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    Manchester Airport Experience (Questions & Reviews)

    Where is our "£20 billion HS2 compo"??? You must be joking!!! NOTHING of consequence has been green-lighted by HMG in the NW since HS2 was cancelled. And the politicians take us for such fools that they think we haven't noticed that the unavoidable overdue refurb of the Transpennine Line...
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    Manchester Airport Experience (Questions & Reviews)

    Thanks for your report, but not so sure about the "whopping" transport handout from taxpayers. Note that the brunt of the HS2 project cancellation impacts the North: it is the NORTHERN sections which won't be constructed; the SE have got their section and the Midlands have got their fast route...
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    Manchester Airport Experience (Questions & Reviews)

    Monday 26 February 2024: EC-NLX Vueling VLG8749/VLG33GU MAN-BCN from T3. Absolutely no queue at security. Directly to the scanners. Procedures went smoothly; staff very pleasant and helpful. Proceeded ahead of time to the seating area around Gate 53, because that is where Vueling flights...
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    Manchester Airport Experience (Questions & Reviews)

    QUOTE: This clearly isn't true, CX219 was disadvantaged both by the ATC decisions TM3 - Civility is encouraged on this forum. So, in the spirit of that, I will not respond to this comment in the manner which I am sorely tempted to. Nor will I use the words I would like to. However, be aware...
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    Manchester Airport Experience (Questions & Reviews)

    Oh deary me. Where do I start? Now I can see why you have misunderstood the situation so comprehensively. One makes allowances for those outside the industry, but the notion that ATC would vector aircraft according to some STA (scheduled time of arrival) published in a timetable is hilarious...
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    Manchester Airport Experience (Questions & Reviews)

    Well, I have just watched the playback of CPA219's approach into MAN on Thursday morning. All three holds are active when B-LRU enters the ROSUN hold in turn. The next two aircraft arriving at the stacks are 9H-VUC (from the South to DAYNE) and G-UZLR (from the West to MIRSI). A number of other...
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    Manchester Airport Transformation Programme

    As a Liverpool area poster, on what occasions do you need to consider changing flights at MAN as a midpoint of your journey? Just curious ...
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    Manchester Movement Logs & Heads Up

    Just one minor correction: IBS3692 diversion was to LGW.
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    Manchester Airport - General Thread

    Keep in mind too that 'on time' is measured from start up, not take-off. They've been active for around 20 minutes on average by then (for widebodies).
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    Manchester Airport - General Thread

    This is a quiet time of year, so I would not expect delays for ATC capacity reasons, although they would administer slots on behalf of airports where adverse weather conditions are in progress or forecast. Some airports on the continent (not long-haul from MAN, of course) are also experiencing...
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    Manchester Airport Transformation Programme

    But 05L/23R is available almost permanently, barring for planned maintenance which takes place during quiet night hours when 05R/23L can cope with remaining demand just fine. Unplanned outages of 23R account for only a handful of hours per year. You don't invest multiple millions in a new...
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    Route Development & Rumours

    There was mention that potential Russian funding could be an issue with Southwind. I'm not sure whether the same applies to Holiday Best, but perhaps they could look to another airline if that is the problem?
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    Route Development & Rumours

    I don't believe that there is merit in going onto the BHX forum (or LPL, LBA etc.) to post over and over that all their operators should give up and move their services to MAN instead. I have never indulged in such abject nonsense. I simply ask that some contributors reciprocate that courtesy...
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    Route Development & Rumours

    TM3 - We're not moaning. This is the legitimate thread to discuss route development at MAN, and that's what we do on here. If anything, it is you who is moaning about your wishlist for BHX remaining unfulfilled. You have pre-determined certain outcomes which you want to see, and are trying to...
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    Route Development & Rumours

    Nope. It's because they emerged from covid with much reduced fleet-strength and high value Heathrow slots MUST be protected.
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