Route Development & Rumours

[Birmingham Aviation]

It’s been a great week for bhx

Jet2 winter 26/27 release
EasyJet confirming 5 based at bhx for winter
Wizz air announcing Sibiu
Ryanair announcing Rovaniemi

There might be even more

 

[rollo]

They are? I wish someone would make up their mind. I'm sure I read on here recently that the loads are not good and now they are good.

I can't keep up.

Thanks to the statistics provided by Matt995 on this thread estimated load factors for 2024 are ÷

Qatar 92%
Emirates 80%
Saudi 62%

Wether or not those figures are good enough for Emirates to run a morning flight I suppose depends on how much extra demand it would create although they could opt to drop the A380 and run three big twins.

Turkish who also provide good long haul onward connections ran out at 82% and Air India 86% est.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Would really like to see Pegasus to go daily and Turkish to continue 18 weekly this winter.

 

[IanFarquharson]

I have it on good authority the 3rd BHX service is no longer happening this Winter, I will leave you to draw your own conclusions why there has been a change of plan !

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I have it on good authority the 3rd BHX service is no longer happening this Winter, I will leave you to draw your own conclusions why there has been a change of plan !

Thanks for clarifying Ian

 

[Iron Duck]

I have it on good authority the 3rd BHX service is no longer happening this Winter, I will leave you to draw your own conclusions why there has been a change of plan !

Ringway?

 

[Nethercote2019]

I have it on good authority the 3rd BHX service is no longer happening this Winter, I will leave you to draw your own conclusions why there has been a change of plan !

What we need is QR to increase Doha & then im sure EK will then increase Dubai… as they have elsewhere

 

[gulftraveller]

I do not think there was any change of plan. At my end the MAN fourth daily was being mentioned even before Covid. And the idea that the aircraft has been somehow diverted from BHX cannot be right: the BHX morning service would require an aircraft at 0300, the MAN service at 1700.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I’m more bothered about if Turkish going 3 daily or keeping it at 18 weekly year round and Pegasus daily year round.Them two are flying with numbers to and from Birmingham.

Not fussed about emirates.

Qatar needs a change of frequency or aircraft but I rest my case on that one

 

[rollo]

In MarchTurkish and Pegasus flew combined around 20,500 to Istanbul while Emirates just over 40,000 passengers an additional 777 on the Dubai route would daily offer 800+ seats more than an extra daily flight by both Turkish carriers combined if its numbers your after.

Personally I think all three can co-exist as they all have distinct strengths.

Agree Qatar could/should increase capacity but that's been the situation for a while, they must have their reasons.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1931650226193920034

What can we expect

Credit Sean on x

 

[IanFarquharson]

Anyone for a new job at BHX ?

 

[Ianbutty]

Anyone for a new job at BHX ?

Depends on the job. Someone leaving?

 

[IanFarquharson]

Depends on the job. Someone leaving?

Looks that way

 

[rollo]

Top man?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Routes starting winter 2025

Jet2
Tallinn End of November

EasyJet
Lanzarote 26th October
Grenoble 20th December

Routes that were announced for summer going YR
Gibraltar
Milan
Derry
Malta
Gran Canaria


Ryanair
Rovaniemi 27th October

Wizz air:
Sibiu 28th October
Sucueva 15th December

Routes going YR
Rome


Hopefully more on the list soon

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Anyone for a new job at BHX ?

Been nearly a month since you said this.Anything else mentioned about this potential new job

 

[Matt995]

Been nearly a month since you said this.Anything else mentioned about this potential new job

2 weeks actually, im sure if anything happens regarding leavers or a new job it will be in a press release from the airport when they see fit.

 

[rashmanj]

Its truly amazing that every time I look at news about aviation UK, I see new flights to Manchester and now even talks about Bristol to USA but all we ever get is possible new routes to Brum but nothing ever materialises. Something seems always wrong at Brum !!!

 

[Ray Finkle]

I'm 'hoping' that 2026 may be an interesting year