Yes, apart from the usual times in the afternoon it's closed (12.00-15.00hrs). In winter it can be closed all day some days depending on traffic but I iimagine that now in early June it will only be closed for the times stated above. I quite like landing on 05R nice views of the Cheshire countryside.

I was hoping they would be using the 05s for landings tomorrow, as I like the different and closer views you get compared to the normal landings, I'll have to wait and see I guess!

Have a good day!

Manchester May Pax Up 9.9%
 

Runways and traffic
 

Runway 2 (05R-23L) is normally closed 1030-1600 local Mon-Fri, and longer at weekends.

Runway 1 project going well and more or less to programme. With the new electrical ducting substantially in place it is entering the complex phase to replace the runway/approach lighting, and the surface. Various runway exits will be closed for periods - watch those NOTAMs!

Pax increase of 10% and aircraft movements at around 7% in May, as reported. Rolling 12 month figures have now gone positive for the first time in what, 3 or 4 years? Those who have known life at MAN for a while will agree that you can feel the change - the place is coming back to life, it can be pretty busy out there now. Still some way off how it was five years ago but it's going in the right direction now. I would say MAN is on track to regain 3rd place in the UK pax throughput table within the next 12 months.

May 2011
 

Very good figures especially the International scheduled ones.

More to come with TAP and Qatar this month although one stat
pointed out to me was a surprise and Roverman's quote "Still some
way off how it was five years ago" could read ten years ago!!!!!

May 2001 pax 1830491 - that is surprising.

I will be pleased if my local makes +0.9% let alone 9.9%!!!!

Pete

The forecast is showing westerly (290º/6kts) throughout the validity period, so 05s are unlikely I'm afraid.

Oh right, I was under the impression we're in for some easterly winds tomorrow, nah well better luck next time haha

Oh right, I was under the impression tomorrow some easterly winds are due, better luck next time I guess haha

Easyjet announced seventh aircraft for MAN by summer 2012.

easyjet investment to create hundreds of jobs | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk

Monarch to add new scheduled routes to SSH and DLM. Hopefully more will follow. However Gibraltar is becoming seasonal and Malaga is being cut down slightly.:(

Good forecast then, as MAN changed to 05 ops at about midnight and have been on them all day Friday so far.....

May 2011 traffic stats - good to see a healthy growth but remember there was some volcanic ash closures in May 2010 as well as April, so some of the growth is artificial. Can't remember how many days it with flights grounded - only one possibly. If that is the case, it would reduce the growth by roughly 3%

With extra QR/TP/EK and now the EZY deal, it seems that things are taking off again :eek: (And no I don't work for a newspaper :cool:)

Suzeman

But what would I know!? My TAF decoding was spot on; the Met Office weren't and so it's been 05s all day!

im told the tri star belongs to Las Vegas Sands Casino Corp. It flew up here from Stansted cheaper to park up here than down south

DL chopping JFK service after Sep

Roy, DL JFK is not chopped, but suspended for the winter. Refer to post #2054, it will be back in March.

OK
 

Thank you. Still worried, given the dropping pax stats.

NYC
 

This route has always had a seasonal fluctuation in demand. With AA intending to continue over the winter and CO making just minor changes I suppose something had to give. It would be nice to think we could sustain 4 x 757s a day year-round to the NYC hubs, but perhaps we can't.

:rolleyes:

Does anyone know what the loads for the new EK & QR flights have been like, and is EK likely to further increase the capacity to a 77W on their new flights in September?

I have no idea on load factors but have been on DXB flight 3 times in Business class in May, and on each flight I would say an average of 85% full in that class, although EK019 on 30/5 was only about 50% full, maybe down to bank holiday in UK. Crews say that they are always good loads to and from Manchester (all those former BA Flyers who will go through Heathrow maybe !). Have been on SQ twice since Jan and they also appear to have healthy loads. Do not know about other ME carriers. Another slight observation in that I think the service is better on 777 on the evening flight, rather than lunchtime A380 due to crew to passenger ratio I would think.