Your wishlist for BHX

[Birmingham Aviation]

Some of us don't Seasider.

PIA are a basket case and not just for the reasons you give they keep announcing services to the USA are imminent however the FAA have said the won't be visiting Pakistan until February and any services could start is the second quarter at best.

They did add a little rider that non of the above will happen until PIA cough up the money they owe going back up to eight years, says everything about them really.

On a specific BHX note I personally don't want them impacting on any of the current operations byTurkish,Qatar, Emirates and Saudi who along with Air India serve the Indian sub continent pretty well particularly if Air India could add Mumbai to go with the Delhi and Amritsar services.

I can see Mumbai in around a years time

 

[andrew.clarkson]

If that is what I have read about Birmingham airport only being a bucket and spade airport destination, then that is why Birmingham is having the difficulty in attracting extra existing and new businesses. So how many years was Nick Barton at Luton and Stansted for, because depending on his length of tenure about both of them. He's already strategicly and planned for Luton airports future, hence why not only did they overtake Birmingham airport, but have forged further ahead with 18 plus million passengers a year, compared to Birmingham airports 12 million, that's a massive 6 million difference. Also he's done the same at Stansted airport, now they are touching 20 million plus passengers a year, that's a further 8 million more. I do think that next Birmingham airport master plan will be a waste of time, because it's been amended that many times, you don't really know what predicted future passenger levels will be

 

[IanFarquharson]

If that is what I have read about Birmingham airport only being a bucket and spade airport destination, then that is why Birmingham is having the difficulty in attracting extra existing and new businesses. So how many years was Nick Barton at Luton and Stansted for, because depending on his length of tenure about both of them. He's already strategicly and planned for Luton airports future, hence why not only did they overtake Birmingham airport, but have forged further ahead with 18 plus million passengers a year, compared to Birmingham airports 12 million, that's a massive 6 million difference. Also he's done the same at Stansted airport, now they are touching 20 million plus passengers a year, that's a further 8 million more. I do think that next Birmingham airport master plan will be a waste of time, because it's been amended that many times, you don't really know what predicted future passenger levels will be

Not quite right
2024
BHX- 12.9m
LTN - 16.9m
STN - 29.7m

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874958114094715237

Predictions for 2025
Some highlights
Hongkong
Hamburg
Enfidha.

Take a look and give us or me your thoughts and suggestions

 

[mullion]

No to Hong Kong, Ryanair are dropping a lot of Geman routes/bases so possibly Enfidha

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

No to Hong Kong, Ryanair are dropping a lot of Geman routes/bases so possibly Enfidha

I always seem to be right when I predict the future but I’ll wait and see what happens

 

[nancledre]

Always???
That’s a very big claim,
Why not wait and see like the rest of us?
Happy new year to all who read this

 

[Brum X]

I always seem to be right when I predict the future but I’ll wait and see what happens

Where is PIA ?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Where is PIA ?

Forgot to add and personally I can see it not happening.

 

[Hassaan]

I just want more long haul flights, I don't really mind where to. I always feel Birmingham should have more than it does.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875847289530638382

something for bhx as per usual.

Credit to Sean M on X

 

[Paulsstrange]

It could be any airport most likely not bhx !

 

[Nethercote2019]

Fingers crossed not eastern !

 

[Jerry]

It could be any airport most likely not bhx !

It's been suggested online it could Southend.

 

[Karl C]

It's mostly airports with a 'london' tag or the one in between Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield. A fact of life being in the centre of England....never too far away from another airport

 

[Paulsstrange]

Yes agree but bhx certainly doing bit better than it has in the past especially when you throw in freight

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

gonna guess aer lingus increases and adds new routes but I’m also guessing.New route for Loganair too.
Inverness returning
Dundee a possibility

 

[IanFarquharson]

It will be Aer Lingus
Southend to Belfast & Dublin

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

In terms of expansion is this going to one the quietist summers since last year and 2023?

Ant

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Good evening.
Just looking at the amount of routes we’ve had in the past few summers and I must say this is probably one of the quieter years for new routes obviously Ryanair are tracking out of uk airports due financial problems in the uk which you may know what I’m talking about.

2023 summer:
Saudia -Jeddah 3 weekly
Qatar Doha daily
Emirates Dubai Daily A380 and daily B77W
EasyJet -Naples,Milan,Lisbon
Ryanair -Pisa,Girona,
Sun express-Izmir,Dalaman
Jet2-Nice

2024 summer:
EasyJet base:16 new routes
Ryanair Paris,Berlin,Marrakesh,Agadir,Tirana,Chania,Paphos,Derry
Jet2:Lesvos,Bergen
Eurowings Prague

2025 summer:
Jet2Pula,Jerez,Salerno,Porto
EasyJet 2 base aircraft:Gibraltar,Linate,Gran Canaria,,Bordeaux and malta including increased frequencies on other routes.
PIA?

Is this year poor or is it me being harsh?
Could we expect more in 2025?