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
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"New" at BHX this winter are -
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Air France will be using Airbus A318's/319's on their morning
service from/to Paris CDG
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Contactair Fokker 100's will be operating the morning
Lufthansa service from/to Dusseldorf
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Turkmenistan will be using their Boeing 737-800's on three
additional weekly flights - the first time these have visited on
a scheduled basis
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As always details interesting movements, one off flights and
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
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http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html
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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) - no significant changes - continue to operate
a 4 times weekly ATR 72 service from/to Waterford
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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 -
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 -
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0820/0920 AF2064/2065 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates Monday to Friday
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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
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AIR MALTA (KM) - continue to operate a twice weekly Airbus 319
service from/to Malta
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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!
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BMIBABY (WW) - operating reduced winter schedule using two
based Boeing 737's - flights to Geneva return for the ski season
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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
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BRUSSELS (SN) - no significant changes - continue to operate a
5 times daily Avro RJ85/100 service from Brussels
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CITY AIRLINE (CF) - no significant changes to twice daily Embraer
135/145 service from/to Gothenburg
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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
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CYPRUS (CY) - weekly Airbus A320 service on Friday evening to
Larnaca via Paphos
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EASTERN (T5) - no significant changes - continue to operate
a Jetstream 41 service from/to Newcastle three times daily on
weekdays
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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
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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
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1140/1325 EK039/040 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily
1845/2025 EK037/038 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily
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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
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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
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LOGANAIR flying as
FLYBE (BE/LC) - no significant changes to
twice daily (on weekdays) Saab 340 service from/to Dundue
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LUFTHANSA (LH) - the morning Dusseldorf service will be
operated by a
CONTACT AIR Fokker 100 -
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0725/0805 LH3442/3443 100 from/to Dusseldorf
- operates Monday to Saturday -
Contact Air Fokker 100
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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
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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
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The other big change is to the flight numbers - out go the
current numbers replaced by -
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Dusseldorf becomes LH 3442-3449
Frankfurt becomes LH 952-959
Munich becomes LH 2508-2513
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MAHAN AIR (W5) - continue to operate a three times weekly
Airbus A310 service from/to Tehran but timings change -
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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
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MONARCH SCHEDULED (ZB) - no significant change to usual
reduced winter operation. As usual an Airbus A320 will replace
one of the Airbus A321's
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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
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RYANAIR (FR) - the based operating fleet is back down to three
aircraft but further aircraft maybe based on a "standby" basis
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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 -
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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
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A new twice weekly service to Malta starts at Christmas - the
following flights will be operated by a non based aircraft -
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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
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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
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SWISS (LX) - no significant changes to three times daily service
from Zurich which is operated by a Helvetic Fokker 100
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THOMAS COOK (TCX) - two Boeing 757's are based to operate
IT flights to a range of sun and ski destinations
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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
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In addition a Boeing 737-300 will operate a weekly Tuesday flight -
1430/1555 TOM475/474 733 from/to Monastir
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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
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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 -
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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
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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 -
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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
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SCHEDULED FREIGHT
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Air Contractors/FedEx (ABR/FX) - operate week night ATR 72
services to Paris CDG
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Air Lada/Flightline (FTL) - operate week night Metro services
to Amsterdam
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Atlantic Airlines/West Atlantic (NPT) - operate week nights
BAe ATP services to Maastricht and Dublin
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Nightexpress (EXT) operate week night Short 360 services
from Frankfurt
Please note all flight information is subject to change!!
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Sunday 31 October 2010
United Airlines arrive at Birmingham! - Continental Boeing 757-224 
.... to be painted in the new United scheme makes it first visit as
Onur Air Airbus A320-232 TC-OBE operated their final IT flight
Air France moved back to Terminal 2 as they started their new
Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A005 was an afternoon arrival
