Manchester Airport - General Thread

[marni1971]

What is meant that on Christmas day is the Emirates pax load are equal to a normal day.

Exactly. The report tries to make it sound exceptional.

 

[mullion]

Thats not how I read it

 

[David_itl]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...deliers-anniversaries-and-new-routes-33029465

A watch this space regarding T1...
"the work we’ve done in and around Terminal 2 gives us the capacity we need to grow from 32m passengers a year today, up to 40m by 2030 and then beyond that up towards 50m in the years that follow.

I think there’s a world where a Terminal 1 will have a role to play as we go beyond that – but that will be a big project and it’s very much something for the future."

Ultimate target not 50 million passengers...

"We think those runways can handle around 60m passengers per year – that’s almost double where we are now. The new infrastructure we’ve built in terms of Terminal 2 and the work we’ve done on the airfield now gives us room to grow into that capacity up towards 50m passengers per year.

So you’ll note that there’s still a bit more runway capacity to grow into once we’ve reached the capacity of our current terminals – and unlocking that will be a project for the future"

5 year target is 40 million...

"I'm definitely looking to get to 40 million passengers per year over the next five years and there are several routes, like Riyadh and Tokyo that I'd like to add to our departure board over that period too. Equally, North America, South America and Africa are all places where we could expand our footprint."

 

[LS@MAN]

Well done to the operational teams at MAN in this cold and icy weather
I was watching a live stream earlier and both runways have been operational since first departures.

In the meantime, it’s awfully quiet over on the other forums concerning the closure of another north west airport…!
Imagine the stick MAN would get for any closure!

 

[BlueManc]

Any moves to replace Are Lingus weekly JFK or Orlando flights? Shame Norse is so stretched. I'd say Virgin would take up the slack but the Orlando flights always seem to to be full. I guess New York intending passengers will end up on one of the 30 or so LHR flights to JFK/EWR or via DUB.

 

[David_itl]

11 more years before there's a fast link to Liverpool using the railway https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...-news/after-15-years-manchester-rail-33225032


"What we are left with includes Manchester Airport becoming the most connected airport outside London with high speed. Better connections from Liverpool to Manchester and on to Leeds and Hull could also help create even more economic growth than the vital Oxford to Cambridge link currently being constructed."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7mn3rlggzo

 

[ian_h]

I believe uber have massively and I mean massively outbid streetcars to become the preferred private hire operator.

£85 Million was mentioned but unsure if that includes STN too.

 

[Silvercity]

11 more years before there's a fast link to Liverpool using the railway https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...-news/after-15-years-manchester-rail-33225032


"What we are left with includes Manchester Airport becoming the most connected airport outside London with high speed. Better connections from Liverpool to Manchester and on to Leeds and Hull could also help create even more economic growth than the vital Oxford to Cambridge link currently being constructed."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7mn3rlggzo

You can already get from Manchester to Liverpool in around 30 mins on TPE services.

 

[LS@MAN]

I believe uber have massively and I mean massively outbid streetcars to become the preferred private hire operator.

£85 Million was mentioned but unsure if that includes STN too.

Good!

 

[BlueManc]

A0801/26 NOTAMN
Q)EGTT/QFALT/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5321N00217W005
A) EGCC
B) 2602281400 C) 2603022359
E) DUE TO CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS ALL DIVERSION REQUESTS WILL BE
ASSESSED ON A ONE BY ONE BASIS, WITH A FUEL AND GO POLICY IN PLACE.
ANY EMERGENCY DIVERSION REQUESTS WILL BE APPROVED.

 

[BlueManc]

We have A6-BMC, A6-BLK, A6-EUQ, A6-EUR, LN-LNR, 9K-APL, A7-BHA and A7-AOF all parked somewhere!!

 

[CCGE29]

We have A6-BMC, A6-BLK, A6-EUQ, A6-EUR, LN-LNR, 9K-APL, A7-BHA and A7-AOF all parked somewhere!!

A9C-FI GF 789 also here parked on the new section of Echo.

CCGE29

 

[CCGE29]

A9C-FI GF 789 also here parked on the new section of Echo.

CCGE29

Emirates 388 A6EUR - Stand 12
Indigo 789 LNLNR - Stand 26
Etihad 789 A6BLK - Stand 27
Qatar 351 A7AOF - Stand 32
Qatar 789 A7BHA - Stand 80
Kuwait 339 9KAPL - Stand 81
Emirates 388 A6EUQ - Stand 206
Royal Jordanian 32N JYJAK - Stand 901
Gulf 789 A9CFI - TWY E

EK planning to operate EK8017/8018 tomorrow as a repat flight. Situation very fluid, ops unlikely before at least the 4th.

CCGE29

 

[marni1971]

EK17 en route.

 

[LS@MAN]

Emirates 388 A6EUR - Stand 12
Indigo 789 LNLNR - Stand 26
Etihad 789 A6BLK - Stand 27
Qatar 351 A7AOF - Stand 32
Qatar 789 A7BHA - Stand 80
Kuwait 339 9KAPL - Stand 81
Emirates 388 A6EUQ - Stand 206
Royal Jordanian 32N JYJAK - Stand 901
Gulf 789 A9CFI - TWY E

EK planning to operate EK8017/8018 tomorrow as a repat flight. Situation very fluid, ops unlikely before at least the 4th.

CCGE29

An Etihad 787-10 came in on Saturday morning, the return flight cancelled and then it parked on a remote (think stand 116?). Has this since departed?

 

[mullion]

Of course we had an A380 this lunch time A6-EUU, did it have pax outbound?

 

[Aviador]

Just thinking out aloud so to speak but is the possibility of somewhere like Istanbul being used by Qatar and Emirates for limited ops that would otherwise be transiting?

 

[mullion]

There is another A380 on its way A6-EUO due 07.00 left Dubai

 

[LS@MAN]

Of course we had an A380 this lunch time A6-EUU, did it have pax outbound?

No, flew back out empty.
One of the A380’s already on the ground at MAN is due to fly back also empty today.

 

[marni1971]

Of course we had an A380 this lunch time A6-EUU, did it have pax outbound?

No, flew back out empty.
One of the A380’s already on the ground at MAN is due to fly back also empty today.

Rumour said it went to Heathrow.