BIRMINGHAM - 5

[nigel osborne]

TCX69

Re cancelled Frankfurt, surely LH have a plane sitting around at FRA they could use

Nigel

[groundhogbhx]

Not that easy, the flights are under BD flight numbers not LH so you can't just do an equipment change. There would also be the problem of getting the LH aircraft back where it should be with a crew that are in hours because I doubt the LH crew would be able to operate the first departure.

It is the same if an AF or BE a/c goes tech on the CDG. The other can't operate due to having to file for airport slots under different flight numbers/times, a/c in the wrong place, crew hours etc when the 'new' flight goes to the back of the atc slot queue.

[TCX69]

Not that easy, the flights are under BD flight numbers not LH

LH959...? BD flight number is code-share only & not used operationally.

[rn750]

Link shamelessly copied from another forum.. Interesting though..

Home :: Birmingham Airport

Adie

[groundhogbhx]

What ever you say TCX, you obviously work for Servisair Ops and know which company prepares which bit of paperwork for these flights.

[BHX2FRA]

BHX-FRA operated by bmi

Not that easy, the flights are under BD flight numbers not LH LH959...?

BD flight number is code-share only & not used operationally.

Flightstats.com shows the flight under BD

e.g. BD959 codeshared as LH959, BD3327, US5855, and UA8808.

[TCX69]

BD959 codeshared as LH959, BD3327, US5855, and UA8808

It is actually LH959 codeshared as BD3327. How can a bmi flight be codeshared with another bmi flight?

Callsign for these flights is Lufthansa, flight paperwork is DLH.

These flights are Lufthansa flights operated by bmi.

[TCX69]

FRA Arrivals Webpage:


bmi Internal Timetable:

[revo]

LH/BD

Plus the callsigns operate as "Lufthansa"

With ATC having DLH codes

Revo

[groundhogbhx]

On flight plans filed from Donnington Hall!!!!

[TCX69]

On flight plans filed from Donnington Hall!!!!

Obviously, as it's a bmi operated flight & that is bmi's head office!

[OltonPete]

May pax up 1.6%

Source: CAA

May 2012 790626, rolling year down 0.3% at 8621419

Movements up 3% 7907

Movements have not been up very often in the last few years.

A scan through the routes show some very scary figures, Dubai only just made 30000 down 16-17%.

Pete

[Fairdealfrank]

Quote: "Link shamelessly copied from another forum.. Interesting though..

Home :: Birmingham Airport

Adie "


All true, but it's long haul carriers (other than EK of course!) that need to be convinced, not just potential pax.

[GayFriendly]

A scan through the routes show some very scary figures, Dubai only just made 30000 down 16-17%.

With figures like that EK will also need to be convinced to fly off the runway extension if that kind of rot continues Good to see pax up overall in May, I will be adding to these figures in both July and August on the LH to TXL, not a lot I know but every little helps!

[ATNotts]

Dubai only just made 30000 down 16-17%

Pete,

I think I read on another site that MAN/DXB was also down by 14%, so I think the figures are more a reflection of the govt. messing around with public holidays this year, and the Royal wedding at the end of April last year than of any dramatic decline in BHX/DXB passengers in particular

[crewmeal]

I think I read on another site that MAN/DXB was also down by 14%, so I think the figures are more a reflection of the govt. messing around with public holidays this year, and the Royal wedding at the end of April last year than of any dramatic decline in BHX/DXB passengers in particular.

And APD. More and more people will be planning trips east via a European point rather than pay the extra to go direct. This will hurt EK with the Christmas bookings.

Willy Walsh is right in what he says about the govt and aviation:

UK government is damaging aviation industry, warns BA boss Willie Walsh - Telegraph

[ATNotts]

APD effecting EK

Crewmeal

I'm sure you are in part correct, however I believe I am right in saying that if you make a booking, say BHX/FRA/SYD you still pay the full UK APD, for the entire ticketed journey, not just the BHX/FRA leg. That being the case there's no advantage to hopping across to a European hub to avoid UK APD on long haul.

[Jonnyf]

Ryanair Winter

More i think is to be added?

Alicante: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Arrecife: Mon, Fri
Bratislava: Tue, Sat
Budapest: Wed, Sat
Bydgoszcz: Tue, Thu, Sat
Derry: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Dublin: 3x Daily (2x Sun)
Fuerteventura: Fri
Gdansk: Sat
Katowice: Tue
Malaga: Tue, Sat
Rzeszow: Tue, Thu, Sat
Tenerife: Thu Sat

[nigel osborne]

Jonny F.

No doubt dozens of Ryan Airs dumped on our remotes again this winter

Nigel

[GayFriendly]

FR

More i think is to be added?

Not necessarily. TRS, IBZ, PMI, MJV and MPL are summer only. That leaves LPA, MLA, REU, GRO and KUN unaccounted for of routes operating this summer - unless there has been a fall out over charges I would think that GRO, REU and MLA will be winter loaded, not sure about the others, KUN operated last winter but was dropped as a winter route before that. We all know that BHX is a 'frozen' FR base although good to see BUD continuing in the winter, its a great city break destimation.

I for one hope that ZB take up position as biggest 'loco' (if thats what they're still called?) airline at BHX, FR fill a niche on some routes (especially Poland!)but otherwise seem to have given up on BHX.