Your wishlist for BHX

[Karl C]

Lots of Chinese students all across the north. Man is the gateway for many big cities across the north, of which it's heavily reliant on. Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and I suppose Durham and Newcastle to some extent.

 

[mullion]

Manchester seems full of Chinese on a Saturday night as is south Manchester, amazing!

 

[Ray Finkle]

One that I forgot is the return of Banjul. Could be a decent winter route for a Jet2 A321.

 

[IanFarquharson]

JetBlue 321Neo would be nice

 

[Ryan Kirkpatrick]

Okey i will give you my wishlist & there is a lot

Air Canada

• Toronto–Pearson (Seasonal - June to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A330

Air India

• Amritsar - 5 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Delhi - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Mumbai (Seasonal - April to October) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Chennai (Seasonal - April to October) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

American Airlines

• New York-JFK (BA Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Airbus A321XLR
• Chicago–O’Hare (BA Codeshare) (Seasonal - April to October) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR

British Airways (Mainline/Eurowflyer)

• New York-JFK (AA Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Hong Kong (Cathay Pacific Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Los Angeles (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 3 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Boston (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Miami (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 3 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Orlando (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to October) - 5 Weekly - Airbus A350-1000
• Mauritius - (Seasonal - March to October) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A350-1000
• Berlin - 4 Weeky - Airbus A320neo
• Barcelona (Ibeira & Vueling Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Madrid - (Ibeira & Vueling Codeshare) 2 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Athens - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Belfast City (Aer Lignus Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Dublin (Aer Lignus Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Aiebus A320neo
• Milan - 4 Weeky - Airbus A320neo
• Oslo - 2 Weekly - Airbus A320neo

Cathay Pacific

• Hong Kong (BA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A350-1000

easyJet

• Alicante - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Belfast City - 2 Daily - Airbus A319
• Belfast Internatonal - 5 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Berlin - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Barcelona - 2 Daily - Airbus A3200neo
• Corfu - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Reykjavík (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Rhodes (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Skiathos (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Palma de Mallorca (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo

EgyptAir

• Cairo (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo

Emriates

• Dubai - 3 Daily - Boeing 777X/Boeing 787-9Dremaliner/Airbus A350-900

Etihad Airways

• Abu Dhabi - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Qatar Airways

• Doha - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Kuwait Airways

• Kuwait City - 1 Daily - Airbus A321LR

Pakistan International Airlines

• Islamabad - 2 Daily - Boeing 777
• Sialkot (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 777
• Lahore (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 777
• Karachi (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 777

JetBlue

• New York-JFK - 2 Daily - Airbus A321XLR
• Boston - 1 Daily - Airbus A321XRL

Virgin Atlantic

• New York JFK or Newark - 1 Daily - Airbus A330neo
• Boston (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A330neo
• Orlando (Seasonal April to September) - 5 Weekly - Airbus A330neo

United Airlines

• Newark - 2 Daily - Airbus A321XLR

Indigo

• Amritsar - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR
• Bangalore - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR
• Kolkata - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR
• Hyderabad - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR

Ryanair

• Belfast International - 3 Daily - Boeing 737 MAX 8
• Londonderry/Derry - 4 Weekly - Boeing 733 MAX 8

 

[IanFarquharson]

Okey i will give you my wishlist & there is a lot

Air Canada

• Toronto–Pearson (Seasonal - June to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A330

Air India

• Amritsar - 5 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Delhi - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Mumbai (Seasonal - April to October) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Chennai (Seasonal - April to October) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

American Airlines

• New York-JFK (BA Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Airbus A321XLR
• Chicago–O’Hare (BA Codeshare) (Seasonal - April to October) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR

British Airways (Mainline/Eurowflyer)

• New York-JFK (AA Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Hong Kong (Cathay Pacific Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Los Angeles (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 3 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Boston (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Miami (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 3 Weekly - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• Orlando (AA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to October) - 5 Weekly - Airbus A350-1000
• Mauritius - (Seasonal - March to October) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A350-1000
• Berlin - 4 Weeky - Airbus A320neo
• Barcelona (Ibeira & Vueling Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Madrid - (Ibeira & Vueling Codeshare) 2 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Athens - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Belfast City (Aer Lignus Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Dublin (Aer Lignus Codeshare) - 2 Daily - Aiebus A320neo
• Milan - 4 Weeky - Airbus A320neo
• Oslo - 2 Weekly - Airbus A320neo

Cathay Pacific

• Hong Kong (BA Codeshare) (Seasonal - March to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A350-1000

easyJet

• Alicante - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Belfast City - 2 Daily - Airbus A319
• Belfast Internatonal - 5 Daily - Airbus A320neo
• Berlin - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Barcelona - 2 Daily - Airbus A3200neo
• Corfu - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Reykjavík (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Rhodes (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Skiathos (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo
• Palma de Mallorca (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo

EgyptAir

• Cairo (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A320neo

Emriates

• Dubai - 3 Daily - Boeing 777X/Boeing 787-9Dremaliner/Airbus A350-900

Etihad Airways

• Abu Dhabi - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Qatar Airways

• Doha - 2 Daily - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Kuwait Airways

• Kuwait City - 1 Daily - Airbus A321LR

Pakistan International Airlines

• Islamabad - 2 Daily - Boeing 777
• Sialkot (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 777
• Lahore (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 777
• Karachi (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Boeing 777

JetBlue

• New York-JFK - 2 Daily - Airbus A321XLR
• Boston - 1 Daily - Airbus A321XRL

Virgin Atlantic

• New York JFK or Newark - 1 Daily - Airbus A330neo
• Boston (Seasonal April to September) - 4 Weekly - Airbus A330neo
• Orlando (Seasonal April to September) - 5 Weekly - Airbus A330neo

United Airlines

• Newark - 2 Daily - Airbus A321XLR

Indigo

• Amritsar - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR
• Bangalore - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR
• Kolkata - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR
• Hyderabad - 3 Weekly - Airbus A321XLR

Ryanair

• Belfast International - 3 Daily - Boeing 737 MAX 8
• Londonderry/Derry - 4 Weekly - Boeing 733 MAX 8

Nice list Ryan - but with the worsening economic situation / cost of living crisis BHX have got to try to retain what it currently has and to come out of it stronger, they were predicting 2024 for traffic to be back at pre-COVID levels but I think this will slip further now.
BA will never comeback to the regions in my opinion and the chance of a legacy US carrier is very unlikely. I think the only hope across the pond is a US / Canadian LCC or Hans Airways.
I think BHX will be focusing on more Ryanair, Easyjet and other LCC in the next few years.
I do hope Qatar comeback but it has all gone quiet, I am sure we could support a double daily Doha.

 

[HPsauce]

It will be nice to have Scandinavian Airlines back after their financial crisis and lengthy pilots strike. I understand they are slowly getting back to normal operations. Mid November looks likely for BHX flights to CPH and Stockholm.

 

[Paulsstrange]

SAS don't op bhx to Stockholm , but will be good to have Copenhagen back indeed

 

[IanFarquharson]

SAS don't op bhx to Stockholm , but will be good to have Copenhagen back indeed

SAS have tried BHX on numerous occasions and have pulled off. Eurowings doing well on ARN and Ryanair starting soon too.

 

[Paulsstrange]

In the future Oslo could be an option for SAS but first it will take them a year or two to build Copenhagen bk up to 2 x daily airbus let alone add anywhere new !

 

[HPsauce]

SAS don't op bhx to Stockholm , but will be good to have Copenhagen back indeed

SAS have done Stockholm from BHX in the past. Monarch too. This is a wish list remember.

 

[Wrightfly73]

CPH flights with SAS resume next Monday 5th September. A route which has worked well for them for many many years so will be good to see that one back after a pause to their ops! Also providing more much needed connectivity via CPH. Of course it would be good to see Oslo operated by SAS on a more regular basis in the future as it has run over the Christmas and New Year period previously.

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My wishlist would be.....

-Return of Icelandair to Reykjavik
-Return of Austrian Airlines to Vienna
-WestJet to Toronto
-JetBlue to New York JFK
-SkyExpress to Athens
-ITA Airways to Milan & Rome Fiumicino
-SAS to Oslo & Stockholm
-Finnair to Helsinki
-Juneyao Airlines to Shanghai

 

[Paulsstrange]

CPH flights with SAS resume next Monday 5th September. A route which has worked well for them for many many years so will be good to see that one back after a pause to their ops! Also providing more much needed connectivity via CPH. Of course it would be good to see Oslo operated by SAS on a more regular basis in the future as it has run over the Christmas and New Year period previously.

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My wishlist would be.....

-Return of Icelandair to Reykjavik
-Return of Austrian Airlines to Vienna
-WestJet to Toronto
-JetBlue to New York JFK
-SkyExpress to Athens
-ITA Airways to Milan & Rome Fiumicino
-SAS to Oslo & Stockholm
-Finnair to Helsinki
-Juneyao Airlines to Shanghai

Every single one of those listed should be realistic aims for bhx over the next 2 years or so ,......

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Yes, but what does Birmingham airport have to do to get any of the wishlist to agree to serve Birmingham.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Yes, but what does Birmingham airport have to do to get any of the wishlist to agree to serve Birmingham.

Carry on talking to them, it doesnt happen overnight !

 

[andrew.clarkson]

But why has Birmingham Airport not being getting any success in convincing Airlines to serve the USA, since we lost direct flights to the USA, the airport seems to have lost a spark, yet in the time Mr Nick Bartons been in charge, what has he done.

 

[HPsauce]

I am sure Nick Barton and his team are doing all they can to attract new airlines to BHX. We live in difficult times all across the globe at the moment. It is hard enough keeping what we have to be fair.
Things will gradually improve if we are patient.

 

[IanFarquharson]

I am sure Nick Barton and his team are doing all they can to attract new airlines to BHX. We live in difficult times all across the globe at the moment. It is hard enough keeping what we have to be fair.
Things will gradually improve if we are patient.

Well said.
Nick Barton knows what he is doing and his main job is to ensure BHX makes money.

 

[andrew.clarkson]

So, since Mr Nick Barton has been boss at Birmingham Airport, how many airlines has been gained or lost since Mr Barton has been in charge.

 

[HPsauce]

I can't really see what point you are trying to make, other than unfairly looking to blame individuals who are doing a good job in difficult conditions.
I reiterate that we need to be patient and see what develops in the next couple of years.