Couldn’t see a report on here, but Manchester has gone the way of EDI with the removal of Club and Exec Club Check-in.

That means no queue short cuts if you have bags to drop, or if OLCI/ SSCI won’t work for you – you need to get with the masses. Not a pleasing thought if it’s a busy morning, you’re booked in CW on the MAN-JFK service.

I wouldn't be a happy bunny having paid for F or J via LHR (or J ex MAN) to be told to get in line, given the provision of Zone R at T1 and the First desks at T4. How much does it cost to have a couple of FDB desks with a priority queue for Elites/F/J which can take PAX from Y when there are no premium Pax? Add this to the baggage fiasco, and we'll see how well loads stand up...

Star Alliance and Skyteam still have dedicated desks and priority boarding for Elites, so a lot more of my European business will be going that way out of MAN, both direct and connections.