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But interestingly… no cuts have occurred - since the war… slow and cautioned growth/recovery yes! Yes, I think all(?) uk airports have less capacity than they did before the start of the Iran crisis, but I imagine EK would be at pains to cut their existing capacity, especially when QR seem to...

EK Load Factors from BHX July EK37/38 = 62.0% (first month back at BHX) EK39/40 = 76.3% August EK37/38 = 79.0% EK39/40 = 79.1% September EK37/38 = 67.3% (so far) EK39/40 = 70.4% (so far) I think these figures are pretty decent so far, given that August was the first full month back at the...

Not bad given there were fear they were pulling out of bhx just a few months back!

If you think LHR and BHX serve completely different markets, you clearly have very little understanding of how catchments actually work - particularly when LHR is one of the biggest drains on the BHX catchment. Airlines, including Air India, have repeatedly retrenched to LHR when times are...

Who said anything about the cuts being because of “the war”? I assume you mean the USA/Iran conflict. The primary reason for Air India’s network-wide cuts has been the 787-8 refurbishment programme, followed by the operational and political impacts of the India–Pakistan tensions and subsequent...

Was it quietly dropped? No. The 7th weekly rotation was planned to be reintroduced once the schedule returned to an all-787-8 operation. The refurbishment programme - as has been widely reported - has been significantly delayed, meaning the 777s are continuing to operate at BHX and, as a...

Thats a long standing cut that was made as a result of the pandemic and since then has only been reinstated for 8 months and ended as a result of the AI crash. BHX has not seen any cuts as a consequence of the 788 refurbishment process unlike all of the routes listed above! And if you want to...

I really would not read anything into Air India first class being empty, it often is even from LHR. The First Class - and to a degree Business Class - on these old 777 are some of the worst and outdated products in the sky and are rarely sold, especially at the prices Air India charge. if you...

not according to BHX - this is due to the a Year-Round service https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/new-direct-flights-to-cairo-set-to-launch-from-birmingham-airport/

I have no idea what you think Saudia is trying to serve from BHX. Saudia is also targeting connecting traffic more than O&D traffic. A vast majority of the passengers using the Saudia route are not ending their journey in Saudi Arabia. I remember an article released a year or so after the launch...

And if they cancelled the route, why would they just remove it from the website like that have with LGW flights? Lord, im sure some people on this forum just manifest negativity out of boredom!

Nope, just the restart has been pushed back to 1st April 2027. Bookable on the website 3x weekly!

I can't imagine the plan is for SV to go seasonal. They only tend to offer seasonal routes to holiday destinations from Saidi and BHX defo isnt that.... I suspect the push-back is to give the route the best chance when relaunched. Based on the pax figs for the BHX-JED Route on the 3 years the...

Why are you so despondent of the fact that Saudia have flights on Sale for flight from BHX-JED? Egyptair have flights on sale from Birmingham but aren't yet operating = Good ✅ Saudia have flights on sale from Birmingham but aren't yet operating = Bad ❌ The Brummie mindset is so depressingly...

We will have to wait and see how this pans out, but quotes like this are certainly more encouraging... "Apollo said it was "highly supportive" of the airline's existing strategy, adding there was "a significant opportunity to accelerate the operational and commercial ambitions" for the EasyJet...

I’m not sure what any of that has to do with the question I asked? And if it needs to be mentioned, it doesn’t need to be mentioned in the SV thread!? The reality is, relaunching or launching any route at the start of the winter season when pax levels are declining is never going to be an easy...

Have you any evidence SV is out.... EK pushed back the start of their Evening routes 3 separate times.... BA have pushed back the relaunch of most of the middle east routes to early 2027 also. Are you suggesting those are canalled to? BHX-JED flights are on the website and bookable in April...

According to the website, the restarting of services from BHX-JED has been pushed back until 2nd April 2027. All flights up to then have been taken off sale, with flights resuming - and bookable - from Thur 1st April onwards 3x weekly. Again one to watch...

That's not the news we want to hear. Seems their October 2026 return has now been cancelled.... questions cancelled permanently or until 2027. One to watch but definitely not good!

The Extra MAN Flights start in Feb 2027 on an A321 so is unrelated to the 789/X due to relauch at BHX in October