Archive Route Development & Rumours

[IanFarquharson]

Looks like another new airline could be seen at Manchester in the next few months. Jazeera have plans to fly from Manchester. I’m guessing Kuwait City. Tweet below

https://twitter.com/x/status/1460716534863650820

Birmingham too

Also Kuwait have applied for 2pw from Birmingham (possibly cargo only)

 

[David_itl]

not looked at the Jazeera websirte for a couple of day as I believed no imminent launch but as so often Sean M as found this

https://twitter.com/x/status/1462803048808566786

SeanM1997

Kuwati to Manchester and all that Jaz-zeera

 

[Scottie Dog]

Delighted to see that 1 trans-atlantic route restarted today - Singapore Airlines to Houston.

Additionally Aer Lingus UK started their New York JFK service which is booked as an A321LR(?) but was actually operated by their A330.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Following on from my excitement of yesterday, I forgot to mention that Ryanair commenced flights from Manchester to Londonderry.

Today saw the restart of Virgin Atlantic to Atlanta.

Gosh, it's all go!!

 

[Scottie Dog]

And Ryanair have also restarted Gothenburg.

 

[Chilly Dog]

For a short while on Monday, carrier LOT was bookable from MAN to WAW.

It's no longer available so possibly a loading error by the carrier, but MAN has been on LOT's future destination list for some time.

 

[BlueManc]

Route development vs route deterioration

Another Middle East route! Wonder* what the year on year seats to Middle East compares with the appalling TATL?

*would spend hours in excel doing this but it's not high on other peoples' to-do lists

 

[Scottie Dog]

Here you go @BlueManc but I'm afraid that my records only go back to June 2019

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[CM.]

Gulf air are planning to operate seasonal flights to Bahrain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496401029067329539

 

[CM.]

Gulf air are planning to operate seasonal flights to Bahrain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496401029067329539

Gulf Air flights start 1 June 2022 and operate on Wed/Sun

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496411230927532033

 

[Scottie Dog]

Thank you CM. for all of the route development posts that you have put on various airport threads - much appreciated.

 

[Scottie Dog]

A few snippets that might be of interest:

Courtesy of SPD_travels on Twitter - it appears that Ethiopian may be changing the route of their Manchester service from ADD-BRU-MAN to ADD-MAN-DUB. More details when known

It has been published on the Belfast City airport website that Flybe will announce its schedules next Tuesday 22nd March. They appear to confirm that the airlines first 2 main bases will be Birmingham and Belfast City - now will they be serving Manchester from BHD?

 

[jfy1999]

From SPD_Travels on Twitter

Info |

Apparently a new start up called Sentra Airways is aiming to run a 6 weekly Manchester-Accra flight. Website gives little away and no way will it start on May 1st, but it is registered in companies house

Landing Page - Sentra Airways

Instagram Flying from MANCHESTER, UK to ACCRA daily from November 2024 (Excluding Fridays) You can have breakfast in New York, lunch in Manchester and supper in Accra (Accra is the unofficial gateway to West Africa, especially to Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast,Niger, Senegal & Gambia)...

t.co

UK's Sentra Airways secures first aircraft, an A330-200

UK startup Sentra Airways (SER, Manchester) will take delivery of its first aircraft this summer - a used A330-200 on long-term lease from Air Lease...

www.ch-aviation.com

UK startup Sentra Airways (Manchester Int'l) will take delivery of its first aircraft this summer - a used A330-200 on long-term lease from Air Lease Corporation, the lessor announced. ch-aviation has learned that the jet in question is msn 1138, a 12-year-old jet last in service with Sichuan Airlines (3U, Chengdu Shuangliu) as B-6517. It is currently parked at Chengdu Shuangliu having conducted its last commercial flight on March 11.

 

[CM.]

A new start up airline called Nice Air look to be starting a New route from Akureyri (Iceland) to Manchester. With flights starting in October.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514686941240909831

 

[CM.]

A new start up airline called Nice Air look to be starting a New route from Akureyri (Iceland) to Manchester. With flights starting in October.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514686941240909831

To add to my last post the start date and flights have now been confirmed and the route now starts on October 28th 2022 at 2 weekly Monday and Friday flights.

Thanks to SeanM1997 on twitter for info

 

[Scottie Dog]

Kuwait Airways starts on 1st May.

 

[LS@MAN]

Kuwait Airways starts on 1st May.

Do you know which terminal they are allocated?

 

[Scottie Dog]

Terminal 2 allocated.

 

[CM.]

A new start up airline called Nice Air look to be starting a New route from Akureyri (Iceland) to Manchester. With flights starting in October.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514686941240909831

This route is now on sale. But now starts on October 31st.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1520084071484907520

 

[CM.]

Good news is that this route appears to be starting from October 3rd now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1521516020233609222