Birmingham: Route Development & Rumours

[BHX492]

Nice to hear, so would you anticipate 5 based s25 or still unsure with only 4th committed ? Cheers

I would anticipate 5 based but it’s depends on aircraft delivery and reconfiguring of second hand A320’s plus second hand NEO which has 188Y because the union have been kicking up a fuss over it but it will also speed up training when finished as at the moment crew have to learn A319, A320-186, A320D1,2,3 ,A320NEO-188 and A321NEO and I’ve the pleasure of flying on all types within 2 weeks of join.

To be honest with you I can see Pegasus Adding Antalya next summer if their is demand

I think additional Istanbul flights

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I would anticipate 5 based but it’s depends on aircraft delivery and reconfiguring of second hand A320’s plus second hand NEO which has 188Y because the union have been kicking up a fuss over it but it will also speed up training when finished as at the moment crew have to learn A319, A320-186, A320D1,2,3 ,A320NEO-188 and A321NEO and I’ve the pleasure of flying on all types within 2 weeks of join.


I think additional Istanbul flights

Really Suprised either Pegasus or Turkish haven’t increased this winter .Feel like easyjet could of operated during the winter

 

[Ray Finkle]

To be honest with you I can see Pegasus Adding Antalya next summer if their is demand

Slots in....... apparently.

 

[BHX492]

Really Suprised either Pegasus or Turkish haven’t increased this winter .Feel like easyjet could of operated during the winter

The Easyjet Manchester Istanbul route is really popular it’s like Ryanair Bucharest flight here where you can make 4K on just one flight alone from onboard sales !! and it’s fully booked most of the time

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

The Easyjet Manchester Istanbul route is really popular it’s like Ryanair Bucharest flight here where you can make 4K on just one flight alone from onboard sales !! and it’s fully booked most of the time

Yeah shocked Bristol got the Istanbul flight.
Be good to see more expansions to turkey

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802084929636884656

Credit to Uk Airport updates

 

[Ray Finkle]

It seems as if Wizz will still be playing a part in growth over the next few years.

You look at the airlines that have the huge order books of aircraft and it’s Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz, etc and they will play a key part in our growth over the next few years

'Low-cost carriers will play a key part in our growth over the next few years'

There’s been plenty of activity at Birmingham Airport, in line with its ambitious growth targets, from an upgraded security area to easyJet opening a new base.

www.ttgmedia.com

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Birmingham City ask for match against Wrexham to be moved to US

The club's American bosses raised the prospect of taking the visit of the Hollywood-owned North Wales side across the Atlantic in the forthcoming season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Wonder if Tom,Nick at the airport and Tom&tom at blues are in talks about a flight

Preferably would be good to start flights to New York next winter cause the industry of football will rocket in a few years in the midlands .

 

[rollo]

Birmingham City ask for match against Wrexham to be moved to US

The club's American bosses raised the prospect of taking the visit of the Hollywood-owned North Wales side across the Atlantic in the forthcoming season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Wonder if Tom,Nick at the airport and Tom&tom at blues are in talks about a flight

Preferably would be good to start flights to New York next winter cause the industry of football will rocket in a few years in the midlands .

April 1st has come round quickly and that's from a died in the wool blue nose.

 

[nwoody2001]

i suppose until its on sale, its officialy still a rumour but....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805499024415314116

 

[HPsauce]

I think Jet2 have pre-emptived a similar announcement from easyJet.
I hope this doesn't deter Orange on the route!.

 

[rollo]

It's a really good addition for Jet2 and Seville is only about 45 minutes by road from Cadiz I've visited both and well worthwhile for an interesting city break.

Seems an obvious target for EasyJet also who look like evolving over the next couple of years into everything we could have wished for at BHX

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

So with the announcement on Monday by proposed new airlines Avooma and Be regional.
I do think they will operate a base from Birmingham.
These are my predictions
Inverness-With Loganair suspending the route due to staffing shortages.I do think this will be a primarily successful route.

Lyon and Nantes- with easyjet closing both routes I can see them operating this route 100%.

Bordeaux- Ryanair cancelling it’s operations.I can see 1 of the 2 airlines operating a route.

Glasgow-Seems to be a very busy route during football season so I see why not

Newquay - has to be an option for 1 of the 2 airlines if they did start operating

 

[IanFarquharson]

I would imagine easyjet would take BOD

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I would imagine easyjet would take BOD

I’m currently looking at routes that were served by Flybe and were suspended recently.So on the basis I think I might be correct of what of got so far

 

[Deleted member 8277]

So with the announcement on Monday by proposed new airlines Avooma and Be regional.
I do think they will operate a base from Birmingham.
These are my predictions
Inverness-With Loganair suspending the route due to staffing shortages.I do think this will be a primarily successful route.

Lyon and Nantes- with easyjet closing both routes I can see them operating this route 100%.

Bordeaux- Ryanair cancelling it’s operations.I can see 1 of the 2 airlines operating a route.

Glasgow-Seems to be a very busy route during football season so I see why not

Newquay - has to be an option for 1 of the 2 airlines if they did start operating

BE regional... Once bitten twice shy, err no twice bitten maybe third shy err no lets try again. Did they not learn anything from the 1st attempt then 2nd attempt and now a 3rd.
I doubt they will get off the ground.

 

[rollo]

BE Regional - as they say if you keep doing the same thing don't be surprised if you keep getting the same result.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hmmmm.......

Asked how realistic it would be for Birmingham to get its direct flights back to the US, Mr Barton replied: "[There is] a reasonable degree of optimism." He explained the hope would be to reintroduce flights to "New York City and other big cities".

Birmingham Airport boss addresses US flights chances and says 'reasonable'

Nick Barton discussed the possibility of bringing back direct flights to America on a tour of terminal with BirminghamLive

www.birminghammail.co.uk

 

[Matt995]

Hmmmm.......

Asked how realistic it would be for Birmingham to get its direct flights back to the US, Mr Barton replied: "[There is] a reasonable degree of optimism." He explained the hope would be to reintroduce flights to "New York City and other big cities".

Birmingham Airport boss addresses US flights chances and says 'reasonable'

Nick Barton discussed the possibility of bringing back direct flights to America on a tour of terminal with BirminghamLive

www.birminghammail.co.uk

No time frame given however when they might get new USA flights. So 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? take your bets!!!

 

[jfy1999]

BE Regional - as they say if you keep doing the same thing don't be surprised if you keep getting the same result.

I find it very strange that these people are still making use of the Flybe / Be brand, I would’ve thought that by now, many industry members would see it as irreparably tarnished, and would want to avoid working for anyone that had connections to the old versions of Flybe.

 

[rollo]

Yes the Flybe brand is now very much tainted but its more than that. This is just a paper airline up to now with as far as I can see no aircraft, no pilots/crew/ engineering/sales or administrative staff plus no or little capitalisation showing in the company house records therefore I have my doubts about this set up as it stands.

The pick of the old Flybe routes have been taken by other airlines for example at BHX EasyJet have all the worthwhile domestics with today for example operating Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow with a total of eleven flights using A319's or 320's, with Aer Lingus also operating six to Belfast City and Loganair run Aberdeen up to three daily, Amsterdam and Paris also cherry picked by EasyJet.

Those routes were the guts of Flybe at Birmingham and some other ex Flybe routes are also now covered.

If these people are serious I wish them well but generally for smaller regional airlines in the UK is a difficult place particularly post covid as travelling patterns have changed I don't really see a worthwhile opportunity at BHX for them even if they ever get off the ground.