Maybe the odd one off charter but a scheduled service with no hubs at either end?

AA have tried MAN - BOS with a semblence of a hub at BOS and haven't pulled it off so I can't see MON trying it.

And yet another charge to the passenger
 

Being totally disgusted at the airport once again taking financial advantage of their captive customers (the, 1 pound pick-up/drop off charge), I want to write an e-mail to the Airport Manager. Unfortunately, I notice that their website offers no option to e-mail the airport management nor do they have a "comments" e-mail option. I wonder why :hmm:

Contact with BHX
 

Avman

Go to the website and hit the contact us button at the bottom in very
small font. Then scroll down and hit the feedback form.

However you probably won't get any feedback as I never have but worth
a try otherwise it is pen and paper I'm afraid.

However there is 30 minutes free in the long stay or even better, drop off & pick up at the railway station. Pax can just get the people mover or if that is not working the replacement bus.

The railway station has a drop off point or 20 mins free parking.

Not tried the 30 minutes free long stay so can't comment, railway station is much better.

Pete

Thanks OltonPete. Why I didn't see this I don't know. It's large enough! I'll put it down to travel fatigue!

Air India to go daily DEL-ATQ-BHX-YYZ?
 

Possibly some good news on the way: -

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070817/main5.htm

The BHX bit is at the bottom.

After a poor "low season" the transits have now recovered with well
over 200 some days. You would think that eventually with the 77L
now in the fleet that it might go direct eventually but the rumours are that this is still quite a while away (possibly due yields?).

Pete

JET to India as well?
 

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/2299148.cms

This is supposed to relate to direct services rather than code-share.

The problem for BHX is will they have enough aircraft to do this and I
believe it is from Spring 2008 at the earliest and will the Air India increase
(if it happens) put them off.

Chennai-Brussels-Newark from 5/11/07 is another route just announced.

The above article also mentions the Air India increase.

Pete

Wonder if AI will route via BHX to San Francisco and Vancouver as wel? Both cities like Toronoto and Brum have very large Sikh communities who drive the demand to the Punjab, kind of like the idea of BHX being a european AI hub!

Cheers for the info Pete..

Air India
 

I would imagine serious payload issues to the West Coast but maybe
someone can crunch the numbers for the 777 off 8000ft.

Could come-back in 2012 ;)

Pete

AI 77L in BHX?
 

AI have only just started receiving its 77L's so will most likely utilise them on direct routes India-states and not 'waste' them on a proven route that a 772 is is more than capable of, (except for vt-air that is). Dont hold your breath waiting to see one!

It appears the BA colourscheme has now gone completely from BHX.

I've just tried to book Brum - Billund (on the BA site) for a date in September & for each date I tried, it's routed me via DUS or CDG rather than with Sunair. So I phoned BA who said the service is no more! Another carrier bites the dust at BHX!

The service should have recommenced at the end of August after the holiday period & it still shows on the Sun Air site but presumably will be removed at some point.

A potential route for Birmingham European (or similar) if & when they commence services as didn't Newair operate the route with F27's before Sunair?

Fried Chicken

Billund
 

Not too much of a surprise with loads most months between 9 & 12.

Anyone taking on Billund must be mad but look at Cologne, carriers come
and go with awful loads but they still try.

A few months ago I would said Cologne was the next to go before Billund but there again who expected Krakow to be lost although that one was down to the carrier (closing their Krakow base) and less so BHX.

Pete

Re AI

Could they not just miss the BHX leg out altogether and route direct and then use the shorter 772s elsewhere ?

A little Baggage Problem ?
 

Is it true our dear friends at Swissport loaded all the FCA HER bags on the BOJ flight and all the BOJ bags on the HER flight Friday night. FCA has brought them all back to BHX sat morn from HER and BOJ. So pax in each destination without bags ?

Also to make matters worse they could not bring all the inbound bags as they had to bring back the outbound so most of inbound left in each destination also :\

OOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPSSS! :D NICE ONE :ok:

Baggage
 

No not heard that one - another Trevor Mcdoughnut security lapse special coming on then?

Please no aviance v swissport v serviceair slanging matches.

Nice to see a JET A330 turn up just days after the article about a possible direct service in the future. Okay so it was a diversion but looked splendid on the 80's as I drove home from work in the brummie sunshine.

Out of interest who has the JET contract at BHX, mind you the delivery flights now seem to be going through Brussels.

Pete

JET Airways
 

I saw the JET parked on the tarmac. Was quite beatiful in the sunshine, was boarding an Air India at the time. Would rather have boarded the JET any day over AI.

Any reasons on why it was diverted

JET
 

Per another forum it was due at Gatwick for maintenance but had not filed slot requests before departing (or their ops had not) and thus diverted to BHX. Don't shoot the messenger, I am just repeating what was stated on another forum and if true it seems a costly and unnecessary mistake.

It departed to Gatwick at about 2015 on the same day.

Pete

GA
 

There was a GA aircraft, Seneca I think, on the approach to Birmingham BHX today then took off before it even hit the runway around about 3pm. Anybody know why? It had a blue tail i think.

It carried out an ILS approach followed by a low approach & go around.

These training flights are a regular occurence at Birmingham (& many other UK airports & airfields)

FC

Local Fire / Ambulance In Attendance
 

Folks,

On my home from work last night at about 1645 (local) while driving up Damson Parkway I noticed an a/c at a position I don't normally see them (I think it was relatively high, quite far down run way); appearing to land. I am quite prepared to believe this is just me seeing things.

However very shortly after 2 local fire service appliances and an ambulance service responder car piled into the airport via the Cargo entrance on the A45 (opposite Damson Parkway).

Does anybody know if anything happened? Was it a mayday / pan?

Rgds,


HC.

Baby Emergency
 

Bmi Baby 1003 BHX/EDI took off from BHX 1540(L) & found it could not raise its nose wheel, returned BHX via dumping fuel & declared full emergency on approach. Aircraft landed safely & taxied onto stand, fault found (much to Storm engineers embaressment :O) & aircraft refuelled/departed at 1815L. Passengers kept on board throughout.:ok: