Archive Route Development & Rumours

[Bilko]

Hi all

I attended the travel show yesterday at Event City. I was at the Oman Air stand talking to a staff member.

I said the Manchester route is doing really well, he agreed and said from sometime this year on two days a week there will be two flights a day. All very encouraging I must say.

Oman has also sent large numbers of domestic Transfer pax through I where I work in recent weeks, upwards of 40-50 on certain days.

Oman looks a very nice place to visit judging by their brouchures.

Cheers from Sergeant Bilko.

 

[Land23R]

Interesting comment from the Oman Air rep. Bilko. My impression was the loads have been fine without being exceptional, but they must be pleased with loads, freight and yields if they are proposing to move to 9 x weekly. I assume whatever days an extra 2 flights operate, they would fit in with a wave of departures from Muscat for transfers from the MAN arrival, and likewise with arrivals for transfers to the MAN flight.

ps. Hope to go to the Travel Show myself tomorrow.

 

[KJAY 786]

It would be nice to see Birmingham Muscat flight; TUI have this routed sector from Birmingham but Oman Air would do extremely well from Birmingham.

 

[jfy1999]

Biman are looking to start transit flights to both Toronto and New York.

Bangladesh Biman plans to treble fleet by 2030

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited has planned to increase its fleet size up to 50 aircraft from the existing 18 by 2030. Biman...

www.newagebd.net

 

[Contrailspotter]

sad news about Hainan if the rumours are true

 

[Aviador]

sad news about Hainan if the rumours are true

It's no rumour. The airline has suspended it's full Manchester schedule due to the Coronavirus.

 

[Llandudno]

No Hainan themselves are reported to be going bust now, not just the corona suspension

 

[IanFarquharson]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/19...-and-sell-its-airline-assets-report-says.html

 

[LS@MAN]

HNA group still have undelivered aircraft in Toulouse and these are being sold to a different customer supposedly...so sounds like it’s true.

 

[jfy1999]

Jazeera looking to add MAN as the LGW service has performed well enough for them to expand in the UK:

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways seeks jet-leasing deals to nearly double fleet by 2022 | The National

Exclusive: Budget carrier eyes Manchester operations after receiving an 'encouraging' response to its Kuwait-London route

www.thenational.ae

Credit to airportnewsMAN on Twitter for the link

 

[Rob c DSA]

Would be another excellent addition for Manchester

 

[rutamkrd]

HNA are NOT going bust ! however the CAAC are using the current internal Coronavirus issues as a smoke screen for another round of consolidation.

That said the entire Chinese aviation industry is a ponzI scheme at best and the conflicts between central government dictates, regional authorities obligations to meet the planned economical growth targets has piled eye watering levels of subsidies and a massive debt on the aviation industry not just some of the shell HNA companies.

It’s the likes of Tianjin, Capital, Grand China and Lucky that will disappear rather than the core carrier .

That said Hainan’s Beijing base looks as if the powers that be are to be wrap it back into Air China and the rump operations returned to its core role as a regional and tour operator only.

Air China absolutely hate any competition out of Capital and with Daxing coming On line with China Southern the masters at the CAAC clearly think Hainan as served it usefulness in the Beijing market I suppose.

This could be a bonus for Manchester if Air China follow through with their intention to pick up all of the operational Hainan Beijing Capital Long Haul services imho

Caveat we all have to understand the Hainan service is primarily a box mover with the organic blobs made up of CAISSA tourists and they simply can not travel at the moment period stop .

Indeed its actually been quite difficult for many Chinese to get travel visas and new government approvals for the best part of year now.

Again HNA the parent are not going bust least not in the way British companies have - Don’t expect a PWC to walk in the door ground the carrier at a minutes notice strand thousands round the world whilst then starting collect mountains of money for themselves from both creditors, and shareholders pockets.

More evidence that the Chinese aviation industry it not all it seems

 

[jfy1999]

Seems Nouvelair haven’t given up:

News | Routes

Routes is the home of the world’s leading aviation network development conferences and events. Plus aviation news and features, and profiles of global airlines and airports.

www.routesonline.com

 

[jfy1999]

Corendon to return next year after postponing its original launch date.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1288846368119894023

 

[jfy1999]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1298563051008950273

 

[jfy1999]

Seems Nouvelair haven’t given up:

News | Routes

Routes is the home of the world’s leading aviation network development conferences and events. Plus aviation news and features, and profiles of global airlines and airports.

www.routesonline.com

The above has been rescheduled for summer 2021.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1332319428210544643

 

[jfy1999]

Royal Air Maroc service to Agadir in the pipeline.

Morocco Launches New Flights to Europe From Marrakech, Agadir, Dakhla

Morocco is reviving its tourism sector with the launch of new flights connecting Marrakech, Agadir, and Dakhla to six countries in Europe.

www.moroccoworldnews.com

 

[jfy1999]

Royal Air Maroc service to Agadir in the pipeline.

Morocco Launches New Flights to Europe From Marrakech, Agadir, Dakhla

Morocco is reviving its tourism sector with the launch of new flights connecting Marrakech, Agadir, and Dakhla to six countries in Europe.

www.moroccoworldnews.com

Now on sale on their website.

Flight times courtesy of seanm1997
AGA 1100-1400 MAN (Mon & Fri) MAN 1500-1945 AGA (Mon & Fri)

 

[Jerry]

2023 is a while away but it does show MAN is on their radar.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1340698309980286976

 

[Scottie Dog]

Latest update from ACL


ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS - Summer 2021

Condor (DE) – New twice daily LCA with B757-300 (275seats) eff.28Mar, DE8885/4 0810/0910z and DE8877/6 2010/2110z.

Hainan a/w (HU) – HU7903/4 four per week historic PEK (Beijing) was not submitted at initial S21 submission but has now slots are reinstated eff.28Mar with A330-300 Tue, Thu, Sat and Sun.

Turkish a/l (TK) – New daily AYT and DLM with B737-800 eff.19Jun. TK4011/2 DLM 1000/1100z and TK4009/10 AYT 1225/1330z. Together with twice daily IST this would be four daily flights by TK.


CANCELLATIONS

Note – very few cancellations have been made so far for S21. Slot handback deadlines are 15Jan and 31Jan. Any slot waiver is still to be confirmed, so airlines are unlikely to return historic slots until the details of any waiver is confirmed.