BIRMINGHAM - 6

[ATNotts]

Originally Posted by All names taken

Great news for Brum A nice early Christmas present.

But guys....don't give up your day jobs to go into marketing will you? Good news and all you're taking about is BHX being the smallest this and that?
Seriously though... Happy Christmas.

Can't help but agree with you there - but it is an interesting stat.

Becoming a little "bagso-esque" local media coverage has been pretty pathetic, particular as far as our national broadcaster is concerned (thats the one we're forced to pay for!). Not a mention on the BBC news website so far as I can see, but plenty on Aston Villa's woes! Not even the regional pages.

It's not as though Emirates and BHX haven't issued news releases.

[tubby linton]

What routes will Monarch be flying from Birmingham next summer?

[chaps1954]

ATNotts
Think you have got a way to go to match Bagso lol!

Ian

[golf yankee one one]

Emirates A380

Yes, very welcome news, but..

I believe BHX is getting the 2-class A380, and I wonder if I'm the only person thinking that checking in, boarding or passing inbound through immigration with 614 other souls may not represent an improved experience!

[mustbeaboeing]

Not forgetting the arrival 'experience'

[OltonPete]

Monarch 2016

tubby linton

Same as 2015 minus Bodrum.

Alicante, Barcelona, Ibiza, Palma, Malaga & Mahon
Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Arrecife & Tenerife
Faro & Funchel
Heraklion & Preveza
Paphos & Larnaca
Rome & Venice
Dalaman
Dubrovnik
Gibraltar
Nice
Sharm.

Obviously Sharm at 4 a week is in doubt. Some frequency changes from 2015 but other than that not a lot of difference.

Vueling

Now daily to Barcelona in August making 24 a week with Monarch increasing to 6 a week, Ryanair to 9 and Norwegian static at 2.

Flybe 195

Summer 16 now showing it for Paris three daily once again.

Pete

[Ethiopia]

Monarch announces Lisbon and Madrid as new destinations

[Daza]

Monarch routes

Great news about Lisbon a city I have visited many times, it is a real gem a little overlooked so three new UK routes from Monarch is good. Now I am generally a "glass half full" type of person but even I am finding hard to put positive spin on four operators on BHX-MAD
Daza

[Daza]

Monarch

BHX-LIS 4 x weekly
BHX-MAD 3 Weekly
Link to Monarch website 2015 News - Flights - MONARCH LAUNCHES LISBON AND MADRID AS NEW SUMMER 2016 DESTINATIONS | Flights News - Monarch
Daza

[nwoody2001]

BHX - MAD = Happy Hunger Games!!!


Anyone still to confirm there summer plans, I suspect there will be many cheap tickets going to MAD! 14x weekly services!!!

[Daza]

Monarch @ BHX

If MON remove some or all of the 4 SSH flights and are adding a new aircraft to make a total of 9 frames I guess new routes could be announced and/or increased frequencies on existing routes.
Daza

[getonittt]

Now I am generally a "glass half full" type of person but even I am finding hard to put positive spin on four operators on BHX-MAD

Indeed, but I assume MON are quite aware about the competition as they are the last to the party unlike BCN where they were on the route with RYR before VUE and NAX joined in. As it happened the BCN route was quite sustainable for the 4 carriers on the route during 2015 but I have to admit I will be interested to see how the Madrid route will pan out during 2016. You also have to factor in there is competition from other airports with Manchester having multiple carriers and EZY operating from BRS & LTN.

Congrats to Monarch for seeing that Lisbon was a large gap in the BHX route network hope it works well for them .
Cue TAP / RYR / Flybe announcing LIS soon ...Joking!

[Daza]

Monarch @ BHX

Multiple route frequency increases ex BHX now showing from June 2016 to ALC AGP PMI FUE LPA ACE FCO & TFS
Daza

Credit to OP

[Daza]

Getonittt wrote

As it happened the BCN route was quite sustainable for the 4 carriers on the route during 2015

I agree. I have to say I didn't think that 4 airlines on BCN was sustainable but in 2016 we will see even more flights to BCN as Monarch, Ryanair and Veuling all add frequency.
Does MAD have the attraction for leisure passengers that BCN has? Business wise I would say MAD is equal if not more of a draw than Spain's second city. BHX-MAD is a total of 14 weekly flights (which is twice daily doesn't sound so unreasonable now)
I guess we will have to wait and see?
Daza

[Daza]

More great news Christmas day passenger numbers are up 63% and the festive period is up 18% on 2014!
https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/...iod-on-record/
More great news
Merry Christmas and best wishes for all in 2016!
Daza

[Hotel Tango]

Forgive my cynicism but although it might be great news for the airport coffers it certainly isn't for us customers. The already poorly designed terminal facilities are getting more congested and the security lines longer. May our respective Gods help us when the A380 starts operating!

[Itchin McCrevis]

Christmas day passenger numbers are up 63%

LOL what's that 5 flights instead of 3..!

the festive period is up 18% on 2014!

That sounds very decent - although I am hearing whispers from some airports and airlines that the festive getaway has not been as strong as expected.

[GayFriendly]

Christmas Day @ BHX

LOL what's that 5 flights instead of 3!

I'm pretty sure that's a tongue in cheek comment but just in case, FYI there are 34 departures from BHX on Christmas Day this year including EK (3), AI, T5, BE, DY, KL, TK, LH, AF, ZB, LX, SN and TOM, thats a big increase from even a few years ago when the number of departures would have barely got into double figures, merry Christmas!

[Monty Gordo]

Itchin McCrevis

A quick check on the departures board for tomorrow shows 34 flights leaving including Dubai X 3, Istanbul X 2, Delhi, Bridgetown and Ashkhabad. So in all probablity 68 movements....

[Itchin McCrevis]

Christmas day passenger numbers are up 63%
LOL what's that 5 flights instead of 3..!
I'm pretty sure that's a tongue in cheek comment

Tongue in cheek..?! humour..?! - me..?! preposterous..! My colleauges Anna Lyzt and Martha Matician tell me that bragging about your big percentage is often just a cover-up for inadequacy in the material department..! I assume they were talking about airports?