Recent content by Hassaan

What happened in 2003 to have the most movements?

Yes, but those were 777-200s. I mean, it'd be great to see but I would be surprised. Are they even filling the 787s enough to justify it?

My single wish is a daily flight to JFK. I don't really care who is operating it and on what as long as it's there.

WestJet serve Gatwick & Heathrow too so it's not just Scotland and Wales. Different proposition to BHX but still.

Another case of "I'll believe it when I see it". I feel like they've been lined up to return for months and yet nothing.

When I said "the other things on that list" I meant 747s. I wasn't talking about cargo. I mentioned the A380 as an example of something that the runway extension has brought. We had Amritsar and Delhi prior to the extension too. Perhaps Cancun wasn't possible beforehand? But don't quote me...

I think you misunderstood my comment. I meant since the runway extension. I'll give you Saudia, Qatar and the A380 but Turkmenistan was already there as was Air India. The other things on that list, as mentioned, could have easily handled the old runway. 747s too. The point I'm making is that...

When the runway extension opened 11 years ago there was so much talk of flights to the West Coast and Far East Asia. 11 years on, how much has actually changed? I think it's fair that people are a bit peeved.

I'd be happy with anything, even if it's a 737 Max.

What's BHX's current capacity? I read something like them being able to handle 17 million passengers.

Yeah, I'm not sure I buy that either. I do believe there are many valid reasons but I don't understand that one.

I've been trying to get them to look at converting the old terminal - they've said they've had some external interest with regards to repurposing it (based on some email conversations I've had) but nothing since.

I wonder if Joe Lycett would be in favour of a spotting area. :D

Does anyone have any photos from within the terminal during the 2000 to 2010 era (with the Millennium Link/Aviation Experience)?

Interesting. There's still clearly lots of demand though.