Route Development & Rumours

[Ray Finkle]

To be honest Ray where we was just 1 year ago, to get an extra x 2 Easyjet routes I for one would be very happy. It shows more commitment in BHX.

Totally agree, just didn't want the discussion to descend into talk of a base only to then be disappointed when it's just one more route

 

[58terminus]

I read Etihad are interested in buying a stake so going by their track record it could be the kiss of death for Air India.

And possibly the kiss of death for direct Indian flights. Look what happened with TATL flights when BHX started flirting with little known not yet got the right aircraft airlines. Of course i don't know how much if any encouragment BHX has given them but ido hope they have learned from past mistakes.

 

[Ianbutty]

Etihad taking a stake. They are not that daft.

If this airline serves the Russia routes alone and builds up good loads, then bring it on.

But two possible scenarios:

Will people really travel via Moscow to connect to Amristar when they can fly direct? Plus the Indian population will carry on demanding their national airline.

Or

Is the prospect of Air India from Stansted ready to hoover up the closure of the BHX routes if the Russia connections take off?

I am firmly 50/50...ish...but swaying towards the negative on this.

 

[nwoody2001]

Etihad taking a stake. They are not that daft.

If this airline serves the Russia routes alone and builds up good loads, then bring it on.

But two possible scenarios:

Will people really travel via Moscow to connect to Amristar when they can fly direct? Plus the Indian population will carry on demanding their national airline.

Or

Is the prospect of Air India from Stansted ready to hoover up the closure of the BHX routes if the Russia connections take off?

I am firmly 50/50...ish...but swaying towards the negative on this.

they’ve been willing to fly indirect from BHX-ATQ via Turkmenistan and Qatar for the last 3 years whilst they’ve been able
to fly direct so why wouldn’t we assume that willingness isn’t going to continue.?!? The loads on the AI direct routes are commonly in the 80% which suggest the direct route isnt able to satisfy demand so until AI are willing to increase frequencies, why not let other airlines have a piece of the cake!

 

[Nethercote2019]

If flights are cheap people will use it !

 

[Nethercote2019]

Next week there is due to be announcements from Flybe/virgin & Easyjet..... again nothing specific to BHX ..... but if there is - I only hope we gain more flights than we lose !

 

[IanFarquharson]

Next week there is due to be announcements from Flybe/virgin & Easyjet..... again nothing specific to BHX ..... but if there is - I only hope we gain more flights than we lose !

easyjet rumoured to be just the one route twice weekly !

 

[Kevin Farnell]

easyjet rumoured to be just the one route twice weekly !

I can't see it being AMS at 2 x weekly. More likely a leisure/city-break route. Could KEF be a possibility?

Kevin

 

[Jerry]

I can't see it being AMS at 2 x weekly. More likely a leisure/city-break route. Could KEF be a possibility?

Kevin

They don't have a base at KEF. They do have several bases in France which could be ideal city break destinations Bordeaux, Lyon, Nantes and Nice. They also have a bases at Porto and Lisbon in Portugal, Venice and Milan in Italy and Barcelona in Spain which would all be good city break destinations.

 

[Karl C]

Do Easyjet have a base in PRG?

 

[Jerry]

Do Easyjet have a base in PRG?

I don't believe so.

 

[Llandudno]

Nothing to stop a W pattern however, such as LGW-CPH-BHX-CPH-LGW. Due to duty length flight would have to be about 2 hours to 2h 30m max so does limit scope slightly.

 

[Coathanger16]

Nothing to stop a W pattern however, such as LGW-CPH-BHX-CPH-LGW. Due to duty length flight would have to be about 2 hours to 2h 30m max so does limit scope slightly.

A routing such as BFS-BHX-XXX-BHX-BFS would allow for a slightly longer destination.

As the current and announced routes are all served by away based aircraft, I suspect any new route would also be though.

 

[Llandudno]

Agreed but more trying to point out that just because it's not a base doesn't nessisarily mean it cant be served

 

[jon01]

Naples for easyJet?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Naples for easyJet?

Seems so.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Indeed
It is an easyjet route not served by Manchester

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there Ian, let's hope that easyJet will add more unserved routes, its going to take 12 months plus minimum for any route to start to grow... Andyc

 

[Brum X]

If it is Naples, at least it is something different. I had a gut feeling they would launch flights to Malaga or Alicante

However I really would love to know how airlines make these decisions, do they just stick a pin on a map and pick routes that way ? How did they come to the conclusion that Naples is a good route to serve from BHX ?

 

[Jerry]

However I really would love to know how airlines make these decisions, do they just stick a pin on a map and pick routes that way ? How did they come to the conclusion that Naples is a good route to serve from BHX ?

Southern Italy is a popular holiday destination not just for city breaks but beaches as well and Naples is a cruise port with TUI basing at least one ship there. Do TUI operate Naples from BHX?