Birmingham: Route Development & Rumours

[Ray Finkle]

Ethiopian to bhx?

3x weekly via GVA has been rumoured 'IF' it happens. I believe EDI have mentioned them too so I wouldn't be surprised if they went there first.

 

[Scania1800]

Ethiopian to bhx?

I cannot see it.More chance of Turkmenistan coming back

EDI 100%, I believe they mentioned it somewhere last year too

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I really don’t know what to expect this summer or this year.Just happy with jet2 Ryanair and easyJet .Obviously we want to offer more destinations by new airlines but I don’t know

 

[IanFarquharson]

It is looking very unlikely the PIA will be back in the UK in the short term certainly not March !

 

[Hassaan]

I'll take PIA even if it's later in the year.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

What’s bhx market like for Africa Ian?

 

[IanFarquharson]

What’s bhx market like for Africa Ian?

I would have thought that BHX could easily support Ethiopian at 3pw but it looks like the new UK they are referring too is EDI

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I would have thought that BHX could easily support Ethiopian at 3pw but it looks like the new UK they are referring too is EDI

Oh Well onto the next airline

 

[David_itl]

For Africa links, getting Egyptair would be the next best bet as they can cover North, East and West Africa. Southern Africa would still be the preserve of Emirates and Qatar

 

[Nethercote2019]

I would have thought that BHX could easily support Ethiopian at 3pw but it looks like the new UK they are referring too is EDI

Oh well … that was a quick end to that

I hope Ethiopian wasn’t 1 of the 3 rumours

 

[gulftraveller]

The money is apparently on Dublin for Ethiopian.

I really doubt EDI has the catchment to support it and inbound tourism would be negligible. Major expatriate groups who use these services, such as Nigerians, are in England. I would have thought BHX would do better than EDI.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Oh well … that was a quick end to that

I hope Ethiopian wasn’t 1 of the 3 rumours

No Ethiopian isn't one of the rumoured new airlines.

 

[Karl C]

Maybe the same could be said for Jeddah, but Saudia's route from BHX is doing very well. Build it and they will come. I'm sure there was negligible pax to Addis Ababa from man before they started the route. Now look!
Moreover I flew from LHR to AUH on one of Etihad's first flights, when they only had one aircraft....it was near empty.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

are these rumoured 3 airlines starting before summer?

 

[IanFarquharson]

are these rumoured 3 airlines starting before summer?

No !

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

No !

Cheers.Hope you’re ok mate.

 

[David_itl]

when it comes to long haul,, I would say that Pakistani and Indian routes are the ones that seem to be able to launch with relatively short lead tine. Otherwise it's normally 6 to 9 months that people have to wait to fly the routes

 

[thunderchild]

‘IF’ the one airline is what I think it is then I’d imagine a December start would be a reasonable assumption. That would mean an announcement in the spring but you’ll forgive me if I don’t hold my breath. We’ll probably still be having the same endless discussion this time next year.

 

[gulftraveller]

Maybe the same could be said for Jeddah, but Saudia's route from BHX is doing very well. Build it and they will come. I'm sure there was negligible pax to Addis Ababa from man before they started the route. Now look!
Moreover I flew from LHR to AUH on one of Etihad's first flights, when they only had one aircraft....it was near empty.

Yes. But aircraft are a valuable commodity. Airlines do not start routes unless they believe that a market exists. They will use their aircraft where they believe they will make the most money. Competent airlines will investigate this in huge depth and will not simply open routes in the hope that punters will eventually turn up.

 

[rollo]

Yes. But aircraft are a valuable commodity. Airlines do not start routes unless they believe that a market exists. They will use their aircraft where they believe they will make the most money. Competent airlines will investigate this in huge depth and will not simply open routes in the hope that punters will eventually turn up.

Yes I agree that is generally true but certain airlines notably from the Middle East are really arms of the state who have other objectives and the airlines are used as part of them including huge infrastructure projects and other political objectives.

You could include PIA in this but they lack the money and have a track record of incompetence or worse.