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I can't believe just how many jackets and ties there were back then, and not only on business people!! It is noticeable that while BBC presenters have hardly changed their attire in 40 years passengers have definitely adopted shall we say, a more casual approach - sometimes too casual perhaps.
All the wonderful talk about how the terminal was designed so that passengers could always see the aircraft, nowadays you're hard pressed to see any until you're at the gate!
All the wonderful talk about how the terminal was designed so that passengers could always see the aircraft, nowadays you're hard pressed to see any until you're at the gate!
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Seems the airport can’t cope with too many passengers.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...-mWlFYyA%3D%3D
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...-mWlFYyA%3D%3D
Seems the airport can’t cope with too many passengers.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...-mWlFYyA%3D%3D
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...-mWlFYyA%3D%3D
At least BHX appears on track with the new security scanners which is more than can be said for larger airports that really should have no excuses.
Sorry ATNotts Can`t agree with you on security scanners, can only speak for MAN T2 is doing ok well on the way but T1 is on verge of closing and T3 is very small. At 2.5 tons per machine is causing
a lot of problems.
a lot of problems.
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Seems the airport can’t cope with too many passengers.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...-mWlFYyA%3D%3D
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...-mWlFYyA%3D%3D
.If you want to be taken seriously as a professional organisation that is not the way to do it. In fairness there is a reason, ironically probably based on self-inflicted health n safety concerns during the construction work, which in my opinion could also cause other health safety issues in itself (I saw barricades against staircases).
However if you take the first paragraph alone you really couldn't really make it up. An airport without stairs, of course that isn't quite true but still funny on the one hand, all I wanted to do was catch the monorail to railway station, how difficult can that be (they insist in this totalitarian state you must use the lifts)..... and before you ask, I declined and walked all on my own
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It's baffling how airport management signed off on removing all escalators/staircases and opted to make passengers queue to use service lifts to reach security.
I flew through on Friday and it took half an hour with fast track but I dread to think how long people in the other (very long) queues had to wait.
It would have been different had they made a good faith effort to open all security lanes but yet only half were operational, the rest collecting dust.
If it's not resolved by the summer holidays then I foresee a nightmare for many unsuspecting travellers.
I flew through on Friday and it took half an hour with fast track but I dread to think how long people in the other (very long) queues had to wait.
It would have been different had they made a good faith effort to open all security lanes but yet only half were operational, the rest collecting dust.
If it's not resolved by the summer holidays then I foresee a nightmare for many unsuspecting travellers.
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Looks like BHX is currently closed due Aer Lingus ATR declaring an emergency and and returning to the Airport,a few divisions MAN and EMA with Lufthansa returning to FRA.
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It's baffling how airport management signed off on removing all escalators/staircases and opted to make passengers queue to use service lifts to reach security.
I flew through on Friday and it took half an hour with fast track but I dread to think how long people in the other (very long) queues had to wait.
I flew through on Friday and it took half an hour with fast track but I dread to think how long people in the other (very long) queues had to wait.
Roll on June and the opening of the new security area...
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I departed BHX late afternoon on Monday. I was in a wheelchair from the special assistance area so got through security quite quickly. However I heard an airport staff member tell the lady pushing me that the wait was 90 mins.
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From entering the service lift to clearing security took 1 hour including not moving for 15 mins on immediately exiting the lift.
I was surpised to get through in an hour tbh as the scene on exiting the lift was grim. There was a resigned silence amongst the masses.
Passengers were being pulled out the queue to make flights. Not all the scanners were in operation and we were told not to take anything at all out of our bags for the scanners.
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Used to love flying from BHX: with it being my local airport, I've flown from there countless times. Now I dread it. Even before this construction shambles, security queues were bad. I'm absolutely dreading what I will face on Sunday when I fly out. It will be my last flight out of BHX until I hear that the new security facilities are both open and have put an end to 1 hour plus waiting in a queue. In May I've booked to fly out of EMA instead (to a destination served from BHX), despite the slightly longer journey to get to the airport.
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Used to love flying from BHX: with it being my local airport, I've flown from there countless times. Now I dread it. Even before this construction shambles, security queues were bad. I'm absolutely dreading what I will face on Sunday when I fly out. It will be my last flight out of BHX until I hear that the new security facilities are both open and have put an end to 1 hour plus waiting in a queue. In May I've booked to fly out of EMA instead (to a destination served from BHX), despite the slightly longer journey to get to the airport.
Have you considered the Express Lane for security at £5 or arriving early?
I flew out on a Wednesday morning easyJet to AMS a couple of weeks ago with cabin baggage only, arrived at the International Railway Station at 06:00 for a 08:00 flight where I left the car, got the Air-Rail Link to the terminal then stepped out straight into the fairly short queue for security, no lifts! We were through in 20 minutes
I can't wait for my next BHX flight, hopefully I will be through in 10 minutes next time with the improved system
We hear too many of the bad experiences and not enough of the good ones!
Have you considered the Express Lane for security at £5 or arriving early?
I flew out on a Wednesday morning easyJet to AMS a couple of weeks ago with cabin baggage only, arrived at the International Railway Station at 06:00 for a 08:00 flight where I left the car, got the Air-Rail Link to the terminal then stepped out straight into the fairly short queue for security, no lifts! We were through in 20 minutes
I can't wait for my next BHX flight, hopefully I will be through in 10 minutes next time with the improved system
Have you considered the Express Lane for security at £5 or arriving early?
I flew out on a Wednesday morning easyJet to AMS a couple of weeks ago with cabin baggage only, arrived at the International Railway Station at 06:00 for a 08:00 flight where I left the car, got the Air-Rail Link to the terminal then stepped out straight into the fairly short queue for security, no lifts! We were through in 20 minutes
I can't wait for my next BHX flight, hopefully I will be through in 10 minutes next time with the improved system
Charging for fast lanes isn't exclusively a BHX thing, its more a "rip off Britain" symptom.
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Why should anyone have to, or even be offered the opportunity to pay anything to get through what is (another) impediment to air travel? As a cynic I just see congestion as verging on deliberate to create a revenue stream while also saving staff costs.
Charging for fast lanes isn't exclusively a BHX thing, its more a "rip off Britain" symptom.
Charging for fast lanes isn't exclusively a BHX thing, its more a "rip off Britain" symptom.