will turn up.

Won't be for a while yet then unless they consolidate the two daily flights into one.

Maybe when Singapore jack it in at the end of the summer the loads will improve. :{:sad:

Anyone got any updates on the BIMAN 777 rumour?:ok:

Kestrel029
 

Cheers for the input.

Flying from Man at 0600 on Sunday, now REALLY looking forward to it.

:bored:

Travelmole reporting Easyjet to add Marrakesh, Copenhagen and Munich for winter.

Marrakech - 3*weekly starts October 29th
Munich - 4*weekly starts November 6th
Copenhagen - 6*weekly starts November 6th

on sale next week

EK looks like it is about to upgrade it's service to three times daily from November:

From another forum (you know which!). The poster is usually quite good and these details seem a little too in depth for bullsh*t!

Maybe no A380 for some time - frequently anyway! Maybe they are trying to target all those DXB bound passengers heading to LHR!:\

Not forgetting U2 apparently have a few more routes to add?!

Not bad during a recession!:}

3rd service to DXB and onwards to the world !! Not what Singapore Airlines would like to see at the moment !

I would be interested to know how many DXB PAX still go via LHR ??

Can we expect Qatar and Etihad to respond ?

Can I make a confession ? I just used Air France MAN-CDG-DXB as it was VERY cheap, pleasantly surprised as to how good the service was although I am not too keen on CDG terminal 2F it was like a greenhouse with no decent eateries or enough seating.

My choice is between AFA and EK for longhaul going South or East, I prefer DXB to CDG because the latter is confusing to navigate around and security is a pain. However I don't think much of EK's high density business class product used between MAN and DXB, which is unfortunate because the low density J class used from DXB to JNB is fantastic. I therefore usually choose between the two on price.