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'how bad has capitalism got that passengers at BHX have to pay a non-refundable £1 for use of a baggage trolley'
It started sliding down the scale when they started charging for plastic bags at security. The 'budget' feel of BHX is greatly added to with all these lovely touches.
It started sliding down the scale when they started charging for plastic bags at security. The 'budget' feel of BHX is greatly added to with all these lovely touches.
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'how bad has capitalism got that passengers at BHX have to pay a non-refundable £1 for use of a baggage trolley'
It started sliding down the scale when they started charging for plastic bags at security. The 'budget' feel of BHX is greatly added to with all these lovely touches.
It started sliding down the scale when they started charging for plastic bags at security. The 'budget' feel of BHX is greatly added to with all these lovely touches.
New airport boss Paul Kehoe said Birmingham was the “last great aviation opportunity in the UK”
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Once Covman announced TOM's possible departure I knew BHX was safe
If you're of a nervous disposition, check TOM's website - 2010 is already on sale........
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If you're of a nervous disposition, check TOM's website - 2010 is already on sale........
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It started sliding down the scale when they started charging for plastic bags at security. The 'budget' feel of BHX is greatly added to with all these lovely touches.
I know the answer is 'no' but couldn't the old Elmdon side handle premium passengers, charging them a premium service in that lovely building? I'm not talking huge quantities but a few of the smaller airliners could park up over there? What a unique product that would be - allowing business passengers to be driven up to the terminal door, whisked into a lounge and then quick process onto the aircraft. Shame it cant / wont happen.
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0523covman. Please tell us which flight it was, when I checked earlier there were no delays due to loading on any TOM flight this week. Another thing for you to think about is maybe they were waiting for a Loading Instruction? With 5 based TOM aircraft it is always a good idea to make sure you are loading the right one 
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Quite. It's a crying shame to see how the once lovely EuroHub terminal now looks and is now used.
I know the answer is 'no' but couldn't the old Elmdon side handle premium passengers, charging them a premium service in that lovely building? I'm not talking huge quantities but a few of the smaller airliners could park up over there? What a unique product that would be - allowing business passengers to be driven up to the terminal door, whisked into a lounge and then quick process onto the aircraft. Shame it cant / wont happen.
I know the answer is 'no' but couldn't the old Elmdon side handle premium passengers, charging them a premium service in that lovely building? I'm not talking huge quantities but a few of the smaller airliners could park up over there? What a unique product that would be - allowing business passengers to be driven up to the terminal door, whisked into a lounge and then quick process onto the aircraft. Shame it cant / wont happen.
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Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has singled out Manchester Airport for future growth.
He cited Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool and Edinburgh as cities where the airline was still planning to grow in the future
He cited Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool and Edinburgh as cities where the airline was still planning to grow in the future
It's a crying shame to see how the once lovely EuroHub terminal now looks and is now used
Funny that the terminal is now occupied by the very airline whose MD predicted that BA would leave BHX high and dry. Going on the above and comments made on this thread, it would seem there will be no Eurohub (T2) at all in the future......
covman..
Think you are getting confused with the Tom op you had and the Grown up version at BHX.......Bless..
Think you are getting confused with the Tom op you had and the Grown up version at BHX.......Bless..
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GF....I think you will find MOL makes statements like that in any rag local to wherever he is......Hardly the most reliable of business partners....Any airport relying on them will struggle in the future.
IMO too much emphasis is on Pax figures. Many of the new breed of passengers spend very little in the terminals. If they don't spend, the cost of processing them through the airport is not recouped and they become just another figure that means very little for the airport except a brag factor.
We are then reduced to Ryanesque practices like charging a non refundable £1 for a trolley. Even then LoCo pax don't need the trolleys!!!!!!!
Remember when you offered a service because you just wanted to be better than anyone else???
If CovMan comes knocking, he can have a coffee anytime.....
IMO too much emphasis is on Pax figures. Many of the new breed of passengers spend very little in the terminals. If they don't spend, the cost of processing them through the airport is not recouped and they become just another figure that means very little for the airport except a brag factor.
We are then reduced to Ryanesque practices like charging a non refundable £1 for a trolley. Even then LoCo pax don't need the trolleys!!!!!!!
Remember when you offered a service because you just wanted to be better than anyone else???
If CovMan comes knocking, he can have a coffee anytime.....
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This already happens with Biz jets and Private charters...Many a pampered pax pass through there.
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Ha Ha
"Parking the little odd Fokker" ! - Who are you thinking of ? -Is this a personnel issue that has not been covered in PPRUNE before - Its interesting to see, how much of what's going on; in the airline business and that in its self, is not covered in pprune. CAT III (PS - I had a boss like that once.)
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0523 covman
I work in Ops, I checked the didflys for the week and there were NO loading delays. Now are you going to be more specific or was it just some gossip you heard. Please feel free to pm if you don't want to post here
I work in Ops, I checked the didflys for the week and there were NO loading delays. Now are you going to be more specific or was it just some gossip you heard. Please feel free to pm if you don't want to post here
