I have always thought the A45 would go under runway some 30ft from where it is now........ would be rather awkward to divert it what would be left of bickenhill??

BHXviscount

I also heard about the A45 going under the extension for the runway, when looked at as a whole this would be better because if they didnt a massive diversion of the A45 woul be needed.

Spoke to a friend who works at BHX and she's heard a rumour that Egyptair will be starting services in 05 probably to Cairo its only a rumour but wondered if anyone else had heard the same thing.

I havn't heard anything but if they did start services what aircraft do they have in thier fleet and what would they use to BHX?

Not sure, it's all rumour but they have 763's and A 320/1's so not sure which would be used but as I said its all rumour.

As already mentioned previously, Emirates are due to start a double daily frequency into BHX from early next year, both services to be operated by A330 but from October '05 (long way off so could well change), UAE39 should revert to a B772 with the evening flight remaining as an A330.

Egyptair would presumably use A320 or A321

WNC

Yeah you are right, after checking Expedia it shows the afternoon flight to be a B772 and the evening flight to be an A332....:ok: :)

Has anyone else heard of T3 operating a NWI-BHX-NQY/PLH/EXT(only one of these 3) service?

I think this would work because it takes an age to get from Birmingham to Norwich and the journey from Norwich to the south west must be rediculous!!!!

Gambia International airlines to BHX?

Speculation taken from an article in the current (January 2005) issue of
Airliner World, entitled 'New Gambian Links':

'Gambia International Airlines is planning to... launch a second weekly
service to the UK by the end of the first quarter of 2005, following the success
of it's current (LGW) operations.

"We will certainly introduce a second weekly frequency, most likely to
London's Gatwick Airport but we are thinking of serving Birmingham, although
nothing has been agreed" said the airline's Commercial Director Amie Jobe Saho.


BHXviscount

BHX-Norwich used to be operated by Prospair (I think!) using a pair of Pa31s (GLEON & GOPRA), not sure how succesful this was.

Jersey European operated a EXT-BHX before they ditched their Sh360s, Air Southwest with their DHC8s might be able to make a go of this (PLH-BHX-NWI?)

Gambian currently lease a Futura B737-800 I believe

WNC

Didn't one of prospair's aircraft crash in a field? Their NWI route was doubled up once due to high loads and both aircraft going out one after another so it might have been succesful until the crash.
I wonder if a NWI-BHX-EXT would be more likely as flybe are interested in NWI.

BHXviscount

we_never_change you are right about Gambian, after i did a search on A.net thats what the pics showed up as.

So WEA 304 from Amritsar has been cancelled/non op again . What happened to that flight then?

What happened to the passengers who bought tickets?

So who else is going to have a stab at this lucritive market then?

Which reminds me whats Flyblu up to these days?

Cos White Eagle haven't got an aircraft to operate the flight!! The B767 that Midland Airways was using (OMNSH operated by Slovak Airlines) has currently be impounded at BHX & has a snowplough parked at the rear of it to prevent it moving!!

I understand that the passengers have been moved onto other flights (Turkmenistan, Uzbeckistan etc..)

WNC

Lots of HV movements this month at BHX, operating the santa flights.

BY are getting a HF A310 in to operate to Tenerife later this month also.

I hope to get up to BHX and see the A310. Assuming the weather is good! I:ok: :}

Also, last few days have seen a couple of Travel Service B737-800s on Xmas shopping trips.

WNC

Prospair Norwich service was indeed profitable as a stand alone service. Expansion to a larger aircraft with add on sectors(s) to link east/west coasts were planned and funding in place when Lloyds Commercial Bank reneged on the support. Typical of the early nineties when asset stripping of small businesses was ripe.

The aircraft to replace the PA31's was to be initially one leased Badeirante. An interesting fact was the number of NEC visitors using the flight to commute to save trying to find accommodation at busy NEC times! A good regular client base was growing and I suspect the loss of the service was felt. It was of course an excellent feeder to other routes ex-Brum.

If anyone has any further interest pop a contact e-mail on the subject into a posting.

Don't Eastern have a presence at Norwich? Maybe a Jetstream 31 3x daily (weekdays) would work on NWI-BHX.

As well as the rumours surrounding EgyptAir, others are Qatar Airways & Etihad.

WNC

Eastern serve EDI, ABZ and MAN from Norwich