2016

[thunderchild]

I think you've summed everything up pretty well although my wish list would be more about keeping what we've already achieved which is always half the battle at BHX.

Personally I don't think VLM will be around too long and obviously something will have to give on Madrid - hopefully NAX and IBX will be the ones to stick it out (My money is on MON pulling out first).

I'd like to see AA have time to strengthen before having another US carrier thrown into the mix (DL to ATL would be nice though).

TK going double daily would also be good.

I also hope we don't lose Aegean after next summer.

After Scandinavia I'd argue that Vienna is the next obvious missing link and I'm still amazed BHX is the only major UK airport without a flight to Pisa.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Vienna is a good shout, it never even crossed my mind.

I don't think it would be a bad thing to get someone else to Rome maybe 3 or 4 times per week.

keeping what we've already achieved which is always half the battle at BHX.

It's definitely been an issue in the past but positive signs are there with Norwegian and Vueling both growing after their first season. It will be a big test though.

 

[thunderchild]

Swiss increasing capacity or adding back the 3rd daily would also be good.

 

[Brummiegem]

My wish list for 2016/17.

Europe.
Geneva to become year round,EZY or EZS.(3/4 weekly should be about right in summer).
Scandinavia.OSL,ARN are the obvious ones,but,could Norwegian try to create a niche market.
Trondheim,Stavanger,Malmo for instance?
Helsinki is a must.
Vienna another good shout,(3/4 weekly)to see how it goes.
Wizz to increase frequencies on WAW and BUD initially then more destinations added.Riga and maybe even Kiev as well as those already mentioned.
Plus Seville,Bilbao and La Coruna perhaps.

USA/Canada.
ORD or PHL by AAL,
Alternatively ORD by UAL.Then see what happens.
Florida is obviously in need of more.Fort Lauderdale or Miami as well as those already stated.
More flights to YYZ and new to Montreal,Calgary and possibly YVR.

Rest of the world.
BOM,BKK,SIN,HKG,although those last 3 maybe doubtful.
More frequency and another city in Pakistan.
More frequency maybe regular schedule to Morocco.
Cairo if things quieten down out there.
Abu Dhabi as an outside bet by the end of the year.

Happy new year everyone :drinks:

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there ray and all, well 2015 is almost ending and 2016 nearly here, so lets hope with all these new airlines that will start in March 2016 onwards, including Emirates A380, I think now is the time for Birmingham to start persuading a lot more of these budget airlines from round the world to come and start flying from Birmingham, to fill all those gaps of unserved areas that Birmingham desparately needs to fill and to start getting that 40% that only use Birmingham up to 50 and 60% plus mark, so that Birmingham is more attractive for local and further afield, so that the locals from the west midlands don't have to travel further than there local airport...that's Birmingham's next goal and aim....andyc

 

[thunderchild]

Three days in to 2016 and Turkish going twice daily can already be crossed off my list!

Any more word on a a Finnair annoucement?

 

[nwoody2001]

That was crossed off within a few hours of 2016 but didn't stir much a reaction!!!

I think we now just need to start playing the waiting game. lets see how productive 2016 will seem in comparison to 2015

 

[Ray Finkle]

Any more word on a a Finnair annoucement?

It's supposedly a done deal (I say that with some hesitation as I take nothing for granted until it's official), when we'll hear something I do not know.

 

[nwoody2001]

So, before we all go back to work, I thought it would be interesting to look at the dates for the diary ...

Warning to all our key photo contributors, you might want to take the end of March off work....

A fun year ahead with hopefully more to come.... :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

January
*no new route*

February
*no new route*

March
18th – Wizzair – Wroclaw
27th – Emirates – Introduction of A380
27th – Iberia Express – Madrid
28th – Flybe - Knock
29th – Blue Air – Bucharest
29th – Ryanair – Vilnius
30th – Qatar Airways – Doha

April
1st – Ryanair – Madrid
1st – Ryanair – Verona
22nd – CSA Czech Airlines – Prague
26th – Ryanair – Corfu

May
2nd – Thomson Airways – Agadir
7th – Thomson Airways – Alghero
7th – Thomson Airways – Punta Cana
22nd – Wizzair – Bucharest
27th – Thomson Airways – Split
28th – Thomson Airways – Izmir

June
17th – Monarch – Madrid
17th – Vueling – Alicante
20th – Monarch – Lisbon

July
*no new route*

August
*no new route*

September
5th – Flybe – Rotterdam

October
*no new route*

November
*no new route*

December
*no new route*

 

[Ray Finkle]

Thomson to DWC is a new route for December :smile:

That last week in March looks a great one, I just hope the weather is good enough for the photographers. I also hope Iberia aren't too overshadowed by the A380, given the competition it's the one new route that probably needs the most publicity.

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there ray and all, happy new year to all, I think we need to hopefully get Finnair for Helsinki and norweign airshuttle to Oslo...these routes are not served by Birmingham, which could be huge if available to Birmingham.... Andyc

 

[Brum X]

Thomson to DWC is a new route for December :smile:

That last week in March looks a great one, I just hope the weather is good enough for the photographers. I also hope Iberia aren't too overshadowed by the A380, given the competition it's the one new route that probably needs the most publicity.

Yeah x 2 water cannon's on this day I would imagine and ive just noticed its on a sunday (Easter Sunday) so no excuse not to get over to the airport.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I get back from Dublin mid afternoon on the 29th, I'm still deciding whether to wait around for the Blue Air water canon at 16:30.

 

[nwoody2001]

Time for an update......

January
*no new route*

February
*no new route*

March
18th – Wizzair – Wroclaw
27th – Emirates – Introduction of A380
27th – Iberia Express – Madrid
28th – Flybe - Knock
28th – Wizzair - Sofia
29th – Blue Air – Bucharest
29th – Ryanair – Vilnius
30th – Qatar Airways – Doha

April
1st – Ryanair – Madrid
1st – Ryanair – Verona
22nd – CSA Czech Airlines – Prague
26th – Ryanair – Corfu

May
2nd – Thomson Airways – Agadir
7th – Thomson Airways – Alghero
7th – Thomson Airways – Punta Cana
22nd – Wizzair – Bucharest
27th – Thomson Airways – Split
28th – Thomson Airways – Izmir

June
17th – Monarch – Madrid
17th – Vueling – Alicante
20th – Monarch – Lisbon

July
*no new route*

August
*no new route*

September
5th – Flybe – Rotterdam

October
*no new route*

November
*no new route*

December
19th - Thomson Airways - Dubai Al Maktoum

 

[Ray Finkle]

I've added DWC which is new in Dec

 

[Ray Finkle]

I've updated nwoody's list.

New Airlines into BHX (As of the start of 2016)

• Beijing Capital Airlines – Beijing (1x weekly), Hangzhou (1x weekly)

• Blue Air – Bucharest (2x weekly)

• CSA Czech Airlines – Prague (5x weekly)

• Iberia Express – Madrid (4x weekly)

• Qatar – Doha (8x weekly)

New Routes into BHX (As of the start of 2016)

• Monarch - Lisbon (4x weekly), Madrid (3x weekly)

• Norwegian - Tenerife (2x weekly), Las Palmas (1x weekly) - both new for summer

• Flybe – Knock (6x weekly), Rotterdam (12x weekly)

• Ryanair – Corfu (2x weekly), Madrid (4x weekly), Verona (2x weekly), Vilnius (2x weekly)

• Thomson – Punta Cana (1x weekly), Dubai (1x weekly)

• Vuelling – Alicante (3x weekly)

• Wizz Air – Bucharest (2x weekly), Poznan (2x Weekly), Wroclaw (2x weekly), Sofia (2x weekly)

Increasing capacity at BHX

• Aer Lingus – Dublin (+ 14x weekly)

• Emirates – Dubai (1x 77W upgrade to 1x A388, 1x 3 class 77W to 1x 2 class 77W)

• Flybe – Aberdeen ( +7x weekly), Amsterdam (+7x weekly), Bergerac (+1x weekly), Berlin (+6x weekly), Biarritz (+1x weekly), Dusseldorf (+7x weekly), Edinburgh (+7x weekly), Glasgow (+7x weekly), Hannover (+7x weekly), Milan (+13x weekly), Stuttgart (+5x weekly)

• Icelandair – Reykjavik (+1x weekly)

• KLM – Amsterdam (+5x weekly)

• Monarch – Barcelona (+2x weekly), Gibraltar (+1x weekly), Ibiza (+1x weekly), Rome (+1 weekly), Lanzarote (+1 weekly), Gran Canaria (+1 weekly), Alicante (+2 weekly), Fuerteventura (+1x weekly), Malaga (+2 weekly), Palma (+2 weekly), Tenerife (+2 weekly), Dubrovnik (+1 weekly)

• Norwegian - Barcelona (+1x weekly), Gran Canaria (+1 weekly)

• Ryanair – Alicante (+ 4x weekly), Barcelona (+ 2x weekly), Dublin (+ 14x weekly), Malaga (+ 1x weekly), Malta (+ 1x weekly), Palma (+ 2x Weekly)

• SAS – Copenhagen (+ 4x weekly)

• Thomson – Skiathos (+1x weekly), Montego Bay (+1 weekly), Sal (+1 weekly)

• Thomas Cook - Banjul (+1 weekly), extra based aircraft for W16/17

• Turkish Airlines – Istanbul (+ 2x weekly)

• Vueling - Barcelona (+2x weekly)

• Wizz Air – Warsaw (+1x weekly)

 

[nwoody2001]

an update.....

New Airlines into BHX (As of the start of 2016)

• Beijing Capital Airlines – Beijing (1x weekly), Hangzhou (1x weekly)

• Blue Air – Bucharest (2x weekly)

• CSA Czech Airlines – Prague (5x weekly)

• Iberia Express – Madrid (4x weekly)

• Qatar – Doha (8x weekly)

New Routes into BHX (As of the start of 2016)

• Monarch - Lisbon (4x weekly), Madrid (3x weekly)

• Norwegian - Tenerife (2x weekly), Las Palmas (1x weekly) - both new for summer

• Flybe – Knock (6x weekly), Limoges (2x weekly), Nantes (5x weekly), Rennes (4x weekly) Rotterdam (12x weekly), Luxembourg (daily)

• Ryanair – Corfu (2x weekly), Madrid (4x weekly), Verona (2x weekly), Vilnius (2x weekly), Sofia (3x weekly)

• Thomson – Punta Cana (1x weekly), Dubai (1x weekly)

• Vuelling – Alicante (3x weekly), Tenerife (2x weekly)

• Wizz Air – Bucharest (2x weekly), Poznan (2x Weekly), Wroclaw (2x weekly), Sofia (2x weekly)

Increasing capacity at BHX

• Aer Lingus – Dublin (+ 14x weekly)

• Emirates – Dubai (1x 77W upgrade to 1x A388, 1x 3 class 77W to 1x 2 class 77W)

• Flybe – Aberdeen ( +7x weekly), Amsterdam (+7x weekly), Bergerac (+1x weekly), Berlin (+6x weekly), Biarritz (+1x weekly), Dusseldorf (+7x weekly), Edinburgh (+7x weekly), Glasgow (+7x weekly), Hannover (+7x weekly), Milan (+13x weekly), Stuttgart (+5x weekly)

• Icelandair – Reykjavik (+1x weekly)

• KLM – Amsterdam (+5x weekly)

• Monarch – Barcelona (+2x weekly), Gibraltar (+1x weekly), Ibiza (+1x weekly), Rome (+1 weekly), Lanzarote (+1 weekly), Gran Canaria (+1 weekly), Alicante (+2 weekly), Fuerteventura (+1x weekly), Malaga (+2 weekly), Palma (+2 weekly), Tenerife (+2 weekly), Dubrovnik (+1 weekly)

• Norwegian - Barcelona (+1x weekly), Gran Canaria (+1 weekly),Malaga (+1 weekly)

• PIA - Islamabad (+1 weekly)

• Ryanair – Alicante (+ 4x weekly), Barcelona (+ 2x weekly), Dublin (+ 14x weekly), Malaga (+ 1x weekly), Malta (+ 1x weekly), Palma (+ 2x Weekly)

• SAS – Copenhagen (+ 4x weekly)

• Thomson – Skiathos (+1x weekly), Montego Bay (+1 weekly), Sal (+1 weekly)

• Thomas Cook - Banjul (+1x weekly), extra based aircraft for W16/17

• Turkish Airlines – Istanbul (+ 2x weekly)

• Vueling - Barcelona (+2x weekly)

• Wizz Air – Budapest (+1x weekly), Warsaw (+1x weekly). Warsaw, Budapest and Sofia switch from A320 to A321

 

[nwoody2001]

and another update....

January
*no new route*

February
*no new route*

March
18th – Wizzair – Wroclaw
27th – Emirates – Introduction of A380
27th – Iberia Express – Madrid
28th – Flybe - Knock
28th – Wizzair - Sofia
29th – Blue Air – Bucharest
29th – Ryanair – Vilnius
30th – Qatar Airways – Doha

April
1st – Ryanair – Madrid
1st – Ryanair – Verona
22nd – CSA Czech Airlines – Prague
26th – Ryanair – Corfu

May
2nd – Thomson Airways – Agadir
7th – Thomson Airways – Alghero
7th – Thomson Airways – Punta Cana
21st - Flybe - Nantes
21st - Flybe - Rennes
21st - Flybe - Limoges
22nd – Wizzair – Bucharest
27th – Thomson Airways – Split
28th – Thomson Airways – Izmir

June
2nd - Vueling - Tenerife
17th – Monarch – Madrid
17th – Vueling – Alicante
20th – Monarch – Lisbon

July
*no new route*

August
*no new route*

September
5th – Flybe – Rotterdam
5th - Flybe - Rotterdam

October
*no new route*

November
01st - Ryanair - Sofia

December
19th - Thomson Airways - Dubai Al Maktoum

 

[jfy1999]

That's a great list, unfortunately all the Thomson flights except PUJ and DWC are very doubtful. I remember Agadir and Djerba being announced for summer 2015—but they never started.

 

[richard winterbourn]

If 2015 is set to be a year of records, could Birmingham Airport reach another milestone on March 15, with a massive increase in the number of seats and flights available for the Cheltenham Festival.

Ryanair have 10 flights from Dublin to BHX and Aer Lingus have five listed - a total of 30 flights to and from one destination in just one day. Surely that must be a record?