Route Development & Rumours

[tartan201]

Maybe a west bound long haul in S26

Westbound rumour looking very promising

Is the westbound rumour still looking very promising?

 

[IanFarquharson]

All gone quiet on everything !

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Any new rumours of new routes coming up.Very very quiet

 

[IanFarquharson]

Any new rumours of new routes coming up.Very very quiet

Nothing at all !!

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Nothing at all !!

All I know is Tui airways 2027 flights are out that will more then likely be copy and paste and jet2 summer 2027 is due out soon .

No news on
Spicejet or Ryanair -Rome and Warsaw
Also vueling

 

[Ray Finkle]

Very quiet on the rumour front barring a couple of potential Wizz routes on the horizon,.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Very quiet on the rumour front barring a couple of potential Wizz routes on the horizon,.

Gonna guess and say it’s Belgrade and Podgorica

 

[gulftraveller]

Gonna guess and say it’s Belgrade and Podgorica

Both these destinations would require a UK based airframe (both non-EU). Belgrade is underserved, but until the visa regime is changed, I do not see much change in the UK destinations offered.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Both these destinations would require a UK based airframe (both non-EU). Belgrade is underserved, but until the visa regime is changed, I do not see much change in the UK destinations offered.

Maybe Warsaw and Wroclaw

 

[Hassaan]

When the runway extension opened 11 years ago there was so much talk of flights to the West Coast and Far East Asia.

11 years on, how much has actually changed? I think it's fair that people are a bit peeved.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Since then

When the runway extension opened 11 years ago there was so much talk of flights to the West Coast and Far East Asia.

11 years on, how much has actually changed? I think it's fair that people are a bit peeved

Hassan you gotta remember bhx is a small airport and leisure minority

Since 11 years ago bhx has had
Emirates Double A380 until Covid
Pakistan airlines
Turkmenistan
Qatar
Air India
Saudia
Turkish widebodys
B747s
Cargo

I do agree with westbound traffic though

All we have is Montego Bay,Punta Cana ,Bridgetown,Cancun and La romana

 

[Nethercote2019]

Since then

Hassan you gotta remember bhx is a small airport and leisure minority

Since 11 years ago bhx has had
Emirates Double A380 until Covid
Pakistan airlines
Turkmenistan
Qatar
Air India
Saudia
Turkish widebodys
B747s
Cargo

I do agree with westbound traffic though

All we have is Montego Bay,Punta Cana ,Bridgetown,Cancun and La romana

All of these could of operated from the original length runway

 

[Aviador]

All of these could of operated from the original length runway

3000m is regarded as a full length runway and although Birmingham is in a difficult position, at least it has the infrastructure in place to enable flights to go further afield. Also what you need to remember is the day to day performance of aircraft will be better from a longer runway. Larger safety margins, reduced power departures and less noise are all benefits of having a longer runway. I would say for BHX and MAN for that matter, the success of the Middle Eastern airlines as connection points only reduces the prospect of more point to point routes except where there maybe a gap in the market.

 

[Matt995]

Air Sial applies for flights from Pakistan to the UK?

Birmingham, Manchester and London

https://24newshd.tv/15-Oct-2025/air-sial-seeks-permission-direct-flights-uk

 

[Aviador]

Air Sial applies for flights from Pakistan to the UK?

Birmingham, Manchester and London

https://24newshd.tv/15-Oct-2025/air-sial-seeks-permission-direct-flights-uk

Sounds like there might end up been too much capacity

 

[Matt995]

Sounds like there might end up been too much capacity

These Pakistan airlines, need to get some airworthy aircraft first!!

 

[rollo]

Do any of them ever start up ? It's no wonder Turkish are doing so well.

 

[Scania1800]

Do any of them ever start up ? It's no wonder Turkish are doing so well.

Air Sial is pretty established, only issue is they need widebody, as their current fleet is reliant on A320s. Same goes for Airblue however they have 2 A321neos, and PIA with skeleton bone Boeing 777s

 

[Hassaan]

Since then

Hassan you gotta remember bhx is a small airport and leisure minority

Since 11 years ago bhx has had
Emirates Double A380 until Covid
Pakistan airlines
Turkmenistan
Qatar
Air India
Saudia
Turkish widebodys
B747s
Cargo

I do agree with westbound traffic though

All we have is Montego Bay,Punta Cana ,Bridgetown,Cancun and La romana

I think you misunderstood my comment. I meant since the runway extension.

I'll give you Saudia, Qatar and the A380 but Turkmenistan was already there as was Air India.

The other things on that list, as mentioned, could have easily handled the old runway. 747s too.

The point I'm making is that whatever advantage brought by the runway extension has not really been taken in terms of diversifying the airlines that can fly here.

 

[HPsauce]

I think you misunderstood my comment. I meant since the runway extension.

I'll give you Saudia, Qatar and the A380 but Turkmenistan was already there as was Air India.

The other things on that list, as mentioned, could have easily handled the old runway. 747s too.

The point I'm making is that whatever advantage brought by the runway extension has not really been taken in terms of diversifying the airlines that can fly here.

Hassaan , I have to disagree regarding the runway extension.
We would not have seen A380 or Cargo 747's, fully laden, without the extension. It would have meant restricted range, which is not cost effective to the airline concerned.
I do share your concerns that we are not attracting further long range routes, but i live in hope!.