Lost Routes

[nwoody2001]

Detroit with AA

 

[Karl C]

Definitely remember seeing TC-MAO 738 at the drome of KTHY. I know they had a couple of A320s, but can't recall ever seeing them at Birmingham. Of course I may be wrong

Cheers

Karl

 

[thunderchild]

Detroit with AA

Did they???

 

[User001]

As far as I'm aware, AA have only ever served ORD and JFK from BHX, (PHL too if you count the now absorbed US network).

DTW may have been a same flight number connection via ORD however?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Detroit was an extension of the Chicago service on the same number.

Around a similar time the Continental service from EWR also had the same flight number as the inbound flight from LAX.

I used to enjoy seeing Los Angeles via New York followed by Detroit via Chicago on the Teletext arrivals page 🙂

 

[thunderchild]

I used to enjoy seeing Los Angeles via New York followed by Detroit via Chicago on the Teletext arrivals page 🙂

Teletext! - why did it always start on the page after the one you wanted?

 

[Brummiegem]

Just done some digging and KTHY did operate into BHX although didn't say which routes.
The fleet included B738 and A320/1 amongst 1or 2 other types.
Question is where did Pegasus and KTHY fly to?
I have a feeling both airlines operated the Ercan route during different seasons.

 

[thunderchild]

A quick look at the BHX photo blog and it seems Pegasus flew Dalaman and Antalya while KTHY flew Ercan via Dalaman (A321 pictured).

 

[Matt995]

This is the list I have of routes no longer served since 1986 :-

Agadir ( Tunisia )
Antwerp ( Belgium )
Aruba ( Aruba )
Augsburg ( Germany )
Basle ( Switzerland )
Beijing ( China )
Berne ( Switzerland )
Billund ( Denmark )
Bishkek ( Kyrgyzstan )
Bologna ( Italy )
Bolzano ( Italy )
Brescia ( Italy )
Caen ( France )
Chicago ( USA )
Cologne Bonn ( Germany )
Cuneo ( Italy )
Dallas ( USA )
Deauville ( France )
Detroit ( USA )
Dinard ( France )
Djerba ( Tunisia )
Donegal ( Northern Ireland )
Dundee ( UK )
Dushanbe ( Tajikistan )
Dusseldorf Weeze ( Germany )
East Midlands ( UK )
Eindhoven ( Holland )
Enfidha ( Tunisia )
Ercan ( North Cyprus )
Exeter ( UK )
Fagernes ( Norway )
Forli ( Italy )
Frankfurt Hahn ( Germany )
Galway ( Rep Of Ireland )
Genoa ( Italy )
Guryev ( Kazakhstan )
Gutersloh ( Germany )
Helsinki ( Finland )
Karachi ( Pakistan )
Kaunas ( Latvia )
Kiev ( Ukraine )
Kirkwall ( UK )
Lahore ( Pakistan )
Le Havre ( France )
Liverpool ( UK )
Ljubljana ( Slovenia )
Londonderry ( Northern Ireland )
London Gatwick ( UK )
London Heathrow ( UK )
Lourdes ( France )
Luxor ( Egypt )
Malmo ( Sweden )
Manchester ( UK )
Milan Bergamo ( Italy )
Milan Linate ( Italy )
Monastir ( Tunisia )
Moscow ( Russia )
Mumbai ( India )
Munster ( Germany )
New York JFK ( USA )
Newcastle ( UK )
Olbia ( Sardinia )
Oslo ( Norway )
Oslo Torp ( Norway )
Paris Beauvais ( France )
Pershawar ( Pakistan )
Philadelphia ( USA )
Pisa ( Italy )
Plovdiv ( Bulgaria )
Poitiers ( France )
Puerto Plata ( Dominican Republic )
Rimini ( Italy )
Rotterdam ( Holland )
Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic )
Southampton ( UK )
Stockholm Skavsta ( Denmark )
Szczecin ( Poland )
Taba ( Egypt )
Tangiers ( Morocco )
Tashkent ( Uzbekistan )
Tehran ( Iran )
Tenerife North ( Spain )
Thessaloniki ( Greece )
Toronto Hamilton ( Canada )
Trapani ( Sicily )
Trieste ( Italy )
Tunis ( Tunisia )
Venice Treviso ( Italy )
Volos ( Greece )
Waterford ( Rep Of Ireland )
Yerevan ( Armenia )

I think I make that 91 routes.... but of course Pisa & Thessaloniki are back for next year, hopefully with more to follow!

 

[thunderchild]

I knew I'd missed a few!

 

[Ashley]

Surely was KTHY., started BHX the year after my trip to North Cyprus.. The flights were via Dalaman and can remember flying back with them on the A321 to Stansted.

 

[Brummiegem]

Thanks for clearing that up guys👍

 

[Brum X]

East Midlands ?? Why would you fly from BHX to EMA ?

 

[Jerry]

East Midlands ?? Why would you fly from BHX to EMA ?

There used to be flights between CWL and BRS a long time ago. Maybe an airline did a double drop in the days before the motorway but also sold tickets on the BHX-EMA leg?

 

[David_itl]

Who flew BHX-Dallas & Detroit? They sound like one-off charters rather than a series of charters/scheduled services.

 

[Ianbutty]

I think at some time is the when I was a lad past, we also served Alderney and Wick. Going even further back and there was Blackpool and Bembridge.

 

[58terminus]

Wasn't Exeter served by Jersey European at one stage? Going further back to the 70s, Dan Air operated a cross country route which i think was Bournemouth to Newcastle via BHX and Lpool or Manchester using HS748s.

 

[flymetothemoon]

Heathrow was served i the 70's by BEA and later by British Midland sheds. I flew
on both Viscount & BAC111 LHR-BHX. Ray,Don't think AI ever flew to Bombay from
BHX,only Delhi via Moscow on 707's, always approx 24hr's late-remember them well!!!

 

[flymetothemoon]

I'm sure it was BAC Express that did Gatwick Ray used to park between Euro hub and main terminal right below the old viewing deck

Brymon used to do the Gatwick flight-didn't last too long

 

[58terminus]

Derry Ryanair.
Galway Flybe.
Norwich Air Anglia
Coventry 159 bus