Manchester International Airport

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RE: Manchester International Airport

(19/01/2013 21:55)CX54 DKD Wrote:  

(19/01/2013 20:47)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I think the main reason flights are continuing from MAN to LHR is for onward connections elsewhere.

Nail on the head. The link was always there for BA and BMI to connect passengers onto their greater range of destinations from LHR (mainly long-haul but for loyal BA customer's, some European destinations too) but it really cemented its own future as one of a small number of short, domestic routes when it allowed Lond.... sorry, British, Airways to justify withdrawing the final remaining long-haul services from Manchester because 'Heathrow is just a 45 minute flight away'.

BMI did keep at it as long as they could but they were loosing money left, right and centre across its entire network and the withdrawal of Manchester, as a full operating base, was really the last ditch attempt for Lufthansa/BMI prior to sale to BA.

Technically BA still have 1552/3 to from New York as an AA codeshare, but I agree with your point entirely.