Qantas

[Ianbutty]

Press release just issued:

As the Commonwealth Games start this week Qantas has announced today that will start a direct service between Gold Coast International Airport the host city of the 2018 Games with Birmingham the host of the 2022 Games. The three weekly services will run from 1 April 2019 in our New Boeing 787 14F series the latest addition to the 787 fleet.

Qantas communications director Filip Aroo says: "This is an exciting new opportunity and it will be the first time Australia's fastest growing city will be connected with Europe's and Britain's economic hub. The connection between the two cities will strengthen during the transition of the Commonwealth Games and we figured as we will have to hand the torch over next year why not take a few passengers with us."

The Chief Executive of Birmingham International Airport was unavailable to comment but one insider was heard to gasp "what about Orlando!!!!?"

The new 787 14F will be named Sir Trev 'n' Bev in honour of two of Birmingham's most significant cultural icons.

And today of all days.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Good try

 

[flymetothemoon]

It was all going so well until you mentioned "Sir Trev"

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there Ray and all, regarding Quantas latest announcement, does this mean what I think it means about direct flights from the gold coast airport and Birmingham, during the years 2018 commonwealth games, direct flights in a 787 dreamliner, but if this is correct how I understand it, this is excellent news that birmingham needs... Andyc

 

[Paulsstrange]

Flipin aroo lol

 

[Silvercity]

Funny. : -)

 

[thunderchild]

Now if you’d have said Africaada.....

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hello Carl0927, regarding your last post, I do hope that your comment about my recent post wasn't at me at all in any at all.. Y

 

[Brum X]

Somebody on the dried fruit MAN thread have done a similar thing with Thai x 4 weekly on an A350. But knowing MAN it probably is news, we can only dream about things like this at BHX

 

[Ianbutty]

Alas Andrew, it was directed at me. You can be subtle on a day like today or...not.

 

[jfy1999]

My idea of an April fools would be saying that TCX have added long haul flights...or would that be too obvious?

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there Ian butty, so why was it directed at you for, for what reason does that person have that right to direct any comment or criticism at you unless called for... Andyc

 

[mullion]

I`m not sure that the MAN rumour is an April fool as it has been on several sites over the last few days but we shall see as I won`t be sure until the plane parks up at the gate

 

[Glenn Eldridge]

Maybe Thai to MAN isn’t an April fools after all, it’s well discussed here

http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1390299&sid=b974d2f6a2e3813797ebaed05e0579cd

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I always think the best stories on 1 April are those that have all the appearance of being an April Fool but are actually true.

 

[Brum X]

Hi there Ian butty, so why was it directed at you for, for what reason does that person have that right to direct any comment or criticism at you unless called for... Andyc

Hi Andrew, hope you are well.

The fact that Ian chose to post this Qantas news that then turned out to be a joke as it is 1st April (April fools day) it is then up to the individual whether they comment or criticise the post depending on there sense of humour of course. Carl
Posted a comment about the post being funny which from where I am sitting is a fair comment to make. After all it is really funny

 

[Brum X]

However when another random page for Oman air appears for no reason then even myself gets a bit

 

[Ray Finkle]

Very good.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Brum X sorry about the Oman thread, I see it is all now on MAEL thread.

 

[Brum X]

Brum X sorry about the Oman thread, I see it is all now on MAEL thread.

Cheers Ian, seeing both Oman Air and Qantas took me over the edge, i cant handle too much excitement. This is BHX we are talking about, he he he