News / End of an era as Cathay axes Manchester freighter service in favour of bellies

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It’s the end of era. Cathay Pacific, whose cargo service into Manchester can be traced back to B707 days, has succumbed to the pull of the belly and ceased its freighter services from the UK’s second largest city, resulting in redundancies.

The loss of the twice-weekly service, operated since December by a 747-8F leaves Cathay without cargo capacity into Manchester until December 8, when it starts a four-times-a-week 777 passenger flight.

James Woodrow, director cargo for Cathay, said: “Given that we are ...