Originally Posted by
crewmeal
Exactly! Why would customers want to travel from the London area to BHX to catch a flight when everything is on the LHR/LGW door step? It doesn't make sense.
The attraction and selling point of HS2 is that, compared to other London airports, Birmingham Airport will be equally and in some cases better connected timewise by rail to central London for inbound visitors.
Average rail journey times - plus any terminal to station transit:
Gatwick Airport to London (Victoria) - 32 min
Luton Airport (Parkway) to London (St Pancras) - 35 mins
Birmingham (Interchange) to London (Euston) - 38 mins (From 2026)
Stansted Airport to London (Liverpool St) - 47 mins
The airport are using these figures to attract airlines, boasting Birmingham as the UK's first high speed connected airport in 2026