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I dont disagree with @rollo , but some thoughts; 1) probably, it depends on what the actual issue is. This seems to be a national issue, associated with software assurance, which is why all airports had changes to their plans. There might be some redress from the manufacturers for the cost of...

You've hit the nail on the head. The rejected queue lines slow everything up - plenty of evidence of that. Which is why so much effort goes in to trying to make sure that doesnt happen in the first place. Remember the old security line had a large area before the scanners to allow pax to throw...

Anyone in the know aware of whether timings for next Summer are nailed down yet? In my specific case im looking for Milan flights, which seems to have shifted from 2/week at very good times to 2/week with a horrific flight time on Monday and a flight that is no use to me whatsoever on the...

But the crew that was originally scheduled (i.e. for 20/10 EK40) could fly EK8040 tonight, having had their feet up all night/day, and the crew that didnt get EK39 in yesterday could've flown EK40 out today as originally planned. No need for an additional crew. Be interesting to know who flew...

It'd be good (and by that i mean interesting) to see the complicated crew roster for these. I guess the crew for 20/10 EK40 would've been sat waiting, and either had a night off or got sent up to MAN to fly it back to BHX. Then they'd need a break (given length of flight to DXB), so couldnt...

Yes, seems to be. The Emirates flight status website, last time i looked (about 2 hours ago) suggests its going to operate out as EK8040 (iirc) with passengers rebooked onwards. But it'll depart much later than the usual EK40, around 6pm i think. I suspect they might've offered some passengers...

The 'mound' is private land (airport owned) so hardly surprising. But he can stand anywhere around that on the public footpaths and still have a great view. And, as previously, once the link road to J5a opens, the footpath running along the western side is actually higher than the mound and...

I went through yesterday, arriving via the rail station people mover at 5:15. Straight into a lift downstairs. We had security fastpass as part of our booking so skipped the queue to get back upstairs, but in any case the queue waiting would've cleared in 2 lift loads, at most. Security queue...

Maybe its flights to New York for xmas, that'd be big wouldnt it...! (almost certainly wont be, but i got the message on here just in case so i can say 'told you so' :) )

The dual carriageway from J5a to the airport is substantially done - not sure how much of the roadway itself needs to go down but all the earth has been moved, for sure. The last few times i've been past they are cracking on with the slip roads. I expect that will be open before the end of the...

Changing tack a bit - does anyone know around when Summer 25 flights for the various airlines tend to get loaded, specifically for July?

On LFs between the two flights, for me the A388 is better timed for onward transfers, getting you in to Dubai late for an immediate (ish) transfer. The B772 is better for travel to Dubai (and surrounding area) as it gets you in at a sensible time in the morning. Annoyingly, the 3rd flight we...

This isnt the case at all. BHX had not moved to the new regs. Other airports had, but CAA monitoring noted that it wasnt working as they expected and the rules were changed (from any size container < 2L to no container > 100ml). BHX, when the new system was fully in place, moved (officially)...

Thats exactly what it is now at BHX. Yes, its EU - but as far as i know we align with them and, in any case, if there is a flight going into EU airspace we'd be bound by it anyway. As for the question on whether it was a waste of time - no, i dont think so. We have a much better security area...

Well yes, probably. But they do have staircases, so thats something. My assumption is that, once all finished, the lifts will have more than enough capacity to get people up to the first floor - they are very big and, you would hope, have been spec'd at a high level (incl. in particular re...

Quite. I knew there were some escalators - you can see them on google maps and i have a vague recollection of using a couple of them once (on a site visit!). But there we go. Doesnt change the crux of what i was saying though - if you have space for escalators, they will almost always be best...

You were the one that said there were escalators everywhere at LHR. I havent been through there, so i dont know. I took from your message that there were some escalators and some lifts, but that the lifts are much slower. I think that was the point you were trying to make? Apologies if not...

Yes, but the location of that escalator is exactly where the security area now is. You couldnt put the security area there is the escalator had remained. There were landside F&B yes, but the airport wants airside F&B after duty free. Duty free and new F&B will be, in effect, along the walkway...

They are not 'banned'. The fundamental requirement is having space at the exit end of an escalator to deal with max passenger flow - otherwise everyone ends up in a heap, dangerously squashed together. That space isnt available at Birmingham - because the new security area is in that location...

The majority of A380s, particularly the older ones in the Emirates fleet, are GE powered. Though from a quick scan of the BHX Movements blog a few RR powered ones do make the trip. Anything EUM reg onwards, basically. (though having said that a quick scan of the last week or so says its mostly...