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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2016, 23:59
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

If AI go to double daily at BHX, it could be: ...

If AI go to double daily at BHX, it could be:
(1) DEL-BHX-YYZ-BHX-DEL;
and (2) DEL-ATQ-BHX-ATQ-DEL.

If not, it could be 4 days/week of one option and 3 days/week for the other.

That would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Oct 2016, 23:29
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

You probably won't find an airport on your side...

You probably won't find an airport on your side of the Channel that is privately owned. The UK may be unique in this respect.

Co-incidence? Who knows.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2016, 16:47
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

That comment is usually used for LGW rather than...

That comment is usually used for LGW rather than MAN or BHX.

The stranglehold that EK has on these two airports for travelling east and on the kangaroo route is more likely to have inhibited...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2016, 21:53
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

BHX-PEK and BHX-HGH excellent result

More sloppy journalism: they're calling Hangzhou-Xiaoshan (HGH) "Shanghai-Hangzhou".

Bit like calling Elmdon "London-Birmingham" - it's BS, bet the chinese press isn't doing that!!

It will be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jan 2016, 18:45
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Why not? it was done at Aldergrove for long haul...

Why not? it was done at Aldergrove for long haul flights.



Certainly did for most, not for those swanning around in private jets of course. APD started as one of Ken Clarke's many so-called...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2016, 11:01
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

This is nonsense: ADP can't be devolved to...

This is nonsense: ADP can't be devolved to English regions. It either has to be devolved to county councils, or central government has to take the decision to scrap at BHX (in the same way as it was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2015, 19:41
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Excellent results for Elmdon! Suspect that most...

Excellent results for Elmdon! Suspect that most pax listed for ASB are headed to/from ATQ and DEL.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2015, 00:01
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Not Cathay in the near future.

Not Cathay in the near future.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2015, 18:58
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

You missed the point, EK is a major longhaul...

You missed the point, EK is a major longhaul player at BHX, GLA, NCL, etc., it's not at LHR.

Indeed, almost certainly, but the choice between LHR expansion or EK expansion is not in their gift.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2015, 22:05
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Airports Commission and the "regions"

The biggest impediment to long haul expansion, trans-Atlantic excepted, at BHX, MAN, GLA, etc. is not Heathrow expansion, but EK.

That carrier saw the opportunity, took it, and is now very well...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2015, 17:05
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

A good example of two bald men fighting over a...

A good example of two bald men fighting over a comb................
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2014, 00:55
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Was thinking that physically BHX and GLA would be...

Was thinking that physically BHX and GLA would be suitable from the point of view of one terminal. Did question whether the airlines would pay for it (i.e. weak business case), and the fewer the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2014, 16:29
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Like DUB, Both BHX and MAN would appear to be...

Like DUB, Both BHX and MAN would appear to be suitable for US pre-clearance, but will the airlines pay for it?

It would be very difficult if not impossible to do at LHR.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2014, 00:38
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Amazed that this doesn't exist. BHX appears to...

Amazed that this doesn't exist. BHX appears to have ambitions to be a major UK airport (as it should) and to be LHR's third rwy (nonsense), so there is no question, there has to be a proper facility...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Nov 2014, 23:18
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

It could be that LH and AF were able to feed...

It could be that LH and AF were able to feed connecting pax through their hubs at FRA and CDG (respectively) as well as carrying point to point pax.

BA, on the other hand, could only carry point...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Oct 2014, 19:19
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Excellent stuff, keep up the good work.

Excellent stuff, keep up the good work.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Sep 2014, 21:54
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

You cannot be serious (as John McEnroe would...

You cannot be serious (as John McEnroe would say).


Is it right that FR refer to BOH as "London West"?


Bit unfair isn't it, why should the Scots and the Welsh be excluded?

On a more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Sep 2014, 22:12
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

New transit facility

45 minutes for a transfer is impressive!

What were the times before the new facility opened?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Sep 2014, 22:42
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Maybe not to Peking, maybe not in 12 months....

Maybe not to Peking, maybe not in 12 months. Possibly in the longer term: Canton (China Southern) or Shanghai (China Eastern), who knows how it may turn out, many non-aviation factors may determine...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2014, 20:33
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Don't have a "stereotypical metropolitan point of...

Don't have a "stereotypical metropolitan point of view" (not sure what that particular cliche is supposed to mean in this context). Have a completely independent point of view, as you know. Any...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2014, 16:10
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

No you're not. It's likely that people with...

No you're not. It's likely that people with family links in Birmingham have links with north India: the flight is to/from Delhi and Amritsar. That being the case, it is unlikely that a flight...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Aug 2014, 21:22
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Yes, yes, that was me.....was made to eat my hat...

Yes, yes, that was me.....was made to eat my hat over this (it tasted good).

Pleased to be proven wrong of course, and hope that the daily frequency materialises.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jul 2014, 21:53
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

AI At BHX

Wasn't rubbishing BHX at the time, was unconvinced that AI would get its act together (would have made the same comments if AI was planning MAN, NCL, GLA, EDI, or anywhere else). Made no comments...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2014, 21:58
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

It's also very small, FI's hub operation wouldn't...

It's also very small, FI's hub operation wouldn't fit in it!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2014, 22:19
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

This needs to be seriously addressed if the...

This needs to be seriously addressed if the airport management have ambitions to be a third "London" airport ("only 70 minutes", etc.) or a hub of some sort with links to China.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jun 2014, 23:02
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

From London-EUSTON only. Realistically, how many...

From London-EUSTON only. Realistically, how many journeys start or end there? In reality there's going to be another 1-2 hours to add to that.

Going by road? could be a great deal more. The long...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2014, 22:46
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

You would think that would be the case, but in...

You would think that would be the case, but in the case of BA, the self check-in machines have been removed at many stations (although not at LHR-5) and pax are being directed to.............check-in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2014, 23:46
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Indeed, that was me and it was more to do with...

Indeed, that was me and it was more to do with scepticism about AI's ability to get its act together in time rather than anything to do with BHX.

Surprisingly, the hat tasted good, sort of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2014, 17:51
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

BHX-PEK

Excellent news! Hope it leads on to permanent scheduled (doesn't matter if it's CAN, HKG, PEK or PVG), and some routes to/from MAN.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Feb 2014, 19:25
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Thanks for the explanation, Skipness One Echo,...

Thanks for the explanation, Skipness One Echo, makes sense! and certainly preferable to the tiresome alternative of carrying passports on a domestic flight.

Haven't found it a hardship at LHR...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Feb 2014, 19:21
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Thanks for the explanation, Skipness One Echo,...

Thanks for the explanation, Skipness One Echo, makes sense!

Haven't found it a hardship at LHR because the photo is taken at points where pax are already checked: (1) at the entrance to security...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Feb 2014, 00:34
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

As I thought, that makes sense, although domestic...

As I thought, that makes sense, although domestic to international would not need to do border control as leaving the UK.

Still shocked that there isn't similar at BHX.




LHR has had...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2014, 19:50
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Agreed, but there should be international to...

Agreed, but there should be international to international connection facilities at airports like MAN and BHX (thought MAN had it), they are not small airports!

In other words, a facility to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2014, 19:25
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Am shocked! Is it really true that there are no...

Am shocked! Is it really true that there are no flight connections facilities at both BHX and MAN? Pretty sure that I've seen signs for "flight connections" in MAN-3 on my way to the exit.

It's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2013, 18:47
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,870
Posted By Fairdealfrank

Indeed, know about all these well, but even you...

Indeed, know about all these well, but even you have to admit these are magnificent and rare, so rare in fact that you've managed to quote every case going back to 1974, Dick Taverne the original...
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