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Old Jan 31, 2012, 5:20 pm
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Originally Posted by delta154
I think you will find the B787 will be used on the Manchester QR41/42 flight first, before LHR.

It will run the flight 3 times weekly whilst the QR41/42 is 3 weekly, then, increase to daily when the MAN flights are put back to 2 times daily.

Staff at Manchester, including engineers, are being trained up as we speak for the September introduction.
That honestly would make no sense. The Heathrow route is their flagship route and that article confirms it. It would be quite believable if their second 787 was put on the Manchester route though...
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