Birmingham: Route Development & Rumours

[rollo]

Morton Air Services using DH Doves and Herons used to be regular visitors to Elmdon way back.

 

[Matt995]

I think the clue is in 'long lost' which surely rules out any return of recent pull outs, American or Icelandair for example.

My money is on Silver City Airways always loved seeing their HP Hermes....

don't think the word 'long lost' has been used!

Cobalt restarting Larnaca must be a possibility with Monarchs demise, maybe the other carrier is Loganair or Eastern returning with domestic services?

 

[Deleted member 8862]

Some of these suggestions are dafter than mine, and that's saying something!!!

 

[Barry Beeth]

It’s time for my entirely predictable Highland Express “suggestion”...

 

[58terminus]

Some of these suggestions are dafter than mine, and that's saying something!!!

Presume you are referring to AA and Icelandair?

 

[Brum X]

Oh dear, it might be VLM back with the Fokker's

 

[IanFarquharson]

It maybe !

 

[hay677]

If Hatchford Brook were to be 'extended' a little we might see a Pan Am Boeing Clipper or two?

 

[Ianbutty]

Where will the Fokkers be flying too? Antwerp? Again? Maybe they will try Luxembourg?

 

[jfy1999]

Oh dear, it might be VLM back with the Fokker's

If Aer Southeast get a license they could end up competing on Waterford

 

[Ray Finkle]

Air Europa have two flights to TFS this December. Not much at the moment but it may lead to more in the future.

Birmingham to Tenerife South
Depart: Fri 21 Dec 2018 01:00
Arrive: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 05:15
Flight: AEA245
Airline: Air europa

Tenerife South to Birmingham
Depart: Fri 28 Dec 2018 06:00
Arrive: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:15
Flight: AEA245
Airline: Air europa

 

[IanFarquharson]

So VLM has been announced, only a 5pw Fokker 50 but they all count.

The second 'returning' airline will hopefully be announced next.

 

[whateverg]

The second 'returning' airline will hopefully be announced next.

I think that probably goes without saying haha!

 

[BHX492]

Probably a stupid guess could it be loganair

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Probably a stupid guess could it be loganair

I had also been wondering that, as they had been mentioned a few months ago.

Kevin

 

[Jerry]

I had also been wondering that, as they had been mentioned a few months ago.

Kevin

But what routes would they do that won't put them in contest with Flybe?

 

[Brum X]

Im hoping its Uzbekistan



Also did Air Canada not used to serve BHX so it counts them into this game also.
And Mahan Air of Iran

 

[Ray Finkle]

After a few disappointments towards the back end of 2017 I think it's time to talk about what we have to look forward to this year

So far we have 33 new or returning routes (including the Bangkok and Langkawi cruise flights), one brand new airline in Primera, one returning airline in VLM and 7 routes that didn't operate in 2017 namely, Boston, Podgorica, Thessaloniki, Pisa, Varna, Bangkok and Langkawi.

We're still getting announcements for S18 so hopefully there will be even more to add in the coming weeks. There are also some interesting developments that may or may not happen for W18/19 but I'm sure we'll hear more about them closer to the time

New routes so far.

February

2nd Jet2 - Rome Fiumicino
12th VLM - Antwerp

March

30th Jet2 - Antalya
30th SAS - Stockholm

31st Jet2 - Larnaca

April

1st Jet2 - Malta

May

2nd Jet2 - Naples

3rd Jet2 - Kos
3rd Jet2 - Thessaloniki
3rd Jet2 - Almeria
3rd Jet2 - Pisa

4th Thomas Cook - Girona
4th Thomas Cook - Bodrum
4th Jet2 - Dalaman
4th TUI - Enfidha

5th Jet2 - Zakynthos

6th Thomas Cook - Thessaloniki
6th Jet2 - Split

14th Primera Air - Malaga
14th Primera Air - Palma

16th Thomson - Podgorica

18th Primera Air - New York Newark Liberty

21st Thomson - Hurghada

22nd Thomas Cook - Varna

25th Jet2 - Venice

26th Jet2 - Dubrovnik

29th Jet2 - Bodrum

June

22nd - Primera Air - Boston Logan

23rd - Primera Air - Toronto Pearson

July

30th - Primera Air - Chania

October

1st - Primera Air - Barcelona

December

19th - TUi Airlines UK - Langkawi

26th - TUi Airlines UK - Bangkok

 

[Ianbutty]

Thanks Ray. The bad news at the tail end of 2017 was almost inevitable and given the Monarch collapse, very depressing. We have had something of a clear out of unprofitable routes. But we have been here before - boom followed by a bust. But if a bust is defined by 33 new routes a new airline and 7 new or returning routes then the darker days when we used to lose and not bounce back are well and truly over.

Lest not forget that it is only the 9th day of the year and there is guaranteed to be more happy annoncements for this year and next.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

But what routes would they do that won't put them in contest with Flybe?

Hi Jerry
I'm just refering back to the BHX Loganair thread started last July, by Ian Farquharson -

http://www.forums4airports.com/threads/4280/

Where he states -

Loganair are looking at starting BHX- Scotland from W17/18, going head to head with FlyBe

PK

Whether or not this is still in the pipeline, I have no idea (I assume 'PK' is refering to the former CEO Paul Kehoe).

Regards

Kevin