MAN summer 2013 roundup

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Just a quick roundup of the significant changes to MAN for the Summer 2013 period. Exact schedules can be provided on request:

Easyjet:
Increase based aircraft from 5 to 7. Introduce Moscow, Thessaloniki, Prague, Keflavik, Venice, Mykanos, Santorini and Antalya.

Jet2:
Based aircraft remain at 11, however total is 13 with back up aircraft which are a Titan B757 that replaces Strategic A320 and a Jet2 B737-300.
New routes this summer are Menorca, Corfu and Zante.

Ryanair:
Increase based aircraft from 4 to 5. Introduce Paphos, Trapani, Krakow, Lanzarote and Corfu. Dropped are Hahn, Memmighem and Biarritz.

British Airways:
Ends 3/4 daily LGW flights on 30th March. Continues with new Aarhus and Gothenburg route at 11 weekly. Seasonal charters to Malaga and Ibiza.

Orbest Arzonia:
New Saturday weekly charter to Palma from May 4th using A320/A330. On behalf of Thomas Cook.

Aegean Airlines:
Saturday weekly charter to Kefalonia returns on A320 from April 27th. New 2 weekly, Monday and Friday A320 to Athens from May 25th.

Norwegian:
New 2 weekly, Monday and Friday B737-800 to Stavanger from April 1st.

TAP Portugal:
Increase Lisbon to 10 weekly, and introduce A321 on Sundays from June 1st

Delta:
Upgrades DL64/65 to Atlanta from B767-300 to A330-200 from 1st May

American Airlines:
Upgrades AA54/55 to Chicago from B757-200 to B767-300 from June 5th.

Egyptair:
Introduce new 5 weekly B737-800 to Cairo from June 1st. Flight operates Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun

Turkish Airlines:
Increase Istanbul from 10 weekly to 14 weekly on 31st March. Use B737-900 on all flights, but EQV changes are highly likely.

Virgin Atlantic:
Introduce 21 weekly A320 to Heathrow from 21st March.

Thomson Airways:
Introduce B787-800 to Sanford and Cancun routes from May 2nd

All in all, not a bad summer ahead.

[Vasidae]

Can you supply arrival/departure times and days of operation of
Lufthansa MD-11 flights into MAN, and Fedex ??

Cheers

Bill.

[buspilot]

I doubt that Thomson will have their 787s in service for May or for any part of the summer, given the present grounding of the type.

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Not sure if its already been reported but have heard that Cathay are starting B747-800 ops into MAN in April.

GC

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Lufthansa cargo times:

LH8203 in at 08:25 out at 10:45 Monday and Thursday
LH8165 in at 11:35 out at 14:30 Saturday

Cathay B747-800 will be Wednesday and Sunday mornings.

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An update on Ryanair.

Will be 6 based aircraft, and be the 2nd largest Ryanair operation in the UK (rank order of top 5 UK is STN/MAN/EMA/LPL/EDI)

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Jan 26, 2013 16:17:19 GMT 1 buspilot said:

I doubt that Thomson will have their 787s in service for May or for any part of the summer, given the present grounding of the type.

Don't see why not. Although the problems are serious in the fact that they could bring the airliner down, they don't appear to be ones that can't be resolved. Unless, that is, were not being told the full facts. If we are, then it would seem (to me) that they could return to the air using existing components but with less passengers due to the increased weight.

[buspilot]

The Japanese manufacturers apparently have said there is not a problem with their batteries. Latest on this:
www.heraldnet.com/article/20130128/BIZ/130129828

More investigations needed by Boeing and possibly some re-engineering may be required. It's a wait and see situation. Not good for the operators/would be operators of the type though.

The FAA will need completely satisfying, before the 787s fly again.

Perhaps Manchester Airport/TUI should withdraw their joint "Fly The Dream" advertising for the time being.

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Some more Summer charters.

Orbest Orzonia

IWD3421 ACE 0800 MAN 1205
IWD3422 MAN 1455 ACE 1905

A320 every Thursday from May 2nd.

Pegasus

PC1691 AYT 0845 MAN 1130
PC1692 MAN 1405 AYT 2030

B737-800 every Saturday from April

Nouvelair

BJ8401 DJE 1535 MAN 1915
BJ8402 MAN 2015 DJE 2330

A320 every Saturday.

Onur Air also have a charter from Ercan on A321. Arrives Saturdays 11:45 depart 12:45.