Hi all, What online websites do most UK members use to check out best fares, book tickets etc? I have just booked return tickets for Jan 2022 & I have never seen so much variation in fares between different websites & dates. I think I was very lucky to have entered certain dates & manage...
Jump to postThis was posted on Manchester airports official facebook page regarding the route announcement tomorrow: We’re looking forward to tomorrow, so we can say hai to another exciting route coming to MAN. ✈️ A quick Google translate indicates 'hai' is a Hindi word, though it doesn't seem to mean 'Hi' but...
Jump to postThe formal Biman reveal in the press https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/biman-bangladesh-airlines-return-to-manchester-airport-from-new-year/ Market size seems reasonable and with more efficient aircraft at hand, may be it will be sustainable this time "It is a boost to the many Bangladeshi communi...
Jump to postThanks a lot behramjee. Really grateful for your help.
Jump to postNeed a sanity check. Has WY changed their hold baggage rules recently? I booked WY flight from MAN-BOM in June to fly out in Oct & checked the baggage rules on their website before booking & I am certain (as much as I can be without documentary evidence) that their baggage rules for UK-India...
Jump to postAnother single data point to counter hohd’s My wife flew MAN-BOM-MAN in Jan on 9W & according to her, outbound was pretty full with hardly any empty seats. Return had few more empty seats but it was still more than 90% full. Couple of pax she spoke to were connecting to US on VS. She was very im...
Jump to postJust noticing Jet is down just Mumbai from Delhi! All other destinations have been suspended.... I just looked at the status of 9W122 to LHR. That seems to be in flight at the moment. Even 9W234 arrived at AMS a few hours ago. ALL of 9W's Europe/NA flights operated today. BOM-MAN remains suspended/...
Jump to postOur cat with nine lives NG may still have one conditional ace up his sleeve. Now that EY is willing to sell out, agree to it and have SBI buy them out and in turn sell it to QR who will have no issues once the "enemy country" investment has exited. It would be a God sent opportunity for Q...
Jump to post9W have cancelled their MAN-BOM flight effective 23/03/2019. I hope 9W has proved the demand for this route & some other airline picks this up.
Jump to postAnd they have BOM-MAN. How are the yields on this flight. They do have a monopoly for being the only non-stop on MAN-BOM.
Jump to postThe whole saga is unnecessary & incredibly sad. It affects employees & passengers the most. Just read the updated report on TOI about the suspension (?cancellation) of flights between India & AUH. It says that 9W has not revealed what is going to happen to pax booked on these flights &am...
Jump to postHow many flights did 9W have between India & AUH? Were all of them on narrow bodies?
Jump to postunrave wrote:From January only JP Platinum and Gold members will receive free meals in economy. There is nothing "full service" about this FSC anymore!
[quote="sand26391"]Bangalore Airport launches fully automated self bag drop system. I hope so. I can see a problem with Indian pax if these automated bagdrop stations allow only the exact amount of baggage by weight. Quite a few pax pax from India tend to be over their weight allowance eve...
Jump to postMany reports about Tatas buying 9W.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bus ... source=sms
Does anybody here know what the loads are on 9Ws new route BOM-MAN? They had increased the frequency from 4 to 5 times a week even before the inaugural flight due to positive bookings so hopefully they are doing well on this route.
Jump to postIt’s just over 4 hrs 30 minutes before the departure of 9W’s inaugural flight to Manchester. With all the financial issues, staff leaving, unpaid salaries etc etc do we know if this is definitely going ahead? Are there any ceremonies, fanfare at the gate etc planned as is done for new routes? I hope...
Jump to postApologies for my ignorance, what is Train 18?
Jump to post9W is in the news for its financial troubles. It doesn't look too good for it unless they can find someone to bail them out.
Any news from MAN whether the 9W service to BOM is definitely going ahead from 5th Nov?
Is there any update about Tatas buying majority stake in Jet?
Jump to postSQ SIN-BOM-MAN.
SQ used to fly BOM-MAN till 2001 I think. Would love to have that route reinstated.
I hope 9W survives. UK buying it might work. They can turn 9W into a LCC & expand UK as a FSC. I don't think we need FSC for Indian domestic routes & India - middle east routes anyway as they are not very long routes. The quality of employees is something all carriers need to assess as well....
Jump to postTatas in talks to pick up stake in struggling Jet Airways -
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bus ... source=sms
Fingers crossed.
Tatas in talks to pick up stake in struggling Jet Airways - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-in-talks-to-pick-up-stake-in-struggling-jet/articleshow/66267478.cms?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=iOSapp&utm_source=sms Now I didn’t see that coming. Very excitin...
Jump to postDo we think 9W will start BOM-MAN-BOM from 5th Nov as planned or will the financial issues prevent the new route from starting?
Jump to postApologies if already posted anywhere but couldn't find it. 30th Sept is the 50th anniversary of the iconic 747. Still fascinating after all 5 decades. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/boeings-iconic-747-turns-50-a-flashback/articleshow/66019597.cms?utm_medium=refer...
Jump to postHopefully the latest no below will work. Apparently a pax on Perth-LHR flight on QF didn’t move at all for 17 hrs !!!
https://apple.news/AYu2N9G4CQLyDW3NGpLjp2w
I am surprised no one has mentioned Vayudoot. I have very fond memories of flying Bombay to Porbandar or Rajkot on Vayudoot which had a fleet of F27s & Avros. My 1st ever flight was in early 1980s BOM-PBD & I have been fascinated ever since. It used to be a triangular flight Mumbai-Porbandar...
Jump to postExcellent news & long overdue. Hope that the official announcement is soon.
Jump to postMy home airport is MAN & I would love to have MAN to BOM.
& even though its not my home airport, I do travel to CCU frequently. Its a shame that all European carriers have pulled out of CCU over the last few years.
New opinion piece. Apparently 300,000 passengers from MANs catchment fly to indirect or via LHR to India alone. If accurate, that is a significant number... https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/manchester-airport-india-cowans-opinion-14541384 It is indeed really surprising...
Jump to postBack being covered now. ETA 03:20 GMT so it will b e04:20 BST.
Jump to postI agree with the statements above. I live 20 minutes drive from MAN & 40 minutes from LPL. I find MAN’s attitude of forcing passengers to pay for all basic services very irritating. Having to pay £1 for trolleys on arrival is not just irritating but criminal for foreign visitors who are caught u...
Jump to postLovely report, lovely pictures.
Would love to fly Supreme airlines. Great view from tje economy 1st row just behind the pilots.
Sorry if it’s a basic question but I have never had an itinerary before that connects me between 2 airlines from different alliances. I have been booked MAN-LHR-YVR with MAN-LHR on BA & LHR-YVR on AC. The connection is 1 hr 55 minutes at LHR ( T5 to T2 I think). So a) will BA check me in & t...
Jump to postMy home airport is MAN.
I would really really love MAN-BOM nonstop by an indian (preferably 6E or SG now that they are talking about longhaul India-Europe) or any european airline.
Apologies if this has been already discussed here, couldnt find anything on a quick search.
Any news about Princess Juliana airport on St Maarten ? It is on my list of airports to visit & I fear the worst.
MAN-BOM. SQ used to have this as a non-stop MAN-BOM-SIN till about 2002. AI keeps on talking about MAN so hopefully it will happen at some point. There is huge traffic between UK-India. LHR & BHX have got non stops to India. MAN definitely deserves to as well based on its catchment area in the n...
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I came across this ad for <acronym title="Air India">AI</acronym> advocating the benefits of shorter travel times between <acronym title="Mumbai (Bombay) - Chhatrapati Shivaji International (Sahar / Santa Cruz) (BOM / VABB), India">BOM</acronym> & NYC <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airl...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/slcguy" class="quote" target="_blank">slcguy</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Air India">AI</acronym></i></f...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BritishB747" class="quote" target="_blank">BritishB747</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I hope ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AngMoh" class="quote" target="_blank">AngMoh</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Is it even legal ...
Jump to postDo they not have any male FAs ? The article in the link only has photos of female FAs.
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Jump to post<a href="http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6364734/" target="_blank">www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6364734/</a> I am lost for words. Its a shame what the great airline has been reduced to. If GoI privatised the airline, can it be saved...
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