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[Coathanger16]

Two of these routes are already served by other airlines and other two by an airline that's gone bust. Maybe that's why Easy are wary.
And isn't to much competition on served routes that the previous,suddenly gone, CEO encouraged the reason
so many airlines will not be serving bhx next year.

Those were just examples - easyJet has other bases out there. They were just the best 4 IMO. Expanding on that:

Palma - lots of capacity.

Berlin - yes Flybe operate there, but I think it could still do with some more capacity. Easyjet operates 5 flights per week between Liverpool and Berlin and carried about 1000 more pax than Flybe (13 flights per week) did at BHX (70,562 vs 69,468). In comparison, Bristol figure was 82,579. Even if easyJet flew once per day and Flybe dropped it, that would still equate to a 55% increase in capacity above now. Competition wise you'd still have just 1 airline operating.

Lisbon & Nice - yes Monarch operated there and Monarch went bust, but that doesn't mean the routes aren't viable. 2.5 times as many people traveled from Liverpool (141,785) to Lisbon & Nice than did from Birmingham (58,968), and that's with Manchester (240,168) just "down the road".

Unlikely easyJet would do that anyway, but perhaps more likely than opening a base at BHX.

 

[Coathanger16]

Those were just examples - easyJet has other bases out there. They were just the best 4 IMO. Expanding on that:

Palma - lots of capacity.

Berlin - yes Flybe operate there, but I think it could still do with some more capacity. Easyjet operates 5 flights per week between Liverpool and Berlin and carried about 1000 more pax than Flybe (13 flights per week) did at BHX (70,562 vs 69,468). In comparison, Bristol figure was 82,579. Even if easyJet flew once per day and Flybe dropped it, that would still equate to a 55% increase in capacity above now. Competition wise you'd still have just 1 airline operating.

Lisbon & Nice - yes Monarch operated there and Monarch went bust, but that doesn't mean the routes aren't viable. 2.5 times as many people traveled from Liverpool (141,785) to Lisbon & Nice than did from Birmingham (58,968), and that's with Manchester (240,168) just "down the road".

Unlikely easyJet would do that anyway, but perhaps more likely than opening a base at BHX.

Passenger figures for Lisbon, Nice & Berlin in relation to my post above:
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[wolfheze]

View attachment 6276just added this to my collection. Felt like quite an event when one diverted in.

 

[rollo]

Blimey wolfheze that's brings back a memory of me convincing my dad to take me to Elmdon one night before he went to the British Legion at Sheldon to see an Air France Caravelle who were operating charter flights at the time I think to Nice, late 1960s probably.

He wasn't that happy as they'd got a snooker school going at the time and it was all a bit serious.

Good looking aircraft the Caravelle.

 

[flymetothemoon]

I,ve been looking for an AF Caravelle for ages-Well done

 

[wolfheze]

I,ve been looking for an AF Caravelle for ages-Well done

Yes they only produced 360. Found it in the U.S.

 

[wolfheze]

https://www.aerospirit.com/en/air-f...ce-1960-f-bjtq-aeroclassics-1400-acfbjtq.html
Found this one. Bit pricey though.
Aeroclassics seem to have made two models with different reg numbers.
500 were made of the one I managed to get and 360 of this one

 

[flymetothemoon]

Cheers Wolfheze. Have to wait a bit at that price but I do want one. Collection has reached 104
and wife is not impressed. She's had to move all her stuff out of the glass cabinet!!!

 

[Ianbutty]

Air France caravelle is one of those classic classic classic aircraft livery combos. Love it.

 

[Ianbutty]

Some flights across the UK diverted because of the mixture of Saharan sand and smoke from the forest fires in portugal resulting in smoke smell in aircraft.

Awesome brown sky this evening and a bright red sun. Weird weather and eerie. Never seen anything like it.

 

[Ray Finkle]

It was a really strange sight this afternoon.

Looking out the window it was almost like dusk yet when I went outside the sky was a dark grey but with the sun poking through glowing a deep red.

Lovely sunshine now though

 

[jfy1999]

Just found this corker of an image on the BBC...

 

[GliderPilot]

Personal milestone for me on this message! This is my 100th on F4A! Only 4 likes behind 100 too so hopefully i get that soon too. I love this site

 

[Ray Finkle]

Congratulations

Keep posting away and you'll soon have another zero on that 100

 

[GliderPilot]

Congratulations

Keep posting away and you'll soon have another zero on that 100

Cheers Ray! I think the only reason why I'd stop now is if I got kicked off the site. Hopefully, that won't happen

 

[Ianbutty]

I agree Callum about this site. Compulsive, fun, informative and at times...well the R&R frenzy we put ourselves through at times says it all.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Callum now has more likes than messages

 

[GliderPilot]

Brilliant community on here! It beats the numerous Facebook pages I am part of which always end in arguments. I just can't stop coming back, I find myself sub-consciously putting www.forums4airports.com in my browser

 

[Brum X]

Well done Callum, you are a valuable member of the BHX forum.

 

[GliderPilot]

Well done Callum, you are a valuable member of the BHX forum.

Cheers Brum X, i like to contribute to the forums in any way i can