The winter 2011/12 schedules started on Sunday 30 October 2011
and set out below is a summary of the charter and scheduled airlines
operating to Birmingham including the significant changes
Innsbruck (from Friday 16 December 2011)
service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna, with the frequency planned to
increase to 5 times weekly
Dusseldorf when they are eventually delivered
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
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TO BHX's REGULAR CHARTER AND
SCHEDULED OPERATORS -
from Waterford on Monday 14 November 2011
changes - continue to operate from Cork twice daily and Shannon
dailyusing ATR 72's although some flight numbers change - schedule -
on Thursday/Friday when an additional late evening service
will operate - no significant changes to other timings while
Cork and Shannon services will continue to be operated by
Aer Arann flying as Aer Lingus Regional - see above
to Hannover - which is again planned to become an Airbus A320
operation - and a weekly Boeing 737-800 flight to Paderborn
although other types maybe substituted at short notice - schedule -
to operate from Lyon twice daily on weekdays and once on Sundays
using a Canadair CRJ100
flights from Paris CDG which are operated on a code share basis with
FLYBE. As a result CITYJET Avro RJ85's will no longer operate to BHX
- schedule -
to Innsbruck from Friday 16 December 2011 - after the Christmas
/New Year holiday period this flight will operate on a Saturday
based Boeing 737's - flights to Prague have already resumed and
Geneva returns for the ski season
5 times weekday Avro RJ85/100 service from Brussels. While the
Saturday morning bmi regional Embraer 145 service no longer
operates they will continue to use a TYROLEAN Dash 8 on Sunday
afternoons
Embraer 135/145 service from Gothenburg
to Amritsar, India, via Vienna to 5 times weekly with flights operated
by a MINT AIRWAYS Boeing 757 - schedule -
flight - with Boeing 757's from Newark - flight numbers will change
to UA026/027 in due course when integration with UNITED (UA)
is completed
Jetstream 41 service to Newcastle three times daily on weekdays
resume in December 2011 - their flights will be operated by a mix of
"EZS" HB- Airbus A319's and "EZY" G- Airbus A319's
Boeing 777-300ER service from Dubai but timings one hour earlier
for the winter as the UAE does not change clocks - schedule -
schedule with Paris CDG now served on code share basis
with AIR FRANCE. Chambery returns for the ski season.
three times daily when delivered and they will also be operating
a large programme of ski IT flights using E95's
but the morning service from Amsterdam becomes an Embraer
190 operation (replacing a Fokker 70) and they will be making
more regular use of their Boeing 737-700's although all aircraft
types are subject to change at short notice
twice daily on weekdays and once on Sunday Saab 340 service
to Dundee
the Frankfurt flights as a result of the recent opening of the fourth
runway at Frankfurt and the resulting additional slots that have
now become available. The early morning inbound service - operated
by a Lufthansa aircraft - is nearly an hour earlier while the other
flight - which are operated by a BHX based BMI Airbus A320 have
also been updated - revised schedule
other than it reverts to a mostly EUROWINGS Canadair CRJ900
operation while the 3 times daily Munich service continues to see
a mix of LUFTHANSA CITYLINE Canadair CRJ900's and Embraer 190's
an all Airbus A321 operation this winter
after the Hajj pilgrimage but operated by a Boeing 777-300. When
the fourth service restarts on Sunday 18 December 2011 three of
the flights will be operated by Boeing 777-200's
aircraft but further aircraft maybe based on a "standby" basis.
The only flights operated by non based aircraft are some Dublin
services and flights from Faro -
Copenhagen - other than that no significant changes but
most morning services will be operated by MD 81's with the
evening and Saturday service flown by Canadair CRJ900's
from Zurich which is operated by a HELVETIC Fokker 100
IT flights to a range of sun and ski destinations
the based Boeing 737-800 will remain at BHX until to the start
of December when it is off on lease to SUNWING (of Canada) and
is replaced by a further Boeing 757
Verde islands while the long haul flights this winter will mostly
be operated by a FIRST CHOICE Boeing 767-300
Boeing 757 service to Ashkhabad and onto India
5 weekly the aircraft types change again from Airbus A320's
back to Boeing 737-800's - as always aircraft type is subject
to change and Airbus A319/320/321's and Boeing 737-700's
can still be expected to operate to BHX. Schedule -
services to Paris CDG
and set out below is a summary of the charter and scheduled airlines
operating to Birmingham including the significant changes
.
"New" at Birmingham Airport this winter are -.
Air France will be using Airbus A318's on all their service from Paris CDG.
Austrian are planning to operate a weekly Boeing 737-800 IT flight toInnsbruck (from Friday 16 December 2011)
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Comtel Air are now using a Mint Airways Boeing 757 to operate theirservice to Amritsar, India, via Vienna, with the frequency planned to
increase to 5 times weekly
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flybe still plan to use their new Embraer 175's on their services toDusseldorf when they are eventually delivered
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SAS are adding a Saturday morning CR9 service from Copenhagen .
As always details interesting movements, one off flights andplanned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
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Please note all flight information is subject to change!!
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HIGHLIGHTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO BHX's REGULAR CHARTER AND
SCHEDULED OPERATORS -
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AER ARANN (RE) - plan to end their 4 times weekly ATR 42 servicefrom Waterford on Monday 14 November 2011
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AER ARANN flying as AER LINGUS REGIONAL (EI/RE) - no significantchanges - continue to operate from Cork twice daily and Shannon
dailyusing ATR 72's although some flight numbers change - schedule -
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0815/0845 EI3700/3701 AT7 from/to Cork
- operates daily1625/1655 EI3634/3635 AT7 from/to Shannon
- operates daily1645/1715 EI3706/3707 AT7 from/to Cork
- operates daily .
AER LINGUS (EI) - Dublin goes up to 4 Airbus A320 flights on Thursday/Friday when an additional late evening service
will operate - no significant changes to other timings while
Cork and Shannon services will continue to be operated by
Aer Arann flying as Aer Lingus Regional - see above
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AIR BERLIN (AB) - continue to operate a twice weekly serviceto Hannover - which is again planned to become an Airbus A320
operation - and a weekly Boeing 737-800 flight to Paderborn
although other types maybe substituted at short notice - schedule -
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WEDNESDAY1135/1220 AB3714/3715 320 from/to Hannover
SATURDAY1450/1535 AB3714/3715 320 from/to Hannover
SUNDAY1455/1540 AB2698/2699 73H from/to Paderborn
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AIR FRANCE/BRITAIR (AF/DB) - no significant changes - continueto operate from Lyon twice daily on weekdays and once on Sundays
using a Canadair CRJ100
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AIR FRANCE (AF) - plan to use Airbus A318's on all their three dailyflights from Paris CDG which are operated on a code share basis with
FLYBE. As a result CITYJET Avro RJ85's will no longer operate to BHX
- schedule -
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0800/0930 AF2064/2065 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates daily 1330/1530 AF1064/1065 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates daily1905/2000 AF1564/1565 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates daily .
AUSTRIAN (OS) - plan to operate a weekly Boeing 737-800 IT flight to Innsbruck from Friday 16 December 2011 - after the Christmas
/New Year holiday period this flight will operate on a Saturday
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BMIBABY (WW) - operating reduced winter schedule using threebased Boeing 737's - flights to Prague have already resumed and
Geneva returns for the ski season
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BRUSSELS (SN) - no significant changes - continue to operate a5 times weekday Avro RJ85/100 service from Brussels. While the
Saturday morning bmi regional Embraer 145 service no longer
operates they will continue to use a TYROLEAN Dash 8 on Sunday
afternoons
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CITY AIRLINE (CF) - no significant changes to daily ex SaturdayEmbraer 135/145 service from Gothenburg
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COMTEL AIR (COE) - plan to increase the frequency of their serviceto Amritsar, India, via Vienna to 5 times weekly with flights operated
by a MINT AIRWAYS Boeing 757 - schedule -
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1715/1840 COE731/732 752 from/to Vienna and onto Amritsar
- operates on Monday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday.
CONTINENTAL (CO) - operates 6 times weekly - no Wednesdayflight - with Boeing 757's from Newark - flight numbers will change
to UA026/027 in due course when integration with UNITED (UA)
is completed
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EASTERN (T5) - no significant changes - continue to operate a Jetstream 41 service to Newcastle three times daily on weekdays
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EASYJET (EZS/EZY) - seasonal ski services to Geneva and Grenobleresume in December 2011 - their flights will be operated by a mix of
"EZS" HB- Airbus A319's and "EZY" G- Airbus A319's
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EMIRATES (EK) - no significant changes to their twice dailyBoeing 777-300ER service from Dubai but timings one hour earlier
for the winter as the UAE does not change clocks - schedule -
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1145/1325 EK039/040 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily1845/2025 EK037/038 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily.
FLYBE (BE) - no significant changes to usual reduced winterschedule with Paris CDG now served on code share basis
with AIR FRANCE. Chambery returns for the ski season.
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Their new Embraer 175's are planned to operate to Dusseldorf three times daily when delivered and they will also be operating
a large programme of ski IT flights using E95's
.
KLM (KL) - no significant change to the 5 times daily schedule but the morning service from Amsterdam becomes an Embraer
190 operation (replacing a Fokker 70) and they will be making
more regular use of their Boeing 737-700's although all aircraft
types are subject to change at short notice
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LOGANAIR flying as FLYBE (BE/LC) - no significant changes totwice daily on weekdays and once on Sunday Saab 340 service
to Dundee
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LUFTHANSA (LH) - some significant changes to the timings ofthe Frankfurt flights as a result of the recent opening of the fourth
runway at Frankfurt and the resulting additional slots that have
now become available. The early morning inbound service - operated
by a Lufthansa aircraft - is nearly an hour earlier while the other
flight - which are operated by a BHX based BMI Airbus A320 have
also been updated - revised schedule
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N/S /0700 LH959 320 to Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft0820/0900 LH952/953 733 from/to Frankfurt
- operates daily - Lufthansa aircraft1115/1230 LH954/955 320 from/to Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft1705/1750 LH956/957 320 from/to Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft2220/ N/S LH958 320 from Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft.
No significant change to the 3 times daily Dusseldorf service other than it reverts to a mostly EUROWINGS Canadair CRJ900
operation while the 3 times daily Munich service continues to see
a mix of LUFTHANSA CITYLINE Canadair CRJ900's and Embraer 190's
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MAHAN AIR (W5) - service remains suspended until further notice.
MONARCH SCHEDULED (ZB) - no significant changes other thanan all Airbus A321 operation this winter
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PAKISTAN (PK) - frequency reduced to three flights a week untilafter the Hajj pilgrimage but operated by a Boeing 777-300. When
the fourth service restarts on Sunday 18 December 2011 three of
the flights will be operated by Boeing 777-200's
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RYANAIR (FR) - the based operating fleet is back down to threeaircraft but further aircraft maybe based on a "standby" basis.
The only flights operated by non based aircraft are some Dublin
services and flights from Faro -
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0735/0800 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin
- operates daily except Sunday1025/1050 FR3712/3711 73H from/to Faro
- operates on Saturday only1050/1115 FR3712/3711 73H from/to Faro
- operates on Tuesday only1155/1220 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Sunday only 1305/1330 FR666/667 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Thursday only2025/2050 FR668/669 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday only.
All other Dublin flights are operated by a BHX based aircraft .
SAS (SK) - are restoring their Saturday morning service toCopenhagen - other than that no significant changes but
most morning services will be operated by MD 81's with the
evening and Saturday service flown by Canadair CRJ900's
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SWISS (LX) - no significant changes to three times daily servicefrom Zurich which is operated by a HELVETIC Fokker 100
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THOMAS COOK (TCX) - two Boeing 757's are based to operateIT flights to a range of sun and ski destinations
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THOMSON (TOM) - no significant changes other than this year the based Boeing 737-800 will remain at BHX until to the start
of December when it is off on lease to SUNWING (of Canada) and
is replaced by a further Boeing 757
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A new route for the based Boeing 757's is Boa Vista in the CapeVerde islands while the long haul flights this winter will mostly
be operated by a FIRST CHOICE Boeing 767-300
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In addition a Boeing 737-300 will operate a weekly Wednesday flight -1430/1555 TOM677/676 73C from/to Enfidha
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TURKMENISTAN (T5) - no significant changes - 4 times weekly Boeing 757 service to Ashkhabad and onto India
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TURKISH (TK) - while their schedule remains the same at 5 weekly the aircraft types change again from Airbus A320's
back to Boeing 737-800's - as always aircraft type is subject
to change and Airbus A319/320/321's and Boeing 737-700's
can still be expected to operate to BHX. Schedule -
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1030/1130 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates on Monday/Thursday/Saturday1320/1420 TK1969/1970 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates on Friday and Sunday.
SCHEDULED FREIGHT .
Air Contractors/FedEx (ABR/FX) - operate week night ATR 72services to Paris CDG
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Please note all flight information
is subject to change!!
is subject to change!!
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Sunday 30 October 2011
