Qatar Airways

[Brum X]

1 daily would be a start ?

 

[IanFarquharson]

1 daily would be a start ?

I suspect they will drop CWL and do BHX double daily top compete with EK

 

[Brum X]

I suspect they will drop CWL and do BHX double daily top compete with EK

They don't just compete with EK anymore, they also have TK and AI to compete with.

Personally I think double daily is overkill, especially as they have been dormant from the city for 2/3 years.

No, 1 daily will do for starters, lol

 

[Jerry]

They don't just compete with EK anymore, they also have TK and AI to compete with.

Personally I think double daily is overkill, especially as they have been dormant from the city for 2/3 years.

No, 1 daily will do for starters, lo

If they can't compete with EK and have TK and AI too compete then that might give them pause in resuming BHX in the first place or at least until the economy picks up in the future.

 

[Brum X]

If they can't compete with EK and have TK and AI too compete then that might give them pause in resuming BHX in the first place or at least until the economy picks up in the future.

Yeah and head down to CWL instead Jez ?

 

[Jerry]

Yeah and head down to CWL instead Jez ?

Nope, sadly i think apart from World Cup charters it will probably be a very long time, if ever that they resume CWL.

 

[thunderchild]

I thought everyone has to boycott all things Qatar these days?

 

[nbdm]

If/when they resume at BHX I hope we at least get a consistent timetable, compared to 2019 where the departures were at different times on different days of the week meaning connections didn't always line up well to Australia, for example.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

If/when they resume at BHX I hope we at least get a consistent timetable, compared to 2019 where the departures were at different times on different days of the week meaning connections didn't always line up well to Australia, for example.

I'm sure that Qatar airways know their market. It's quite possible that the different timings that they used were to benefit both outbound and inbound passengers from major markets such as Australia. I had this experience when flying Emirates from BHX to SYD (back when it was an A330). The flight was daily at the same time and outbound, we had an 8 hour layover at DXB. On the return journey, we had to sprint from one end of the terminal to the other in order to make the connection at DXB.

Kevin

 

[Coathanger16]

Worth pointing out that with Emirates currently operating all flights on the B777, capacity to Dubai is down 30% and capacity to Dubai and Doha is down just over 40%.

A double daily Qatar 359 with Emirates keeping the B777 takes us back to 96% of pre covid, whilst Emirates switching one flight a day to the A380 would then give us 8% more capacity than pre covid.

Having said all that, I suspect the double daily slot request is so that Qatar get the flight times they want on the days they want. It'll likely only be daily with alternating flight times as before. Will be good to see a regular A350 though - would mean about a 10% increase in capacity vs the B787.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Worth pointing out that with Emirates currently operating all flights on the B777, capacity to Dubai is down 30% and capacity to Dubai and Doha is down just over 40%.

A double daily Qatar 359 with Emirates keeping the B777 takes us back to 96% of pre covid, whilst Emirates switching one flight a day to the A380 would then give us 8% more capacity than pre covid.

Having said all that, I suspect the double daily slot request is so that Qatar get the flight times they want on the days they want. It'll likely only be daily with alternating flight times as before. Will be good to see a regular A350 though - would mean about a 10% increase in capacity vs the B787.

Thet are keen for double daily to be serious competition to Emirates,

 

[Nethercote2019]

Great news if it happens

 

[KJAY 786]

It will be nice to see QATAR back at BIRMINGHAM- BUSY ROUTE TO ASIA as well....

 

[Brum X]

I thought everyone has to boycott all things Qatar these days?

Yeah good point thunder

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Yes - 14pw A359 applied for but ACL is just slots, but I am hopeful

U mention it might be a A350.How did you find that out?Does it announce the aircraft?

 

[Karl C]

Is it still the case that the A351 can't use BHX? Flew the A351 of QR to SFO last year in a Qsuite. Loved the soft product and service. Not a fan of the closing doors. It's tight enough already in the suite without closing the door while the bed is flat.....can't really move at that point

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Is it still the case that the A351 can't use BHX?

I wasn't aware of any problem with the A350-1000 at BHX. Is this to do with the wheelbase (nose gear to main undercarriage)? The only aircraft that I know has a problem with this at BHX is the A340-600, due to the radius of the turns on taxiways (although, these comply with ICAO regulations).
I think that some extra 'fillets' were added to turns to help with A380 operations, so It's possible that BHX would invest further if Qatar guaranteed twice daily A350-1000 operations.

Kevin

 

[Karl C]

Would certainly look good gracing the tarmac at BBC. There's a lot of J class seats to fill on those. Quite premium heavy.

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BHX even hehe

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As much as one would like to see twice daily QR at BHX, does anyone really think they'd go in guns blazing that way. I cannot see that happening. What do y'all think?

 

[IanFarquharson]

There will be Virgin A35K in BHX on Tuesday VS615 will take the England Team to Doha.

So what ever problems BHX had with this type it must now be resolved.

Ian

 

[Coathanger16]

U mention it might be a A350.How did you find that out?Does it announce the aircraft?

One way is that in the ACL slot publications, it lists the number of slots requested and the number of seats associated with those slots. Divide the total seats by the total slots and you get seats per aircraft. Check that against the airlines fleet and you can usually figure it out.