"Once the extension is completed the door will be well and truly open for ANYONE who wants to fly those routes or any other long haul destination. 2014, 2024 or 2100? once its built its built. Its not just for pax flights either, freight operators may be interested too. Jaguar LR (India). MG (China). "
Unfortunately BHX and its Masterplan were quite clear, they are not interested in widebodied long haul freighters..actually a paragraph saying it.
Lot of freight flts are at night and BHX doesn't want to use up its allocation of airliner movements (which are restricted number wise) re noise abatement with extra large freighters.
Also says it couldn;t compete with EMA.
Having said that, surprisingly they did allow an Egypt Air A300 freighter in a few months ago, so perhaps there is still hope..fingers crossed.
Nigel