Manchester Airport Route News
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Updated 17th March 2024
Another positive month for MAN with news coming from China. Despite reporting last month that China Eastern had secured MAN slots its now confirmed that the long rumoured Juneyao flights have been granted the Shanghai route and will commence early July. It's yet to be seen if government approval will be given for a second carrier to operate the same route. Air China Cargo are hoping to commence operations to MAN and this month we also see Saudia increasing their frequency into MAN and a welcome return from Royal Air Maroc. Long may this positive trend continue!
Aegean will operate 4 x weekly to Athens for Summer 24. They are also to increase their charter flights to MAN for Summer 24. Heraklion & Rhodes will see 2 x weekly flights.
Air Canada will increase their Toronto route from 5 to 6 x weekly for Summer 24 with the added bonus of using their own aircraft. Currently showing a mix of B787-8 & -9.
Air China Cargo have set out plans to operate 2 x weekly B77F flights from Beijing (PEK) from 2nd April.
Air Transat is also increasing their Summer schedule for MAN seeing 7 x weekly flights to Toronto (YYZ) with a mixture of A330-200 & A321neo.
Corendon will resume their MAN-Heraklion (HER) twice weekly service for Summer 24.
EgyptAir will increase their Cairo service to daily from early April with the A321neo.
EasyJet will increase the MAN-IST route to 4 x weekly for Summer 24. They will also operate 2 x weekly to Bodrum from mid-May for the Summer season.
Eurowings will commence 4 x weekly flights to Stuttgart from May 24.
Finnair are due to increase their frequency between MAN and Helsinki to 2 x daily.
Gulf Air will add a 5th service to Bahrain from mid-July.
Hainan will operate daily to Beijing for Summer 24 according to their website.
Jet2 will begin flights to Oporto from July 24. They have also announced 2 new routes to Morocco being Agadir (AGA) & Marrakesh (RAK) for Winter 24.
Juneyao will commence 3 x weekly B787-9 flights to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) from 3rd July, arriving into MAN 07:30, departing back to PVG at 10:40.
Luxair will make a welcome return to MAN from 1st April 24 with a 3 x weekly service to Luxembourg with their Q400 operating Mon, Wed & Fri.
Royal Air Maroc will make a welcome return to MAN from 23rd June operating 3 x weekly to Casablanca (CMN) with their B737 series aircraft.
Ryanair will commence 2 x weekly flights to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik from April 24 and will resume weekly flights to Genoa from 5th April.
Saudia have secured an additional slot into MAN bringing their JED service up to 6 x weekly from early May.
Singapore will return to MAN-Houston route to 5 x weekly from the end of March 24.
TUI will operate seasonal flights to Oslo starting 15th December with their B737-800.
Turkish are adding yet more flights to MAN from Istanbul, from 6th April they intend to add 4 more weekly flights with the aircraft night stopping in MAN after arriving at 22:40.
Virgin are to reintroduce the Las Vegas service from June 24 with 3 x weekly A350's. The Barbados (BGI) will return to a year round service operating 5 x weekly.