BIRMINGHAM - 4

[Captain Caveman]

Call 100 !

LOL a lot of memories up there ! It was like home from home even a make shift dumb waiter - clearly staff rushed off there feet planning stands its the life of luxury up there, we all know that!

TTFN

[call100]

No arguments from me there.....All those that didn't like the cold opted to work up there when it went 'Professional' The makeshift dumb waiter was always known as the 'technology bag'. It was so efficient I think it was only changed once when the original wore out!! Handy for the News paper delivery..

[jethro15]

Where is Apron Control re-locating to?

[call100]

Temporarily into a room in the Engineering block near the Fire Station. Staying there until the dreaded combined control room is established...

[BHX86]

New Pier

Took the tour yesterday. The new pier is actually really nice. Open and airy, and nothing like the rest of the airport. You can actually feel the difference as you walk in. One dissapointment though was the EK lounge. Was always under the impression that the EK lounge would be so that J class pax could board directly from the lounge to the aircraft but this isnt the case. Would have been so much better for them if it was.

[groundhogbhx]

Had my tour a couple of days ago, all looks very nice until I started looking at the join between the wood and tile floors. You would have thought that after spending £45million on it they would have finished it off properly, don't think it will be long before the passengers start catching the peaks and damaging it. Still a few days to fix it though

[Off Stand]

BHX86, my mom had a tour of it this week too and she said exactly the same thing as you.

[SilsoeSid]

call100,

Any truth in the rumour of a 'visitor' to the Airbus on 'L' (old 06 threshold) earlier this morning?

[call100]

I haven't been there today sorry. Made a quick call and no one knows anything about it. I'll check again tomorrow for you.

[volrider]

Any truth in the rumour of a 'visitor' to the Airbus on 'L' (old 06 threshold) earlier this morning

I hope that it was not the same visitor that "visited" the police helicopter that was near that location??

[undiemole]

Legalize, whatever happened to that rumour you started about a GHA "going under" last week at BHX, it seems that all 3 are still merrily plodding along

[call100]

Originally Posted by volrider

I hope that it was not the same visitor that "visited" the police helicopter that was near that location??

[Hamburg 2K8]

Superjumbo flight to Birmingham Airport

17.07.09

An Emirates’ A380 super-jumbo is to make a flight from Dubai to Birmingham Airport in September. The plane will serve the route for just for a single day – September 9 – as part of the Birmingham Airport’s 70th anniversary celebrations.
The giant double decker aircraft will be used on one of Emirates’ two daily services from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Birmingham, giving passengers the first chance to fly directly to and from Birmingham on the A380. President Emirates Airline Tim Clark said: ‘Emirates and Birmingham Airport have enjoyed a successful partnership since we started services in 2000, and it’s fitting that we should mark this significant milestone in the airport’s history by flying in our most talked about aircraft.'
Birmingham Airport’s deputy chief executive officer Joe Kelly said: ‘Our 70th anniversary is a fantastic milestone for the airport and we are delighted that Emirates is helping us celebrate our birthday with the A380. This is the first commercial flight of an A380 outside of London Heathrow in Britain. As well as our 70th anniversary, September 9, is also the date that our new £45 million International Pier opens with state of the art facilities and it is therefore very fitting that the first aircraft will be the Emirates A380.’

[call100]

Nice to see it officially confirmed. There were still some doubters out there...

[hughjass]

I hope that it was not the same visitor that "visited" the police helicopter that was near that location??

I doubt it unless he bought a new motorbike as he set fire to his old one

[volrider]

call 118 118 I did post replying to your inane immature post re my civil and honest question, but for some reason it did not appear. maybe it was moderated ...lets see if you get this one

[OltonPete]

June route analysis

Credits - CAA for the passenger figure and acarsd for the number
of rotations (plus my own records in some cases).

The first figure is pax per flight and the second is the load factor. I have added some of the monthly passenger figures as reported by the CAA.

Billund/109 pax/57% -
Copenhagen/77 pax/75-78% - 6656 down from 7700
Bergerac/49 pax/62%
Biarritz/137 pax/73%
Brest/45 pax/57%
La Rochelle/39 pax/50%
Lyon/24 pax/50% (48 seats or is it 50?) - 2232 down from 2904
Marseille/127 pax/67%
Nice/107 pax/77%
Paris CDG/57 pax/64% - 27572 down from 29767
Perpignan/145 pax/77%
Poitiers/134 pax/71%
Toulouse/42 pax/53%
Dusseldorf/35 pax/57% - 12383 down from 13885
Frankfurt/60 pax/61% - 20290 down from 21110
Hahn/107 pax/57%
Hamburg/42 pax/54%
Hanover/52 pax/67%
Munich/59 pax/72% - 8978 down from 9999
Niederrheim/128 pax/68%
Stuttgart/29 pax/37% - 2806 down from 4192
Cork/150 pax/86%
Dublin/134 pax/68% - 44642 down from 48642
Knock/86 pax/62% - 4314 down from 5663
Waterford/31 pax/47%
Shannon/129 pax/68%
Bologna/138 pax/73%
Milan/47 pax/41% - 2796 down from 3197
Olbia/117 pax 62%
Pisa/121 pax/64%
Trapani/140 pax/74%
Trieste/126 pax/67%
Amsterdam/85 pax/65% - 32641 down from 42183 (one less KL a day)
Faro/159 pax/82%
Oporto/152 pax/80%
Alicante/161 pax/86% - 26102 up from 20493
Almeria/181/85%
Barcelona/3999/79%
Girona/154 pax/81%
Ibiza/165 pax/77%
Mahon/172 pax/80%
Malaga/166 pax/89% - 29578 up from 23500
Murcia/160/85%
Palma/155 pax/85% - 23882 up from 19669
Reus/151 pax/80%
Arrecife/182 pax/85%
Tenerife/192 pax/90%
Gothenberg/28/70-75%
Stockholm NYO/149 pax/75%
Oslo Torp/114 pax/60%
Zurich/71 pax/71% - 12416 up from 11523
Istanbul/72 pax/45% ish?
Prague/121 pax/74%
Kaunas/155 pax/82%
Bydgoszcz/166 pax/88%
Gdansk/163 pax/86%
Katowice/137 pax/73%
Krakow/139 pax/74%
Rzesnow/163 pax/86%
Bratislava/147 pax/78%
Ashkhabad/115 pax/60%
Dubai/283 pax/74% - 34006 up from 29134
Islamabad/295 pax/75% ish 7668 down from 7862
Newwark/144 pax/82% - 8658 down from 9193
Phillidelphia/134 pax/76%.

Pete

[call100]

Originally Posted by volrider

call 118 118 I did post replying to your inane immature post re my civil and honest question, but for some reason it did not appear. maybe it was moderated ...lets see if you get this one

I take it that was aimed at me as you got the name wrong!!?? Must try harder!..
If you insist on trolling then you have to accept the consequences......Get a grip and move on, you'll make yourself ill.
I'm sure everyone else is getting just as bored with your obsession now...


Pete...Thanks for the break down....Beginning to suffer now, although not as bad as most......

[volrider]

call 100 it was play on the name...sorry if that went over your head... re my question which was a valid one I was hoping for a responsible answer but once again you seem intent on rubbishing anything I say on the matter, I had not dragged the matter of the helicopter being destroyed up again for no reason it was reading about the "visitor" that made me think.
I can only assume you work for the airport as your standpoint is similar to theirs on this issue. If you wish to discuss this further and not disturb the board maybe you can PM me.

[Skipness One Echo]

Can you both stop now please. Just take it to PM.