Infrastructure, Construction & Developments

[Ianbutty]

Solihull - Birmingham International Station? Why not just add the hated West Midlands tag onto the end as well for a while and then maybe drop the Birmingham.Or maybe stick with Birmingham International!

I know the Solihull Birmingham Coleshill Elmdon Castle Bromwich Damsonwood Marston Green and wider West Midlands Strategic Local Enterprise Combined Metropolitan National Exhibition Genting Metropole A45 Motorcycle Museum Shakespeare Trevor Francis International Station is catchy, but alas boring and less memorable Birmingham International it is likely to remain.

 

[rollo]

Is that the one in Wales with god knows how many L,s W,s and Y,s in it can Jerry help?
Mind you should definitely keep the Trevor bit..

 

[Jerry]

Is that the one in Wales with god knows how many L,s W,s and Y,s in it can Jerry help?
Mind you should definitely keep the Trevor bit..

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Is that the place you are thinking of? It's in Anglesey and trying saying when you are drunk!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Is that the place you are thinking of? It's in Anglesey and trying saying when you are drunk!

I'd thing that was easier to say when you're drunk!

Kevin

 

[rollo]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Is that the place you are thinking of? It's in Anglesey and trying saying when you are drunk!

Probably so thanks who knows, had enough trouble witth Welsh pronunciation when my mom moved to mid wales (Lampeter )from Cornwall and they have their own lingo also, glad I'm a Brummie we speak proper like what everyone should do.

Lol

 

[richard winterbourn]

Many, many years ago while i was still at school an elderly man from North Wales taught me how to pronounce this word. So if anyone is interested in trying, here goes:

Llanfair - puth -gwingeth - go - gerrith - drob - win - antycillio - gogo- goth.

I will not hold myself responsible if you swallow your dentures or spit them out in front of honoured guests....

Oh and by the way Brummie, although i live close to the Welsh borders in Herefordshire i was born in Weoley Avenue, Selly Oak, and also a proud Brummie...

 

[jfy1999]

Hilton hotel update by Elliott Brown on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/25A2WPD

 

[Ray Finkle]

Easter weekend marks the opening of a new security entrance

Birmingham Airport has opened its new security entrance area as more than 130,000 passengers will travel through the terminal over the Easter weekend.

Good Friday will be the busiest day over the long weekend, with an estimated 35,300 people expected to fly in or out of the airport to visit loved ones, explore a new city or relax in the sun.

Departing passengers taking off from Birmingham on Thursday 29th March were the first to benefit from the new security entrance, just one of the terminal projects made by the airport to improve the customer journey.

The first lucky passengers to pass through ‘phase one’ of the newly created security entrance were the Kumar family from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, who flew off to Brisbane for a family wedding. They were treated to a lunch at the brand new Bottega prosecco bar within the departure lounge.

The new security area provides passengers with a bright and airy environment for customers as they prepare and enter the search area. A new route has been created through to the central search zone, with new flooring, lighting, preparation area and messaging to help customers prepare for security.

The next phase, opening later in April, includes additional boarding card gates and express lane machines in time for the peak season, when the airport will welcome millions of people through its doors.

Half a million people will be using Birmingham Airport over the fortnight Easter holiday period, with Tuesday 3rd April expected to be the busiest day over the two-weeks, with 36,200 passengers departing and arriving. The top destinations overall will be Dublin, Dubai, Amsterdam, Paris, Alicante, Malaga, Frankfurt, Palma , Barcelona and Tenerife.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk...marks-the-opening-of-a-new-security-entrance/

 

[58terminus]

Half a million people will be using Birmingham Airport over the fortnight Easter holiday period,

Easter fortnight? I am being seriously short changed with a long weekend

 

[Seasider]

I've got the full 2 weeks off. (and the next 2 weeks ..and the next...)

 

[58terminus]

I've got the full 2 weeks off. (and the next 2 weeks ..and the next...)

 

[Brum X]

I've got the full 2 weeks off. (and the next 2 weeks ..and the next...)

And which airports are in your plans Seasider ?

 

[Seasider]

EMA definitely, possibly BHX (if I can cope with the traffic)

 

[BHXsupporter]

Go on, spoil yourself. Experience BHX (and go by train?!)

 

[BHXsupporter]

Terminal development
It might have been used before, but the ability to really go bold on a world-class terminal development would be on my list of breaking the status quo of potential passengers living within 1-1.5 h of BHX not using it. BHX is on a smaller scale, true, but look at this magnificent plan soon to open.

www.airportsinternational.com/2018/01/3d-animated-video-of-istanbul-new-airport-released/19527

 

[IanFarquharson]

South Terminal Airbridges

Are all being removed, stand 15 already lifted off by crane, this stand will now be A320 size

I understand that it is to make more ramp space on South terminal as well as the fact they are no longer used !

Rumour has it that Easy, Blue Air & CSA maybe moving accross from TI another rumour is FlyBe are moving out and Jet2 maybe moving in !

Time will tell !

 

[Brum X]

I remember last year they even parked a Norweigan 737 at the old eurohub but nothing ever happened.

 

[Brum X]

 

[Ray Finkle]

This was first mentioned a couple of years ago so glad to see it's finally happening.

Rumour has it that Easy, Blue Air & CSA maybe moving accross from TI another rumour is FlyBe are moving out and Jet2 maybe moving in !

I think Blue Air trialled T2 for a while alongside Norwegian. Those three airlines wouldn't offer a huge amount of flights between them.

Jet2 would be interesting. With them expanding, Flybe reducing and Ryanair stagnant could T2 become purely for Jet2 in the future?

 

[Sam1988]

I remember last year they even parked a Norweigan 737 at the old eurohub but nothing ever happened.

that was a trial run but as they pulled out of BHX was pointless