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There are all sorts of exciting things happening at BHX.
There's erm, a new Chief Financial Officer, probably brought in to think up ways of increasing Paul Kehoe's £300,000 a year remuneration.
Then there's a new Travelodge Hotel, probably mothballing rooms already.
Surely the most exciting thing, particularly for Mr Kehoe who is apparently an enthusiastic Greenie, we have a new Environment Manager.
The BHX environment team are a dedicated bunch who are regularly sent out to stir up local oppostion to any proposed expansion of the Airport.
More seriously, there seems to be no visible strategic plan to increase passenger numbers.
BHX is known as a quite profitable airport with managable debts but apparently little ambition to challenge rival airports.
For me the question which is never really asked is, why are Birmingham Airport's charges so high?
Typically they are double those in place at Manchester and almost treble that airport's in the off-peak period.
Birmingham seems to have fees which are near, or at, those at London airports rather than at other regional airports.
It's possible the strategy is to build, and pay for, the Runway Extension and new Tower before embarking on a cost cutting exercise which will allow BHX to attract growth by lowering charges substantially.
If that's the case, I doubt much will happen for a couple of years.