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Cunard wrote:Any updates on the proposed link with Kuwait on Kuwait Airways that was mentioned a few months ago?
BestWestern wrote:Fantastic to see Thomas Cool bedding down nicely with Long Haul at Manchester. Hopefully there is room for both VS and TCX.
User001 wrote:I agree it's a 'visit Britian' responsibility to advertise the North, however, MAN (and the airlines) need to advertise the virtue of using MAN to access that 'Northern tourism', rather than the world thinking UK access starts and ends in London.
Also agree MT has seen more focused than Norwegian. MT know what they want to do and see it through, Norwegian just chases the money (incentives).
User001 wrote:2018 looks to be a bit damp long haul wise.
We only have Seattle as a new route, Santa Clara new for TCX and that's it so far (this year saw several new long hauls including BOS/SFO on VS and SFO/CPT on MT.
So, it's a shame to see the growth 'slowed down' but maybe it's MAN giving themselves some breathing room while the TP goes on?
klm617 wrote:Has there been anymore rumors about a DTW-MAN route starting as it is still one of the biggest wholes in the DL/VS joint venture network.
klm617 wrote:Has there been anymore rumors about a DTW-MAN route starting as it is still one of the biggest wholes in the DL/VS joint venture network.
8herveg wrote:[*]klm617 wrote:Has there been anymore rumors about a DTW-MAN route starting as it is still one of the biggest wholes in the DL/VS joint venture network.
Is it really that much of a hole in the network? Surely all DL/VS passengers connect through ATL and/or JFK? I can't imagine there'd be much O&D?
klm617 wrote:I wouldn't say it's a hole but traffic is growing at a fairly quick pace that could put it in contention for a daily flight on an aircraft around the size of a 76W in the next few years.8herveg wrote:[*]klm617 wrote:Has there been anymore rumors about a DTW-MAN route starting as it is still one of the biggest wholes in the DL/VS joint venture network.
Is it really that much of a hole in the network? Surely all DL/VS passengers connect through ATL and/or JFK? I can't imagine there'd be much O&D?
I only say hole because travelers flying to an from anywhere in the upper Midwest or west of the Mississippi either have to make a detour to connect at ATL or make a double connection to reach Manchester. Puts DL at a real disadvantage against AA in those markets that can reach MAN one stop over ORD.
klm617 wrote:8herveg wrote:[*]klm617 wrote:Has there been anymore rumors about a DTW-MAN route starting as it is still one of the biggest wholes in the DL/VS joint venture network.
Is it really that much of a hole in the network? Surely all DL/VS passengers connect through ATL and/or JFK? I can't imagine there'd be much O&D?
I only say hole because travelers flying to an from anywhere in the upper Midwest or west of the Mississippi either have to make a detour to connect at ATL or make a double connection to reach Manchester. Puts DL at a real disadvantage against AA in those markets that can reach MAN one stop over ORD.
8herveg wrote:klm617 wrote:8herveg wrote:[*]
Is it really that much of a hole in the network? Surely all DL/VS passengers connect through ATL and/or JFK? I can't imagine there'd be much O&D?
I only say hole because travelers flying to an from anywhere in the upper Midwest or west of the Mississippi either have to make a detour to connect at ATL or make a double connection to reach Manchester. Puts DL at a real disadvantage against AA in those markets that can reach MAN one stop over ORD.
I do understand that - but wouldn't they therefore connect at JFK to reach those areas?
User001 wrote:Jet2 Summer 2018:
482 weekly flights to 42 destinations.
19 aircraft based (18 in full use, one on standby), an increase of 2 aircraft.
Palma now sees 5 flights on Saturdays, including an A330 flight. Bergerac and Verona are new routes for S18, Toulouse is dropped (still served ex-MAN by Flybe).
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TUI will add more seats to Lanzarote, Tenerife, Lapland and Turkey amongst others.
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More developments to come soon. Easyjet look to be adding 3 more aircraft, Croatian Airlines are looking to add Zagreb and more long haul news due soon....
User001 wrote:Jet2 Summer 2018:
482 weekly flights to 42 destinations.
19 aircraft based (18 in full use, one on standby), an increase of 2 aircraft.
Palma now sees 5 flights on Saturdays, including an A330 flight. Bergerac and Verona are new routes for S18, Toulouse is dropped (still served ex-MAN by Flybe).
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TUI will add more seats to Lanzarote, Tenerife, Lapland and Turkey amongst others.
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More developments to come soon. Easyjet look to be adding 3 more aircraft, Croatian Airlines are looking to add Zagreb and more long haul news due soon....
FLYKTPA wrote:MAN-TPA on Thomas Cook?
DobboDobbo wrote:FLYKTPA wrote:MAN-TPA on Thomas Cook?
Would love to see it, I don't think TCX's S18 programme is finalised, but at this stage I think it's less likely than not.
My expectation is that further long haul growth will be heading east, with more frequencies from existing Middle East (whatever happened to Kuwait?) and Far East carriers (plus a new airline?) and movement on a regular flight to India.
DobboDobbo wrote:I think the next phase of VS growth at MAN will be growing the winter programme (primarily ATL and JFK) with summer growth aimed at markets where larger O&D demand (e.g. LAX). Whether that's S19 or later is anyone's guess.
User001 wrote:New route time, and we have a random pair. Cambridge and Gothenburg:
BA8235 MAN 0720 CBG 0805/0830 GOT 1130
BA8236 GOT 1625 CBG 1725 /1750 MAN 1835
Mon/Tue/Thu from Oct 30th
Will be interesting to see what the aircraft does either side of these flights as clearly the aircraft starts/ends its day at MAN but I cannot see another flight that gets the aircraft to MAN (such as extra BLL flights).
I also highly doubt the MAN-CBG-MAN sectors will be bookable as stand alone flights,
Publicly viewable in the OneWorld timetable and GDS.
User001 wrote:The flight has actually started but isn't on BA.com yet, it is, however, in the BA timetable and bookable via some 3rd party sites, but at £1300 Rtn for a flight that also stops at CBG, most will probably continue to route throug other hubs,