Controller Friendly
Fair points. I thought that you might have had some grievance with bmi but obviously that is not the case. The comment I agree with most is that it is very sad for both parties that it has come to this. Only time will tell if it is wise for bmi but my view is that although you state that BM once had it cheap at BFS as well, with competition so high today the company was left with little choice if they are being charged 3 times as much as some of their competitors. A slight bit more for the use of airbridges etc is acceptable but not to that extent. They did try to negotiate this with TBI but to no avail and I don't think that TBI ever expected bmi to pull out. I have worked it out and I think that an A321 can operate full from/to BHD but as many have said there is little margin for error and I wouldn't like to do it in a howling crosswind.
At least the cracks and holes in the runway allow for good drainage
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