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@David-itl I took you up on that point on this MAN forum and the idea that people in Birmingham were comfortable with growing BHX by getting overflow traffic from LHR so upset so many people they got me banned from commenting on the MAN Route Rumour thread ever again. At the end of the day I...

Don't want to labour it I think we are probably on the same page here on most of this but I would say that London is a major (which may even undersate it a bit) international draw for business and tourism. I think Birmingham has a competitive offer for inward business vs London, and Manchester...

Thanks, it's useful to get the input of someone with your experience in the industry. Whether the name of the airport can be changed or not, the main thrust of my point was the naming of the HS2 station at BHX/NEC. People appear to be referring to as either Birmingham Interchange or Solihull...

I don't agree that for that specific route most passengers are flying via the gulf. I think many if not most already drive to LHR for direct connections to Japan, other more convenient and direct connections exist from BHX via AMS, CDG, FRA, MUC, IST, ZRH and VIE right now. I'm really talking...

I think Southend has potential to develop routes out of London, but at the moment doesn't have the portfolio to compete with Stansted or Luton but it is restricted by runway length such that limit's it's ability to accomodate a variety of aircraft. London - Oxford got a lot of critism in the...

By way of note, this discussion started on the MAN thread, so it maybe useful to check there to get an idea of the discussion that has already taken place. In essence the point made was that Manchester would prefer to be seen as a completely distinct location in the UK and that people there...

First of all, thanks for all your work managing the forum and I understand what you are saying but like a lot of people right know I also have to be careful where I spend my money. I also think by contributing to discussions on the forum I am also adding value by stimulating discussion with...

I made a business journey at very short notice so I couldn't do the pre-booking but I actually used to do these journeys quite a lot a few years ago and park in what is now car park 5 and it wasn't all that expensive. I know you can pre-book but that isn't really the issue. A lot of people...

I think the powers that be need to understand that airport customers have free will and how easy and cost effective the airport is to access will determine whether they use it. Some of the turn up rates at the airport car parks are obscene. I can understand that airports like Heathrow can do...

Hi all, I've been travelling a lot more post COVID and recently through BHX. I thought I'd post a couple of discussion topics and tips here to stimulate debate. BHX is my closest airport by far, I can get there in less than 30 minutes by car but I don't have a public transport despite living...