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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2017, 09:10
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I'm not sure who's going to choose Ryanair over...

I'm not sure who's going to choose Ryanair over Lufthansa, leaving aside the industrial problems for which LH has become imfamous over the past couple of years. Even at 14 weekly, FR wouldn't be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Aug 2017, 12:31
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

My maths suggest to me that BHX isn't the only...

My maths suggest to me that BHX isn't the only airport suffering delays from congestion, inefficiency or whatever else since the aircraft had picked up nearly 3 hours extra delays during the day.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2017, 19:34
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I'd like to say I'm surprised at this news; but I...

I'd like to say I'm surprised at this news; but I can't. Always thought it was a strange one.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2017, 06:44
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Strikes me as an outsider that the whole industry...

Strikes me as an outsider that the whole industry and it's attitudes towards staffing, customer service and payment of reasonable fees to provide same is in need of a total overhaul, as unless...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jul 2017, 15:48
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Appreciate that, but it's one thing going without...

Appreciate that, but it's one thing going without food for 3 or 4 hours, quite another for 8+ hours. Not chucking in some kind of snack (sandwich, cake or whatever with coffee, tea or soft drink) on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jul 2017, 15:10
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Leaping to Primera's defence I have noticed from...

Leaping to Primera's defence I have noticed from further research (I must be bored today!) that mid range fares showing on the .co.uk website do include a meal and bags, and buying those fares does...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jul 2017, 08:30
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Primera Air

Just, out of curiosity, browsed the Primera website, and come across this page regarding fees and charges

https://primeraair.com/travel-info/fees/

Can they really be serious? £ 7.00...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jul 2017, 12:50
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Totally different, it's not the law that football...

Totally different, it's not the law that football clubs exist and that people are compelled to go to them.

The law is that you can't enter or leave the UK without a valid passport, and that the UK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jul 2017, 12:29
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Spending prioritised in London and the Southeast...

Spending prioritised in London and the Southeast - well who'd have thought it!!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jul 2017, 09:31
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Customs (HMRC responsibility) or Immigration,...

Customs (HMRC responsibility) or Immigration, commonly referred to as "passport control" (responsibility of UK Border Agency)? Neither in the gift of Birmingham Airport Plc, or the airline or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2017, 18:19
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I would have thought so, and given The Donald's...

I would have thought so, and given The Donald's penchant for "America First" I doubt he'd be keen on giving a deal that allowed unfettered access to US markets, whether or not American carriers want...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2017, 05:39
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Apologies for bringing Brexit into the thread but...

Apologies for bringing Brexit into the thread but unless the UK government makes a sensible agreement with the EU over open skies the Primera operation could come to a sticky end in March 2019.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2017, 10:52
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I disagree regarding NAX; they are using...

I disagree regarding NAX; they are using secondary airports, often a very good distance from the client's likely destination - NY or Boston. In that respect Primera are a better option.

I am...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2017, 08:03
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

3 x weekly BOS as well, from June. Nothing so...

3 x weekly BOS as well, from June. Nothing so far as I can see for Toronto.

It will be interesting to see how these routes perform, they've given themselves plenty of time to take bookings, so I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jun 2017, 17:16
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

According to the post from jon01 directly above -...

According to the post from jon01 directly above - yes!

I can't see the problem with what is a comparatively short walk to the terminal. God did give you legs. If walking is such a problem then...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2017, 12:43
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Excellent solution if only it were practical. ...

Excellent solution if only it were practical. Rather like the passengers who expect everything, but want to pay for nothing, the LCCs themselves want a level of service, but don't want to pay for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2017, 07:37
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

The problem is that like all other airports,...

The problem is that like all other airports, BHXs' main aim is to maximise profits for their shareholders, and if that means people experience what I too consider to be unreasonable delays during...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2017, 19:33
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Where would you prefer? MAN with it's apparently...

Where would you prefer? MAN with it's apparently dreadful security queues and lack of parking, LTN where the terminal is a work in progress and road access dreadful? LHR where you never know...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jun 2017, 07:30
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I don't think "Corbynomics" has anything to do...

I don't think "Corbynomics" has anything to do with the chronic problem of poor planning and lack of foresight with regard to not only airport infrastructure, but infrastructure generally. All our...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jun 2017, 08:09
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

You don't have to delve too deeply into other...

You don't have to delve too deeply into other threads withing Airlines, Airports & Routes to find that pretty well all of the UK's major airports are to some extent shambolic, and unable to cope with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jun 2017, 08:05
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Adding the word "directly" might have been...

Adding the word "directly" might have been helpful to avoid a total misrepresentation of the facts, but we are dealing with marketing people here, who long before Donald Trump invented the term have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st May 2017, 08:45
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Or why the only viable link to the UK's biggest...

Or why the only viable link to the UK's biggest container port (Felixstowe) was built as an "A" road with roundabouts instead of proper interchanges. Only in the UK would such a short sighted...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st May 2017, 07:48
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I take your point but there's no point in...

I take your point but there's no point in building a terminal until you've built the station!

BHX is suffering the UK national infrastructure disease, and has done since the day the new site was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2017, 06:53
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

That is not an excuse! There is enough...

That is not an excuse! There is enough information out there telling people what they can and can't take, and where they can pack various items.

The problem, I'm afraid, is the basic intelligence...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th May 2017, 07:44
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

This smacks of "fantasy airlines" and I'll be...

This smacks of "fantasy airlines" and I'll be very surprised if they operate, let alone to these sorts of frequencies.

I suppose I should be prepared to be surprised!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2017, 08:30
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Not enough people gone on to their (pretty...

Not enough people gone on to their (pretty sparse) website and put BHX forward as a suggested route!!

They aren't a real airline, just a virtual carrier using a leased A.319 from apparently a well...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th May 2017, 07:53
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Not necessarily;Easter was in March last year. ...

Not necessarily;Easter was in March last year.

However, significant may be the fall on KEF, possibly due to a combination of the "Trump effect" and the fall in the Sterling exchange rate. ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Apr 2017, 06:57
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Interesting question. The biggest contributor to...

Interesting question. The biggest contributor to the downfall of Courtline was the economy, and a sterling crisis, which lead to severe foreign exchange restrictions, at a time when they were...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2017, 08:17
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

I wonder which story will have the most legs? ...

I wonder which story will have the most legs? 12m rolling year PAX or EK cancelling one of the DXB rotations?

I know which one my money is on!!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2017, 12:59
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

That, in my opinion, is the more likely of any...

That, in my opinion, is the more likely of any number of unlikely scenarios.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2017, 09:18
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

2 already announced for this year if I recall...

2 already announced for this year if I recall correctly.

I'm afraid I really can't see another carrier coming to BHX with a proper scheduled service, I think BHX has been lucky to retain UA in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2017, 17:06
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Yes, but come on, as you surely know there's...

Yes, but come on, as you surely know there's "marketingese", and there's reality! They can "base" 4 brand new aircraft, but that doesn't mean they won't be substituted, rotated or whatever through...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2017, 08:06
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

We don't know what's happening, since...

We don't know what's happening, since negotiations will, or at least ought to be private.

EDI as you say is no real surprise, though so far as I'm aware it hasn't been announced by either the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Mar 2017, 20:13
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Or indeed they may not. The problem with...

Or indeed they may not.

The problem with these Indian stories is that they tend to be about as reliable as a forecast of an imminent cold spell, or heat wave in the Daily Express!!

Still,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2017, 10:39
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,917,895
Posted By ATNotts

Famous, if not imfamous incident - but what did...

Famous, if not imfamous incident - but what did for Mahan was US government sanction that prevented US fuel companies (which includes, as it always does, subsidiaries and group companies of American...
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