Manchester and the USA
Manchester and the USA. What went wrong? Dear oh dear. Manchester really has had a tough time on its USA flights since 2018. The airport was once connected to 14 airports almost simultaneously, ranging from Seattle, San Fransisco and Los Angeles in the West, to Newark, Boston and Miami in the east. But for 2022, that list has dwindled to just 6 destinations, namely New York JFK, Atlanta, Orlando, Houston, Los Angles and Melbourne. And one could argue that it’s a rather strange mix to see Los Angeles but not Las Vegas, Houston but not Newark. But, it’s where we are, so the question is, how did we get here? The slippery slope started in 2018 when American announced that their Chicago route was ending. A route that had been served continuously for over 20 years. And from there, things didn’t get much better. In 2019, perhaps the biggest blow was Thomas Cook entering administration, wiping out several routes in one swoop, such as Seattle and San Fransisco. There was a brief reprieve when