Manchester Ground Congestion
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Being cabin crew at MAN, I totally agree with the above points - especially Staff West.
I have a 30 minute drive to work, but by the time I have parked, caught the bus, travelled to the crew room etc. it takes an additional 20 minutes. This is especially a problem when called in on standby - 1 hour 15 minutes notice!
As for you guys on T1/T3 staff car park, you should see how full staff west is at 9am on a weekday. Its full. So I dont know where they plan to send you if they sell T1 car park.
By midsummer, staff west will not be able to handle a typical days traffic. It doesnt bear thinking about.
Didnt anybody at the airport's planning dept. think that if you build a 2nd runway to attract more passengers, then you have to expand the OTHER aspects of the airport aswell?
Just another trivial moan - there are too many bl**dy roundabouts at MAN, no wonder theres congestion. Maybe the airport planners can take a trip to JFK and see some of the re-development work that is going on there. They might learn something.
I have a 30 minute drive to work, but by the time I have parked, caught the bus, travelled to the crew room etc. it takes an additional 20 minutes. This is especially a problem when called in on standby - 1 hour 15 minutes notice!
As for you guys on T1/T3 staff car park, you should see how full staff west is at 9am on a weekday. Its full. So I dont know where they plan to send you if they sell T1 car park.
By midsummer, staff west will not be able to handle a typical days traffic. It doesnt bear thinking about.
Didnt anybody at the airport's planning dept. think that if you build a 2nd runway to attract more passengers, then you have to expand the OTHER aspects of the airport aswell?
Just another trivial moan - there are too many bl**dy roundabouts at MAN, no wonder theres congestion. Maybe the airport planners can take a trip to JFK and see some of the re-development work that is going on there. They might learn something.
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Everyone is correct about the on going saga re. staff car parks, and this
can only get worse in the coming years as airport developments take over
existing car parking areas.
What should worry staff more is the temporary nature of Staff West, once
the northern extension of T2 gets underway.
Re 'Premier Parking': this is Manchester Airport's own brand car parking
scheme and therefore the 'leasing' of their own land doesn't come in to
it. I would suggest that the part use by PP [if true] would only be as a
temporary summer peak over spill.
Perhaps, however, the construction of the new roundabout and road system
is about to finally get underway. A new roundabout was on the drawing
boards to be constructed at the rail bridge near the Airport Hotel, with
a new road following the side of the rail line to connect up with the
existing roundabout at what is now the staff parking area entrance.
And of course there are drawings on the back of a fag packet which
show the blast screen on Ringway Road removed, the road itself closed
and the car parking area in use for aircraft parking. Then we have the
future extension of T3 across Ringway Road into the car park area.
can only get worse in the coming years as airport developments take over
existing car parking areas.
What should worry staff more is the temporary nature of Staff West, once
the northern extension of T2 gets underway.
Re 'Premier Parking': this is Manchester Airport's own brand car parking
scheme and therefore the 'leasing' of their own land doesn't come in to
it. I would suggest that the part use by PP [if true] would only be as a
temporary summer peak over spill.
Perhaps, however, the construction of the new roundabout and road system
is about to finally get underway. A new roundabout was on the drawing
boards to be constructed at the rail bridge near the Airport Hotel, with
a new road following the side of the rail line to connect up with the
existing roundabout at what is now the staff parking area entrance.
And of course there are drawings on the back of a fag packet which
show the blast screen on Ringway Road removed, the road itself closed
and the car parking area in use for aircraft parking. Then we have the
future extension of T3 across Ringway Road into the car park area.
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Given all the fuss about car parking :
1. Why is the old Car Minder car park convenient to the Etrop Grange still closed and semi-derelict ?
2. Why do so many "non-operational" staff at MAPLC have parking in the short stay car parks whilst 'operational' staff are accommodated in Staff West ?
Our staff are given car parking in the short stays at MAN but this is necessary given the type of work which we do.
Incidentally thanks to all the flight decks and cabin crews involved at LPL for the football flights since yours truly was there masterminding the apron bus transfers between terminal and parked a/c which all went very well.
Highlight of the returns was the MON 757 being chased along the apron by two sets of steps and 5 coaches so that when it stopped the pax were straight off and away and a/c closed up again within 15 mins !
Maybe we should be talking to MAPLC about bussing........hmmmmmmmmmm
1. Why is the old Car Minder car park convenient to the Etrop Grange still closed and semi-derelict ?
2. Why do so many "non-operational" staff at MAPLC have parking in the short stay car parks whilst 'operational' staff are accommodated in Staff West ?
Our staff are given car parking in the short stays at MAN but this is necessary given the type of work which we do.
Incidentally thanks to all the flight decks and cabin crews involved at LPL for the football flights since yours truly was there masterminding the apron bus transfers between terminal and parked a/c which all went very well.
Highlight of the returns was the MON 757 being chased along the apron by two sets of steps and 5 coaches so that when it stopped the pax were straight off and away and a/c closed up again within 15 mins !
Maybe we should be talking to MAPLC about bussing........hmmmmmmmmmm
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gurnzee
R2 Has a prob, yup. It's a software snag, in that the lights take more than X [Ican't remember] to go from "stop" to "go". Ergo ATC have "difficulties" BUT repeat BUT
MA plc engs are not rpt NOT in the twr H24/7
"Liason" goes on, of course, but 95% time, it's normal ops.
R2 Has a prob, yup. It's a software snag, in that the lights take more than X [Ican't remember] to go from "stop" to "go". Ergo ATC have "difficulties" BUT repeat BUT
MA plc engs are not rpt NOT in the twr H24/7
"Liason" goes on, of course, but 95% time, it's normal ops.
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All our companies, airlines and airports alike, seem to be run by idiots. How come? How do these obvious incompetents work their up to their positions? And worse, which group of complete tossers selected them?
But all is not lost. I believe in fate and poetic justice and come-uppance. As is happening in BRAL and Brymon right now, these cretins are eventually found out and given a one way ticket to a Burger King frying pan.
This is a natural law. We will be rid of them eventually. Patience, my friends.
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But all is not lost. I believe in fate and poetic justice and come-uppance. As is happening in BRAL and Brymon right now, these cretins are eventually found out and given a one way ticket to a Burger King frying pan.
This is a natural law. We will be rid of them eventually. Patience, my friends.
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Each bad day is one day closer to a good day
