Flying from Brum? Tell us where you're going

[Ray Finkle]

What a view from the cable car, fantastic pictures

Sounds like a great performance all round and Zurich possibly a better connection option than some larger hubs?

 

[Vile8er]

So, from landing just before 8.15, i was home by 9.30, and that was getting the bus to the offsite parking in Coleshill ( through the B'ham business park rush hour ), picked up the car and drove to just south of Swadlincote where we live

We're close neighbours as I live in Moira

 

[Vile8er]

So, from landing just before 8.15, i was home by 9.30, and that was getting the bus to the offsite parking in Coleshill ( through the B'ham business park rush hour ), picked up the car and drove to just south of Swadlincote where we live

We're close neighbours as I live in Moira

 

[Otisblue]

We're close neighbours as I live in Moira

we are Coton in the Elms, Sheldon ex pat. Whenever we go to the Smisby Arms we sometimes go through Moira. If you have not been to the Smisby Arms, worth a trip for the food. It is run by another Sheldon ex pat Blues fan as well

 

[Vile8er]

we are Coton in the Elms, Sheldon ex pat. Whenever we go to the Smisby Arms we sometimes go through Moira. If you have not been to the Smisby Arms, worth a trip for the food. It is run by another Sheldon ex pat Blues fan as well

Have never been to the Smisby Arms despite living in this area for over 20 years but will certainly check it out now.

 

[Otisblue]

What a view from the cable car, fantastic pictures

Sounds like a great performance all round and Zurich possibly a better connection option than some larger hubs?

Thanks Ray. I have used the bigger hubs in the past, CDG, AMS, FRA and had an OK experience, but after using Zurich in the past year, it is so well organised, quite compact, and the transit times are great, much better than the bigger hubs. Also found all of the ground crew and FA's so nice and customer focused it is such a change to some airlines who these days don't seem to know what customer service is. Jet2 being the one obvious exception.

 

[Otisblue]

Those pics are awesome mate, thanks for sharing. HKG looks like a massive airport especially now it has been extended further. Hopefully we will see Cathay Pacific or Hong Kong Airlines at BHX one day.

No worries BrumX. Hong Kong Airlines would be great, and I think they would be a perfect fit for BHX.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

We did not take too many actually Brum X, but here are a few from the cable car and one from the hotel room. They are not that good due to being taken through the cable car glass and the distance. It was a fantastic view though !! The road bridge in the foreground is the new road bridge to Macau. At the top of the pic, you just might be able to make out the equipment in the bay that is working on the land reclamation for the new terminal and runway.

Awesome photographs!

Many thanks.

Kevin

 

[Jon Dempsey]

AGP on Saturday for the first trip with Jet2.

Will be a good comparison with Monarch and Ryanair.

 

[rollo]

Just booked Puerto Mogan again for September with the dreaded Ryanair (price ) hope MOL doesn't choose then to carry out his threat to ground them at that time, can't make my mind up if he is an idiot or some sort of genius probably the latter given the record.

 

[58terminus]

can't make my mind up if he is an idiot or some sort of genius probably the latter given the record.

Definitely the latter it pains me to admit. Even London Airways have being forced into if you can't beat them join them.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Just booked Puerto Mogan again for September with the dreaded Ryanair (price ) hope MOL doesn't choose then to carry out his threat to ground them at that time, can't make my mind up if he is an idiot or some sort of genius probably the latter given the record.

Lovely place to go. Been a few times, the last at a place second line in the port. 60 seconds stroll from the beach and 60 seconds stroll from the port.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Off to Belfast on 19th March on a FlyMayBe boneshaker.

Already had 2 changes to the itinerary!

 

[rollo]

Yes Jon it is a lovely place about 5 miles southfrom Puerto Rico but a million miles away in ambience and attitude weve gone a couple of times a year for the at least the last 10 years or so.

Wife has just booked a long weekend in Barcelona with her friends for a 60th birthday she doesn't know who she's flying with but it's in June and as their is a dozen of them a flight to avoid!

 

[Coathanger16]

Arrived on the lunchtime Emirates yesterday. I didn't walk around the aircraft but the part of the cabin I was in was full. Overheard people saying they had connected from Bangkok, Bangladesh, Brisbane and Auckland.

Took 40 minutes from touchdown to the car which I thought was pretty good. Immigration there was quite a queue for but it was constantly moving so didn't take more than 10 minutes to pass through.

The big let down was baggage reclaim. By the time I got there it was moving and bags were coming off (though nobody seemed to be collecting them). Mine luckily arrived within about 10 minutes or so, but there was still a large crowd of people waiting to collect bags so I don't know how much longer it took. BHX has invested largely in departures but they are rather lacking in arrivals. Whilst the departure lounge (certainly the international pier) is fairly clean and modern, baggage reclaim looked more like it belonged in a third world country - it didn't look like it had changed since 20/30 years ago. The whole time the baggage carousel was running there was a very loud screeching sound coming from it - so loud you couldn't here an announcement saying some bags were coming off a different carousel! There were boards up around one of the carousels so I don't know if they are replacing them.

Other than that, whilst by no means was it an amazing experience, it wasn't a bad one either.

Some other observations:

Spotted the Monarch/Thomas Cook hybrid A320/1 - seemed very strange seeing an aircraft even partly painted in Monarch colours!

A Titan airways A320 landed just before - don't know which airline it was operating for.

Near the remote stands (the fire station side of the terminal) there was a pile of something (didn't look like soil) but there wasn't anywhere obvious it had been dug up from or somewhere for it to go. Anyone have any ideas/insight?

 

[flymetothemoon]

Snow?

 

[Matt995]

A Titan airways A320 landed just before - don't know which airline it was operating for.

that would be the regular Titan charter flight from Chambery ZT 604/3 11:35 every sunday till mid April

 

[paul]

Off to Amsterdam in the morning for my first break of the year

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Have a great time. I always enjoy Amsterdam and the surrounding area. You timed it right as you will have missed the behaviour of some of the England so-called football supporters of the past couple of days.

 

[Brum X]

Off to Amsterdam in the morning for my first break of the year

Have a lovely time Paul