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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2017, 19:09
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Tried booking through their website a couple of...

Tried booking through their website a couple of weeks ago through Brum and Man. the website just didn't work so booked with another airline after much frustration and wasted time. I won't bother next...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2017, 07:51
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

That's a decent increase. Does that make it the...

That's a decent increase.
Does that make it the UK's 6th or 7th biggest airport? I know Edinburgh and Luton have also been doing very well but I've completely lost track in recent years.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2017, 08:51
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

How about Jet2 offering a series of Christmas...

How about Jet2 offering a series of Christmas flights to NYC like they do from their other bases?
A logical step.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2017, 13:58
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Olton Pete With the greatest of respect for one...

Olton Pete
With the greatest of respect for one of the best posters on Pprune (ie you)....



The passenger numbers posted by BHX5DME just above, show Delhi with a whopping 42.25% reduction...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Apr 2016, 15:46
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

I can confidently predict that going through...

I can confidently predict that going through customs will take exactly zero minutes......on a domestic flight ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2016, 10:52
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Crikey - a lot of hand wringing over this. I'm...

Crikey - a lot of hand wringing over this. I'm sure it will be ok after the inevitable teething problems. Manchester has been handling the A380 for years now without drama.
Ah but...I hear you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2015, 17:17
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Great news for Brum :ok: A nice early Christmas...

Great news for Brum :ok: A nice early Christmas present.

But guys....don't give up your day jobs to go into marketing will you? Good news and all you're taking about is BHX being the smallest this...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2015, 09:12
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Don't hold your breath on RTM. I suspect...

Don't hold your breath on RTM.

I suspect FlyBe will dip their toes in the water at MAN for a few months before realizing it ain't going to work then letting the whole thing slip quietly away.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2015, 08:37
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

But as CEO of Marketing Birmingham - why wouldn't...

But as CEO of Marketing Birmingham - why wouldn't he say that? :rolleyes:

By saying that HS2 puts Birmingham 39 mins away from London, he kind of undermines the case for direct flights though...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2015, 11:02
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

With all due respect, I really don't understand...

With all due respect, I really don't understand the obsession with First Class.
It's almost as if by not having it, Emirates is somehow 'insulting' BHX.

FWIW, I have used First Class twice on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jan 2015, 16:50
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Better for passenger numbers though :ok:

Better for passenger numbers though :ok:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Dec 2014, 17:20
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Just reading the last few posts, it's not clear...

Just reading the last few posts, it's not clear whether or not EK are going for the third daily. Is it still just conjecture?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2014, 22:10
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

So are you agreeing or disagreeing with me that...

So are you agreeing or disagreeing with me that Berlin to UK regional is at best marginal due to the preponderance of leisure flyers?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2014, 19:19
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Berlin What many don't realize is that Berlin...

Berlin
What many don't realize is that Berlin is essentially a leisure route especially from the regions. In fairness it almost seems counter-intuitive.

Just because it is Germany's capital and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st May 2014, 18:18
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Oh come on, quit all the negativity. Credit...

Oh come on, quit all the negativity.
Credit where credit is due.
Well done to MAN and BHX for taking the top two spots AND with significant sized operations too.
Good news folks, good news :ok:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th May 2014, 16:47
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

UNITED Got to say those UA 757s are really...

UNITED

Got to say those UA 757s are really starting to show their age even with the refurb of a couple of years back. The BF product is pretty dismal for the daft money they want.

Some of their...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Apr 2014, 19:16
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

MAN-ZRH will be back to 3 a day soon. But...

MAN-ZRH will be back to 3 a day soon.

But yeah agree - as part of the LH Group, they will shift capacity (by pricing policy) around their hubs as they see fit.
Just watch the BHX-ZRH route once...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Apr 2014, 12:01
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Runway 15/33:- ROI ? TBD :E

Runway 15/33:- ROI ? TBD :E
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2014, 19:14
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

That's a very good point Nigel, EK are one of the...

That's a very good point Nigel, EK are one of the best in the business (if you'll excuse the pun) for upgrades - not just from BHX but other airports too. That's why it's nigh on impossible to gauge...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2014, 19:16
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Nigel No offence to anyone intended and I...

Nigel

No offence to anyone intended and I apologise for the tone if it came across like that. I too hope the flights are back next year :)

It's a good piece of work from those involved. I'm...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2014, 09:44
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Wait a minute. This doesn't stand up to any...

Wait a minute. This doesn't stand up to any scrutiny at all.

1. Since when has a charter flight been a pre-cursor to a scheduled flight?

2. Chartered by a local WM travel agent - why didn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Feb 2014, 18:06
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Flybe - £199.82 Ryanair - £264.98 Monarch -...

Flybe - £199.82
Ryanair - £264.98
Monarch - £321.94

Wow - the power of competition.
Looks like FlyBe are going for it. Good luck to them.
They have up until recently been a high(ish) cost...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jan 2014, 15:48
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Aaah but both Birmingham and Bangladesh already...

Aaah but both Birmingham and Bangladesh already have better.
It's called Emirates.
Can't see a viable, economic future for the likes of Biman, PIA and other relic legacy carriers in the region....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Dec 2013, 06:57
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Aaaah, after all the speculation, finally we've...

Aaaah, after all the speculation, finally we've got to the bottom of it. The whole purpose of the extension was for a 2 weekly Biman flight, 'opening up new business opportunities' :ooh:

The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2013, 11:38
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

<<Biman might have some success is in cargo. ...

<<Biman might have some success is in cargo. Since virtually everything you wear these days comes from a sweat shop in Dacca, then there is undoubtedly going to be some demand for cargo from the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2013, 06:16
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

BIMAN Let me explain a little more about...

BIMAN

Let me explain a little more about Biman - I know a little bit about this.

This is basically a DAC-JFK route which has stuttered from farce to failure and back again for years.
The US...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2013, 19:27
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

We all seem to be getting hung up on the...

We all seem to be getting hung up on the Edinburgh vs Birmingham thing.
The reality is, certainly Transatlantic, Edinburgh is a massive draw for American (US and Canadian) tourists. Birmingham sadly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Nov 2013, 09:07
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

6,000 of them! Most on the minimum wage. ...

6,000 of them!
Most on the minimum wage.
Time to get real.
Suitable vfr facilities already exist from the Midlands - Emirates.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2013, 08:35
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Meaningless. Airports don't start flights....

Meaningless.
Airports don't start flights. Airlines do
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2013, 07:45
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Hill walker You think it's easier to get to...

Hill walker

You think it's easier to get to LHR than MAN from most of Staffordshire.

Keep taking the medicine !!

Stoke on Trent (for example) to MAN is a leisurely, shortish and often...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Aug 2013, 13:18
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Absolutely right Nigel. This is turning into...

Absolutely right Nigel.
This is turning into the home of pessimism
No expansion is not the same thing as a crisis or a prelude to a withdrawal.

Good grief guys get a grip.
Emirates offer a very...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2013, 08:22
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Just reading this thread...... surely all of this...

Just reading this thread...... surely all of this cannot be right?
What posters are saying with EK is that MAN freight is being trucked to BHX and BHX freight is being trucked to NCL......:confused:...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2013, 07:46
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,992
Posted By All names taken

Quote: crewmeal My question is why don't...

Quote: crewmeal My question is why don't BA use BHX as a diversion airport for longhaul flights? Over the past few of years when there have been problems at LHR/LGW, BA have used every other...
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