Hi,
Just logged my third military flight thx to Belgium Air Force / PARA excersise NEO ACTIVE TRIP 2012, another C130 flight..
For Regi : Flights with FR to MAN went very good and smooth. Manchester Airport is divided in 3 terminals, and FR uses terminal 3 .. for check in.. : long que for passportcontrol but very 'english style' friendly.. we departed on the almost completely left gate (seen from inside the terminal),with stairs ryanairstyle..,without any issue..
Manchester has some crowded shops and coffeeshops around a central waiting area like other British airports ( BHX-LHR) and 10 minutes before your get your gate on screen ( don't like that,sitting in a crowded area,prefer waiting on the gate,... near the gate and spot some.. ).
When your gate is announced it's a five minute walk to your gate. (depending gate offcourse )
Boarding like always..priority and the non-priority.
Spotting is possible, big windows.. but when flying ryanair, this terminal is too far away to spot some longhaulers.. spotted only a BA B733,some FlyBE's, an Air Malta A32S and some Easyjets A32S and the FR workhorses offcourse..
Terminals are connected to eachother from outside - landside- by a covered foothpath..a 10 min walk to the trainstation near Terminal 1. Trains to Man City- Picadilly Station runs almost every 10 minutes with a cost on +-3 British pounds..
I was quite satisfied with this 22 euro flight CRL-MAN-CRL and will definately uses this route again if I can get it again on such fare and when I don't have to take any luggage
MAN is well worth a visit ( visited the Museum of Industry and the city/shopping area )
UPDATE
Flown :
BRU-BMA SN ARJ100 OO-DWF
BMA-BRU SN ARJ100 OO-DWL
EIN-KUN FR B738 EI-DPJ
KUN-CRL FR B738 EI-DPJ
BRU-FRA LH B735 D-ABIS
FRA-MAD LH A321-200 D-AIST
MAD-BRU SN B733w OO-VEH
BRU-GVA EZS A319 HB-JZP
GVA-BRU EZS A319 HB-JZJ
CRL-BGY FR B738 EI-EFT
BGY-CRL FR B738 EI-EFO
BRU-TLS SN ARJ100 OO-DWJ *avgeeks
TLS-BRU SN ARJ100 OO-DWF *avgeeks
BRU-FCO AZ A321-100 I-BIXP
FCO-BRU AZ A321-100 EI-IXF
CRL-MAN FR B738 EI-EBD
MAN-CRL FR B738 EI-ESO
OBL-Florennes B.A.F. C130H -CH04- *NEO ACTIVE TRIP 2012
AMS-BHX KL EMB190 PH-EZR
BHX-AMS KL B738 PH-BGC
BRU-TXL SN A319 OO-SSC ' STAR ALLIANCE-livery ' * avgeeks
TXL-BRU SN A319 OO-SSV * avgeeks
CRL-BGY FR B738 EI-DHP
BGY-CRL FR B738 EI-DHP
Booked
BRU-FCO AZ A321
FCO-CTA AZ A321
CTA-FCO AZ A321
FCO-BRU AZ A321
BRU-MAD IB A320
MAD-MIA IB A346
EYW-MIA AE ATR72
MIA-EWR AA B757
JFK-LHR BA B777
LHR-BRU BA A319
CRL-BGY FR B738
BGY-CRL FR B738
BRU-BMA SN ARJ100
BMA-VXO DC BAE ATP
VXO-BMA DC BAE ATP
BMA-BRU SN ARJ100
BRU-LIN SN ARJ100
LIN-BRU SN ARJ100
BRU-OSL SN ARJ100
OSL-BRU SN ARJ100
BRU-MUC LH EMB195
MUC-BIO LH EMB195
BIO-DUS LH CRJ900
DUS-MUC LH A320
MUC-BRU LH EMB195
CX-B