Route Development & Rumours

[User001]

Well, I'm not getting into that debate again as I still firmly believe there was compelling cases for both airports, but, good news for BHX all the same.

 

[IanFarquharson]

I never quoted an airline !

 

[User001]

Must be Norwegian surely, as that was the last airline I saw you mention about competition and which airport would get it etc.

 

[jfy1999]

Hopefully we'll hear something soon and it will be more than just a dream

Cryptic clue there perhaps?

Dream = Dreamliner? Norwegian 787?

I can't stand this suspense!

 

[User001]

Unless it's a transit stop from Air India to which I wouldn't have expected any other airport really in the frame anyway?

 

[thunderchild]

Wouldn't be the first time Ray dropped a cryptic clue....remember he said a few months we could be seeing a Jet or 2 next summer!

 

[JENNYJET]

Potentially some very good news on the way

Hopefully we'll hear something soon and it will be more than just a dream

Not a Dreamliner but a B777 or another A380? Qatar increasing capacity and extending the service to Canada perhaps?

I have feeling that it may be something to surprise us all!!

 

[whateverg]

If it is Dreamliner, then there's also a possibility, although small, that it could be a Chinese airline (e.g. Air China) with a couple of routes.

 

[Brummiegem]

If it is Dreamliner, then there's also a possibility, although small, that it could be a Chinese airline (e.g. Air China) with a couple of routes.

I thought this as well.China Southern also have B788s.
However if it is a Dreamliner service then Norwegian is favourite,although I think they still need to clear the US problem.Services going East though would be great for BHX.
One thing is definite though,it would appear that BHX has been chosen as an alternate for Thai,if or when they start their MAN flights.
Should MAN be unavailable for any reason,then BHX is in with a shout of a divert.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Mr Finkle Sir, I fear you're not cryptic enough with your hints for this board!!

 

[Ray Finkle]

One does not want to be too cryptic, although things may need to get just a little tougher

Remember at this stage it's just rumour, lets not crack open the bubbly until we hear something official

 

[Brum X]

Norweigan BHX-Mumbai and BHX-Bangkok Pleaaaaaaaaaaaasseeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[richard winterbourn]

Come, come Mr F we need to know a little bit more about your provenance... If you worked in W H Smiths at Birmingham Airport or, indeed, an office cleaner at the airport, i might choose to dismiss your tease. However, if you do work somewhere with a close liaison with airlines and routing, then your comments would have greater weight for me. So, Mr F, just let us know what your links are with the airline industry and then we can make up our own balanced judgments.

 

[Brum X]

Well, I'm not getting into that debate again as I still firmly believe there was compelling cases for both airports, but, good news for BHX all the same.

Well as you are obviously congratulating BHX, do you know what this news is ?? Im not asking you to spill the beans.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I don't work at Smiths and am definitely not a cleaner, Mrs F will vouch for that

Rumours come from various sources, none of which will be named.

I will never guarantee that something is going to happen unless the source is a senior figure from the airport or airline that has commented publicly. I always try to do my best to keep people grounded and go out of my way in every post to remind people that it is still just rumour.

People can choose to believe, people can dismiss it out of hand, it really makes no difference to me. The rumour is there, take it or leave it.

Either we'll have an announcement in the future and we'll know it was true, or it will fade into nothing and we'll then know it wasn't.

As ever only time will tell

 

[Brum X]

And we have

Come, come Mr F we need to know a little bit more about your provenance... If you worked in W H Smiths at Birmingham Airport or, indeed, an office cleaner at the airport, i might choose to dismiss your tease. However, if you do work somewhere with a close liaison with airlines and routing, then your comments would have greater weight for me. So, Mr F, just let us know what your links are with the airline industry and then we can make up our own balanced judgments.

But do you mean Mr Ray F or Mr Ian F, We have x2 F's that are valuable members of the BHX forum

 

[whateverg]

Ray, can you comment on which one of the Dreamliner operators is rumoured? p.s. feel free to be cryptic!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Not obvious really with earlier genuine information absent now.

 

[whateverg]

Not obvious really with earlier genuine information absent now.

Love it!

 

[User001]

Better Open Some Top Overseas Newroutes at last.