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I wonder how long the team had to queue outside for?

It has been mentioned in the Telegraph that Virgin are looking to expand into other regional airports, BRS has been mentioned along with a return to GLA and BFS. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/06/10/virgin-atlantic-gatwick-heathrow-airport-third-runway/ The article states that...

I know you travel through the airport frequently so you will know, like me, the airport has been a construction site for some time, I would say comfortably more than a year. The airport has also suffered from long queues at certain peak dates during the school holidays for some time. Let's put...

So why is BHX the only airport in the world, but also the UK, where these scanners are making the situation worse? Maybe the other airports weren't expecting the new scanners to eliminate bag searches? Looking at the queues waiting to get to security it seems to me that the airport has plenty...

I went through LTN about a month ago, old rules and more than half of the bags went for a search. There was an EL Al flight leaving around the same time which (may?) be a possible reason for more strigent rules. Even so the time through security was nothing like 3 hours. TBH it wasn't the...

If you check the link on Google news below 1 May - 31 May 2024 you can see how many article were out there about the new rules coming in...

So the airport took a punt on the new scanners without doing any testing to see if they provide the benefits that they were promised?

Considering the airport has been running PR articles right up until the 1 June saying people are going to be able to take up to 2 litres it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that people are going to turn up expecting to get through security with that stuff. Also doesn't really explain the...

@MB1, I can't find the reference, is this the article? https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/seven-things-birmingham-airport-passengers-29316713?int_source=nba "The airport said issues caused by passengers carrying larger amounts were causing an extra 20-minute delay per traveller."

Isn't it just the case that there are too many flights scheduled early in the morning, and the queue dissipates as the day continues.

Ray, I was just reading the same article and looking at those exact 2 ridiculous quotes from the airport. "..a picture of a queue is subjective.." From the Collins Dictionary; "Something that is subjective is based on personal opinions and feelings rather than on facts." Also seem to be...

With airports I think it's more a case of no-one is coming unless you build it. You might think I'm being snobby about LoCos / Jet2 et al but I do actually use these services, along with full service carriers. It's not so much about the passenger it's about the frequency they are likely to...

This is a useful bit of analysis that you would expect someone at the airport to have done at least at this level. I haven't seen the current setup but when you describe it as "ambitious" I think you are being diplomatic. I don't think I could name any airport where they are getting a...

No point in pretending the experience passengers have had is anything other than bad. Many people book their holidays for next year as soon as they get back. For a lot of people going to EMA, in reality is not going to take a lot different and in comparsion with their last experience they may...

I flew into MAN T2 recently and even with the refurb I found it a bit basic and austire. It's a very long taxi from the runway and the furthest terminal from the railways station. The BHX terminal itself is actually quite modern with some nicely designed areas for F&B and lounges but they just...

The airport seems to stragegically want to push more into the LoCo space if you read Mr Barton's comments. If this is the case a more basic LoCo terminal, away from the existing terminal might be a good idea, I'm sure I remember this being talked about before but not sure on the locaton? This...

I don't buy into the notion that airline execs have such a simplistic and myopic view of the industry that they only look for the headline number of passengers carried. These guys get all the briefings from the airport and they can verify that Birmingham is the UK's second busiest city, sits in...

Whether the money the council collects, which is enormous, is spent for the public benefit is up for debate. I don't believe the council should subsidise flights, (which no-one is saying they are), but I also don't think the airport should be used to prop up the council's finances in the short...

The rationale behind the airport being in part owned by local councils is to promote the region over profit. If the local councils just see the airport as a cash cow, like city centre car parking, they aren't fulfilling their obligation to their region. In the case of Birmingham City Council...

I agree that the growth of Jet2 et al has been stellar, however these airlines concentrate on the same routes, plus it seems the airport struggles to deal with the numbers of passengers they push though it a peak times. Many routes the airport would like are still unserved however, which...