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Eastern Airways Returns Birmingham To Gibraltar Air Link

Eastern Airways Returns Birmingham To Gibraltar Air Link Eastern Airways is to serve the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar from Birmingham Airport starting from the 28th May, marking the return of Eastern Airways to the airport and the return of the route. The airline will start by re-connecting the Midlands with the popular destination located on the Iberian Peninsula, twice weekly on a Monday and Friday. As the UK’s second largest city, Birmingham will be linked again to Gibraltar after a four year hiatus to provide connectivity for both the business and leisure markets. Southampton to Gibraltar has also been announced simultaneously. The service will be operated on the airline’s Embraer 190 e-Jet fleet with fares starting...
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Birmingham Airport offers rapid Covid-19 screening services

Birmingham Airport offers rapid Covid-19 screening services Birmingham Airport and ExpressTest (a division of Cignpost Diagnostics Ltd) today announce the launch of rapid testing within the terminal. The site offers fast and accurate lateral flow and PCR testing and is now available for passengers who are legally permitted to travel, staff and the general public. Lateral flow tests are available for £50 per person. PCR tests cost £99 per person for the general public and £80 per person for airline passengers. Airport staff can receive a PCR test if needed for £60. The site is located in the departures area in the airport’s South Terminal. No booking is required for lateral flow tests as this is a walk-in service, customers will be...
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch flights and holidays to Jersey and Amsterdam from Birmingham

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch flights and holidays to Jersey and Amsterdam from Birmingham BRAND-NEW programmes to Jersey and Amsterdam launch from Birmingham Airport, with services operating to both fantastic destinations right throughout Summer New routes come in direct response to strong demand 15th October 2020: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has once again stepped in to meet the demand from customers, by announcing two brand-new routes from Birmingham Airport for Summer 21 - Jersey and Amsterdam! From 22nd May through to 25th September, the leading leisure airline and package holiday specialist will operate flights and holidays to Jersey from Birmingham Airport. Weekly services operating every Saturday gives holidaymakers in the...
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Birmingham Airport Auditors raised a “material uncertainty” over its future

following article was in today's Sunday Telegraph:- Aviation firms braced for quarantine ‘suffocation’ Manchester Airports Group chairman Sir Adrian Montague warns that airport testing will not save the industry The largest airport outside London has accused ministers of “suffocating the aviation sector”, as flight hubs send mayday signals and warn Boris Johnson’s “levelling up” pledge is at risk. Sir Adrian Montague, chairman of Manchester Airports Group, which also owns the package holiday hub Stansted, condemned the quarantine on travellers from Spain as “unnecessary”. He called for a “more proportionate” approach such as the reintroduction of “travel corridors” to the Balearic and Canary Islands. Meanwhile, a testing regime to...
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Birmingham Airport Welcomes The Return Of Flights As New Safety Measures Introduced

Birmingham Airport Welcomes The Return Of Flights As New Safety Measures Introduced Birmingham Airport is welcoming the return of passengers following a period of reduced demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Services have recommenced with easyjet, Air France, Wizz Air, Loganair and Lufthansa, as well as increased flying from KLM and Ryanair. Further domestic and international flights are set to restart from 1st July 2020. Passengers travelling from Birmingham Airport will experience a number of new measures which are being implemented for both their safety and wellbeing, and that of our colleagues. An enhanced cleaning regime is in place across the airport site, with continual disinfectant performed on all customer touch points...
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Loganair resumes Birmingham flights

Loganair resumes Birmingham flights Loganair resumes Birmingham flights Loganair has resumed passenger flights at Birmingham Airport, re-establishing non-stop jet services to Aberdeen as the first step to restoring full services at the Midlands airport after the Covid-19 pandemic and the collapse of Flybe. Services will initially operate four times each week – on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays – ahead of an increase to two flights each way per weekday linking Birmingham with Aberdeen from 31 August. Loganair’s flights between Birmingham and Inverness will resume on 6 July, and will also fly on four days per week initially before building to a daily service during August. The airline is also pressing ahead with its plans to...
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Birmingham Airport regains capacity with launch of Loganair and Eastern Airways

Birmingham Airport regains capacity with launch of Loganair and Eastern Airways Responding to the collapse of Flybe, Loganair has announced it will introduce three daily services from Birmingham to Aberdeen, along with a daily service to Inverness from the 16th March 2020. Additionally, Eastern Airways will offer Aberdeen to Birmingham which was formerly operated by Flybe. Flights will all commence next week with the schedule released for sale imminently. Nick Barton, CEO of Birmingham Airport said: “This is great news and we thank these carriers for responding to the situation with flybe to replace the capacity for Midlands’ customers. It demonstrates that airlines realise the strong Midlands market and we look forward to welcoming...
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Birmingham Airport's Passenger Figures Round-Up for 2019

Birmingham Airport's Passenger Figures Round-Up for 2019 Birmingham Airport handled almost 12.7 million passengers in 2019, an increase of 1.6% on the previous year. In 2019, the airport served a total of 12,639,340 passengers, with the best performing months in comparison to the previous year including; January, with a total of 781,282 passengers (+4.76%), April, with a total of 1,002,951 passengers (+4.21%) and July, with a total of 1,352,392 passengers (+3.06%). The busiest month overall was August, when over 1.4 million passengers were recorded in the month. Scheduled passengers accounted for 83% of the 2019 total, with the remaining 17% travelling on charter services. The top three routes of the year were Dublin, Dubai and...
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Jet2.com announces scheduled services from Birmingham Airport to Iceland for Winter 20/21

Jet2.com announces scheduled services from Birmingham Airport to Iceland for Winter 20/21 Jet2.com announces scheduled services from Birmingham Airport to Iceland for Winter 20/21 Award-winning airline will operate scheduled flights to Iceland for the first time Twice-weekly flights will operate from October to November and mid-February to April Only company to operate to spectacular Iceland and the Northern Lights from Birmingham Airport 30th January 2020: Jet2.com has today announced that it will be launching scheduled flights to Iceland from Birmingham Airport for the very first time for Winter 20/21, making it the only airline to fly to Keflavík International Airport from Birmingham Airport to see the Northern Lights. The UK’s...
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