For those who didn’t see it, the news about Monarch was the main headline on Midlands Today last night. Interestingly they mentioned talks between BHX and United about starting up ORD flights and noted how in the past 12 months BHX had lost nine routes but gained seven. I’m just trying to think what these routes are?
The “new” routes I’d guess are the bmibaby re-launches of Prague, Rome, Barcelona and Lisbon, Amritsar/Vienna, Venice and if they’re including charters there’s Boa Vista.
I can’t think what the nine lost routes are though – all I can come up with is Tehran which is coming back and Waterford which hasn’t actually gone yet. Unless they’re including Air Malta and Cyprus Airways dropping their flights. Did Ryanair axe a few?