Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 1923 posts, RR: 4 Posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 3098 times:
New routes
For summer 2007 bmibaby are flying from Birmingham International Airport to four exciting new destinations - Barcelona, Lisbon, Marseille (Provence) and Rome (Fiumicino).
Increased frequency
bmibaby have increased the frequency of flights for next summer from:
Manchester to Belfast - now four flights a day
Cardiff to Belfast - now two flights a day
plus more flights from Birmingham to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Malaga and Alicante
VivaGunners From Italy, joined Oct 2000, 344 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3013 times:
Well, good news for BHX, as I suppose this is part of the expansion announced some time ago by BMIBaby.
I think this is also the result of their MME withdrawal.
Plus, they are adding some interesting destinations, let's hope they will work out fine.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2001, 15087 posts, RR: 52 Reply 3, posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2950 times:
Good news for Birmingham. Let's hope that Baby, that odd carrier, can profitably operate these - and all its other - routes. I am doubtful.
To what extent does the various London airports compete with Birmingham?
What will its new frequencies to Scotland be? Any likelihood of an Inverness flight? That would fit nicely as a once-daily afternoon flight.
Cwldude From United Kingdom (Wales), joined May 2006, 637 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2587 times:
Quoting Bmiexpat (Reply 5): There will be more new routes announced by the end of the year once it has been announced which base will get the final new aircraft.
Surely you meant to say "There'll be further expansion announced from MAN at the end of the year"???
Don't really understand why I'm disappointed with this news, because I should have seen it coming from an airline thats majorly un-dedicated to it's CWL base!
Can someone also explain how CWL-BFS going from 2xMon-Fri, 1xSat&Sun, to 2xMon-Fri, 1xSat&Sun, is classed as an expansion???
Good news for BHX though - as said, interesting destinations from bmibaby! Hope it works out for them up there even though I'm extremely sour towards them at the moment!
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Cwldude From United Kingdom (Wales), joined May 2006, 637 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2425 times:
Quoting Bmiexpat (Reply 7): MAN is not in the running for the new aircraft, it is either going to be CWL or EMA. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you though!
Oh well that's good news then What's your source for that though?
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BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 4481 posts, RR: 53 Reply 9, posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2273 times:
Finally - WW is learning that its important to focus on key cities... With BA leaving Brum, now is WW's chance to really focus on Brum, and becoming the major carrier there.
Cwldude From United Kingdom (Wales), joined May 2006, 637 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (1 year 10 months 3 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 952 times:
Quoting BestWestern (Reply 9): Its their last chance - if this fails, WW fails.
At first I thought the same thing as bmiexpat, but it does make sense. The only airport in their portfolio that has the opportunity to be a huge base for them, which hasn't got that much direct competition, but does have a lot of potential, is actually Birmingham!
If BHX fails for WW, they haven't got a large focus base, they also haven't got much chance of building one up at another airport, the next best thing they have to BHX with chances of them being the people's first choice carrier, is CWL, which, even I can admit, hasn't got the potential to be a huge low-cost hub!
WW really do have to make this work! and ya know what... as much as I dislike them, I think they'll pull it off
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What's your source for that though?
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