Birmingham Airport - General Thread

[Matt995]

Quiet afternoon at the airport on Tuesday!!

No commercial arrivals between 12:50 & 15:15 a gap of 2 hours and 25 minutes:-

Dublin Aer Lingus EI 266 12:50
Frankfurt Lufthansa LH 954 12:50
Amsterdam Klm Royal Dutch Airlines KL 1425 12:50
Alicante Jet2 LS 1216 15:15


No commercial departures between 13:40 and 16:15, a gap of 2 hours and 35 minutes:-

Dubai Emirates EK 40 13:40
Aberdeen Logan Air LM 66 16:15


must be winter!!!

 

[BhxJack]

I don't like the winter schedule far to quiet

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I don't like the winter schedule far to quiet

Agreed.There has been 2 hour periods today that I’ve noticed where there was no arrivals.Think it was lunchtime .To be honest though I we were expecting it to come.Hopefully next month there will be more ins and outs

 

[mullion]

Thank god the days of covid have gone that was worse than watching paint dry

 

[Ray Finkle]

New website coming next year.


With new airport security screening requirements coming into force next year, airports are having to rethink strategies to sustain revenue streams from food and duty-free sales, because passengers are expected to spend less time on site.

Quba’s solution for Birmingham is an in-airport “app style web experience” to maintain customer engagement and boost sales.

Quba flies in to “revolutionise” Birmingham Airport - Prolific North

Sheffield’s Quba has won a new contract to design and develop a new website for Birmingham Airport.

www.prolificnorth.co.uk

 

[hishaq96]

New website coming next year.


With new airport security screening requirements coming into force next year, airports are having to rethink strategies to sustain revenue streams from food and duty-free sales, because passengers are expected to spend less time on site.

Quba’s solution for Birmingham is an in-airport “app style web experience” to maintain customer engagement and boost sales.

Quba flies in to “revolutionise” Birmingham Airport - Prolific North

Sheffield’s Quba has won a new contract to design and develop a new website for Birmingham Airport.

www.prolificnorth.co.uk

About time

 

[Matt995]

Birminghams website showing these 2 interesting flights for Saturday!

Arriving from	Airline	Flight no.	Scheduled	Details
Timisoara		LAL 9136	19:45

Flying to	Airline	Flight no.	Scheduled	Details
Timisoara		LAL 9137	21:45

believe these are the Spicejet slots to Amritsar via Timisoara, on the leased Romanian-based Legend Airlines A340.

Of course these 2 flights won't happen yet, but they are obviously in the Birmingham system!!!

 

[Matt995]

NOVEMBER NIGHT WORK KEEPS RUNWAY SAFE AND RELIABLE FOR BHX CUSTOMERS​

November night work keeps runway safe and reliable for BHX customers
Birmingham Airport (BHX) carried out £2.8m of essential maintenance work on its runway and taxiways overnight in November.
The purpose of the work is to ensure the runway and taxiways are safe and reliable for BHX customers. It included:

• removing rubber scuff marks on the tarmac left by landing aircraft
• runway electrical kit maintenance
• drainpipe lining and repairs
• replacing areas of taxiway that are worn

James Gordon, Head of Airfield Infrastructure at BHX, said: “Each year we have more than 100,000 aircraft movements, some with the weight of 23 tonnes per wheel, which takes its toll on our runway and taxiways."
“That is why we close the airfield at night in November, when customer volumes are typically at their lowest, to carry out our essential maintenance to ensure it remains safe and reliable.
“So, while most people were sleeping in November, we were removing rubber scuffs from the runway, repairing tarmac, refreshing paint markings, maintaining ground lighting systems, cleaning our drains, along with a host of other tasks.”
BHX maintenance teams removed aircraft rubber tyre deposits equivalent to an area the size of two football pitches. They refreshed approximately 2km of paint markings, cleaned 12km of drains, and made various other repairs within areas of the airfield.
This work will ensure the runway and taxiways are in good, safe condition for at least the next 12 months.

 

[Matt995]

currenty based on the week Monday August 5th to Sunday August 11th next year, we have a total of 99 departures, and 99 arrivals to Turkey

Airline	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Aircraft
Corendon		AYT		AYT			AYT	738/7M8
Corendon			DLM			DLM		738/7M8
Easyjet		DLM		DLM		DLM		320
Freebird							DLM	320
Jet2		ADB			ADB			738
Jet2	BJV		BJV		BJV			738
Jet2	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	738
Jet2		AYT		AYT		AYT		738
Jet2	DLM		DLM		DLM	DLM		738
Jet2	DLM				DLM	DLM		738
Jet2		DLM		DLM			DLM	321
Pegasus		SAW		SAW			SAW	738
Southwind Airlines				AYT			AYT	7M8
Sun Express	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	738/7M8
Sun Express	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT			738/7M8
Sun Express	ADB				ADB			738/7M8
Sun Express	DLM	DLM	DLM	DLM	DLM	DLM	DLM	738/7M8
Sun Express		DLM	DLM		DLM		DLM	738/7M8
TUI	BJV			BJV				738
TUI	DLM	DLM	DLM		DLM			738
TUI				DLM				788
TUI						DLM		320
TUI		ADB				ADB		738
TUI	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT	AYT		AYT	738
TUI						AYT		320
Turkish Airlines	IST	IST	IST	IST	IST	IST	IST	738
Turkish Airlines	IST	IST	IST	IST	IST	IST	IST	321
Turkish Airlines		IST		IST		IST	IST	738
Total	13	17	12	16	14	14	13	99

 

[BHX492]

Does that include easyJet’s AYT aswell ?

 

[Matt995]

Does that include easyJet’s AYT aswell ?

Sorry missed that one, so EZY to AYT on a Monday, and Friday, so gives us 101 departures & 101 arrivals to/from Turkey peak season!

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I’ve had enough of this nonsense.More info to follow in the morning.

 

[jfy1999]

I’ve had enough of this nonsense.More info to follow in the morning.

Just to clarify to Matt and others, this post wasn’t directed at any of you guys, it was meant to be about an argument on Twitter/X.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Just to clarify to Matt and others, this post wasn’t directed at any of you guys, it was meant to be about an argument on Twitter/X.

The matter has resulted in me being blocked.Stupid from Sean but we move on

 

[Ray Finkle]

Well done to all involved

It looks as if that young man had a great day

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/media-information/news/2023/12/jai-s-christmas-wish-comes-true/

 

[Scania1800]

Just a request to everyone, if your using Sean’s or any others information and just posting here can you just credit them at least rather than causing arguments and giving this forum a bad reputation

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there Scania1800, I totally agree with you, I would never do that to anyone, even if you credit them for doing it, you still wouldn't use the information for your own story, if you can add any further information to it, otherwise leave, or your coping someone's work, which is not fair. Utilities your own skills and not someone else's.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Just a request to everyone, if your using Sean’s or any others information and just posting here can you just credit them at least rather than causing arguments and giving this forum a bad reputation

This has already been requested by Aviador in the Site Information thread -

https://forums4airports.com/threads/6576/

Could members please read the Site Information forum, to ensure that they are up to date with the latest requirements.

 

[Matt995]

taken from the Birmingham Mail :-

Birmingham Airport storm protocol after pilots battle crosswinds and Emirates A380 circles city​

Story by Naomi DeSouza • 1d

Birmingham Airport bosses have revealed what they do to prepare for strong winds and stormy weather after heavy gusts caused trouble for planes landing at airports across the UK this week. Storm Gerrit has seen gusts of up to 70mph hit the UK, causing disruption to airports, train lines and roads - with bumpy landings seen on runways across the country.

In the case of Solihull-based BHX there has been minimal disruption, and planes have circled in high winds until it has been safe to land. This was the case on December 28 when an Emirates A380 circled above Wolverhampton for a significant amount of time on Thursday, before landing.

Plane spotters in the region shared how they spotted the jumbo jet hovering around Aldridge and Darlaston after having to make a go-around. Flightradar showed the plane went in circles above the Black Country region before making a safe landing at 2:13pm, a delay to its scheduled arrival time to BHX of 11:40am.

Disruption has been minimised at BHX with only a few cancellations and delays, with the airport telling us things are running "normally." An airport spokesperson said: “Birmingham Airport is operating normally. Aircraft pilots are trained to deal with all weather patterns.”

If you have used Birmingham Airport recently you will notice different queueing, security and departures areas. BirminghamLive has run numerous articles on security wait times, construction deadlines and when the £40 million security hall upgrade is due to completed.

We even visited the centre of operations as builders work around the clock to bring the terminal in line with regulations by June 2024. The airport re-introduced flight paths to a number of Middle Eastern destinations in 2023, including Qatar and Dubai.

never seen a commercial airliner "hover" before, and re-introduced flights paths to Qatar & Dubai? - journalists ay?

 

[Bhx_fifteen]

I hope everyone had a great Christmas

If you get a moment, please could you sign and share this petition for Iberia Express to reinstate flights between BHX<>MAD?

This is to be shared with the BHX & IBX route planning teams.

Urge Iberia Express to Reinstate Direct Flights from Birmingham to Madrid

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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