China boom from Birmingham Airport - Birmingham News - News - Birmingham Mail
This article is positive in itself and an excellent advert for LH. However one of the main reasons for passengers travelling this way must be due to APD. As suggested elsewhere on this forum it would be far cheaper to fly to a EU destination then onwards to the Far East. After 2013 the new charges suggest an additional £200 to a long haul ticket will only leave EU carriers benefiting from APD. Direct long haul expansion, even with the extended runway? I don't think so.