Birmingham: EasyJet Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[MB1]

Looks as if the four new Greek routes have been pushed back a month until May, which is understandable. Annoyingly it now seems like Jersey and Berlin have been pushed back until September.

Not a great start for the easyJet BHX base if that turns out to be the case. Maybe they're tweaking the schedule before they finally get the flights on sale.

Could be a number of dissapointed easyJetHolidays customers if they've sold holidays only to can the flights. Again not a good start for that brand in the Midlands.

Hoping just a temporary glitch in the booking system, but I think I'll steer clear of easyJet for my 2024 travel plans.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Not a great start for the easyJet BHX base if that turns out to be the case. Maybe they're tweaking the schedule before they finally get the flights on sale.

Could be a number of dissapointed easyJetHolidays customers if they've sold holidays only to can the flights. Again not a good start for that brand in the Midlands.

Hoping just a temporary glitch in the booking system, but I think I'll steer clear of easyJet for my 2024 travel plans.

Greece is hit and miss in April so understandable.

Berlin/Jersey are disappointing though.

 

[Brum X]

Looks as if the four new Greek routes have been pushed back a month until May, which is understandable. Annoyingly it now seems like Jersey and Berlin have been pushed back until September.

What's the point starting Jersey at the start of Autumn ? That sounds like a silly idea ?

 

[Onlinespeedy]

Looking like Skytanking are going to handle flights for Easyjet:

https://skytanking.jobs.personio.de/

 

[Brum X]

Looking like Skytanking are going to handle flights for Easyjet:

https://skytanking.jobs.personio.de/

Never heard of Skytanking ?

 

[Onlinespeedy]

Never heard of Skytanking ?

I just looked them up, looks like they bought Star Handling from Esken earlier this year in may. They are a Hamburg based company who primarily operate aircraft refuelling stations. Great to see a company that isn't Swissport operating at BHX!

This is an article about the sale of Star Handling to Skytanking:
https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/nor...airports-handling-business-in-deal-worth-4.8m

This is the about page of Skytaking:
https://www.skytanking.com/about-us/skytanking/

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Hopefully our handling of the two easyJet aircraft from Luton last night has helped EasyJet and Birmingham prepare for each other.

 

[mullion]

I think BHX will be well used to handling Easy already

 

[Paulsstrange]

I wonder is the delayed Jersey and Berlin an indication of a delayed based 3rd aircraft or swap of routes and a 4th aircraft for September? Can't think of any other logical explanation 🤔

 

[Ray Finkle]

Further update, Berlin and Jersey now showing on the holidays website from the first week in May 🙂

 

[nwoody2001]

Further update, Berlin and Jersey now showing on the holidays website from the first week in May 🙂

Indeed... BER 3x weekly from 3rd May (Su/Mo/Fr), same schedule/frequency as JER

 

[Paulsstrange]

Excellent 👌👍

 

[Brum X]

Awesome news ;-)

 

[Ianbutty]

Indeed... BER 3x weekly from 3rd May (Su/Mo/Fr), same schedule/frequency as JER

3 weekly for now. The German market is under represented and whilst I would loathe saturation, there is potential there.

 

[nwoody2001]

3 weekly for now. The German market is under represented and whilst I would loathe saturation, there is potential there.

Oh i couldn't agree more @Ianbutty but given this route has remained unserved since the demise of Flybe V1 in March 2020, im just glad to have it back on our books for the time being!

 

[Coathanger16]

Oh i couldn't agree more @Ianbutty but given this route has remained unserved since the demise of Flybe V1 in March 2020, im just glad to have it back on our books for the time being!

And a 3x weekly A320 offers slightly more seats than a daily Dash 8 (+2% roughly).

 

[Timberwolf]

Hopefully our handling of the two easyJet aircraft from Luton last night has helped EasyJet and Birmingham prepare for each other.

They were handled by Swissport who could only take 2 divs .

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

They were handled by Swissport who could only take 2 divs .

Ah right

 

[scottr]

Excellent news about Berlin just came back via Frankfurt with Lufthansa who were ok but didn't load my bag in Frankfurt still not received it.Tip of the day do not connect in Frankfurt nightmare rude staff the list goes on and i was in Business.
But to have a direct flight is amazing.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

OE-IVI/INI on the Flight from Paris first flight of Easyjet to Paris Today