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Before the runway was extended to its present length, there were those who questioned the need. And subsequently some have still asked the same question. Now, as we are seeing, there seems to be a big uptick in scheduled cargo traffic, and much of it in big airframes. Does this now begin to...

Given the current problems, i think i will arrive by train for my next departure and arrive on the first floor via the Shuttle. However, if everybody did that, we might only be shifting the problem, not solving it.

I can't help feeling that Bhx has a wonderful opportunity to steal a march over its competitors. But, for it to take advantage it has got to ensure that from june, and to use an oft-used phrase, all it ducks are in a line... With the new security scanners coming on line and the new...

But that in itself begs an obvious question. Are they pulling in passengers from rival airlines, or are they pulling in passengers from other Easyjet bases....?

Your moan is justified Brum X, because our pride in our city demands nothing less. But don't think Bhx is alone in calling out for improvements. I travel frequently from Man and I can't remember when the travelators last worked - years? And today, adding insult to that injury, the escalator...

Merely an observation on the 'wish list' discussion. I spend a lot of my time down here on the Portuguese Algarve, and the the travel and tourist press are talking up the possibility of a new United route to the US. There seems a lot of positivity for an announcement soon. Maybe there is hope...

I leave the forum for 24 hours, and what do i miss? The ghost of Paul Kehoe rises on the 'testing the water' with China, then the exhileration of actual flight to China, but with a 'twist'. Almost immediately it is three flights a week and awooooooooa from BHX. But that's not all, we then have...

I travel from Bhx frequently and try to give myself plenty of time to negotiate security. So, frequently, i have a lot of time to kill airside. Generally, i gravitate to the international pier where it is quieter and easier to find a seat. However, it is a pity that they have taken away the...

Just a tip for those facing eye-watering flight prices. I am planning to return from Portugal to Birmingham on November 3 and both Ryannair and Jet2 were showing prices around the £200 mark. So, I have booked a flight from Faro to Bergamo in Italy (£26) and a flight from Bergamo to Brum the...

And let's not foreget, there was a Brummie there celebrating a Champions League victory tonight. As i say, bang the drum for Brum....

I was born in Birmingham but one thing us Brummies have got to do is not be surprised when our city receive plaudits, positive videos, revues and acclaim in the national media. Brum has always been a great city - the city of a thousand trades, the Second City - the time has come for us to...

Just an update which some may find interesting when comparing the UK and Brasil. Starting with air travel, Brasil's airline structure is very much using planes like we would use buses: frequent, reliable and, to my experience, always on time. Many flights are multi stop as i found out with...

Well, I am half way through my visit to Brasil, arriving at Rio International Airport from Brum via Amsterdam on Tuesday. Today am going to the other airport, Santos Dumont, for a flight to Goiania with Aerolineas Azul. Never flown with Azul before so it will be an experience because most...

Faro on Tuesday for 10 days at my seafront home in Cabanas then Rio and Central Brasil in mid-May, Italy for cheeses and wine in early June, before returning to Faro later that same month. What I do like in Cabanas is sitting on the patio with cool white wine and watching the planes overlying...

As this is 'random' and it is Easter a time when we can relax with our thoughts of yesteryear and, in other forums, consider and discuss Brum's Metro..... So, who of us can remember Brum's trams? And i mean not just seeing them but actually riding on them? I have a vivid recollection of riding...

78 and still good for an annual jolly down to Rio and central Brasil every year plus several weeks at my home on the Algarve. In betweentimes hard graft on my small farm down here in Herefordshire...

No, yesterday.

Having engineered this current discussion, I can add a bit more. While I was waiting to board I had a fleeting glimpse of the Finnair plane landing. Not big, I would have said it was an Embraer 170. If that is correct, then there is not a vast traffic between Man and Helsinki.

Moved from BHX Movements and Heads Up. Not sure if this is the right place to post this but, loosely, it is movement. Waiting at Manchester Piccadilly today for a train to Manchester Airport and got talking to a woman from China. She was returning home to Guangzhou while I was flying to...

Brum X thank you for your comment. But, can I tell where I am coming from? I am nearly 78 and find celulars/internet/Gbs quite confusing. Maybe I am just too old to get a hold of all these changes in technology... But I do have a Samsung Androud phone which, whether I am central Brasil...