Noelg From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 4219 times:
AA flew JFK-BHX for several years, I think they stopped a couple of years ago.
They flew 767s IIRC, I remember going in the late nineties on a sunny day, while the sun reflected off the fuselage straight into the old viewing gallery!
I know they were definitely there in 1997-1998, not sure when they started though.
"Brum to Chicago route back on agenda
Jun 30 2005"
"American Airlines executives are giving serious consideration to re-opening direct daily flights between Birmingham and Chicago, three years after the service was axed."
"AA pulled the plug on its Birmingham flights in October 2002, blaming the business community for not using the service enough. Too many executives preferred to travel to America via Heathrow, it was claimed."
Commavia From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 10193 posts, RR: 62 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 4189 times:
American flew between their huge Chicago O'Hare hub and Birmingham, England from around 1992 up until a few years ago (I think 2002-2003). The flight was operated for years with a 767-200 in the winter, and 767-300 in the summer, but after 9/11, the route could not longer sustain nonstop service, and as AA began pulling the 767-200s off international routes, it didn't make sense to "waste" a 767-300 on the BHX route when it could be more profitably used somewhere else.
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 4015 times:
Quoting BHXDTW (Reply 5): AA Will be back soon into BHX from JFK !!!
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 8, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3934 times:
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3926 times:
Quoting Dutchjet (Reply 9): Dont count on it, remember Newcastle.
Poor Newcastle, its has been on the list of cities being considered for new service for so long at CO, yet the service never materializes. maybe next year?
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 12, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3870 times:
Quoting Dutchjet (Reply 11): Poor Newcastle, its has been on the list of cities being considered for new service for so long at CO, yet the service never materializes. maybe next year?
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 15, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3782 times:
Quoting Rdwootty (Reply 13): we could do with DL to ATL as in the winter COhas flight connection problems..
How so? We have a daily flight to BHX from EWR in the winter. It leaves at 0900 and arrives at 1155. It gives many opportunities for connections throughout our whole system.
Hello there!
I take it from you name you're cabin crew from EWR (sorry if it's a silly question )
Sorry to go off topic, but just wanted to know your favourite British city for layovers?
How would you rank BHX,LON,MAN,EDI,GLA,BRS,BFS?
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 18, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3716 times:
Hello back!
Quoting Concorde001 (Reply 16): How would you rank BHX,LON,MAN,EDI,GLA,BRS,BFS?
Have yet to go to BRS...
LGW (we get free travel, as working crew to LGW, on the Gatwick Express - while it is still around), MAN (great Indian food), GLA (good food and - being Scottish myself - gotta love kilts, EDI (see comment for GLA), BFS (amazed how many restaurants it has) and then BHX. Food is a priority for me. I figure it takes a lot of food to maintain my shape.
I am hopelessly addicted to British television. It's why I am a big fan of the UK. Thank goodness for BBC America.
I am looking forward to other cities we are *rumored* to be flying to, such as NCL and LBA.
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 20, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3683 times:
From talking to their crews, it was because of the quaintness of the surrounding BHX areas. Stratford-upon-Avon is close by, it is where we stay. The theater in S-u-A, the antique shopping. Plus, at the time, it was a decent trip to work (customer and hour wise).
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4682 posts, RR: 23 Reply 21, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3575 times:
FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7027 posts, RR: 93 Reply 23, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3559 times:
Quoting BHXDTW (Reply 5): AA Will be back soon into BHX from JFK !!!
Stu1978 From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 121 posts, RR: 4 Reply 24, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3509 times:
Thought that CO had pretty much got this route them selves.
With there various connections etc
With there being a daily service and then a second service which operates 3 - 4 days a week.
But if the demand is there for another New York flight then let AA join the party.
Will be nice to see another USA carrier into BHX.
stu
25 Humberside: Would DL be considering JFK-BHX with all their JFK expansion at the moment?
26 2travel2know: The connecting possibilities with DL @ JFK doesn't compare to CO @ EWR. BHX-NYC may be a very limited market for another airline. ATL-BHX makes more
27 Dutchjet: 1. Bring on the winglets. 2. Its tight: from an operational viewpoint EWR-Berlin is a tough route, especially eastbound in the summer (yes summer) wh
28 Humberside: But they do compare to AA @ JFK. Therefore I think DL would do better as a second airline on BHX-NYC
29 BHXDTW: Hi concorde001.. hows it going.. Yes more US carriers at BHX would be nice.. and im also hoping poor ol' NCL finally gets its NYC route.. With NWA bou
30 BDRules: Before I get shot down I announce the following ........................... Would there be a chance of an EMA - NYC route by AA or DL in the future???
31 Cornish: None - or from anyone else unless local government in the East Midlands can find some decent funding to attract an airline with a subsidy a la EDI, B
32 BDRules: large companies are requesting services to NYC from all 3 counties, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire and there is a possability of going
33 BHXDTW: Actually I know of 3 families who have flown from MAN to Florida via ATL I know they book it as part of a package... like a fly drive so I guess they
34 2travel2know: If CO really wants to establish themselves as the #1 Choice for U.S. Travel from anywhere in the UK, then EWR-EMA, EWR-LBA, EWR-LPL, EWR-CWL, EWR-NCL
35 BHXDTW: hahaha... after the 'New carrier for EMA thread' that probably wouldnt go down to well !!
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