Runway extension
I believe the airports outlay for this project was in the region of £7M, funding for the rest was from different sources . I will stand to be corrected on that figure, but if that is correct then it was a very cute move by the airport , even if it's only for the kudos ! After all, £7M is the going rate for a run of the mill football player these days.
Air India V Emirates
Some are worried about these 2 fighting for the pax . I think it will affect turkmenistan to some degree , but when i told an indian friend about the new service she was glad as she and her family usually use LHR and will now fly from BHX on the 787.
QATAR
planeaddict :
They initially announced plans to serve BHX about a year ago
I don't think they did , maybe you heard something more unofficial .