Birmingham Airport - General Thread

[GliderPilot]

In all fairness on the majority of flights im on i will stand up once the aircraft is on stand (no pun intended) and more than likely bump my head on the overhead lockers, as i did on all three flights recently :| but only to stretch my legs, i dont get involved with the 'scrum' in the aisle. But as others have already said the complaints start from touchdown really if not earlier...

 

[rollo]

I'm not really that bothered but like Callum I like to stand up and stretch my legs and back but it's no big deal really however I have to say that over the years delays in my experience on disembarking ie steps/air bridge /bus are usually worse in the UK which unfortunately for me normally means BHX although one particular experience at LHR took the biscuit.

However it's not the end or the world but can be frustrating.

 

[58terminus]

When airlines board aircraft, they often do so by rows. I wonder how long it will be before some more formal procedure appears for disembarking aircraft.

Maybe if the Captain always had to make an announcement that passengers must remain seated until otherwise instructed by the cabin crew and then they could organize an orderly disembarkation. After all the Captains authority is sacrosanct for the rest of the flight and doesn't end 50 meters from stand.
Ryanair could then structure their fares based on how far you are seated from an exit

 

[richard winterbourn]

Please, do not give Ryanair even more ideas about how they can get more money out of us......

But while we are having a gripe about passengers rising from their seats as soon as the plane comes to a halt, can i have a gripe of my own, people who get up and take things out and put things back into their bags in the overhead lockers - not once, not twice but sometimes as many as three or four times on a shortish flight. And sometimes they even get up before the plane has left.....

 

[hay677]

Anyone know if BHX has any kind of CEO at the moment? They and Liverpool both lost their chiefs months ago and everything seems to have gone quiet.

 

[IanFarquharson]

No sign of a replacement for PK, which I find strange as he would of handed his notice in around Jan 17

 

[Brum X]

No sign of a replacement for PK, which I find strange as he would of handed his notice in around Jan 17

Mmmmmmmmmmm whats going on here then , it makes me a little nervous.
It reminds me of these talented people who refuse to come to Birmingham city council becouse its got such a bad name nationally.
Im not saying BHX has got a really bad name but if you read social media, you would think it has.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Possibly to do with potential new shareholders etc ?

But PK was always there in the press, it has gone very quiet since he has left the post.

 

[hay677]

I must admit I thought the Liverpool guy would be coming here, but maybe their near-simultaneous moves really was just coincidence.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The Boston Globe have an article about Birmingham.

I've not read it all yet so I don't know if it's any good but I see that it starts off with the usual 'Birmingham used to be crap but now it's great'

https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazin...ot-for-travel/I3mKiZEjh9HdG2tOyA5UjM/amp.html

 

[Brum X]

The Boston Globe have an article about Birmingham.

I've not read it all yet so I don't know if it's any good but I see that it starts off with the usual 'Birmingham used to be crap but now it's great'

https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazin...ot-for-travel/I3mKiZEjh9HdG2tOyA5UjM/amp.html

And soon you can fly direct to Birmingham, UK, the new cool city

 

[rollo]

Pretty good write up I thought, didn't take them long to mention Ozzy always makes me smile.

 

[Coathanger16]

Air Canada joining the TATL 737MAX club...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business...ew-flights-from-ireland-next-summer-1.3219420

Air Canada don't currently serve BHX, so how likely would they if Primera did launch Toronto?

 

[Brum X]

Air Canada joining the TATL 737MAX club...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business...ew-flights-from-ireland-next-summer-1.3219420

Air Canada don't currently serve BHX, so how likely would they if Primera did launch Toronto?

Stranger things have happened but i would say more unlikely.

 

[andrewgreen]

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I must admit I thought the Liverpool guy would be coming here, but maybe their near-simultaneous moves really was just coincidence.

The Bristol ceo handed in his notice at the same time as well and has moved to London City but no replacement has been named yet as far as im aware , it all seems very coincidental

 

[Brum X]

Keen Twitter users travelling to and from Birmingham Airport can now receive real time flight updates to their account thanks to a new service called ‘FlightSmart’, launched today (Tuesday 26th) .
Using the @FlyBHX handle, the new free service allows Tweeters to sign up to receive regular updates on their flight - from when the check-in opens to flight departure, plus immediate notifications of any cancellations or delays.
David Winstanley, the Airport’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “Customer Service is at the heart of everything we do, alongside safety and security, so we’re proud to be able to offer our customers this new innovative service that gives them the information they want in the way they want to receive it.

“FlightSmart allows passengers to enjoy their time at the airport, making the most of the facilities, rather than constantly looking at the flight screens. It will also allow friends and loved ones to track flight statuses and we hope to be able to roll the service out through other social media channels in the very near future.”

Travellers will be able to sign up via the airport's website or personal Twitter account. In addition to receiving flight information, other messages will be issued by the airport highlighting important information and commercial offers.

The service is offered by award winning Cork based technology company, TIC, and is only currently available in two other smaller UK airports as well as airports in the USA, Australia and the Middle East.



Founder and CEO, Paul Brugger, said: "Birmingham Airport is very special to me as it was my local airport prior to moving to Cork. It's an airport I've used numerous times and one I know well as a passenger. I'm delighted Birmingham, our 3rd and largest UK airport customer, has chosen BizTweet to provide passengers with real time personalised information direct to their mobile devices by social media".

For more information on the FlightSmart service, visit www.birminghamairport.co.uk/important-information

 

[Ray Finkle]

So,

World Routes came and went, sadly without those cryptic snippets often Tweeted by Mr Kehoe we won't know how well they did, or didn't.

August saw the thirtieth (?) consecutive month of growth with BHX being the only major airport to see double digit increases. Nothing at all mentioned by the airport!

September saw passengers numbers break the 13 mppa barrier, a huge achievement when you think it wasn't that long ago that we passed 12 million. Again, nothing mentioned by the airport!

On the last two points, I realise that the Monarch situation is likely to come to a head any day now and with other airlines cutting there must be a few focused minds but if Mr Winstanley can find time to talk about Tweeting flight numbers there must surely be scope for a press release about the incredible passenger figures? Are the airport just fed up with the snide comments about growing too quickly and have decided not to bother?

Coming up to three months now since Mr Kehoe stepped down, if it's correct that he worked 6 months notice we're talking nine months and still not even a murmur?

 

[Ashley]

Ray, was thinking on the same line. Since Paul Kehoe has departed it feels the whole place has become stagnant. Reaching 13 million is a huge achievement and feel rather disappointed in lack of coverage.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Has BHX got a publicly-announced acting CEO?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Has BHX got a publicly-announced acting CEO?

Not that I have heard of.

David Winstanley, who is the Chief Operating Officer, seems to be filling the void. Whether he is interested in the top job I do not know.