bmi regional's new routes from Birmingham to Gothenburg, Lyon and Toulouse are now on sale!!

bmi regional have put their three new routes from Birmingham to Gothenburg, Lyon
and Toulouse which will operate 6 times weekly from Monday 13 May 2013 on sale

With fares starting from £59 each way, a boost in inbound visitors to the Birmingham
and the Midlands is anticipated, says Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport:

"Not only will these new routes open up new connections for people in the Midlands
wanting to reach Gothenburg, Lyon and Toulouse, they will also give overseas visitors
an opportunity to experience Birmingham and the wider region, which has so much
to offer for business and leisure travellers

"Home to historic Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Coventry, offering more canals
than Venice, plus fantastic shopping, cuisine, arts and world class sporting venues such
as Edgbaston, The Belfry and Silverstone, the Midlands region has something for everyone

"Birmingham Airport is extremely proud to be working with bmi regional to open up new
links between these four great cities and look forward to welcoming more overseas visitors
into the Midlands". Non-stop flights to Gothenburg, Lyon and Toulouse from Birmingham
commence on Monday 13 May 2013 with six flights on each route per week

 

bmi regional schedule at Birmingham from Monday 13 May 2013  

Birmingham-Gothenburg
BM1441 departs at 1630 BM1442 returns at 2115
- flight operates Monday to Friday + Sunday

Birmingham-Lyon  
BM1431 departs at 1145 BM1432 returns at 1535
- flight operates Monday to Friday
BM1431 departs at 1555 BM1432 returns at 1525
- flight operates on Sunday

Birmingham-Toulouse
BM1421 departs at 0700 BM1422 returns at 1115
- flight operates Monday to Friday

BM1421 departs at 1145 BM1422 returns at 1600
- flight operates on Sunday

Schedule/timings subject to change!!

All flights are operated by ER4's - Embraer 145's - and are now bookable at -

www.bmiregional.com

   

Tuesday 5 February 2013

Winter 2011/12 - The end is nigh!!

Before we look at the summer 2012 schedules in detail it
maybe helpful to note the airline/types that currently operate
to BHX but will not be regular visitors after the weekend
when the clocks change and "summer" begins -
.
Air Contractors - will operate their final FedEx Feeder ATR 72
flight into BHX from Paris CDG on Friday morning with the
service being taken over by the Boeing 757F from Monday
.

Brit Air - will operate their final Canadair CRJ100 service
from Lyon on behalf of Air France on Friday afternoon
.
easyJet and some of the ski charters continue until Easter
with their seasonal programmes coming to an end over the
weekend of 14/15 April 2012 - as is usual most of the S12
Geneva flights will be operated by HB- aircraft
.

As always details interesting movements, one off charters
and planned aircraft allocations will appear at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html

.

Thursday 22 March 2012

Ryanair to serve Budapest from Birmingham‏

Ryanair will be launching a new twice weekly service to
Budapest from Birmingham on Wednesday 28 March 2012
.
Ryanair’s Maria Macken said: "Ryanair is pleased to announce
a new route from Birmingham to Budapest which will operate
twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays from March 2012.
Passengers in the West Midlands now have a choice of 24 top
Ryanair destinations from Birmingham Airport giving them
even more choice than ever"

.

Martyn Lloyd, Air Services Director commenting on the route
announcement said: "We are absolutely delighted that Ryanair
will be flying to Budapest. This is the first time people from
the Midlands will be able to travel direct from Birmingham to
Budapest which is cited as the most beautiful city in Europe
.

Ryanair schedule to Budapest from Wednesday 28 March 2012

.
Flight FR 5601 departs BHX to Budapest at
0730 on Wednesday and Saturday
.
Flight FR 5602 arrives BHX from Budapest at
1320 on Wednesday and Saturday
.
Schedule subject to change - all flights operated by 73H

.

Tuesday 24 January 2012

flybe commence Embraer 175 services from Birmingham Airport!!‏

flybe (BE) commenced Embraer 175 services on Tuesday
6 December 2011 when G-FBJC operated their inaugural
"E75" flight from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh
.
flybe took delivery of their first two Embraer 175's at Exeter
on Saturday 26 November 2011 and G-FBJC positioned to
Birmingham at lunchtime today/Tuesday - the first visit of
an Embraer 175 to Birmingham Airport
.
The inaugural flybe Embraer 175 flight was the "BE 849"
to Edinburgh which departed BHX at 1510....
.
.... from Wednesday 7 December 2011 flybe plan to use
their new Embraer 175's on three of their daily services
from Birmingham to Dusseldorf - please see below for the schedule
.
This is a double first for Birmingham Airport as flybe also
commenced Embraer 195 services from BHX when G-FBEA
operated the "BE 816" to Glasgow on Friday 22 September 2006
.

flybe Embraer 175 schedule at Birmingham Airport
.
N/S /0700 BE7041 E75 to Dusseldorf
- operates Monday to Friday
1035/1335 BE7042/7045 E75 from/to Dusseldorf
- operates Monday to Friday
1700/1750 BE7046/7047 E75 from/to Dusseldorf
- operates Monday to Friday plus dep on Sunday
2120/ N/S BE7048 E75 from Dusseldorf
- operates Monday to Friday + Sunday
.

Schedule/timings subject to change!!

.

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Lufthansa to launch daily service to Berlin Brandenburg from Birmingham Airport!!

Lufthansa have announced that they will be launching

a daily Airbus A319 service from Birmingham Airport
to Berlin on Sunday 3 June 2011 to coincide with the
opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport
.
Announcing the new service Karsten Benz, Lufthansa
Vice President Sales and Services Europe, said: "The
addition of direct flights to Berlin reaffirms the importance
of Birmingham within the Lufthansa network. The opening
of the new Berlin Brandenburg "Willy Brandt" Airport next

year provides new opportunities for Lufthansa to increase
its offering to Birmingham passengers"
.
"We are launching the Birmingham to Berlin service with
our lowest UK entry fare so Birmingham passengers can
fly for as little as £39 one-way and £79 return inclusive of
all taxes and charges"
.
Paul Kehoe, CEO, Birmingham Airport said: "It is fantastic
news that Lufthansa will now operate to Berlin. Lufthansa
has been a partner of the Airport for over 25 years. The

airline has had a particularly strong year at Birmingham,
with passenger numbers increasing significantly. The
relationship between Lufthansa and Birmingham Airport
will continue to grow and the launch of this route will now
complement Lufthansa’s existing routes of Dusseldorf,
Frankfurt and Munich"
.
With more than 8.2 million visitors in 2010, Berlin is one
of Europe’s most popular destinations and the third largest
convention & exhibition city in the world

.

The flight will operate to Berlin Brandenburg Airport daily

from Sunday 3 June 2012 using an Airbus A319 -

.

Flight LH3420 arrives Birmingham at 1920 from Berlin
Flight LH3421 departs Birmingham at 2000 to Berlin

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Winter 2011/12 schedules at Birmingham

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

.

"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 to
Innsbruck (from Friday 16 December 2011)

.

Comtel Air are now using a Mint Airways Boeing 757 to operate their
service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna, with the frequency planned to
increase to 5 times weekly

.

flybe still plan to use their new Embraer 175's on their services to
Dusseldorf when they are eventually delivered

.

SAS are adding a Saturday morning CR9 service from Copenhagen

.

A detailed overview of all the scheduled, charter/IT and
freight services at Birmingham Airport for the winter 2011/12
season can now be found at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/schedules.html
.









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

.

"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 to
Innsbruck (from Friday 16 December 2011)

.

Comtel Air are now using a Mint Airways Boeing 757 to operate their
service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna, with the frequency planned to
increase to 5 times weekly

.

flybe still plan to use their new Embraer 175's on their services to
Dusseldorf when they are eventually delivered

.

SAS are adding a Saturday morning CR9 service from Copenhagen

.

As always details interesting movements, one off flights and
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
.

http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html

.

Please note all flight information is subject to change!!

.

HIGHLIGHTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO BHX's REGULAR CHARTER AND
SCHEDULED OPERATORS -

.

AER ARANN (RE) - plan to end their 4 times weekly ATR 42 service
from Waterford on Monday 14 November 2011

.

AER ARANN flying as AER LINGUS REGIONAL (EI/RE) - no significant
changes - continue to operate from Cork twice daily and Shannon
dailyusing ATR 72's although some flight numbers change - schedule -

.

0815/0845 EI3700/3701 AT7 from/to Cork

- operates daily

1625/1655 EI3634/3635 AT7 from/to Shannon

- operates daily

1645/1715 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

.

AIR BERLIN (AB) - continue to operate a twice weekly service
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 -

.

WEDNESDAY

1135/1220 AB3714/3715 320 from/to Hannover

SATURDAY

1450/1535 AB3714/3715 320 from/to Hannover

SUNDAY

1455/1540 AB2698/2699 73H from/to Paderborn

.

AIR FRANCE/BRITAIR (AF/DB) - no significant changes - continue
to operate from Lyon twice daily on weekdays and once on Sundays
using a Canadair CRJ100

.

AIR FRANCE (AF) - plan to use Airbus A318's on all their three daily
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 -

.

0800/0930 AF2064/2065 318 from/to Paris CDG

- operates daily

1330/1530 AF1064/1065 318 from/to Paris CDG

- operates daily

1905/2000 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

.

BMIBABY (WW) - operating reduced winter schedule using three
based Boeing 737's - flights to Prague have already resumed and
Geneva returns for the ski season

.

BRUSSELS (SN) - no significant changes - continue to operate a
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

.

CITY AIRLINE (CF) - no significant changes to daily ex Saturday
Embraer 135/145 service from Gothenburg

.

COMTEL AIR (COE) - plan to increase the frequency of their service
to Amritsar, India, via Vienna to 5 times weekly with flights operated
by a MINT AIRWAYS Boeing 757 - schedule -

.

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 Wednesday
flight - with Boeing 757's from Newark - flight numbers will change
to UA026/027 in due course when integration with UNITED (UA)
is completed

.

EASTERN (T5) - no significant changes - continue to operate a
Jetstream 41 service to Newcastle three times daily on weekdays

.

EASYJET (EZS/EZY) - seasonal ski services to Geneva and Grenoble
resume in December 2011 - their flights will be operated by a mix of
"EZS" HB- Airbus A319's and "EZY" G- Airbus A319's

.

EMIRATES (EK) - no significant changes to their twice daily
Boeing 777-300ER service from Dubai but timings one hour earlier
for the winter as the UAE does not change clocks - schedule -

.

1145/1325 EK039/040 77W from/to Dubai

- operates daily

1845/2025 EK037/038 77W from/to Dubai

- operates daily

.

FLYBE (BE) - no significant changes to usual reduced winter
schedule with Paris CDG now served on code share basis
with AIR FRANCE. Chambery returns for the ski season.

.

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

.

LOGANAIR flying as FLYBE (BE/LC) - no significant changes to
twice daily on weekdays and once on Sunday Saab 340 service
to Dundee

.

LUFTHANSA (LH) - some significant changes to the timings of
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

.

N/S /0700 LH959 320 to Frankfurt

- operates daily - bmi aircraft

0820/0900 LH952/953 733 from/to Frankfurt

- operates daily - Lufthansa aircraft

1115/1230 LH954/955 320 from/to Frankfurt

- operates daily - bmi aircraft

1705/1750 LH956/957 320 from/to Frankfurt

- operates daily - bmi aircraft

2220/ 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

.

MAHAN AIR (W5) - service remains suspended until further notice

.

MONARCH SCHEDULED (ZB) - no significant changes other than
an all Airbus A321 operation this winter

.

PAKISTAN (PK) - frequency reduced to three flights a week until
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

.

RYANAIR (FR) - the based operating fleet is back down to three
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 -

.

0735/0800 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin

- operates daily except Sunday

1025/1050 FR3712/3711 73H from/to Faro

- operates on Saturday only

1050/1115 FR3712/3711 73H from/to Faro

- operates on Tuesday only

1155/1220 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin

- operates on Sunday only

1305/1330 FR666/667 73H from/to Dublin

- operates on Thursday only

2025/2050 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 to
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

.

SWISS (LX) - no significant changes to three times daily service
from Zurich which is operated by a HELVETIC Fokker 100

.

THOMAS COOK (TCX) - two Boeing 757's are based to operate
IT flights to a range of sun and ski destinations

.

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

.

A new route for the based Boeing 757's is Boa Vista in the Cape
Verde islands while the long haul flights this winter will mostly
be operated by a FIRST CHOICE Boeing 767-300

.

In addition a Boeing 737-300 will operate a weekly Wednesday flight -

1430/1555 TOM677/676 73C from/to Enfidha

.

TURKMENISTAN (T5) - no significant changes - 4 times weekly
Boeing 757 service to Ashkhabad and onto India

.

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 -

.

1030/1130 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul

- operates on Monday/Thursday/Saturday

1320/1420 TK1969/1970 73H from/to Istanbul

- operates on Friday and Sunday

.

SCHEDULED FREIGHT

.

Air Contractors/FedEx (ABR/FX) - operate week night ATR 72
services to Paris CDG

.

Please note all flight information
is subject to change!!

.

Sunday 30 October 2011

As always details interesting movements, one off flights and
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html
.

Please note all flight information is subject to change!!

.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Summer 2011 - The end is nigh!!

Before we look at the winter 2011/12 schedules in detail it
maybe helpful to note the airline/types that currently operate
to BHX but will not be regular visitors after the weekend -
.
bmi regional - their Embraer 145's will no longer operate
the Saturday morning Brussels Airlines service
.
CityJet - their final Avro RJ85 flight is on Saturday evening
with the Air France service from Paris CDG becoming an all
Airbus A318 operation from Sunday 29 October 2011
.
KLM - their Fokker 70's will be replaced by Embraer 190's on
the early morning rotation from Sunday 29 October 2011
although it is likely that we will continue to see them and
Fokker 100's on an occasional basis
.
SAS - their Airbus A319's are no longer planned to operate
to BHX on a regular basis with the morning service
becoming a mostly MD 81 operation
.
Thomson - are reverting to using mostly the First Choice
Boeing 767-300's for their long haul operation this winter
while the based Boeing 737-800 stays until the start of
December 2011 when it off on lease to Sunwing (of Canada)
and is replaced by a Boeing 757
.
Turkish - are reverting to a mostly Boeing 737-800 operation
for the winter although it is likely all their medium haul types
e.g Airbus A319/320/321's - will continue to visit BHX
.

As always details interesting movements, one off charters
and planned aircraft allocations will appear at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html

.

Friday 28 October 2011

Comtel Air plan more flights from Birmingham Airport to Amritsar, India, via Vienna

Comtel Air, who began flights to Amritsar, India, from Birmingham
Airport on the 1 October 2011 and planned to operate two weekly
services each Saturday and Sunday has had so much interest that
the airline plans to double the number of weekly flights
.
Thomas Kopetzky, Director Ground Operations for Comtel Air,

said, "We knew there was demand for more flights to India from
Birmingham due to the large Asian community living in the
Midlands and we thought that we’d eventually have to put on
more flights but we never imagined we’d have to make this
decision so soon after launching the first service. It just goes to
show that people want to use their local airport to visit their
friends and relatives out in India rather than travelling to London"
.
Since launching the first Birmingham flight, Comtel Air has carried
744 passengers on its four flights between Birmingham and Amritsar.

The flights, which are made on Boeing 757-200 aircraft, have a short
stop in Vienna before flying onward to Amritsar in the Punjab. This
stop is due to restrictions on the number of direct flights permitted
from the UK, imposed by the Indian Government
.
Martyn Lloyd, Air Service Development Director at Birmingham
Airport said, "We’re delighted that Thomas and his team have
shown confidence in Birmingham Airport, and indeed the
region, and that they’ve had such an enormous response from
the Midlands community. The success, in such a short period,
proves that people want to fly from Birmingham and shows the

enormous potential that’s available"
.
Booking with Comtel Air from Birmingham Airport should contact
Takhar Travel on 0121 5655990 or 0121 5650700 - return flights
from Birmingham start from £450, including all fees and charges

.

Comtel Air flight schedule from Thursday 13 October 2011
.
1715/1840 COE731/732 from/to Vienna
- flights operate on Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
.

Flights continue from Vienna to Amritsar, India
.
Schedule/timings subject to change!!
.

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Comtel Air launch new twice weekly Boeing 757 service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna

Comtel Air - Vienna scheduled airservices - launched

a new twice weekly service from Birmingham to Amritsar,
India, via Vienna on Saturday 1 October 2011
.
The flights are initially being operated by a Privilege Style
Boeing 757 flying under Comtel Air - COE - flights codes
which should be replace by a Mint Airways Boeing 757
at the end of October 2011
.
Comtel Air flights from Saturday 1 October 2011

1715/1840 COE731/732 752 from/to Vienna
- flights operate on Saturday and Sunday
.
Flights continue from Vienna to Amritsar, India
.
Schedule/timings subject to change!!
.

Saturday 1 October 2011

flybe say farewell to BHX - Frankfurt service

flybe (BE) operated their final Birmingham - Frankfurt service
on Sunday 24 July 2011 a route inherited from BA Connect in
2007 and recently served twice daily using Dash 8Q-400's
.
The route which is also served four times daily by Lufthansa
has been dropped following a network review by flybe
.
The last flights - BE 7079/7080 - Birmingham - Frankfurt
- Birmingham were operated by Dash 8Q-402 G-JECN
.

Sunday 24 July 2011

Update - flybe Embraer 175's to now start operating to BHX on Monday 15 August 2011

Photo: flybe
flybe have now updated their schedules again to reflect the
continued slippage in the delivery of their new fleet of
Embraer 175's as a result of production delays following
the Japanese earthquake....
.
Now delayed until further notice!!
.
.... the start of operations to Birmingham is now planned for
Monday 15 August 2011 - from that date Embraer 175's
- "E75" - are planned to operate Glasgow to BHX three
times daily on weekdays for a period of three weeks
.
From Monday 5 September 2011 these flights - which are
currently operated by a Dash 8 - are planned to be operated
by an Embraer 195 and at this time there are no more "E75"
flights at BHX until the start of the Winter schedules....
.
.... from Sunday 30 October 2011 the Embraer 175 returns
to BHX operating three of the daily Dusseldorf flights
- the fourth service which night stops in Dusseldorf will
continue to be operated by a Dash 8
.

Monday 11 July 2011

Updated - flybe Embraer 175 now entering service from Birmingham Airport in July 2011

Photo: flybe
As a result of production delays following the Japanese
earthquake the first flybe Embraer 175 is not now due to
be delivered until early July 2011 - the first service to
BHX is now planned for Monday 18 July 2011
- subject to final confirmation!!
.
flybe have revised their schedules for the introduction
into service of their new Embraer 175 at Birmingham....
.
.... from Monday 4 July 2011 three of their daily weekday
Glasgow - Birmingham services are now showing as being
operated by an "E75" - the Embraer 175
.
flybe announced in July 2010 that they had placed a firm
order for 35 of the 88 seat version of Embraer's E series
regional aircraft - the Embraer 175 - with deliveries
commencing in summer 2011
.
flybe already operate 14 Embraer 195's - the 118 seat
version of the E series aircraft
.
Start date/routes are still subject to change!!

Monday 6 June 2011
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/

New flybe Embraer 175 enters service from Birmingham Airport in September 2011

Photo: flybe

flybe are planning to commence Embraer 175 operations

from Birmingham on Monday 5 September 2011....

.

.... flybe announced in July 2010 that they had placed

a firm order for 35 of the 88 seat version of Embraer's

E series regional aircraft - the Embraer 175 - with

deliveries commencing in summer 2011

.

flybe already operate 14 Embraer 195's - the 118 seat

version of the E series aircraft

.

Initially one Embraer 175 will be based at Birmingham

operating services to Dusseldorf and Stuttgart - weekdays

and on Sunday's - and Glasgow, Jersey and Toulouse

- on Saturday's - in all instances replacing Dash 8Q-400's

.

Start date/routes are subject to change!!

.

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Air Transat are returning to Birmingham!!

Air Transat will be returning to Birmingham

on Tuesday 12 April 2011 when they commence

a weekly flight to Toronto for the summer season

.

For the first three weeks this flight will be operated

by an Airbus A310 and then from from 3 May 2011

it will be replaced by an Airbus A330-200 which will

then operate the flight until the end of October 2011

- please see below for the timings

.

Air Transat summer 2011 schedule at Birmingham

.

TUESDAY from 12 April 2011

.

0735/0920 TS164/165 313/332 from/to Toronto

- Airbus A310-300 until 26 April 2011 then

operated Airbus A330-200 for rest of summer

.

Thursday 7 April 2011

Winter 2010/11 - The end is nigh!!

Before we start looking at summer 2011 in detail - and now

we are in the final week of winter - it maybe helpful to note

the airline/types that currently operate to BHX but will not

be regular visitors after next weekend -

.

Contact Air - their final Fokker 100 flight is on Friday- there

is no service on Saturday this week - with the morning

Lufthansa Dusseldorf service reverting to a Eurowings

Canadair CRJ 900 from next Monday

.

easyJet - Friday should see their final Boeing 737-700

operated service to BHX - from next weekend all

flights will be operated by Airbus A319's

.

Lufthansa CityLine - while the final afternoon Cityline

Embraer 195 flight is on Saturday they will now be back

next Monday operating the mid morning service which

operates on Mondayto Friday - the other Munich

services being operated by Canadair CRJ 900's

.

Monarch - as is usual the based Airbus A320 will be replaced

by an A321 from the start of the summer schedules on Sunday

.

As always details interesting movements, one off charters
and planned aircraft allocations will appear at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html

.

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Armavia resuming Airbus A319 flights to Yerevan and onto Amritsar, India!!

Armavia are planning to resume their weekly service

from Birmingham to Yerevan and onto India

on Thursday 10 March 2011 - this flight is not operating!

.

Start up delayed again - more information in due course!!

.

Armavia have now secured traffic rights to operate flights

into Amritsar and will be commencing a twice weekly

service to that Indian destination from Yerevan to allow

connections both ways off their weekly BHX flights which

will initially be operated by an Airbus A319 as follows -

.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE - operates on a Thursday -
.
1040/1140 U8 107/108 319 from/to Yerevan
.
Schedule subject to change!!

.

Friday 4 March 2011

Silver Air now operating nightly freight service from BHX to Amsterdam with Let 410

Silver Air (SLD) of the Czech Republic took over operation

of the nightly freight service to/from Amsterdam with effect

from Monday 10 January 2011 - flights will now be operated

by a Let 410 - schedule is as follows -

.

Flight SLD 301 departs BHX at 1630 on Monday to Thursday

Flight SLD 302 arrives BHX at 2125 on Monday to Thursday

.

Flights are handled at Birmingham Airport by Blue City Aviation -

http://www.bluecityaviation.co.uk/

.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Winter 2010/11 schedules at Birmingham

The winter 2010/11 schedules started on Sunday 31 October 2010

and set out below is a summary of the charter and scheduled airlines
operating to Birmingham including the significant changes
.
"New" at BHX this winter are -
.
Air France will be using Airbus A318's/319's on their morning
service from/to Paris CDG
.
Contactair Fokker 100's will be operating the morning
Lufthansa service from/to Dusseldorf
.
Turkmenistan will be using their Boeing 737-800's on three
additional weekly flights - the first time these have visited on
a scheduled basis
.
As always details interesting movements, one off flights and
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html
.
Please note all flight information is subject to change!!
.
HIGHLIGHTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO BHX's REGULAR CHARTER AND
SCHEDULED OPERATORS -
.
AER ARANN (RE) - no significant changes - continue to operate
a 4 times weekly ATR 72 service from/to Waterford
.
AER ARANN flying as AER LINGUS REGIONAL (EI/RE) - Shannon
service continues 6 times weekly ATR 72 service but timings change
to lunchtime. Take over Cork flights from Aer Lingus and operate
twice daily ATR 72 service. Resulting revised schedule -
.
0815/0840 EI 3700/3701 AT7 from/to Cork
- operates daily
1220/1250 EI 3630/3631 AT7 from/to Shannon
- operates Sunday to Friday
1645/1710 EI 3708/3709 AT7 from/to Cork
- operates Sunday to Friday
.
AER LINGUS (EI) - Dublin goes up to 4 daily Airbus A320 service
while Cork service operated by Aer Arann flying as Aer Lingus
Regional - see above
.
AIR BERLIN (AB) - continue to operate a twice weekly service
to Hannover and a weekly flight to Paderborn using a mix of
Airbus A319's/320's and Boeing 737-700's/800's
.
AIR FRANCE/BRITAIR (AF/DB) - no significant changes but twice
daily Canadair CRJ flights to Lyon move to Terminal 2 from
Sunday 31 October 2010
.
AIR FRANCE (AF) - commence new code share agreement with
flybe and as a result move to Terminal 2 from Sunday 31 October
2010. On Monday to Friday an Airbus A318 will operate their early
morning service from Paris CDG -
.
0820/0920 AF2064/2065 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates Monday to Friday
.
Airbus A319's will also be used on above service - the other Air
France services from Paris CDG will continue to be operated by
a CityJet Avro RJ85
.
AIR MALTA (KM) - continue to operate a twice weekly Airbus 319
service from/to Malta
.
ARMAVIA (U8) - the start date of their planned Airbus A319 service
from BHX to India via Yerevan was been delayed pending to the
resolution of various issues in respect of traffic rights - more
information in due course!
.
BMIBABY (WW) - operating reduced winter schedule using two
based Boeing 737's - flights to Geneva return for the ski season
.
BMI REGIONAL (BD) - twice daily service from/to Aberdeen ended
on Friday 29 October 2010 - flybe continue to serve this route three
times a day
.
BRUSSELS (SN) - no significant changes - continue to operate a
5 times daily Avro RJ85/100 service from Brussels
.
CITY AIRLINE (CF) - no significant changes to twice daily Embraer
135/145 service from/to Gothenburg
.
CONTINENTAL (CO) - operates 6 times weekly - no Wednesday
flight - with Boeing 757's until March 2011 when it reverts to
daily operation. When the US is observing daylight saving time
the flights operate on hour early. Aircraft will continue to be
rebranded in "United" colours over the winter
.
CYPRUS (CY) - weekly Airbus A320 service on Friday evening to
Larnaca via Paphos
.
EASTERN (T5) - no significant changes - continue to operate
a Jetstream 41 service from/to Newcastle three times daily on
weekdays
.
EASYJET (EZS/EZY) - seasonal ski services to Geneva and Grenolbe
resume in December 2010 - their flights will be operated by a mix of
"EZY" G- Airbus A319's and Boeing 737-700's and "EZS" HB-
Airbus A319's
.
EMIRATES (EK) - no significant changes to their twice daily
Boeing 777-300ER service but timings one hour earlier for
the winter as the UAE does not change clocks
.
1140/1325 EK039/040 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily
1845/2025 EK037/038 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily
.
FLYBE (BE) - no significant changes to usual reduced winter
schedule with Paris CDG now served on code share basis
with Air France. Chambery returns for the ski season
.
KLM (KL) - no significant chage - Amsterdam service remains
at 5 flights per day using a variety of aircraft types including
Boeing 737's, Embraer 190's and Fokker 70/100's
.
LOGANAIR flying as FLYBE (BE/LC) - no significant changes to
twice daily (on weekdays) Saab 340 service from/to Dundue
.
LUFTHANSA (LH) - the morning Dusseldorf service will be
operated by a CONTACT AIR Fokker 100 -
.
0725/0805 LH3442/3443 100 from/to Dusseldorf
- operates Monday to Saturday - Contact Air Fokker 100
.
This replaces the Eurowings Canadair CRJ900 which will continue
to operate the other two daily flights - the mid afternoon flight will
however operate at the earlier times of 1355 arrival/1445 departure
.
No significant change to the Frankfurt flights - other than no
more Embraer 190's at weekends - while the Munich flights
will continue to be operated by Canadair CRJ900's
.
The other big change is to the flight numbers - out go the
current numbers replaced by -
.
Dusseldorf becomes LH 3442-3449
Frankfurt becomes LH 952-959
Munich becomes LH 2508-2513
.
MAHAN AIR (W5) - continue to operate a three times weekly
Airbus A310 service from/to Tehran but timings change -
.
THURSDAY
1230/1400 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran
FRIDAY
2030/2230 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran
SUNDAY
0600/0900 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran
.
MONARCH SCHEDULED (ZB) - no significant change to usual
reduced winter operation. As usual an Airbus A320 will replace
one of the Airbus A321's
.
PAKISTAN (PK) - frequency reduced to three flights a week until
after the Hajj pilgrimage - a Boeing 777-200 operates on a
Thursday with Boeing 777-300's on Tuesday and Saturday
.
RYANAIR (FR) - the based operating fleet is back down to three
aircraft but further aircraft maybe based on a "standby" basis
.
The only flights currently operated by non based aircraft are
the early morning Dublin service and the Dusseldorf Weeze
service which operates 4 days a week -
.
0735/0800 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin
- operated Monday to Saturday
1030/1055 FR2184/2185 73H from/to Dusseldorf Weeze
- operates Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
1130/1155 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Sunday
.
A new twice weekly service to Malta starts at Christmas - the
following flights will be operated by a non based aircraft -
.
0900/0925 FR1299/1298 73H from/to Malta
- operates Wednesday from 15.12.10 plus
on Monday between 20.12.10 and 3.1 11
.
SAS (SK) - no significant changes to twice daily service from
Copenhagen which is operated by Canadair CRJ900's with
MD80's being used at peak times
.
SWISS (LX) - no significant changes to three times daily service
from Zurich which is operated by a Helvetic Fokker 100
.
THOMAS COOK (TCX) - two Boeing 757's are based to operate
IT flights to a range of sun and ski destinations
.
THOMSON (TOM) - base Boeing 757's and 767's to operate IT
flights to a range of sun and ski destinations - long haul cruise
flights this winter include Acapulco, Barbados, Cancun, Havana
and Montego Bay
.
In addition a Boeing 737-300 will operate a weekly Tuesday flight -
1430/1555 TOM475/474 733 from/to Monastir
.
TURKMENISTAN (T5) - significant increase in services with
three additional weekly flights - all of which continue onto India -
which will be operated by Boeing 737-800's - the first time these
have been used to BHX on a regularly scheduled basis
.
The other 4 flights will continue to be operated by their
Boeing 757's - the Boeing 737-800's will operate the
following weekly flights -
.
TUESDAY
1850/2050 T5 415/416 73H from/to Ashabad
SATURDAY
1330/1510 T5 417/418 73H from/to Ashabad
SUNDAY
1415/1550 T5 419/420 73H from/to Ashabad
.
TURKISH (TK) - while their schedule remains the same at
5 weekly the aircraft types change again - out go the Airbus
A320's and Boeing 737-700's with the "standard" schedule in
future operated by a Boeing 737-800 on Friday and Airbus A319's
on the other days - as always aircraft types are subject to change
and Airbus A321's/A320's and Boeing 737-700's can still be
expected to operate to BHX. "Standard" schedule is -
.
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 319 from/to Istanbul
- operates on Monday/Thursday/Saturday
1320/1420 TK1969/1970 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates on Friday
1320/1420 TK1969/1970 319 from/to Istanbul
- operates on Sunday
.
SCHEDULED FREIGHT
.
Air Contractors/FedEx (ABR/FX) - operate week night ATR 72
services to Paris CDG
.
Air Lada/Flightline (FTL) - operate week night Metro services
to Amsterdam
.
Atlantic Airlines/West Atlantic (NPT) - operate week nights
BAe ATP services to Maastricht and Dublin
.
Nightexpress (EXT) operate week night Short 360 services
from Frankfurt

Please note all flight information is subject to change!!
.

Sunday 31 October 2010

Summer 2010 - the end is nigh!!

Before we look at winter 2010/11 in detail - and with

one week of summer left! - it maybe helpful to note the

airlines/types that currently operate to BHX but will

not be regular visitors after next weekend -

.

bmi regional - their Aberdeen Embraer 145 service ends

on Friday 29 October 2010 - the afternoon service currently

being operated by an Eastern Saab 2000

.

Lufthansa CityLine - the final Embraer 190 flight is

next Saturday morning - from Sunday 31 October 2010 the

weekend service reverts to a Boeing 737 operation - I am

sure the E90's will be back at some time in the future!

.

Thomson - with many of the Boeing 737-800's being

leased to Sunwing (of Canada) for the winter the based

aircraft will be off on Monday week with their winter

programme being operated by Boeing 757's, 767's and

a weekly Boeing 737-300 flight

.

The based Boeing 767 will revert to a Thomson aircraft

for the winter although the First Choice 767's will

operate some cruise flights

.

Turkish Airlines - while the schedule remains the same the

aircraft types change again - out go the Airbus A320's and

Boeing 737-700's with the "standard" schedule in future

operated by a Boeing 737-800 on Friday and Airbus A319's

on the other days - no doubt BHX will still see 321's/320's/73W's!

.

As always details interesting movements, one off charters

and planned aircraft allocations will appear at -

.

http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html

.

Monday 25 October 2010

Armavia - full schedule to Yerevan and Delhi now planned to start in late 2010

Armavia have now advised that following the successful proving
flight on Tuesday 28 September 2010 their regular scheduled flights

to Yerevan and onto Delhi will now start in late 2010

.

The updated schedule will appear here in due course!

.

Monday 4 October 2010