Route Development & Rumours

[Brum X]

Yeah so what I meant is that we only do routes from Birmingham.
Bucharest
Gdnask
Warsaw
Cluj napoca
Budapest
Wroclaw
Craiova
Krakow

All them routes from 3 countries Poland ,Hungary and Romania,

Why can’t we expand more further Northern Europe like Germany and latvia
Or Estonia or Cyprus

Well this isn't correct, FYI Wizzair will only operate to 2 destinations from Cardiff during this current winter.

 

[A400]

Yeah so what I meant is that we only do routes from Birmingham.
Bucharest
Gdnask
Warsaw
Cluj napoca
Budapest
Wroclaw
Craiova
Krakow

All them routes from 3 countries Poland ,Hungary and Romania,

Why can’t we expand more further Northern Europe like Germany and latvia
Or Estonia or Cyprus

Those places seem more suited for the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair or Wizz UK which is different to Wizz Europe (or Hungary)

 

[Scania1800]

So we know that Qatar and emirates are usual suspects to the airport.Plus you’ve got tui who long haul aswell plus.
Long haul routes at the moment.
Delhi
Dubai
Amritsar
Espargos
Boa Vista
Cancun
Bridgetown
Melbourne Orlando
Islamabad
Punta cana
Montego Bay

Islamabad is no longer a destination from BHX

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

At the moment yes

 

[Paulsstrange]

PK due bk summer 23 if approved

 

[Ray Finkle]

It is good fun sitting here watching the guesses

 

[mullion]

I take it you know more Ray but cannot say

 

[IanFarquharson]

I take it you know more Ray but cannot say

Will find out when confirmed in January

 

[Llandudno]

It’s Saudia. 4 weekly B787-9 to Jeddah, morning flight. It’s an airline slot request, not a national secret. Saudia are looking to expand their UK offering and Birmingham may feature in that plan.

 

[IanFarquharson]

The slot requests also show MAN going daily and a new LGW daily service.

 

[Coathanger16]

It’s an airline slot request, not a national secret.

And it wasn't in the Initial Slot Coordination for S23, and if it was public knowledge then why didn't @SeanM1997 on twitter say which airline and/or route?

 

[Llandudno]

And it wasn't in the Initial Slot Coordination for S23, and if it was public knowledge then why didn't @SeanM1997 on twitter say which airline and/or route?

Because just like on here, people love the suspense. Think about it, there are a few people that know about it to be teasing on here and social media. And if non-aviation employees such as those on here and Twitter know about the slot request, then clearly it’s not as secretive as some think.

 

[Coathanger16]

Because just like on here, people love the suspense. Think about it, there are a few people that know about it to be teasing on here and social media. And if non-aviation employees such as those on here and Twitter know about the slot request, then clearly it’s not as secretive as some think.

So where exactly is it public knowledge? As I say, its not in the initial coordination report, and Sean prides himself on only revealing information that is publicly available:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1604018016986988544

So where did you hear it/find it out from?

 

[Karl C]

He also states that he doesn't steal people's content......

 

[jfy1999]

I’m just guessing here but since it’s not on sale, or been mentioned in any news articles that i can find, by process of elimination that means he has contact with someone at the airline who has approved his sharing the info?

As for my own thoughts on this one, I feel ambivalent. On the one hand, I’m pleased by the prospect of BHX getting a long haul service to a state-of-the-art airport, but on the other hand I find it extremely hard to be enthused by any associations the UK has with the Saudi regime….

 

[Llandudno]

So where exactly is it public knowledge? As I say, its not in the initial coordination report, and Sean prides himself on only revealing information that is publicly available:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1604018016986988544

So where did you hear it/find it out from?

I didn’t say it’s was public knowledge, I said it’s not as secretive as people suggest. And yes, there is a difference. Many people have access to the ACL slot updates, including other airlines. I can assure you this is no big secret, it’s just a matter of the information filtering down to forums like this.

And the tweet you quote about Sean was in relation to another tweeter claiming Sean was releasing information that could affect share prices, it was nothing to do with general air news

 

[mullion]

Wow my tongue in cheek comment to Ray opened a can of worms hope I didn`t upset anyone.
It does follow with the Saudia comment about a large increase in tourism for next year, strange old world isn`t it.
I have been watching the MAN pax loads and I can see it working at BHX.

 

[Karl C]

A new route for BHX is good news. So long as the wheels hit the tarmac at some point on a regular basis, why does it matter where the information comes from....pretty irrelevant I reckon

 

[Nethercote2019]

There was speculation of Newcastle on the list after recent Saudi investment in area.
These extra U.K. flights are they aimed at people flying to Jeddah or onwards from/to India Pakistan etc ?

 

[Karl C]

Probably Mecca, but Jeddah is a great red sea resort in its own right too