Birmingham: (BHX) - Expected Movements & Heads Up

[Ray Finkle]

The visibility hasn't been great here for the last couple of days so with no ILS at the moment I guess they weren't happy, it arrived back just after 12:30. Everything else got in OK including a Flybe and a BMIR both diverted in from EMA.

 

[Ray Finkle]

There is a Hifly A340-300, CS-TQZ, due tonight at 22:40.

 

[Hassaan]

There is a Hifly A340-300, CS-TQZ, due tonight at 22:40.

Interesting. Could it be to do with the Monarch hangar?

 

[Ray Finkle]

It's quite possible, that A340 has been working for Norwegian recently.

 

[Ash]

Currently over the North Sea with a Norwegian callsign.

 

[Ray Finkle]

CS-TQZ just landed and will be parked overnight on remote stand 85C.

 

[Ash]

Wouldn't they usually take it straight into the hangar or at least the Elmdon side if it was full? Is it definitely here to see MAEL or is it doing MOD charters to Germany?

 

[Ray Finkle]

I was under the impression that the Hifly A310 was doing the MOD flights but it seems this A340 has positioned in to do them. We'll find out tomorrow for sure as Hifly 5K261 is due out to Hannover at 12:30 then 5K262 is due back at 17:45. If so I guess it'll be doing the Sunday Paderborn flights 5K271 out at 12:35 and 5K272 back at 17:35.

 

[User0001]

So with the exit of Air Berlin, does this now mean BHX has NO oneworld presence whatsover now? Seems rather strange for a whole alliance not to have a presence, especially one that is growing and expanding.

 

[Ash]

Unless you count QF codeshares on EK, BHX is a complete black hole in the Oneworld network.

 

[Ray Finkle]

There hasn't been any Oneworld presence at BHX for a while now, it could be argued that Air Berlin were never really there as the flights are just charters for the British service personnel based in Germany and are not bookable for the public. Even though the top man himself specifically named BHX as a destination I get the feeling now Qatar have joined BHX may well have slipped well down the list, if it's even still on it.

 

[Ash]

Come to think of it, Birmingham has to be one of the biggest cities (the biggest?) in the developed world with utterly zero Oneworld presence. Quite a feat!

 

[Ash]

LH 321 MUC-LHR diverting in. Low vis and mist at LHR.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I'm surprised Hassan hasn't got excited that we'll have 2x 777's a 787 and an A343 in tonight 😉

 

[Hassaan]

You know me too well. 😉

I take it the A343 Hi-Fly will be parked up all day? Any reason why though?

 

[Brum X]

I'm surprised Hassan hasn't got excited that we'll have 2x 777's a 787 and an A343 in tonight 😉

Any who needs One world ?????

 

[Ray Finkle]

Titan Airways A320 G-POWI will be doing a couple of flights form Monarch today.

West Atlantic 737 G-JMCL is planned to depart at 14:00.

A343 CS-TQZ is due out to Paderborn at 12:35 with a return to BHX at 17:35.

 

[Hassaan]

A343 CS-TQZ is due out to Paderborn at 12:35 with a return to BHX at 17:35.

So it's flying out - why is it coming back?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Air Berlin used to do 3x weekly charter flights to Germany for the armed forces staff based there 2x weekly HAJ (Wed & Sat) and 1x weekly PAD (Sun). Air Berlin stopped on March 30th and Hamburg Airways are now doing the Wednesday flight with an A320 and Hifly are doing the weekend flights with the A343 (I'd originally heard an A310 was to be used). CS-TQZ positioned in Friday night from Oslo, where it has been doing some long haul flights for Norweigan, to do these and I'd imagine it'll leave either late tonight or tomorrow morning.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The Hifly A343 remains parked up on stand 86C.

Carpatair F100 YR-FKA looks like it'll be around for the next couple of weeks, it's parked over on the Elmdon apron as a stand by aircraft for Flybe and has operated a few flights for them over the last few days.