Birmingham: Airport Master Plan 2018

[juliet-fox-9]

People will use it for sure. It will just be less pleasant for much of the year, considering the great British weather. The existing arrangement is that you don’t have to step outdoors at all, whereas with the new one, I believe you have to go outdoors at both ends.

The terminal is perhaps understandable. But the fact it’s not even indoors at the HS2 end is a bit strange. And I think many passengers will view that as a downgrade compared to what we have now.

 

[nwoody2001]

People will use it for sure. It will just be less pleasant for much of the year, considering the great British weather. The existing arrangement is that you don’t have to step outdoors at all, whereas with the new one, I believe you have to go outdoors at both ends.

The terminal is perhaps understandable. But the fact it’s not even indoors at the HS2 end is a bit strange. And I think many passengers will view that as a downgrade compared to what we have now.

The People Mover will be part of the HS2 station itself....

 

[Ray Finkle]

Not an obsession for me but I do see it as yet another missed opportunity.

Getting pax to use HS2 for Birmingham's advantage rather than London's is going to be a little more difficult than persuading someone to get the Metro home to Chelmsley Wood. Having it fully integrated may only be a small positive but every little helps.

I think the biggest disappointment for me is that it appears as if T2 is staying for the foreseeable. It's awful to walk through when Jet2 check in is in full swing but it seems as if pax using T1 bag drop will have to choose between that or carting their bags outside in the British weather.

I guess things may change if/when new owners take over.

 

[Ianbutty]

Just like the Blues, new owners who have ambition cannot come soon enough. To be fair the pension fund did pump in a fair amount, but need to show more muscle and convince people not to trot off to other airports all the time.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

I can cope with the Jet2 holding pen as it's there to serve a purpose and nothing more but that image of the people mover is just horrendous 🤦‍♂️

It is actually adding an entrance to the airport immediately at an already space-constrained check-in/bag drop area which is close to the start of one, soon to be two, security area queues.

Good luck Mr Titterington.