Looks like Jet2 have dropped Bergerac for next summer, although still listed on the app, no flights available to book.

When will easyJet finally get round to launching their new BHX routes? It's all very strange and I see no effort at building awareness of the new base. A colleague at work has just booked a 2 week package to Turkey with EZY Holidays from BRS, he had absolutely no idea EZY Holidays are available to book from BHX.

WIth EasyJet it's free to change your holiday. So your friend can cancel at no charge and book a BHX departure if he so wishes.....and do it as many times as they like 👌

GF,

Here in the East Midlands we receive a "junk mail" leaflet trumpeting the new Easyjet Holidays BHX operation and offering discounts on early bookings. That was just a month ago. I assume there has been a similar strategy in the West Midlands.

Anyway if you go on to the Easyjet Holidays website the BHX option is there. I suppose if people don't look beyond what they habitually do they may continue to book from elsewhere.

Thanks for the info, I'll let him know they can change their booking to BHX.

AT - glad to hear there's been some EZY marketing doing the rounds. Perhaps there's going to be some mega publicity fanfare launch in the next few weeks? 🙏 Just puzzles me that with Jet2 and TUI having such strong brand awareness in the West Mids and having had their S24 programmes on sale for a while, I'm amazed we've not seen any major orange publicity about the relatively significant EZY offering from BHX next summer

I am inclined to agree, perhaps they consider brand awareness generally is strong enough for customers to know about the BHX operation through the website, app, social media etc. I thought the doorstep flyer was a very 20th century means of marketing holidays, but then perhaps they were after capturing the non social media savvy demographic.

So far as launching seat only sales my bet is it'll happen coinciding with other 'gap filling' routes being launched, possibly as late as immediately before or just after Christmas/New Year.

BHX Timetable Winter 2023/4
 

See attached my pdf copy of the Birmingham Winter Timetable for 2023/4

Scheduled flights operate 29th October to 30th March, Charter flights operate 1st November to 30th April (basically all TUI flights, EnterAir, + Jet 2 Friday/Saturday Tenerife Charters LS2185/6)


As usually expect changes over the next 5 months, the likes of Air France, Eurowings & Lufthansa seem to change aircraft types on a daily basis!! Turkish Airlines website is showing quite a few A320 flights instead of A321s, but my main source of flight information Google Flights, still have them down as A321 flights, so expect changes over the winter period

I have also included the one off Lapland charter flights from EnterAir to Enontekio, and Pajala, but currently I have no information on flights numbers, or actual flight times, so just going off last year’s flight times instead!

easyjet
 

Finally some BHX based flights appearing in the booking engine for flight only - a whopping 4 per week.

Sunday 31st March Palma 17:05 EZY6629 22:50 EZY6630
Sunday 31st March Belfast 08:00 EZY6661 10:40 EZY6662
Monday 1st April Edinburgh 12:05 EZY6641 14:50 EZY6642
Friday 5th April Glasgow 19:00 EZY6651 22:55 EZY6652 - longer turnaround so I presume aircraft swap

Also an odd one, a third Amsterdam on a Thursday added for April only, I presume this might change into a BHX based aircraft in May. They have added a 5th service per week for AMS in high summer when the service reduces from 14 to 4 per week

One small step for easyjet, one great leap for BHX :)

Pete

Looks like a work in progress! I imagine more routes / frequencies will appear over the next few days.

According to other airport threads, there is another batch of new route announcements/launches from EZY due over the next couple of weeks, fingers crossed the full range of BHX based flights finally go on sale - perhaps with some new destinations to those already known?

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EZY
 

from BFS thread
easyJet adding a 4th flight to BHX on Sundays for Summer 2024 using a BHX based A320.

Arrives 09:05 (EZY6661)
Departs 09:35 (EZY6662)

Presumably the winter 24/25 flights should start appearing soon too….expecting Berlin, the Canaries and Enfidha to go year round.

Panic over! #Seanm reporting Easyjet Holidays routes are open for general sale from Thursday this week.

GF,

Includes BER 2x weekly, so get booking!

All info below taken from easyJet's Media Team email that was just sent out. I have included a link to the release here: https://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stor...lights-on-sale

Antalya - 2x week year round (starts March 18th)
Barcelona - 3x week year round (starts March 18th)
Alicante - 2x week year round (starts March 19th)
Tenerife - 2x week year round (starts March 19th)
Larnaca - 2x week summer only (starts March 20th)
Malaga - 2x week year round (starts March 21st)
Enfidha - 2x week year round (starts March 21st)
Berlin - 2x week year round (starts April 1st)
Sharm el Sheikh - 1x week year round (starts April 2nd)
Jersey - 2x week year round (starts April 2nd)
Heraklion - 1x week summer only (starts April 3rd)
Dalaman - 2x week summer only (starts April 4th)
Fuerteventura - 1x week year round (starts April 4th)
Rhodes - 1x week summer only (starts April 23rd)
Corfu - 2x week summer only (starts May 1st)
Kos - 1x week summer only (starts May 3rd)

Flights available to book from Thursday November 30th at easyJet.com and via the mobile app.Ali Gayward, UK Country Manager at easyJet, said:

“We are delighted to be opening our Birmingham base early, demonstrating our continued confidence in the region with customers choosing us for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.

“Investing in a ninth base in the UK strengthens easyJet’s network by positioning it as the carrier of choice to serve UK consumers and capture demand for travel, further growing our share of the UK leisure market for both the airline and easyJet holidays.

“With flights for 16 new routes on sale from this Thursday, we’re offering our customers in the Midlands even more choice when planning their holidays and we can’t wait to welcome them onboard.”

Tom Screen, aviation director for Birmingham Airport, said:

“Antalya, Barcelona, Berlin, Fuerteventura, Enfidha, Sharm el Sheikh, Rhodes, Dalaman, Jersey, Larnaca, Malaga, Alicante, Tenerife, Corfu, Kos and Heraklion - 16 new destinations easyJet will begin serving in the weeks from March 2024 when they open their three-aircraft base at BHX.

“To say we’re excited is an understatement. This will bring jobs to the region and greater choice for customers, particularly as easyJet holidays cements its place in the Midlands market with great package deals.”

easyJet
 

At last!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 And delighted to see Berlin year round and starting April not Sept as previously reported

Probably a stupid question but Easyjet Holidays have BHX to Berlin on sale 3 days a week from what I can see. The press release says flights are twice a week. Is one day being dropped from the Holidays schedule?

Easyjet
 

Easyjet differences from the original launch schedule:-

Barcelona, increase 1 flight a week
Berlin, decrease 1 flight a week
Dalaman, decrease 1 flight a week
Jersey, decrease 1 flight a week
Larnaca, increase 1 flight a week
Sharm El Sheikh, decrease 1 flight a week

Interesting. I assume these changes have been made based on how well / not well the holiday packages have been selling so far?

Will be interesting to see how the base develops. Compared to competitors, some of the weekly frequencies are very low and 9 X flights PW are currently summer only destinations, I wonder how these will be occupied in winter? But still great news that the base will be up and running from March and a coup for BHX given that it's 10 years since they opened a base in the UK.

Jet2
 

Jet2 are adding Porto x2 weekly from March 25 as well as resuming Pula, also x2 weekly.

How many EZY will be based at BHX in 2024? Tia

They are starting with 3 aircraft, all A320's