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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2024, 20:18
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Definitely popular with the Japanese too. Was...

Definitely popular with the Japanese too. Was there a few years ago standing in a car park outside the shop at the southern end of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite steam railway with our 2 dogs when...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2024, 09:06
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Latest aerodrome chart for MAN lists coordinates...

Latest aerodrome chart for MAN lists coordinates for 146 stands. For LGW that number is 184. They both include offset stands (eg 112, 112L and 112R) so whether they can all be used at the same time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2024, 12:01
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

SPD Travels also reports that it is believed that...

SPD Travels also reports that it is believed that Air China are acquiring the loading equipment.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jan 2024, 08:44
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Whilst I don’t disagree with your sentiments, a...

Whilst I don’t disagree with your sentiments, a reality check is that globally pretty much every large company with shareholders has been behaving that way for at least the last 40 years!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jan 2024, 10:59
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

What you say they should have done is exactly...

What you say they should have done is exactly what they did do, which most people now acknowledge was flawed. They built T3 for BA, and discouraged lo costs, which is why Liverpool flourished as...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2023, 21:37
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

I think you have misunderstood what the article...

I think you have misunderstood what the article meant by “superterminal”. The 160% increase in size is about the extension to T2, not combining it with T1. T1 isn’t mentioned in the article at all.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2023, 18:25
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Re Jet2, it’s probably worth pointing out that...

Re Jet2, it’s probably worth pointing out that introducing Liverpool flights will also allow them to stop EZY/RYR having completely free rein to expand there. A Jet2 fleet on the tarmac at Liverpool,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jun 2023, 10:41
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

You can also add the A220 engine issues to the...

You can also add the A220 engine issues to the mix…
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2023, 11:40
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Definitely DC9s operated in 1986 - I used to turn...

Definitely DC9s operated in 1986 - I used to turn them round. Also operated charters to Palma on a Saturday night (may have been with Aviaco flight numbers). From what I remember they were mostly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2022, 15:38
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Local chatter suggests medical

Local chatter suggests medical
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2022, 13:58
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

A350 actually (Munich-Charlotte LH428)

A350 actually (Munich-Charlotte LH428)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2022, 09:12
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

You weren’t paying attention when the issues with...

You weren’t paying attention when the issues with the security queues were at their peak. Plenty of local press coverage, plus a statement on the mayoral website: Burnham statement on airport...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th May 2022, 07:46
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Somewhat ironic you do exactly the same with...

Somewhat ironic you do exactly the same with reference to Liverpool car parking that you are so critical of when people do it with reference to MAN security!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Mar 2022, 10:47
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Changing ADD-BRU-MAN to ADD-MAN-DUB seems a bit...

Changing ADD-BRU-MAN to ADD-MAN-DUB seems a bit odd as they already route several flights from ADD to North America, so not short of ADD-DUB capacity (unless it’s just a fuel stop and/or a security...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2022, 04:29
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Completely unscientific sample size, but I...

Completely unscientific sample size, but I expected getting to T1 at 5am this morning would mean a fair sized queue (even pre covid) given there are now a lot of first wave departures. A bit shocked...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2022, 08:42
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Or, in a less paranoid world, either fuel or crew...

Or, in a less paranoid world, either fuel or crew hours (assuming the diversion was for one of those reasons) as the flight went on proved to be acceptable to get a bit further towards Munich by...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2022, 12:38
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Perhaps you should be thinking of it from the...

Perhaps you should be thinking of it from the aircrew’s perspective. You look at the Notams before leaving origin when heading for (say) Heathrow, and as MAN looks to have decent weather forecast you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jan 2022, 21:34
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Finally departed 2143, and now orbiting over...

Finally departed 2143, and now orbiting over Norfolk. At a guess burning off fuel in order to avoid a second overweight landing in one day before completing the return to Paris. I’m assuming that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jan 2022, 15:22
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Rule 101 for an outsourcer is getting payment for...

Rule 101 for an outsourcer is getting payment for everything as per the contract, and charging extra (and at a premium) for anything above and beyond.

Having been outsourced in the past, I know...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jan 2022, 16:49
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

So many points to come back on, but just to pick...

So many points to come back on, but just to pick out the splash and dash one. It’s been a few years since I worked at MAN operationally, but at the time (and I doubt it’s changed in any meaningful...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Dec 2021, 08:37
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Seen elsewhere that these flights are indeed bulk...

Seen elsewhere that these flights are indeed bulk loaded, and can take 12 hours to offload. Don’t know the size of the crew, but you’re talking a significant chunk of a handling agent’s manpower...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2021, 12:10
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

You may want to have your blood pressure tablets...

You may want to have your blood pressure tablets handy if you’re talking about the Longtail flights. It emerged last week that they are now going to Bournemouth as the handling agent (Swissport I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Oct 2021, 20:07
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Not necessarily- previously had about 2 1/2 hours...

Not necessarily- previously had about 2 1/2 hours at MAN between returning from Orlando and heading back out there again.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Aug 2021, 07:31
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Can’t tell you the loads, but they have cancelled...

Can’t tell you the loads, but they have cancelled just 1 out of 10 flights since the service commenced, and flights look to be bookable twice a week into the winter. Latvia moving to the green list...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jun 2021, 06:28
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

At the time the red list started it was stated...

At the time the red list started it was stated that Manchester hotels weren’t keen to become quarantine hotels, so as stated why would MAN want to push it? Take your blinkers off and think it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jun 2021, 11:53
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Wideroe are also reported to be starting flights...

Wideroe are also reported to be starting flights from Bergen from the end of October, at the expense of the previous Liverpool service.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2021, 09:31
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Navpi Apart from keeping spotters happy, why...

Navpi

Apart from keeping spotters happy, why would the SAS flights supplying car parts to factories local to Birmingham possibly want to go to MAN?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2020, 18:53
Replies: 3,914
Views: 1,253,678
Posted By Curious Pax

Given that Etihad have had regular freight...

Given that Etihad have had regular freight flights on and off to East Midlands over the last couple of years, and therefore presumably have a contractual arrangement with a handler there, and have...
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