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FR reserved seats
A few posts on this on the FR & SLR forum last month.
Boarding is Reserved/Priority/Rest.
Reserved seats are blocked off AND only reserved seat Pax can sit there-those empty stay empty. (loads of chat about safety procedure etc on the forums)
The last booking I did for September BHX/GRO showed 7 seats already reserved,
Boarding is Reserved/Priority/Rest.
Reserved seats are blocked off AND only reserved seat Pax can sit there-those empty stay empty. (loads of chat about safety procedure etc on the forums)
The last booking I did for September BHX/GRO showed 7 seats already reserved,
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Arrived into BHX yesterday afternoon and the e-gates weren't working. I mentioned this to the passport officer and she said that they just hadn't been switched on. Unbelievable!!!
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February 2012 passenger figures
Source CAA: February 2012 531367 down 0.8% rolling 8582784 +0.3
ATM's 5729 -0.2%
Didn't see that one coming, down about 4% in real terms due to the
extra day.
There was some snow, some planned cancellations and consolidations
but what a sorry figure
Overall it was very mixed for UK airports with BFS & BRS recording decent increases, EDI & LTN modest, Manchester excellent and others not so good such as LPL and BHD.
Pete
ATM's 5729 -0.2%
Didn't see that one coming, down about 4% in real terms due to the
extra day.
There was some snow, some planned cancellations and consolidations
but what a sorry figure
Overall it was very mixed for UK airports with BFS & BRS recording decent increases, EDI & LTN modest, Manchester excellent and others not so good such as LPL and BHD.
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Don't just look mart, BOOK! It would seem BHX needs all the pax it can get judged on those god awful Feb pax figures......lets hope the new/reintroduced summer routes stem a bit of the rot
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I'm gonna mate, out with Monarch back with Thomas Cook ￡210 return in 2 weeks time,for 3 pax how good is that! Its sad if BHX is not doing great, I worked there many, many moons ago before loco's etc, very, very busy place in summer!
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Don't just look mart, BOOK! It would seem BHX needs all the pax it can get judged on those god awful Feb pax figures......lets hope the new/reintroduced summer routes stem a bit of the rot
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Olympic Holidays
The base made no sense as they never really released that many flights for summer 2012, as most were on Thomson. The early season schedule is not much of a loss as the Skywings only started at 6 a week.
The big loss is in the peak when Skywings operated 13 weekly flights.
Due to the later May/June half-term, Thomson's 5th short-haul aircraft does not arrive until the first week in June, a good 10-14 days later than 2011.
It is a good job Baby and Monarch have increased and LH of course.
Pete
The big loss is in the peak when Skywings operated 13 weekly flights.
Due to the later May/June half-term, Thomson's 5th short-haul aircraft does not arrive until the first week in June, a good 10-14 days later than 2011.
It is a good job Baby and Monarch have increased and LH of course.
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February 2012 route analysis schedule international
International schedule with thanks to the CAA, BHX blog, libhomeradar
and planespotters.net.
These are not too bad but with Spring Fair and half-term
I sometimes expect the February figures to be better but
weather always plays a part although not too bad this year.
Again Lyon was good and what a shame someone can't make this
pay. Nothing in the Hamburg figures to make me think flybe will be
operating this next winter with company for LH.
Great to see EK moving towards the 90% load factor again.
Gothenburg passengers and load factors are still falling which
is a worry but overall I would say typical February figures.
Cancelled routes from Feb 2011 accounted for about 11-12000
(Tehran, Weeze, Waterford and Krakow). Additions were Kaunas.
Monarch also operated fewer frequencies to the Canaries this February
with about 3-4000 pax implication.
Most increases and decreases were small in % terms with Turkish
the star performer. Frankfurt saw 30% less flights without flybe
but only a small drop in passengers although Paris also had less
flights but increased passengers. In fact although Star and Skyteam
operate through their hubs very differring load factors with only
Munich having similar % to the Skyteam destinations.
BRUSSELS....... 8816... 43 pax. 48%
LARNACA........ 2934... 183pax. 86%
PRAGUE......... 3408... 113pax. 76%
COPENHAGEN..... 6202... 63 pax. 62%
CHAMBERY....... 1106... 69 pax. 89%
GRENOBLE....... 1624... 108pax. 69%
LYON........... 3194... 36 pax. 70%
PARIS CDG...... 26224.. 88 pax. 73%
DUSSELDORF..... 12728.. 45 pax. 52%
FRANKFURT MAIN. 18136.. 86 pax. 55%
HAMBURG........ 1222... 32 pax. 41%
HANOVER........ 3018... 47 pax. 60%
MUNICH......... 12421.. 80 pax. 69%
NIEDERRHEIN.... 0
STUTTGART...... 2712... 37 pax. 47%
CORK........... 5866... 51 pax. 71%
DUBLIN......... 41646.. 117pax. 65%
KNOCK.......... 3242... 95 pax. 64%
SHANNON........ 2250... 40 pax. 60%
MILAN MXP...... 1406... 37 pax. 47%
KAUNAS......... 2546... 141pax. 75%
MALTA.......... 2407... 150pax. 80%
AMSTERDAM...... 35263.. 93 pax. 72%
ISLAMABAD...... 7711... 241pax. 70%
BYDGOSZCZ...... 3573... 162pax. 86%
GDANSK......... 2403... 160pax. 85%
KATOWICE....... 2108... 151pax. 80%
RZESZOW........ 2527... 140pax. 74%
FARO........... 5485... 171pax. 85%
BRATISLAVA..... 3727... 155pax. 82%
ALICANTE....... 14932.. 152pax. 78%
GERONA......... 2340... 146 pax 77%
MALAGA......... 12009.. 162 pax 84%
ARRECIFE....... 6627... 166 pax 84%
FUERTEVENTURA.. 3479... 145 pax 74%
LAS PALMAS..... 4200... 140 pax 70%
TENERIFE....... 12690.. 163 pax 80%
GOTEBORG....... 889.... 19 pax 41%
GENEVA......... 12934.. 122 pax 80%
ZURICH......... 11154.. 63 pax 63%
ISTANBUL....... 4240... 106 pax 68%
ASHKHABAD...... 4070... 120 pax 64%
DUBAI.......... 42515.. 367 pax 86%
NEW YORK EWR... 6095... 133 pax 78%
Pete
and planespotters.net.
These are not too bad but with Spring Fair and half-term
I sometimes expect the February figures to be better but
weather always plays a part although not too bad this year.
Again Lyon was good and what a shame someone can't make this
pay. Nothing in the Hamburg figures to make me think flybe will be
operating this next winter with company for LH.
Great to see EK moving towards the 90% load factor again.
Gothenburg passengers and load factors are still falling which
is a worry but overall I would say typical February figures.
Cancelled routes from Feb 2011 accounted for about 11-12000
(Tehran, Weeze, Waterford and Krakow). Additions were Kaunas.
Monarch also operated fewer frequencies to the Canaries this February
with about 3-4000 pax implication.
Most increases and decreases were small in % terms with Turkish
the star performer. Frankfurt saw 30% less flights without flybe
but only a small drop in passengers although Paris also had less
flights but increased passengers. In fact although Star and Skyteam
operate through their hubs very differring load factors with only
Munich having similar % to the Skyteam destinations.
BRUSSELS....... 8816... 43 pax. 48%
LARNACA........ 2934... 183pax. 86%
PRAGUE......... 3408... 113pax. 76%
COPENHAGEN..... 6202... 63 pax. 62%
CHAMBERY....... 1106... 69 pax. 89%
GRENOBLE....... 1624... 108pax. 69%
LYON........... 3194... 36 pax. 70%
PARIS CDG...... 26224.. 88 pax. 73%
DUSSELDORF..... 12728.. 45 pax. 52%
FRANKFURT MAIN. 18136.. 86 pax. 55%
HAMBURG........ 1222... 32 pax. 41%
HANOVER........ 3018... 47 pax. 60%
MUNICH......... 12421.. 80 pax. 69%
NIEDERRHEIN.... 0
STUTTGART...... 2712... 37 pax. 47%
CORK........... 5866... 51 pax. 71%
DUBLIN......... 41646.. 117pax. 65%
KNOCK.......... 3242... 95 pax. 64%
SHANNON........ 2250... 40 pax. 60%
MILAN MXP...... 1406... 37 pax. 47%
KAUNAS......... 2546... 141pax. 75%
MALTA.......... 2407... 150pax. 80%
AMSTERDAM...... 35263.. 93 pax. 72%
ISLAMABAD...... 7711... 241pax. 70%
BYDGOSZCZ...... 3573... 162pax. 86%
GDANSK......... 2403... 160pax. 85%
KATOWICE....... 2108... 151pax. 80%
RZESZOW........ 2527... 140pax. 74%
FARO........... 5485... 171pax. 85%
BRATISLAVA..... 3727... 155pax. 82%
ALICANTE....... 14932.. 152pax. 78%
GERONA......... 2340... 146 pax 77%
MALAGA......... 12009.. 162 pax 84%
ARRECIFE....... 6627... 166 pax 84%
FUERTEVENTURA.. 3479... 145 pax 74%
LAS PALMAS..... 4200... 140 pax 70%
TENERIFE....... 12690.. 163 pax 80%
GOTEBORG....... 889.... 19 pax 41%
GENEVA......... 12934.. 122 pax 80%
ZURICH......... 11154.. 63 pax 63%
ISTANBUL....... 4240... 106 pax 68%
ASHKHABAD...... 4070... 120 pax 64%
DUBAI.......... 42515.. 367 pax 86%
NEW YORK EWR... 6095... 133 pax 78%
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Feb Route Analysis
Thanks OP for your monthly pax figures - despite the overall gloom some healthy individual figures in there. Got to give it to FR, they don't half pack them in on their East European routes.
Despite the improved LF, BHX looks still a way off a third daily DXB and EWR not bad LF but not great either
MXP always has low-ish loads so am flummoxed why ZB has chosen it as a new route?
Still, as has been said before it's not how many there are on board but how much they have paid that matters for airlines. It will be nice to see the list spiced up a bit from May/June with LIS, BCN, VCE, BER and so on added
Despite the improved LF, BHX looks still a way off a third daily DXB and EWR not bad LF but not great either
MXP always has low-ish loads so am flummoxed why ZB has chosen it as a new route?
Still, as has been said before it's not how many there are on board but how much they have paid that matters for airlines. It will be nice to see the list spiced up a bit from May/June with LIS, BCN, VCE, BER and so on added
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EK
Judging by EK's strong figures I wonder how close they are to adding a 3rd daily? EK have been gradually building up a new European departure bank. Can only be a matter of time surely? I've been trying to keep up with all the EK new route launches and upgrades to see if an A330 gets freed up but I must admit I've lost track.
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Emirates
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The original rumour was the third service was due March/April 2012 but that was before the pax figures went south at the same time as Manchester's Middle Eastern flights expanded a tad.
It was then thought to be Q4 2012 but the new rumour is now 2013.
As for the A332's it depends on which rumour you believe for the number of
disposals this year, which is anything from two to eight.
However once the summer schedule commences eight A332 services are upgraded to 777/A343/5 and only two new frequencies commence, Milan in June and Rome in October which was announced this week. Ho Chi Minh starts in June as an A332 but gets replaced at the end of October and I have taken that into account.
The A332 fleet is 26 with 20 the end of year figure rumoured, which could suggest that BHX won't be getting the A332 morning flight this year. Of course it could start with a three class 773 or 77W but unlikely.
Emirates used 8 three class 77W's in February out of 58 flights, which helped with load factor a little bit.
Pete
The original rumour was the third service was due March/April 2012 but that was before the pax figures went south at the same time as Manchester's Middle Eastern flights expanded a tad.
It was then thought to be Q4 2012 but the new rumour is now 2013.
As for the A332's it depends on which rumour you believe for the number of
disposals this year, which is anything from two to eight.
However once the summer schedule commences eight A332 services are upgraded to 777/A343/5 and only two new frequencies commence, Milan in June and Rome in October which was announced this week. Ho Chi Minh starts in June as an A332 but gets replaced at the end of October and I have taken that into account.
The A332 fleet is 26 with 20 the end of year figure rumoured, which could suggest that BHX won't be getting the A332 morning flight this year. Of course it could start with a three class 773 or 77W but unlikely.
Emirates used 8 three class 77W's in February out of 58 flights, which helped with load factor a little bit.
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BHX Runway extension contractors announced !
Announced today that Volker Fitzpatrick and Colas have won the £65 million contract to divert the A45 and extend the runway at Birmingham.
Will start this July.The diverted A45 will be 3 lanes wide with room for tram rails in the middle.Road to be complete in June 2013, and extended runway open in spring 2014.
The current runway will also be improved and resurfaced at the same time.
Both projects will run concurrently allowing earth removed for the new road to be moved to level the ground etc for the runway the other side of the current A45.
The runway extension will take the new length to 9,700ft give or take the odd foot.
A brand new radar system is also being installed from next month too.
So BHX will have the capacity to get to most of the World..perhaps one day the carriers too.
Nigel
Will start this July.The diverted A45 will be 3 lanes wide with room for tram rails in the middle.Road to be complete in June 2013, and extended runway open in spring 2014.
The current runway will also be improved and resurfaced at the same time.
Both projects will run concurrently allowing earth removed for the new road to be moved to level the ground etc for the runway the other side of the current A45.
The runway extension will take the new length to 9,700ft give or take the odd foot.
A brand new radar system is also being installed from next month too.
So BHX will have the capacity to get to most of the World..perhaps one day the carriers too.
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For those interested, first FedEx 757 arriving into Birmingham for ramp training this afternoon. FDX9006 ETA 1635 N916FD. Departs to MAN 1600 tomorrow. Scheduled service begins next week.
So BHX will have the capacity to get to most of the World..perhaps one day the carriers too
I think that initially it will benefit the tour operators who will be able to serve the Caribbean and Mexico directly, even on the warmest days, and that the extension could be the deathknell for long haul ITX operations at EMA. After that, I suppose that with China getting more and more involved in the UK economy the prospect could be for regular scheduled ops. from Shanghai and Beijing.
What I very much doubt will happen is a massive increase in Transatlantic scheduled operations - the USA just ain't as important, relatively speaking, as it used to be, and it will be business travel, rather than leisure that will make or break all scheduled long haul ops.
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The runway extension would offer TS the chance to do a seasonal run to YVR; something that has always been physically impossible and the only east-coast route BHX could even begin to think of attracting IMHO.