BRITISH Airways is expanding its Manchester services with three new routes on the back of reporting an overall rise in December traffic of 5.9 per cent.
The routes will be announced on Wednesday and will increase BA’s capacity at Ringway.
BA saw passenger numbers on scheduled flights rise by 5.9 per cent to 2.9m during the busy festive period with many Britons heading for warmer climates.
UK and European traffic rose 6.2 per cent to 1.9m and flights to America – depressed after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 – soared by 10.8 per cent to 561,000, while traffic to the Middle East increased by five percent.
The only fall in passenger numbers came from flights to the Asia Pacific – down 13.8 per cent where BA has cut some of its routes.
But BA has revised its profits forecast as global economic conditions continue to produce a tough trading environment. Revenue for December was down 3.4 per cent overall.
“The global economic environment continues to be difficult and as a result, trading conditions are challenging. As previously forecast, revenue for the financial year will be down versus last year,” the company said in a statement.
By: keltic - 8th January 2003 at 23:30
RE: BA announce new routes from Manchester
As usual concentration on hubs and lack of interests in regional markets, in fact the fastest growing ones after low cost. The reasos is obvious, lower costs, concentration of resources, savings in crews and planes…..and so on, despite many markets want regional alternatives. In the UK, Eastern Airways, with a massive growth is just getting the BA crumpets and making huge profits. BA should realize that Liverpool is close to MAN, going back (not only to IOM) and don´t let Easyjet to get all the cake. And in any case, I am glad for Manchester Airport.
By: mongu - 8th January 2003 at 19:23
RE: BA announce new routes from Manchester
I think BMI are also launching daily flights to Tolouse from Manchester, using an EMB 145.
By: Saab 2000 - 8th January 2003 at 19:15
RE: BA announce new routes from Manchester
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 08-01-03 AT 07:15 PM (GMT)]Gothenburg is being suspended also from MAN.
From LGW extra flights to Rome, Genoa, Venice, Verona and Naples. An additional weekly flight will operate to Pristina and Krakow. Athens will be reinstated for the summer season.
From LHR,additional services to Brussels, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Larnaca. Services to Belgrade will move from Gatwick to Heathrow.
And then theres the LCY flights…
By: dan777 - 8th January 2003 at 18:45
RE: BA announce new routes from Manchester
British Airways confirmed the three new destinations that will be served by British Airways CitiExpress, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, from the end of March this year.
The three European hotspots – Pisa and Bologne (Italy) and Vienna (Austria) have been announced by the airline as part of a bumper package unveiling plans of new routes, more flights and 400 more seats every weekday. All three
destinations will operate daily from 30th March 2003 using a 49-seat Embraer 145 aircraft. No other airline currently offers scheduled services to Pisa or Bologne from Manchester.
The flight to Bologne will depart Manchester at 12.55pm from Monday to Friday, returning from Bologne at 5.05pm. On Saturday, it will leave Manchester at 2.45pm, returning at 6.55pm and on Sunday it will leave Manchester at 12.10pm returning at 4.20pm.
The flight to Pisa will depart Manchester at 9.30am daily except Saturday, returning from Pisa at 1.40pm. On Saturday it will leave Manchester at 11.20am, returning at 3.30pm.
The flight to Vienna will depart Manchester at 2.50pm daily except Saturday, returning from Vienna at 7.15pm. On Saturday it will leave Manchester at 8.45am returning at 1.00pm.
The airline will also double the number of flights to Rome, Geneva and Hanover and offer hundreds of extra seats a year with larger aircraft and more flights to Belfast, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Lyon, Madrid, Nice and Zurich. This expansion will result in a fleet of 26 aircraft based at Manchester.
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dan777
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January 8, 2003 at 3:39 pm