Take off fromBarcelona Airport 29th June.

Landing at Barcelona Airport Early Hours 23rd June

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Flying with BMI Baby Airline.

Well I have been away for a while but I'm back!!

Just been on a short European break to Barcelona with BMI Baby. Can't really compare the flight with that of a 747 but it was still enjoyable.

The 2 and a half hour flight went without hitch in the air and was very smooth all the way there and back.

I also briefly saw the pilot and co-pilot and was really pleasantly surprised to see that the co-pilot was a woman. That was the first time I have ever been flown anywhere with a lady in the cockpit. How envious am I!!!!

Anyway after a hefty delay at Birmingham International I was finally on my way. I did however notice that to get through departures is now a much more lengthy process than it normally is.

How surprising when a programme showing how bad security is at Birmingham was screened on the tele not too long before!! I'm a bit worried that they still won an award for best Airport Security afterwards, just how bad at security does that mean all other Eurpoean airports are!!??

Check out my landing and taking off on You Tube. Unfortunately you can't appreciate the views as they were both night flights.

Should Birmingham Airport be expanded?

It seems that everybody is migrating from the South towards the Midlands and as a previous story told, people are choosing to fly from Birmingham rather than London Airports.

But whilst there have been many unfavourable arguments towards the expansion of Birmingham Airport there are also many upsides to it. If there were to be another runway constructed then there would surely be the option of flying to many additional destinations and exotic places.

This could only bring more tourism to Birmingham and open up people’s eyes to what is actually on offer in the West Midlands, but then on the downside there would certainly be more pollution and excessive noise.

The introduction of new cars every year surely also brings about more pollution, doesn’t it?

And on a more selfish point of view I have never as yet seen a Jumbo 747 flying over Birmingham NEC!

Birmingham Airport favoured over London Airports

Good news for Birmingham International Airport and Emirates Airlines. The airline boasted a 71% rise in passenger numbers from people favouring the Midlands airport over London.

This means Birmingham could be looking to accommodate larger aircraft as Emirates’s passenger numbers continue to increase.

Seven most popular destinations with Emirates’s passengers are in Australia as Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne are now leaving places such as Delhi and Dhaka behind in the popularity stakes.