Birmingham Airport - General Thread

[Ray Finkle]

Interesting article from TTG.

New routes include NYC, BOM, YYZ and HKG (where have we heard this before ). Stuttgart, Olso and Hamburg are also mentioned along with increases to BUD, CPH and LIS (no MAD?).

Two new security lanes to be added for S25, I really hope this happens.

From new destinations to fresh facilities: how Birmingham Airport is planning for the future

Birmingham Airport plans to serve 18m passengers by 2033 and is investing more than £300m over this period in infrastructure and efficiencies, ensuring it is well on its way to serving the region.

www.ttgmedia.com

 

[Ray Finkle]

NATS back from 2025.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/birmingham-airport-chooses-nats-as-new-air-traffic-service-provider/

 

[Nethercote2019]

Not Sure if this is in the correct section- Today I called in to the new EG fuel station,it has very cheap petrol/diesel , called Birmingham airport service station on A45 opposite travel lodge, it’s all very posh and still has work ongoing, it has a drive thru Starbucks plus spar/greggs/subway etc lots of notices saying 45 minutes maximum parking plus do not park & leave the site !
Simon

 

[Nibbles]

On that subject. its noticeable that the Esso filling station next to the Arden Hotel has dramatically reduced their prices in the last few months, now more or less comparable with cheapest places nearby (as opposed to c.10p/litre more previously). I wonder whether they wanted to get in before the new one opened as there wasnt a great deal of competition previously.

Incidentally, its amusing now seeing filling stations realising that they can influence demand with prices. I recall Moto motorway service areas experimenting a few years back with prices level with their closest competitors rather than being 30-40p/litre more, and finding that demand went through the rough such that they made more money. Funny, that...!

 

[Ray Finkle]

'We're on our way'

BHX embarking on a new PR campaign.

I'll leave people to decide for themselves as to whether the customer experience has actually been improved.


With the aim of increasing awareness and market share in its target regions, the ‘We’re on our way’ campaign, highlights the wealth of destinations on offer from Birmingham Airport following significant investment into expanding routes and improving customer experience.

We’re on our way! RBH celebrates Birmingham Airport win

Following a competitive pitch process, Meriden-based creative agency, RBH, has been appointed to deliver Birmingham Airport’s first major brand campaign in five years.

www.expressandstar.com

 

[IanFarquharson]

London City, Birmingham and Bristol airports go up for sale

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan in talks over multibillion-pound sale of stakes in London City, Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels and Copenhagen airports

www.thetimes.com

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Gutted i can’t see the whole quote as i refuse to pay a newspaper article for an airport that sold.Do you have access to the whole article and if so can you paste and post on here please.
Thanks
Ant

 

[rollo]

Bhx existing shareholders who are seven local councils have a 30 day exclusive window to buy the shares if they make an acceptable offer which is unlikely as Birmingham Council the biggest single Council is effectively bust.

Todays Sunday Times carries a report available in all good newsagents @ £4:50 a pop.

 

[Ianbutty]

Bhx existing shareholders who are seven local councils have a 30 day exclusive window to buy the shares if they make an acceptable offer which is unlikely as Birmingham Council the biggest single Council is effectively bust.

Todays Sunday Times carries a report available in all good newsagents @ £4:50 a pop.

Quick search and you can read all about it in the, eh, Sun. https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/31899866/three-major-uk-airports-up-for-sale-billions/

And here is the TTG articles referred to, which includes the hitlist of destinations....again

From new destinations to fresh facilities: how Birmingham Airport is planning for the future

Birmingham Airport plans to serve 18m passengers by 2033 and is investing more than £300m over this period in infrastructure and efficiencies, ensuring it is well on its way to serving the region.

www.ttgmedia.com

Sad to not see Southend on the list...I guess I will continue to have to drive up.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Thanks ianbutty.

So does this mean it’s good news or bad news and what does it mean for bhx going forward in the next few years?

 

[IanFarquharson]

THREE major UK airports have been "put up for sale" with the owners looking to capitalise on a boom in air travel.

The trio of British airports are estimated to be worth as much as £1.5billion each.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan was part of a consortium that bought London City airport for £2 billion in 2016

Birmingham Airport is now also up for sale

Bristol Airport could also be offloaded by OTPP

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is in talks with its minority shareholders, who have a 30-day window to buy its stakes in five European airports, including London City Airport, Birmingham Airport and Bristol Airport, according to the Times.

Copenhagen and Brussels are the other continental assets which could be offloaded.

The five airports are estimated to be worth more than £10billion combined, reports the outlet.

OTPP owns stakes in each varying from 25 per cent to 70 per cent, meaning its share could be worth more than £3.5 billion.

The sale could also spark a flurry of action as other investors may look to sell their shares, with Australian giant Macquarie already circling.

Jet2 announced record profits last week, and easyJet is expected to report strong numbers this week – a sign that air travel is bouncing back big time.

Other UK airports have already changed hands this year, with investors keen to get a slice of the action.

Spanish firm Ferrovial sold its stake in Heathrow to a Saudi-French consortium for £3.3 billion, while French group Vinci bought a majority stake in Edinburgh Airport for £1.3 billion.

AGS Airports, which runs Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton, was sold for £1.5 billion to a Canadian pension fund earlier this month.

Experts say these deals were valued at up to 23 times annual earnings, meaning Birmingham and Bristol could each be worth more than £1.5 billion.

London City, which OTPP bought for £2 billion in 2016, could now fetch a lot more after getting the green light to raise its annual passenger cap from 6.5 million to 9 million.

Copenhagen Airports, where OTPP owns a third of the shares, is valued at £3.3 billion on the stock market.

OTPP’s 30-day “right of first refusal” period is currently underway, meaning co-investors can buy its stakes.

However, Birmingham City Council, which owns 18.7 per cent of its airport, is unlikely to take up the option due to its financial troubles.

It comes after Birmingham Airport revealed its multi-million-pound renovation project, which will see more long-haul routes introduced.

The airport make huge changes over the next nine years in a bid to serve more than 18 million passengers by 2033.

According to TTG Media, Birmingham Airport bosses plan to reach its new passenger target by launching flights to a host of new destinations.

New flights will reportedly serve long-haul destinations like New York, Toronto, Mumbai and Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, London City Airport was given permission for a huge expansion project that would add almost an extra 50 per cent of its capacity.

The UK government has approved the plans for London City Airport, which will be able to process an extra 2.5 million passengers, when the work is complete.

The decision overturns a blocked local-level decision, but maintains a ban on Saturday afternoon flights at the airport.

London City initially wanted to scrap that curfew, as it sought to expand annual capacity to 9 million passengers, up from 6.5 million, by 2031.

Currently flights cannot take off on Saturday afternoons from 12:30pm to 6:30pm local time.



Credit – The Sun

Thanks ianbutty.

So does this mean it’s good news or bad news and what does it mean for bhx going forward in the next few years?

Bad news if local councils buy the shares but this is very unlikely as they have no money, if anything they need to reduce their holdings too.
BHX really needs a big investor who is prepared to invest big in the airport.
Hopefully NOT MAG Group !

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there all, does anyone know that Birmingham airport is up for sale, along with Bristol, London city, plus two others as otpp are now ready to sell these five for between 3.5 billion and 10 billion pounds. Which could mean that Birmingham airport net worth between 500 million pounds to 1.5 billion pounds.

 

[Ray Finkle]

We've had quite a bit of chatter this year about security, more specifically how long it takes, so I thought it would be interesting to get a general idea of what peoples expectations are.

What length of time would be considered 'good'? What would be seen as 'adequate'? At what point does it become 'unacceptable'? Or maybe there's something in between those?

There's no right or wrong on this one it would just be interesting to hear what different opinions we may get.

 

[Seasider]

Good - up to 15 mins.
Adequate - to 30 mins.
Unacceptable - over 30 mins.

Obviously, add 50% for busy periods and subtract 50% for quiet periods.

 

[Creguk]

Anyone know why a TUI 737 just departed for Toronto?

 

[Nethercote2019]

Anyone know why a TUI 737 just departed for Toronto?

Winter lease, they do it every year, 1 went mid week too

 

[Matt995]

Anyone know why a TUI 737 just departed for Toronto?

I thought it was going on lease to Sunwings, but some has mentioned it's going for maintenance, so we will see!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Lets just hope that security can hold up

Birmingham Airport has said it is preparing for a busy Festive Season as passenger predictions will see an increase of 11% in departing and arriving passengers between 20th December and 6th January. The airport confirmed its festive forecasts off the back of its busiest November yet, with near (9%) double digit increases in passenger volumes.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/birmingham-airport-gets-set-for-christmas-getaway/

 

[thunderchild]

Lets just hope that security can hold up

Birmingham Airport has said it is preparing for a busy Festive Season as passenger predictions will see an increase of 11% in departing and arriving passengers between 20th December and 6th January. The airport confirmed its festive forecasts off the back of its busiest November yet, with near (9%) double digit increases in passenger volumes.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/birmingham-airport-gets-set-for-christmas-getaway/

I’ve seen it suggested BHX should hire Aldi check out staff to get the security queues down!

 

[IanFarquharson]

Xmas Day arrivals at BHX

0620 – TOM645

0835 – KL1041

0955 – AF1164

1005 – TK1967

1120 – XQ596

1140 – EJU7849

1140 – EK039

1245 – LH954

1250 – KL1045

1255 – QR033

1340 – VY8754

1555 – TK1969

1600 – SN2047

1650 – KL1047

1650 – VL2510

1715 – AI113

1750 – AF1064

1805 – TOM7315

1815 – W43019

1820 – W62217

1845 – EK037

2005 – TOM503

2015 – KL1049

2020 – TOM7337

2110 – W43765

2115 – KL1051

2145 – AF1564

2145 – TOM735

2230 – EZY6646

2250 – LH958

2310 – EZY6636