A Nov 13 start for Qatar seems ridiculous as I don't see why they would need to wait a whole year to start the service. I think we've established however that it won't be starting this year.
It'd be nice to see Airblue a regular sight at BHX in the future. I guess this 'Shaheen Air' rumour has been quashed as there has been no news.
I don't see why EK couldn't start a third daily service with an A330, or even an A340 (seeing as Glasgow could manage it and it took them at least 7 years to get a second daily flight), are the flights not full enough?