Godbless From Sweden, joined Apr 2000, 2751 posts, RR: 17 Posted (10 years 6 months 14 hours ago) and read 1357 times:
Hapag-Lloyd Express as of today has it's new routes bookable and one of the new ones will be to Manchester. My question is if MAN is good for spotting since I would have to spend the whole day there. The plane would arrive at 0705 and the flight back would be at 1955 and it would be terrible to be at an airport for spotting where there is not too much going on.
If I get any positive replies I will book a flight for the 19th of April 2003.
Are there good locations at Paris (CDG) for spotting? I know traffic there is huge but that would not help if you can't spot there.
BlueShamu330s From UK - England, joined Sep 2001, 2533 posts, RR: 24 Reply 1, posted (10 years 6 months 13 hours ago) and read 1342 times:
Max, April 19th could potentially be a great day for being at MAN.
Being the Friday before Easter, it will be one of the great british getaway days, which should make MAN very busy all day and could net you one or two unusual sub charters.
Being there so long, you'll also get the transatlantic and asian waves in the morning, plus the return of all the charters in the afternoon.
All in, I'd say you should have a great day at MAN.
As for spotting locations, I'm sure others will be able to point you in the right direction for the car park, spotting park and the photo spots to the south of the airfield.
Enjoy !
Shamu
So I drive a 4x4. So what?! Tax the a$$ off me for it...oh, you already have... :-(
EAC_732 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (10 years 6 months 12 hours ago) and read 1327 times:
Hello Godbless,
If you go on this website http://www.ringway.net/SpotterGuide.htm it will tell you all you need to know about the spotting areas at MAN and how to get to them. Hope you enjoy your trip!
Hkg_clk From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 999 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (10 years 6 months 11 hours ago) and read 1315 times:
MAN is great for spotting, but you must have a car or use public transport. Do not try to walk around, in particular walk to the viewing park - it's a very long walk!
See my homepage for a comprehensive guide to spotting and photography at HKG
Craigy From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 1118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (10 years 6 months 8 hours ago) and read 1287 times:
Max, first of all, do you want to spot or take photographs at MAN?
For photography you need to be on the far side of the runways (car needed) in the morning and the airport side of the runways in the afternoon to get the sun behind you. For spotting, the viewing park (open from sunrise to sunset) gives you a view of ALL arriving and departing traffic all day and the sun behind you mid afternoon/evening.
It can be reached by its own bus service or a short taxi ride from the terminal. There is a burger van, aviation shop and toilets.
The Airport Hotel Pub has a beer garden and is located at the threshold of 24R (late afternoon/evening sun) The bouncy castle you can see is in the pub garden. Good for aircraft landing on 24R, not too far to walk from terminal 3.
If you want to stay around the airport (if it is a rainy day) the top of T1 car park has a viewing area, and lower levels of the car park are sheltered. They give views of T2 only.
If it rains a lot, you can stay in T1 (landside) and get a great wiew of the T1/T3 apron and 24R/06L through huge glass windows. There is a bar and restaurant complex with seating by the windows. Always a large group of spotters there.
Donder10 From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 6659 posts, RR: 23 Reply 9, posted (10 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1237 times:
Max,
if you can,try and go around May28 as the Champion's League Final will be in Manchester.Last year it was at Glasgow and GLA was packed including 5 IB A340s!
EGFF From UK - Wales, joined Sep 2001, 2201 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (10 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1235 times:
Manchester is very good for spotting, especially at the viewing park ...
Give me a shout also with any CDG info, hoping to get there in the next 2-3 months
Regards
Shaun
Godbless From Sweden, joined Apr 2000, 2751 posts, RR: 17 Reply 12, posted (10 years 5 months 4 weeks ago) and read 1204 times:
Just a little update on my MAN tour.
I have now booked a flight on Hapag-Lloyd Express for May 27th, 2003. And as it looks I won't show up alone then either so maybe it would be possible to have a big a.neter meeting there then (well we've got enough time to plan but I just wanted to get the ball rolling already...).
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