Continental Airlines will increase the frequency on the Birmingham International to Newark route from daily to twice daily. The 2nd daily service will operate between 14th June 2004 and the 29th October 2004. Both flights will be used by Boeing 757 – 200.
This should be good news for Birmingham. I’m quite surprised because I didnt think the route would be capable of handling 2 daily services. Would BHX ever be able to handle a 762 or 764 direct to EWR or is the runway not long enough?
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dan777
By: Jeanske_SN - 27th January 2004 at 19:12
Well, the runway at Birmingham is TWO metres too short for a 764 (2598 meters), but because the aircraft wouldn’t be at MTOW this would be possible. The 767-200ER needs 2400 meters so that route can be operated with that type.
The 757-200 seems a good choice for them, and knowing that Continental likes to use the 752 transatlantic… However, they replaced the route to Brussels with a 764 instead of the 752! This makes it one of the biggest airliners that visit Brussels (Daily we have around 5 767 rotations :o, charters not included).
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January 27, 2004 at 6:59 pm