Isreali carrier El Al has announced it is launching a direct service between Tel Aviv (TLV/LLBG) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC). The three-times weekly service will be operated by a Boeing 737-800 and fly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from the 29th May 2019. Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport is located between [read more]
Cypriot airline Cobalt Air (CO/FCB) has suspended all operations with immediate effect leaving passengers stranded and holidays cancelled. The airline has hit financial difficulties as it failed to raise further investment to feed its ambitious growth programme and the money has simply run out according to sources close to the [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it is launching six new routes from Manchester Airport in 2019 bringing the total number of routes served from the airport to 63. Ryanair will launch routes from Manchester to Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Marrakech, Marseille, Nantes & Thessaloniki will launch for the Summer 2019 [read more]
Brazilian airframer Embraer has been showing off its latest variant of the popular E-Jet series, the E190-E2, at Manchester airport. The E190-E2 is being shown off in its shark livery, nicknamed “Profit Hunter” to airlines looking for regional jets to replace existing fleets, or expand fleets. The E2 variant of [read more]
A recent court case has ended with a judge calling airport drop-off charges at Manchester Airport an “absolute disgrace” as he passed sentence. Judge Bernard Lever made the comment as he passed sentence on Graham Benbow (55) after he lost his temper when confronted on with the parking charge and [read more]
The North West Air Ambulance was called to Manchester Airport today after a crash between an aircraft tug and another vehicle left one person trapped. The Tug is understood to have collided with a catering truck leaving the tug driver with serious leg injuries according to an eyewitness who did [read more]
Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways (EY/ETD) has announced it will start Dreamliner operations at Manchester Airport from November. A Boeing 787-9 will replace the Boeing 777-300ER on one of the two daily flights between Manchester and Abu Dhabi adding an upgraded experience for travelers between the two cities. The Dreamliner [read more]
Jet Airways has said it will increase the planned frequency of its Manchester to Mumbai service which is due to start in November. The Indian airline will now offer the service five times per week from launch with flights operating on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday using an Airbus [read more]
A major emergency exercise will take place today (31st July) to test the response to an aircraft accident in the Manchester Airport area. Manchester Airport says the exercise will take place in the Bollin Valley area and will see a large-scale response from the Airport and Emergency Services from both [read more]
Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is making changes to its US West Coast services from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) for Summer 2019. The airline had previously planned to operate a 3 times-per-week flight to Los Angeles from May 2019 but this has now been reduced to a twice-weekly service from 21st June 2019. [read more]
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