Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
1) RFS is great in the regions. You can either go straight on to a European destination for the same cost as London travellers, or put in a stopover to get two trips. You can even mix and match sectors around so as to get the most out of it. Domestic availability works off short time frames than longhaul, which causes difficulties to those (unlike me!) who can sort their lives out months and months in advance.
I had been looking a year out at long haul availability and I had assumed that the difference between MAN and LHR departures was down to limited availability and enforced minimum connection times. Your answer above is yet one more reminder why I should stop making assumptions.
Can a phone call to BAEC open up availability on a short haul when booked in conjunction with a long haul reward? Alternatively, can the short haul be added to the same booking at a later date? I would be loathed to book as two separate trips due to the probability of missed connections.
Originally Posted by
paulwuk
MAN is relatively well served with OneWorld -- AA to JFK/ORD, "FinnAir" to HEL, "BA" to Billund, Qatar to DOH and out east, and possibly others.
The recent arrival of Qatar into the One World family does seem to offer a lot of possibilities for those heading east for whom MAN is closer than LHR. There is at least one flight a day with a second flight operating three times a week.
Finally, I had no idea of Billund's existence. It looks like the kids have just secured themselves a trip to Legoland.