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EGYPTAIR is launching a brand-new four-times-a-week route between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Cairo International Airport (CAI) Midlands’ culture seekers can explore the historic wonders of Cairo from this October as EGYPTAIR, one of the world’s most experienced airlines, announces it will...

Aspire Pre-Flight Hospitality expands presence at Birmingham Airport Aspire Pre-Flight Hospitality expands presence at Birmingham Airport with two new offerings and an upgraded lounge experience. In addition to the Aspire lounge, guests will also have access to the new Luxe by Aspire and Suite...

easyJet continues growth at Birmingham Airport as more aircraft and routes take off easyJet is celebrating the arrival of a new aircraft at its Birmingham base supporting 400 jobs. easyJet flights to Nice also took off from Birmingham for the first time today and the airline recently announced...

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks announce return of popular Iceland programme from Birmingham Airport for Winter 25/26 Winter 25/56 programme to Iceland put on sale early from Birmingham Airport in response to demand from customers wanting to experience all of Iceland’s natural wonders Flights and...

New Ryanair routes from Birmingham to Paris, Tirana & Derry Flights from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tirana, Paris and Derry can now be booked with Ryanair. From 31 March the Irish low-cost carrier will serve Paris Beauvais Airport seven times a week and the Albanian capital twice a week. It...

BHX round-up for 2023: Doha, Jeddah, Singapore and more... Image: @Glenn Eldridge In this Coronation year when England very nearly won the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup, the return of Qatar Airways was among the highlights for Birmingham Airport (BHX). The airline came back in the first...

November night work keeps runway safe and reliable for BHX customers Birmingham Airport (BHX) carried out £2.8m of essential maintenance work on its runway and taxiways overnight in November. The purpose of the work is to ensure the runway and taxiways are safe and reliable for BHX customers...

Biggest airside WHSmith in Britain at Birmingham Airport Andrew Harrison, Managing Director, UK Travel, WHSmith, said: “What sets this store apart is our commitment to curating an array of travel essentials products under one roof, with a bespoke store design inspired by the local...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) gives £5,000 to a charity which runs an adventure playground Birmingham Airport (BHX) has given £5,000 to a charity which runs an adventure playground enjoyed by hundreds of local young people and families. Meriden Adventure Playground Association (MAPA), based in...

Customer volumes at Birmingham Airport (BHX) last month exceeded 2019 levels for the first time In October this year 1,106,000 customers travelled through the Midlands transport hub compared to 1,101,000 in October 2019. Tom Screen, aviation director for BHX, said: “Last month our customer...

Halfway there: the story so far of Birmingham airports security hall build Exclusive footage was released today showing the ongoing construction of Birmingham Airport (BHX)’s £50m new security hall. Time-lapse video conveys the scale and complexity of the project to transform the Midlands...

Birmingham Airport greenhouse gas emissions fall Birmingham Airport (BHX)’s Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions fell 25% in 2022/23 compared to the most recent pre-pandemic year of 2019/20, a report published today revealed. While the airport’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report for 2022/2023...

Qatar Airways returns to Birmingham Airport Qatar Airways will operate daily flights to and from Birmingham throughout the summer. The welcome ceremony at Birmingham Airport was attended by Gary Kershaw, UK & Ireland Country Manager, Qatar Airways, Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor, and Nick...

Aegean returns to BHX with twice-weekly Athens flights from spring 2023 Aegean Airlines, the Greek carrier, is returning to Birmingham Airport (BHX) after a five-year break. From March 28, 2023, Aegean will fly twice weekly between Birmingham and Athens (ATH). Tom Screen, aviation director...

Ryanair to add a sixth aircraft to its BHX fleet from summer 2023 Ryanair to add a sixth aircraft to its BHX fleet from summer 2023 Girona and Pisa will be added to Ryanair’s Birmingham (BHX) routes from summer 2023, the Irish carrier announced today. Ryanair also plans to add a sixth...

BHX India flights increase from one a week to six BHX India flights increase from one a week to six Air India is increasing its weekly flights to Birmingham from one to six. India’s leading airline is adding two additional weekly services from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Amritsar and three...

Birmingham Airport Security Screening Investment to Drive Economic Growth in West Midlands Customers flying out of Birmingham Airport are to benefit from a simpler, speedier security screening process from June 2024.  This investment in the Next Generation Security system will achieve...

New partnership brings boost for UK regional connectivity A new partnership between leading UK regional airlines Aurigny, Blue Islands and Loganair will take off in 2022 as the airlines widen their working relationship to offer a wider range of seamless travel connections across their route...

Flybe Announce New Headquarters and First Crew Base At Birmingham One of Britain’s newest commercial airlines in several decades, Flybe Ltd, has today announced that Birmingham Airport will be its new company headquarters and first new crew base. Amongst one of the first UK airlines to be...

Ryanair to operate six new routes from Birmingham Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline has announced its winter 2021/22 schedule from Birmingham, opening six new routes (28 in total) – connecting Birmingham to more exciting European destinations from October. As travel recovers to pre-Covid levels...