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You are willfully misinterpreting what i said. It IS still being built. Yes, maybe the actual building work is done, but it is NOT finished. The only way we will know is once the work is complete - and i will reserve judgment until that time. In any case, i know several people working in the...

IT'S STILL BEING BUILT!!! Im continually amused by comment from 'experts' - not engineers, who design these things for a living - who have no knowledge of the behind the scenes work and describe the outcome based on the little bit they are seeing to date. By all means note that you think there...

Last time i went, simple. Its not parking specifically, more that you can pull over at the side of the road. Sure some of the locals wouldnt be too impressed, but if the numbers are low and you park considerately, its unlikely to be an issue.

If you want to watch from the northern end of the runway, its fairly easy to park on Parkdale Road (near the junction with Mapledene Road) and walk down - its 5-10 minutes walk from there to the end of the runway. Similar parking on the opposite side of the park, on Tallington Road. The former...

Ah. I think you mean the bit of footpath here; https://maps.app.goo.gl/yFb2mJycHmmQiGrX8 Yesterday, when i went past, it was blocked with a fence further up where that path joins the path around the 'mound' here. Your solution, i think, is to access the path from Clock Lane, through the farm...

Thanks. Thats the one im referring to, i think. Found my previous post on public rights of way from the new road (which ultimately get over to Damson Parkway; https://forums4airports.com/threads/2384/post-263340 Note: if National Highways want/need to close a PRoW during construction they...

? Without knowing which 'public pathway/walkway' you are referring to, if its a public pathway/walkway then wouldnt it obviously be open to the public, no? There is a public right of way from Marston Green train station car park all the way around the perimeter fence to the golf course which...

It would be particularly amazing if Adderley Park does not get a heavy upgrade potentially linked directly to the stadium (e.g. underneath a concourse/stand). But the costs of doing that will probably be eye watering given its the busiest (and most profitable) route in the country pre-HS2. At...

See earlier comments - the whole purpose is to open up the area providing more space for circulation and check-in etc. Escalators take up a lot of space in a very inefficient way. That assumes that escalators are the best way to more people vertically. In quite times, maybe, but i suspect not...

Interesting article in the Telegraph today, with Simon Calder talking to Nick Barton. Linked on MSN as there isnt a paywall; https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/bhx-minor-midlands-airport-or-gateway-to-the-world/ar-BB1kb88D?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=f92dc632fdc441629a06fcf654536339&ei=54...

Thanks. Stuck in a temporary lift is a very different thing to being stuck in a brand new permanent lift. Noted re buttons. Hopefully they'll be able to run in a near autonomous mode. In any case, we will see what its like on a busy day in the summer (im there 3 times in June!)

Yes, i agree. I dont know if there is scope to retain the Air-Rail Link - the connection to the train station will pop out adjacent to the escalators next to the existing air-rail link, so it may be possible to have both with a sign saying 'Emirates/Qatar/etc. this way' - but then the journey...

I dont disagree. Escalators would definitely be the best solution, but they require space - space which we dont have here. I think you are right re air-rail link - though i am still slightly concerned that its not shown in those plans (nor referenced in the supporting documentation). I presume...

Remember that the people mover will terminate near the Jet2 desks at the other end of the terminal, so access wont be fantastic. Im not sure whether the existing air-rail link will remain or not. As for the comments on the lift - and im not a lift happy-clapper, and very happy to be proved...

Hmm, ok. I might go and take a walk through next time im at the station. Of course, worth remembering that the work is not yet complete - far from it - so how it operates now is unlikely to be how it will operate on opening. I agree it would be a big own goal if they arent efficient. But i also...

Sizing of concourses/queuing areas/etc is not based on typical flows/queue sizes, instead based on peak periods. There will be well understood modelling which shows the max queue length, with sizes determined based on that, but 90% of the day wont get anywhere near it. That's one of the reasons...

This question re lifts has popped up many times. I think its a red herring. The lifts will be high capacity, operating only across two floors. They'll operate like a shuttle - if at the bottom, go up; if at the top, go down. I suggest that 4 lifts is heavily over-spec'd in case of breakdowns...

I know an pilot who is very much looking forward to the 5 minute commute vs the rota'd slog to Gatwick. He was practising his crosswind landings a year ago!

I just spotted that whilst idly looking for something else that departed around 18:30. Is there some reasoning behind it? Have we had a A350-1000 into BHX before? I found myself in the Virgin website and seems there is another one in April (12th I think). Can't see any clue why though ...

That makes sense, its more or less on a direct line from the point i suggested back to Fillongley. Didnt know there was a suitable tall hill that way, though. I might pop up there with the telescope and have a snoop around!