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BHX May passenger figures
Birmingham saw a record May with a 5.3% increase and the busiest May on record. See link.Birmingham Airport Achieves Another Record Breaking Month in May - Birmingham Airport
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Great news
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Another record breaking month! (although Daza beat me too it)
Birmingham Airport Achieves Another Record Breaking Month in May - Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Achieves Another Record Breaking Month in May - Birmingham Airport
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BHX pushing hard for China flight
17 June 2014
Direct charter flights between Beijing and Birmingham to operate this summer with China Southern Airlines - the first airport outside London to offer direct flights to China.
Birmingham Airport’s CEO has welcomed talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on trade and visa requirements as essential for bolstering UK-China relations.
Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Airport, said:
“As the only region in the UK to have a positive balance of trade with China we know how essential these talks are. Businesses in the Midlands are telling us they want to fly direct to China which is why we have extended our runway for longer haul destinations and, on 22 July, are delighted to be playing host to the first Beijing flights to a UK airport outside of London.”
Home Secretary Theresa May announced on Monday (16 June) that the Government will introduce easier forms for visa applicants from China and an agreement to allow travellers from China or India to come to the UK on Irish visas.
On 22 July, Birmingham Airport will play host to the first ever flights from and to China from a UK airport outside of London. The charter flights are a result of a joint initiative between Birmingham Airport, China Southern Airlines, Caissa Travel Management Co Ltd and Birmingham China specialist agency, United Travel.
The West Midlands is the only UK region to enjoy a net balance of trade surplus with China, selling £1.74 billion more last year than it imported.
The Prime Minister visited Birmingham Airport in April to announce the completion of the Airport’s new long haul runway extension, allowing direct long-haul flights to emerging economies previously out of reach, such as Brazil and China, as well as tourist hotspots like the West Coast of the USA. The runway is part of the Airport’s £200 million long-term investment programme.
Birmingham Airport has recorded the busiest May in its history, as almost 900,000 passengers passed through the terminal last month, a 5.3% increase compared to the same period last year. May’s figures also saw a major rise in the number of passengers flying on long-haul services from Birmingham, up by 14.5% compared to May last year.
Direct charter flights between Beijing and Birmingham to operate this summer with China Southern Airlines - the first airport outside London to offer direct flights to China.Birmingham Airport’s CEO has welcomed talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on trade and visa requirements as essential for bolstering UK-China relations.
Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Airport, said:
“As the only region in the UK to have a positive balance of trade with China we know how essential these talks are. Businesses in the Midlands are telling us they want to fly direct to China which is why we have extended our runway for longer haul destinations and, on 22 July, are delighted to be playing host to the first Beijing flights to a UK airport outside of London.”
Home Secretary Theresa May announced on Monday (16 June) that the Government will introduce easier forms for visa applicants from China and an agreement to allow travellers from China or India to come to the UK on Irish visas.
On 22 July, Birmingham Airport will play host to the first ever flights from and to China from a UK airport outside of London. The charter flights are a result of a joint initiative between Birmingham Airport, China Southern Airlines, Caissa Travel Management Co Ltd and Birmingham China specialist agency, United Travel.
The West Midlands is the only UK region to enjoy a net balance of trade surplus with China, selling £1.74 billion more last year than it imported.
The Prime Minister visited Birmingham Airport in April to announce the completion of the Airport’s new long haul runway extension, allowing direct long-haul flights to emerging economies previously out of reach, such as Brazil and China, as well as tourist hotspots like the West Coast of the USA. The runway is part of the Airport’s £200 million long-term investment programme.
Birmingham Airport has recorded the busiest May in its history, as almost 900,000 passengers passed through the terminal last month, a 5.3% increase compared to the same period last year. May’s figures also saw a major rise in the number of passengers flying on long-haul services from Birmingham, up by 14.5% compared to May last year.
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200M Pax at Brum !
Birmingham Airport Carries 200 Million Passengers Since Opening
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HRH The Duchess of Kent officially opening Birmingham Airport on the 8th July 1939.
As Birmingham Airport approaches its 75th birthday, it has revealed that more than two hundred million passengers have travelled through its doors since records began.
The Midlands airport was officially opened on a rainy Saturday on the 8th July 1939 by HRH The Duchess of Kent, but just two months later the Second World War broke out and the Air Ministry requisitioned the airport so all civil flying was stopped.
On Monday 8th July 1946, exactly seven years after the airport’s official opening, the facility was reopened for civil flying and over the next seven and a half decades more than 200 million people have used the airport.
Originally operating from the ‘Elmdon’ terminal, which still stands proud on the western side of the airfield, the rapid growth in air travel in the 70s meant that a new terminal building was needed, and on the 30th May 1984 a new terminal was opened by HRH The Queen.
Although now twice the size, this remains the site for Birmingham Airport’s operation, which today sees more than nine million passengers use the facility each year.
Commenting on the milestone and the launch of a commemorative logo to use throughout the year, Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive of the Airport, said:
“Birmingham Airport has played an important role in the success of the region for 75 years. It was built with the aim of creating jobs and stimulating industry; and that it has certainly done.
“Back in the early years, only the privileged could enjoy the luxury of flying but as it became more accessible to the masses, more and more people took to the skies from Birmingham to experience the wonder of air travel and seek new adventures overseas.
“Today, Birmingham Airport continues to bring people together, delivers goods to global destinations and connects industry with opportunities around the world - reliably, safely and speedily.”
This spring, the airport opened its extended runway which allows airlines to fly further than ever before from Birmingham, including the Far East, The Americas and South Africa. The last time the runway was extended was back in 1966 by 300ft, which attracted new tour operators using jet flights allowing Birmingham Airport to thrive.
Other key milestones over the last 75 years have included:
1949 The first post war scheduled service took off from Birmingham to Paris, operated by a BEA Dakota.
1955 A record 110,000 passengers used the airport during this year.
1959 800ft runway extension opened and name changed from Elmdon to Birmingham Airport.
1960 New ‘International Building’ opened at Elmdon to cope with increased passenger numbers.
1966 A further 300ft extension to the runway was built.
1978 The magic one million passenger mark was reached.
1980 Concorde flew from Birmingham for the first time, to Paris.
1984 New airport opened by HRH The Queen and operations moved to the new site.
1989 3.5 million passengers travelled through the new airport.
1991 British Airways’ Eurohub opened.
1998 President Clinton and other world leaders land at Birmingham Airport for the G8 Summit.
2000 HRH The Queen opens the new Millennium Link terminal extension.
2002 Passenger numbers reach 8m.
2003 The new Air Rail link people mover system opens, connecting the airport with Birmingham International station.
2009 New £45m International Pier opened.
2014 400m runway extension operational.
The commemorative logo is in-keeping with the airport’s corporate brand and symbolises the 75 years, from 1939 to 2014, using aircraft icons to signify global flight. It will be used throughout the year by the airport.
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NewsBirmingham Airport Carries 200 Million Passengers Since OpeningHRH The Duchess of Kent officially opening Birmingham Airport on the 8th July 1939.As Birmingham Airport approaches its 75th birthday, it has revealed that more than two hundred million passengers have travelled through its doors since records began.
The Midlands airport was officially opened on a rainy Saturday on the 8th July 1939 by HRH The Duchess of Kent, but just two months later the Second World War broke out and the Air Ministry requisitioned the airport so all civil flying was stopped.
On Monday 8th July 1946, exactly seven years after the airport’s official opening, the facility was reopened for civil flying and over the next seven and a half decades more than 200 million people have used the airport.
Originally operating from the ‘Elmdon’ terminal, which still stands proud on the western side of the airfield, the rapid growth in air travel in the 70s meant that a new terminal building was needed, and on the 30th May 1984 a new terminal was opened by HRH The Queen.
Although now twice the size, this remains the site for Birmingham Airport’s operation, which today sees more than nine million passengers use the facility each year.
Commenting on the milestone and the launch of a commemorative logo to use throughout the year, Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive of the Airport, said:
“Birmingham Airport has played an important role in the success of the region for 75 years. It was built with the aim of creating jobs and stimulating industry; and that it has certainly done.
“Back in the early years, only the privileged could enjoy the luxury of flying but as it became more accessible to the masses, more and more people took to the skies from Birmingham to experience the wonder of air travel and seek new adventures overseas.
“Today, Birmingham Airport continues to bring people together, delivers goods to global destinations and connects industry with opportunities around the world - reliably, safely and speedily.”
This spring, the airport opened its extended runway which allows airlines to fly further than ever before from Birmingham, including the Far East, The Americas and South Africa. The last time the runway was extended was back in 1966 by 300ft, which attracted new tour operators using jet flights allowing Birmingham Airport to thrive.
Other key milestones over the last 75 years have included:
1949 The first post war scheduled service took off from Birmingham to Paris, operated by a BEA Dakota.
1955 A record 110,000 passengers used the airport during this year.
1959 800ft runway extension opened and name changed from Elmdon to Birmingham Airport.
1960 New ‘International Building’ opened at Elmdon to cope with increased passenger numbers.
1966 A further 300ft extension to the runway was built.
1978 The magic one million passenger mark was reached.
1980 Concorde flew from Birmingham for the first time, to Paris.
1984 New airport opened by HRH The Queen and operations moved to the new site.
1989 3.5 million passengers travelled through the new airport.
1991 British Airways’ Eurohub opened.
1998 President Clinton and other world leaders land at Birmingham Airport for the G8 Summit.
2000 HRH The Queen opens the new Millennium Link terminal extension.
2002 Passenger numbers reach 8m.
2003 The new Air Rail link people mover system opens, connecting the airport with Birmingham International station.
2009 New £45m International Pier opened.
2014 400m runway extension operational.
The commemorative logo is in-keeping with the airport’s corporate brand and symbolises the 75 years, from 1939 to 2014, using aircraft icons to signify global flight. It will be used throughout the year by the airport.
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Given that Emirates currently have a revised schedule ie an early morning arrival, and bearing in mind the high load factor of their service over the past few months, would now be the opportune time for them to add a third daily? Maintain the current arrangement, which will continue until late July, and add the third service around lunchtime.
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Is it me or are Emirates using different B773s on the EK39 since it started arriving earlier? If so are they the 3 class aircraft that so many people are keen for them to start using from BHX? Also could they be testing the water for demand in first class in readiness for that 3rd daily service?
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A little bit of pedantry
'...and on the 30th May 1984 a new terminal was opened by HRH The Queen.'
Tut, tut, tut. It's HM The Queen. Off to the tower with you...and not the new one near the A45.
Tut, tut, tut. It's HM The Queen. Off to the tower with you...and not the new one near the A45.
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Correct -three class versions due low loads as they are every year in May and June due to the low season and there is Ramadan, which also affects loads every year.
The May figures were up but still well below the usual monthly figure (July-April).
Air India also affected.
However the pre May figures were exceptional as they were at Manchester but neither have been ear-marked for expansion well not publicly.
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Correct -three class versions due low loads as they are every year in May and June due to the low season and there is Ramadan, which also affects loads every year.
The May figures were up but still well below the usual monthly figure (July-April).
Air India also affected.
However the pre May figures were exceptional as they were at Manchester but neither have been ear-marked for expansion well not publicly.
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I would say one for Flybe.
The winter schedule is looking tight believe it or not but I am sure they could fit a daily flight in.
Germanwings can't fill 138 seats and with only one 320 usually at BHX in the winter I would be surprised if Monarch take it on especially as they have passed on Prague and Madrid or so it seems.
However they have been adding some Christmas extras with Sharm, Madeira, Arrecife, Alicante, Malaga, Tenerife and Gibraltar seeing increased frequencies for three weeks.
Pete
I would say one for Flybe.
The winter schedule is looking tight believe it or not but I am sure they could fit a daily flight in.
Germanwings can't fill 138 seats and with only one 320 usually at BHX in the winter I would be surprised if Monarch take it on especially as they have passed on Prague and Madrid or so it seems.
However they have been adding some Christmas extras with Sharm, Madeira, Arrecife, Alicante, Malaga, Tenerife and Gibraltar seeing increased frequencies for three weeks.
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I would say one for Flybe.
The winter schedule is looking tight believe it or not but I am sure they could fit a daily flight in.
The winter schedule is looking tight believe it or not but I am sure they could fit a daily flight in.
Group Lufthansa have made a right royal mess of their European operation - certainly on business routes - I'm sure that it's not only BHX routes on which 4U are struggling - and ex UK, BE are well placed to fill the gap properly, as they will surely do on BHX-HAM.
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I know/met a number of people using the BHX-HAJ service and on by train/rental car to get to the Berlin area (and I have done that before as well, outbound via HAJ, return from TXL) - or that vast sparsly populated space between Hanover and Berlin. At double-daily to HAJ far more flexibility that way.
I think TXL is one for BE - if they can make work some of these other destinations they have chose to serve recently, TXL should work out well.
I think TXL is one for BE - if they can make work some of these other destinations they have chose to serve recently, TXL should work out well.
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The 195 position is quite fluid but in the last flybe financials it stated that at least three will be flying in the winter. The last time I checked only Southampton had one in the seating map for their Spanish routes.
The 195 was withdrawn from BHX - CDG on 11 June and I think two went in MAEL shortly afterwards.
However since then one has been used ad-hoc covering for tech Q400's. Yesterday one operated BHX-MXP but flybe still needed to use the Cello RJ85 on four sectors to cover for a Q400.
You would think BHX-CDG would be the first choice if the 195 gets reallocated to BHX but BHX-CDG-BHX-Berlin-BHX-CDG-BHX on the 195 could be an option.
Eventually you would hope for maybe a twice daily 175 at ATNotts suggests. Having flown in the "entertaining" Q400 from Amsterdam last weekend with the high speed one-engined taxi to Polderbaan (the flight home was almost as long
) I am not sure the Q400 would be right aircraft business wise although I am sure the economics would be the over-riding factor.
I did get my hearing back the following afternoon but more a "enthusiasts" or "accountants" aircraft rather than a silky-smooth ride for the mobile business person and as for reliability, about six cancellations at BHX in the last two weeks plus some subs, which is not great but they are operating a lot of flights even compared to the now leisurely Ryanair base.
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The 195 position is quite fluid but in the last flybe financials it stated that at least three will be flying in the winter. The last time I checked only Southampton had one in the seating map for their Spanish routes.
The 195 was withdrawn from BHX - CDG on 11 June and I think two went in MAEL shortly afterwards.
However since then one has been used ad-hoc covering for tech Q400's. Yesterday one operated BHX-MXP but flybe still needed to use the Cello RJ85 on four sectors to cover for a Q400.
You would think BHX-CDG would be the first choice if the 195 gets reallocated to BHX but BHX-CDG-BHX-Berlin-BHX-CDG-BHX on the 195 could be an option.
Eventually you would hope for maybe a twice daily 175 at ATNotts suggests. Having flown in the "entertaining" Q400 from Amsterdam last weekend with the high speed one-engined taxi to Polderbaan (the flight home was almost as long
) I am not sure the Q400 would be right aircraft business wise although I am sure the economics would be the over-riding factor. I did get my hearing back the following afternoon but more a "enthusiasts" or "accountants" aircraft rather than a silky-smooth ride for the mobile business person and as for reliability, about six cancellations at BHX in the last two weeks plus some subs, which is not great but they are operating a lot of flights even compared to the now leisurely Ryanair base.
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Having flown in the "entertaining" Q400 from Amsterdam last weekend with the high speed one-engined taxi to Polderbaan (the flight home was almost as long ) I am not sure the Q400 would be right aircraft
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I certainly hope BHX have been able to persuade someone high up in China Southern to be on the 1st flight into BHX.
Otherwise with the thousands of flights they operate, might go pretty un noticed by the airline at a time when BHX want them at very least to expand the charters next year.
The flights are chinese travel agent driven at present.
Nigel
I certainly hope BHX have been able to persuade someone high up in China Southern to be on the 1st flight into BHX.
Otherwise with the thousands of flights they operate, might go pretty un noticed by the airline at a time when BHX want them at very least to expand the charters next year.
The flights are chinese travel agent driven at present.
Nigel