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Post by buspilot on Nov 20, 2012 11:30:10 GMT 1
New Manchester routes to Moscow, Prague and Thessaloniki from Spring 2013.
This will also bring in an 8th based aircraft.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 13:53:30 GMT 1
The Moscow route is interesting, is it the first time they've flown there? Also interesting to see if it's DME, SVO or even VKO? Could make for a good spotting mini break  GC |
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Post by vctr on Nov 20, 2012 14:18:29 GMT 1
Moscow is quite a bold move, I hope it pays off.
This makes 8 aircraft (5xA320 3xA319) and 32 routes, and this week carried their 5 millionth passenger since starting in 2007. Not a bad effort really.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 16:54:13 GMT 1
I believe the Moscow airport will be DME.
The thing which puzzles me is, why Moscow for a LoCo? It costs at least £100 for a visa and will I believe, be the first country covered by a LoCo for which a (real) visa is required. Given current relations between Russia and the EU, I can't see that requirement disappearing in the near future.
It's one of the world's most expensive cities, and unless you speak at least some Russian, it's very difficult to find your way around, not least because of the Cyrillic script. (The Metro, for example, does not have any signs in English - or Roman script as the Russians call it).
No chance of a 25-minute turnaround - they'll be lucky to get one in less than an hour, which means a 10-hour duty day for the crews - they're going to love that! I know they do SSH and PFO from MAN in the summer - they hate those runs too, but if they stick with MOW during the winter, it'll get very interesting!
The one area where it could work is if they make a deal with tour operators and take groups of pax.
I wouldn't get too excited about visiting for spotting purposes, unless it's part of an organised tour. All three airports have signs on the windows expressly forbidding photography and I'm reliably informed that if the staff see people taking photos, they report them to security. Old habits die hard, y'know!
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Post by vctr on Nov 20, 2012 17:33:23 GMT 1
The airport is DME. LGW/MAN-DME start in the same week.
I just hope it pays off. Easyjet have obviously seen a market (they expect 60,000 per year on MAN-DME).
The thing that will be interesting, is that Aeroflot applied for 7 weekly MAN-SVO earlier this year, and got the rights. They intend to start 2014, but I wonder if the threat of the lo-co may bring them to the fold a lot sooner than expected. Aeroflot vs Easyjet outside of London, Im not sure who I would put my money on.
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Post by speedbird1960 on Nov 20, 2012 17:36:13 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 17:39:03 GMT 1
I wouldn't get too excited about visiting for spotting purposes, unless it's part of an organised tour. All three airports have signs on the windows expressly forbidding photography and I'm reliably informed that if the staff see people taking photos, they report them to security. Old habits die hard, y'know! That'll be the old habit of writing reg's in to crossword puzzles then  GC |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 19:31:06 GMT 1
I wouldn't get too excited about visiting for spotting purposes, unless it's part of an organised tour. All three airports have signs on the windows expressly forbidding photography and I'm reliably informed that if the staff see people taking photos, they report them to security. Old habits die hard, y'know! That'll be the old habit of writing reg's in to crossword puzzles then ;)GC Funny you should say that!... ;D |
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