Birmingham Airport - General Thread

Another fine misonformed headline bashing from the BBC. It is Mitie whose reputation is shot for failing to deliver against a contract, not BHX.


The BBC is either kicking us to bits or boring us rigid with Taylor bloomin Swift every two minutes!

Ianbutty said:

Another fine misonformed headline bashing from the BBC. It is Mitie whose reputation is shot for failing to deliver against a contract, not BHX.

Birmingham Airport under scrutiny over training lapse, experts say

Airlines and regulators are likely to demand answers after staff missed vital training, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

The BBC is either kicking us to bits or boring us rigid with Taylor bloomin Swift every two minutes!

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No change there then!!.
Seriously though, i saw this on Midlands Today and winced at the damage items like this do to BHX.
Bring back the BBC of old. Today's is hardly worth watching, to be honest.

I've got a bit of an odd query and hopefully someone may be able to help me make sense of it. I have a family member flying to Manila with Etihad from Heathrow in March, however he's been told to check in at Birmingham and get on a coach down to Heathrow for his flight. Could anyone explain how this works please? Obviously Etihad don't fly from Birmingham so who would he be checking in with and how would his baggage get to Heathrow?

EY dont fly from BHX but you can book trips from BHX on the EY Website. Book a flight from BHX-BKK on EY website and will will offer you:

BHX - MAN/LHR (National Express Coach)
MAN/LHR - AUH (Flight)
AUH - BKK (Flight)

you don't "Check in" at BHX though, you wait for a Coach at the BHX National Express Station.

Reading on ***Links to other Social Media platforms are not permitted***- earlier that was a fire at the holiday inn by the Elmdon airport terminal.Reported an hour ago

I can't help feeling that Bhx has a wonderful opportunity to steal a march over its competitors.

But, for it to take advantage it has got to ensure that from june, and to use an oft-used phrase, all it ducks are in a line...

With the new security scanners coming on line and the new multi-million £ entry to departures up-and-running and all bugs ironed out, holidaymakers will not have the hassle of the 100ml rule. This is an amazing opportunity, in PR terms, 'gold dust'...

Manchester, Bristol, East Midlands and others failed to meet the June deadline and, individually on application, have been given a year's grace to get the new security scanners.

If i have got all this right, Brum has a massive opportunity in front of it.

But, sadly as a Brummie, i fear we don't always take the opportunities afforded us.

Fingers crossed, toes 'n all. Time will tell...

The BBC News channel did a lengthy report on the delay of the new security scanners at many UK airports, and the years grace they have now secured.
However, and typical of the BBC in recent years, only seemed concerned about LHR and LGW. They cheerily pointed out that London City Airport was all set for June 1st.
No mention of BHX!!.

HPsauce said:

The BBC News channel did a lengthy report on the delay of the new security scanners at many UK airports, and the years grace they have now secured.
However, and typical of the BBC in recent years, only seemed concerned about LHR and LGW. They cheerily pointed out that London City Airport was all set for June 1st.
No mention of BHX!!.

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BHX mentioned on the 6pm news.

They mentioned smaller airports such as Birmingham and Newcastle ;-)

Big isn't always best

Brum X said:

BHX mentioned on the 6pm news.

They mentioned smaller airports such as Birmingham and Newcastle ;-)

Big isn't always best

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Neither is small

big vern said:

Neither is small

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I said Smaller, not Small.

They were comparing against LHR/LGW/MAN

Brum X said:

I said Smaller, not Small.

They were comparing against LHR/LGW/MAN

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Sorry Brum.

Neither is smaller

big vern said:

Sorry Brum.

Neither is smaller

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Sorry mate, I'm not following you ?

Shall we just leave it there, Looooooooooool

Brum X said:

Sorry mate, I'm not following you ?

Shall we just leave it there, Looooooooooool

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Just following your comment, that's all. "I said Smaller, not Small" hence my response "neither is smaller". ie BHX is not a big airport and smaller isn't any better either. Apologies for my bad engerland grammar.

richard winterbourn said:

I can't help feeling that Bhx has a wonderful opportunity to steal a march over its competitors.

But, for it to take advantage it has got to ensure that from june, and to use an oft-used phrase, all it ducks are in a line...

With the new security scanners coming on line and the new multi-million £ entry to departures up-and-running and all bugs ironed out, holidaymakers will not have the hassle of the 100ml rule. This is an amazing opportunity, in PR terms, 'gold dust'...

Manchester, Bristol, East Midlands and others failed to meet the June deadline and, individually on application, have been given a year's grace to get the new security scanners.

If i have got all this right, Brum has a massive opportunity in front of it.

But, sadly as a Brummie, i fear we don't always take the opportunities afforded us.

Fingers crossed, toes 'n all. Time will tell...

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Given all the complaints about the lifts it looks as if these might negate any benefits from the scanners.

The media coverage of yesterday's security issue at BHX, particularly local BBC, was inaccurate and detrimental to the airport.
Yes, many flights were diverted or cancelled, causing unseen problems for passengers caught up in the situation. However BBC Midlands Today were still reporting the airport was closed at 6.40pm ( it clearly opened about 6.25, along with the adjacent main railway line ).
Bad publicity is not what is needed, especially when a false alarm was identified as the cause.

Ah ! The media seem to not operate on pure facts and will always call out dishonesty of anyone but themselves. ' Never let the truth ( facts ) get in the way of the story ' appears to be the standard operating procedure. And if it is necessary to pad it out to fill time, any waffle is good enough.

I admit that I am no friend of Journalists and my legal mind is always looking for inconsistencies in journalistic output and fact checking is too slow for fast moving news.

All that now of my chest, I congratulate Airport Action for a measured, straight forward stream of events without the inane commentary a certain channel is plagued with !

Hi guys.
Anyone if the public pathway/walkway by the back of airport is open to the public.

Their you go Aviador

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Without knowing which 'public pathway/walkway' you are referring to, if its a public pathway/walkway then wouldnt it obviously be open to the public, no?

There is a public right of way from Marston Green train station car park all the way around the perimeter fence to the golf course which, as its public, can be walked on to your hearts content (though not with a ball and clubs unless you pay...). Im fairly certain there is a footpath between the airport boundary fence and the railway though its been years since i've been down that way - might take the dog for a mooch around sometime soon...

Edit - ah, just seen your other thread. According to openstreetmap, yes;


Accessing the footpaths requires walking up the paths either alongside the site compound for the M45 works on Clock Lane or going along the new road that links to the relocated GAA field, the start of which is by the first new bridge over the new bypass. I think its foot only at the mo, though.

There is a plan somewhere of what the footpaths will look like once the M42 J6 scheme finishes. All previous footpaths are replaced by equivalent routes. I'll see if i can find it.

Nibbles said:

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Without knowing which 'public pathway/walkway' you are referring to, if its a public pathway/walkway then wouldnt it obviously be open to the public, no?

There is a public right of way from Marston Green train station car park all the way around the perimeter fence to the golf course which, as its public, can be walked on to your hearts content (though not with a ball and clubs unless you pay...). Im fairly certain there is a footpath between the airport boundary fence and the railway though its been years since i've been down that way - might take the dog for a mooch around sometime soon...

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There is a public footpath from by the burial ground that goes along & comes out over the bridge overlooking the 70/80 stands between the end runway 06 & the aircraft bridge ( that was) I sometimes walk this route. There is also a path that runs along the airport side of railway line all the way to MG
hope this helps