Expected Movements & Heads Up

[User001]

Christ. BHX gets more interesting visitors for a football tournament not even connected to the city compared to MAN earlier this week that actually had fans to transport! #bonkers

 

[Brum X]

Christ. BHX gets more interesting visitors for a football tournament not even connected to the city compared to MAN earlier this week that actually had fans to transport! #bonkers

Just goes to show what a bit of extra tarmac and space can do.

 

[User001]

Yes clearly BHX has the space to park these aircraft, MAN didn't even have enough stands for the football flights they had with aircraft being loaded on taxiways parallel to T2.

 

[58terminus]

This is what is currently due to arrive and depart BHX next weekend.
MSP anyone

I have also read elsewhere that aircraft will be dropping their passengers in Cardiff and Bristol then positioning to
other airports including BHX to park.Is this correct?

 

[flymetothemoon]

Yes clearly BHX has the space to park these aircraft, MAN didn't even have enough stands for the football flights they had with aircraft being loaded on taxiways parallel to T2.

Think the key to this is that all the football traffic left MAN at what would have been a peak departure time anyway.
The extra flights arriving into BHX are inbound only and at a slightly easier time for the airport to deal with.The a/c will
then be parked up till the early hours of Sunday with plenty of space available. Under the same circumstances I'm sure
MAN would have coped easily enough too.

 

[Ray Finkle]

This is what is currently due to arrive and depart BHX next weekend.
MSP anyone ?

Definitely a great day for the spotters.

I doubt that I'll be able to get down so hopefully we'll have plenty of pictures added here

 

[User001]

Think the key to this is that all the football traffic left MAN at what would have been a peak departure time anyway.
The extra flights arriving into BHX are inbound only and at a slightly easier time for the airport to deal with.The a/c will
then be parked up till the early hours of Sunday with plenty of space available. Under the same circumstances I'm sure
MAN would have coped easily enough too.

There are a fair few of those aircraft parking at BHX that are actually departing just after the morning peak, so, one would assume the full compliment of based aircraft will be present at the same time as the parked aircraft.

In terms of MAN, space is of a huge premium. There are already around 90 based or overnighting aircraft. That compounded with the fact we have lost the 5 stands for the redevelopment means stands are now a huge premium in the morning. Ergo, I doubt very much MAN could have handled many parking aircraft.

 

[nwoody2001]

Out of curiosity, over the summer peak, how many aircraft does BHX have based/overnight?

Flybe - 14?
Monarch - 10
Thomson - 6?
Thomas Cook - 5?
Ryanair - 5
Jet2 - 4
BMIR - 1

Any overnighters???

 

[nwoody2001]

Out of curiosity, over the summer peak, how many aircraft does BHX have based/overnight?

Flybe - 14?
Monarch - 10
Thomson - 6?
Thomas Cook - 5?
Ryanair - 5
Jet2 - 4
BMIR - 1

Any overnighters???

 

[Ray Finkle]

Flybe have 14 based but I think one of those night stops in Dusseldorf. Thomson are 7 based but the 787 is only in for a couple of hours each morning so it's 6 for short haul. Thomas Cook have 4 based this year.

There are 4 night stoppers, Lufthansa x2, KLM and Brussels Airlines.

 

[nwoody2001]

Flybe - 13 (+1 away overnight)
Monarch - 10
Thomson - 6 (+1 away overnight)
Thomas Cook - 4
Ryanair - 5
Jet2 - 4
Lufthansa - 2 overnighters
BMIR - 1
KLM - 1 overnighters
Brussels - 1 overnighters

Makes 49x aircraft parked at BHX overnight. However, given gate/stand constraints, it's a shock to realise its that high!!!

 

[User001]

Iall have to see how many stands BHX has, as there are also a few nights topping freighters too.

To park an extra 8 aircraft overnight, 6 being widebodies, means that perhaps BHX has a bit more wiggle room than people think. After all, I do wonder where they stash the diverts whenever they are on offer, it seems to me that BHX is like a bloomin tardis!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Iall have to see how many stands BHX has, as there are also a few nights topping freighters too.

To park an extra 8 aircraft overnight, 6 being widebodies, means that perhaps BHX has a bit more wiggle room than people think. After all, I do wonder where they stash the diverts whenever they are on offer, it seems to me that BHX is like a bloomin tardis!

I wonder if they might use taxiway T (formerly runway 24) as they used to many years ago when accepting diverts?
They did this relatively recently, when USAF C-5 Galaxy diverted in. I believe that it was parked remotely as it was carrying 'hazardous cargo', but it could indicate the taxiways use for parking widebodies. Whether it would be possible to get one aircraft passed another is a different question.

Kevin

 

[elmdon74]

Seen today between 0645-1330 were the following,

A7-BCR 787 QR
G-POWH 757 AWC
UR-CAH AN12 UKL
G-FDZA/FDZB/FDZX 738 TUI
G-EMBI E145 BMI
G-TUIB 787 TUI
G-TCDB/TCDF/TCDN/TCDV/TCDY 321 TCX
9H-PAM 733 MLH
YL-RAG/RAH S340 RAF AVIA
HA-TAB/TAD/TAG/TVJ S340 FRF
G-OOBC 757 TCS EXPEDITIONS
OE-GXL CIT
G-KLNW C510
EC-LZD 320 EVE
D-CTIL/D-CTWO LJ
SE-RDO 321 ALL WHITE outside MAEL
HA-LXE/LXF 321 W6
EI-DVE 320 EI
HB-IYU 146 LX
D-AIPY/AIUB 320 LH
F-GRHT 319 AF
N17104 757 UA
PH-BCD 738 KL
EI-FJE 738 DY
YR-BMJ 738 OB
TC-JYI 739 TK
PH-EXB/EZT E190 KL
G-EZAA 319 EZY
TF-FII 757 FI
5B-DCU 319 COB
A6-ENY 777 EK
EI-RJC 146 CITYJET
F-HBLA E190 HOP
M-IRNE 125 inside Marshalls
EI-FZS/ENB/DCY/EVS/FRM/ENA/FRF 738 FR
EC-MER 320 VLG

Regards,Simon.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I wonder if they might use taxiway T (formerly runway 24) as they used to many years ago when accepting diverts?

I'd say that there is a good possibility.

I'd have thought that the Elmdon Apron would have played a part but we're also seeing 32 biz jets. I guess there is the other end of the old runway in between the hangars which is currently used for parking?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I'm planning to be in Birmingham next weekend. Now I just need to persuade my girlfriend to get up early on Saturday, for a couple of hours at BHX.

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

I'm planning to be in Birmingham next weekend. Now I just need to persuade my girlfriend to get up early on Saturday, for a couple of hours at BHX.

Kevin

Or just tell her she can have as long a lie in as she wants. Brownie points for you whilst still sneaking out to BHX

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Or just tell her she can have as long a lie in as she wants. Brownie points for you whilst still sneaking out to BHX

Cheers Ray!

That's my backup plan

Kevin

 

[Brum X]

I'm planning to be in Birmingham next weekend. Now I just need to persuade my girlfriend to get up early on Saturday, for a couple of hours at BHX.

Kevin

Out of curiosity Kevin, does your girlfriend enjoy plane spotting too ?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Out of curiosity Kevin, does your girlfriend enjoy plane spotting too ?

She's not really into it, but is happy to go along to the airport especially if she gets a coffee and some cake.
She seems fascinated by the airband radio, although I'm not sure how much of the transmissions she understands.

Kevin