easyJet

[Kevin Farnell]

I feel that Brum X's dancing zebra is going to make an appearance!

[EDIT] - Oops, sorry Ray! I think our posts crossed on that one. We both had the same idea though.

 

[Vinny94]

Great news!!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hopefully an official announcement today. Three aircraft initially with plans to increase to five.

 

[Karl C]

İt feels like I've been waiting for this news for decades. The day has finally arrived.....well done BHX.....very well done ....now hurry up Alan with your dancing horsey

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Hopefully an official announcement today. Three aircraft initially with plans to increase to five.

Is it known if these will take over from some of the away based aircraft, or are they for new routes?

 

[mullion]

You still want the visiting easy aircraft as you get the Austrian ones

 

[YorkshireLad]

Great for BHX!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

You still want the visiting easy aircraft as you get the Austrian ones

I don't care where the aircraft are registered (I'm not a 'spotter'). I'm more interested if the based aircraft are to be used for expansion of routes.

 

[mullion]

I am so makes a huge difference same with Ryanair and Eurowings

 

[Ashley]

Massive day for BHX, credit to Nick Barton in Easyjet opening the base. Lot of hard work gone into achieving this.

 

[Nethercote2019]

Great news & well done to all at BHX, i realise it has taken a very long time coming, now how will RYR respond to this ?

 

[Coathanger16]

Awesome news!

Not to take a swipe at any other airports, but the BHX routes must be doing pretty well if EZY are opening a base here before returning to former bases at STN, SEN or NCL.

 

[Karl C]

From BHX itself.....



‘HUGE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN WEST MIDLANDS’ BY EASYJET
18th May 2023

The UK’s biggest airline today announced it will open a base for three of its aircraft at Birmingham Airport (BHX) from March 2024.

This major investment by easyJet will create around 100 direct jobs, including pilots and crew, and will support 1,200* indirect jobs in the West Midlands region.

Basing three of its 186-seat A320 aircraft at BHX will significantly enrich the offer for both business and leisure customers flying out of the Midlands travel hub.

Johan Lundgren, chief executive of easyJet, said: “We are delighted to be announcing our new base in Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city, which creates around 100 direct and many more indirect jobs.

“Having already served Birmingham for many years, the decision to open a base and grow at the airport now is testament to the strong demand we see, coupled with the importance of the UK market in supporting our profitable growth.

“The UK is easyJet’s largest market with 55% of all easyJet passengers flying to and from UK airports so this move will not only reinforce our leadership position as the UK’s largest airline, but also demonstrates our confidence in the resilient strength of demand for travel, with customers choosing us for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.”

Nick Barton, chief executive of Birmingham Airport (BHX), said: “This landmark investment by easyJet is a huge vote of confidence in the West Midlands.

“Basing three aircraft at BHX will create many more jobs for local people and many more options for customers.

“Years of hard work have led to this. Together we look forward to years of future success.”

easyJet already serves key domestic connections and international routes from BHX, including Amsterdam, Geneva, Milan, Naples, Lisbon, Faro and Palma de Mallorca. The addition of more aircraft at the airport will enable easyJet to further expand its network from BHX with new routes for leisure and business travellers.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Saw it in the Express and Star Good news indeed

 

[thunderchild]

Excellent news for BHX, although with all the recent hints not exactly a huge surprise but great to see it finally confirmed. Now let the route guessing games begin. Personally I’d be shocked if CDG wasn’t one of them.

 

[paul]

Excellent news

 

[MJH]

Brilliant news!

 

[Timberwolf]

BHX has been working on securing this for a long time, hopefully 3 x A320 will soon grow into a substantial base.

This is excellent news for BHX.Hopefully lead to a few of the bigger Fly Be routes that were dropped when they went bust, coming back.Also lots of opportunities for them to pick new routes.

 

[Jerry]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1659188768232882176

 

[Ianbutty]

Just seen it on the granuiad. Fantastic news. Let's paint the town orange.

Just to add, the BBC could not help but repeat that the airport is worst for delays by, er, one minute. They are so cute.