Originally Posted by
eggc
There has to be something for Birmingham going west. NAX maybe ? One of the US3 again when they get single isle airbuses capable ? Must be somebody...
Norwegian - never say never but after the initial 737 MAX will they won't they, there has been no mention of any interest in BHX - he says with two 789's currently in but alas on the wrong side of the runway for passenger flights
I won't bother too much picking over the bones of the Primera decision as there were three longhaul bases and BHX was chosen to go and there is very little one can add or dress up about that.
However westbound is not dead just yet especially Canada as there are a few targets to aim for now the MAX is in operation with Canadian carriers and the 321 NEO LR not too far behind.
New York is an issue with BA, AA, UA and now Primera all history (2019 really?) - rumours come and go and nothing now on the horizon. Sometimes everything has to be right, such right airline, right aircraft, right destination, right product, right marketing and Primera certainly didn't tick all those boxes in order for a route to work (some of it not their fault) but in the future you never know. I actually thought the Monarch MAX rumour was a good one and not as daft as it sounds other than the timing (minus their financial situation of course) and maybe if BHX's current golden airline ordered MAX they could give it a go as they do operate to cities as well as sun routes.
Pete