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@Svvvvvvvvd @SPD_travels It has been tried before and was not a huge success.

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@LiamMacrae10163 @jets2411 @SPD_travels Which is about catchment. MAN has a much larger catchment than GLA. Comparing the two makes no sense.

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@SPD_travels @LuxuryTravelled Yes Corsica would be a good addition. But there is a lack of accommodation on the island. It caters mainly to francophone tourists plus some Germans and Austrians.

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@SPD_travels I wonder whether they will also cancel their long haul aircraft order. They are handing back slots at LHR also. Load factors/passengers carried from MAN looked strong, stronger than AI from BHX. But AI are in a terrible mess as well.

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@SeanM1997 They appear to be handing back slots at LHR too.

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@BrockLee679011 @SPD_travels I assume it is because LPL only has services to a handful of bucket and spade and East European vfr destinations. Comparing LPL with MAN is totally pointless.

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@SeanM1997 Loads seem to have been very good. But Norse is very stretched for aircraft. At least now any prospective carrier will have some stats to work on.

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@SPD_travels Since Brexit EU airlines can only operate between UK and EU countries. Charters would be an exception.

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@SPD_travels An upgrade in quality, but fewer seats. Understandable in current circumstances.

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@SPD_travels It seems that EY073 was finally cancelled.

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@PatrickBea31493 @SPD_travels Yes currently unlikely. But some years ago, KQ was apparently close to launching MAN-CDG-NBO.

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@markjdarby @SPD_travels It amazes me there are no flights from UK to Zanzibar. There are so many flights from other European countries.

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@CCTV_etc @SPD_travels Visas. No tourist infrastructure.

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@blindspotsguy @SPD_travels Except that transfer visas cost £60!

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@blindspotsguy @SPD_travels Seems to have had good L/Fs. If it does not return, I suspect it is down to the fleet being overstretched.

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@SPD_travels Looks pretty realistic. One omission, I would say, is Cagliari.

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@jasonsuresh @SPD_travels But Manchester’s catchment is far wealthier than that of EDI, BRS and LBA given its size.

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@filecore @SeanM1997 Egyptair does not fly to Pakistan, so no effect.

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@blindspotsguy @SPD_travels It is clearly not focused on point to point traffic. Their aim is to make Tashkent a natural hub between Europe and South Asia and the Far East. If you look on an atlas, it is hard to argue that Tashkent is not a good transit point. RMO was a point to point operation.

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@johnmcfadian @SPD_travels HS2 will steal passengers from BHX, not v.v.