Thanks all. Realising that security does actually open at 0300 eases matters.

So providing I have checked in online the day before, I should be able to get from security to the KLM gate in two hours...

Now, a cautionary tale for those who take food abroad in hand luggage.

I am often visiting my other home in Portugal and have long been in the habit of taking frozen meat with me. But last Sunday, my frozen lamb steaks were removed at security and binned.

A change in CAA rules a month ago banned frozen meat: fresh meat is ok...

The reason I was told is that scanning cannot analyse the liquids in frozen meat.
 
just been watching a YouTube feed from Edinburgh Airport this morning for about an hour, during that time, 2 Delta B767s landed, and a United B757, and also had a departing Delta B767, along with a JetBlue A321, incredible to think that Birmingham can't even get one daily flight to the USA at present!

I used to remember years ago how Edinburgh only usually saw domestic traffic, and was way below Birmingham in passenger numbers, until they "overtook" us in 2010, how things can change in aviation!!
 
Yep, I remember BHX having American operating Chicago with 767 BA 767 /757 JFK and Continental 757/Dc10 to EWR all daily plus multiple charter airlines to Orlando. Continental even went double daily for one summer at one point.

All at the same period of time at some point unless my memory is wonky.

Up in Scotland Glasgow was top dog at that time
 
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just been watching a YouTube feed from Edinburgh Airport this morning for about an hour, during that time, 2 Delta B767s landed, and a United B757, and also had a departing Delta B767, along with a JetBlue A321, incredible to think that Birmingham can't even get one daily flight to the USA at present!

I used to remember years ago how Edinburgh only usually saw domestic traffic, and was way below Birmingham in passenger numbers, until they "overtook" us in 2010, how things can change in aviation!!
It always baffles me that a City the size of Birmingham ( pop. 1.15 million) and the other nearby towns and cities ( e.g. Solihull, Coventry etc) cannot attract more flights to the USA. If we had half of what Edinburgh gets ( pop. 559,000) we would be much happier.
I guess it's the old problem of being too near the London airports.
 
It always baffles me that a City the size of Birmingham ( pop. 1.15 million) and the other nearby towns and cities ( e.g. Solihull, Coventry etc) cannot attract more flights to the USA. If we had half of what Edinburgh gets ( pop. 559,000) we would be much happier.
I guess it's the old problem of being too near the London airports.
I would be very pleased to see Icelandair return with their vast North American connections but I do realise this is highly unlikely after what happened last time !
 
It’s a waste of time really. The sponsorship provides great publicity but produces little in the way of passenger traffic. As I recall, Aeroflot sponsored Manchester United for some years but that did not lead to a service to Manchester.
 
It’s a waste of time really. The sponsorship provides great publicity but produces little in the way of passenger traffic. As I recall, Aeroflot sponsored Manchester United for some years but that did not lead to a service to Manchester.

Meanwhile Etihad built a stadium after them ? So it swings a roundabouts.

The Delta Stadium @ Knightheads Park, has quite a ring about it.

Now then Villa, where are our plans ? :censored:
 
I guess the Brexit lorry park on car park 6 is not needed anymore as Mcdonald's want to build a restaurant there.

One wonders where that leaves future airport expansion to the south as I seem to remember some of the new road network potentially using this site?

 
I guess the Brexit lorry park on car park 6 is not needed anymore as Mcdonald's want to build a restaurant there.

One wonders where that leaves future airport expansion to the south as I seem to remember some of the new road network potentially using this site?

I’m wondering where the staff are going to park with it being the staff car park
 

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