easyJet has launched its flights on a new twice-weekly route from Birmingham Airport to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Known for its year-round warm weather, vast beaches and impressive volcanic landscape, Lanzarote is a great choice for those looking to catch some winter sun. easyJet’s ne...

easyJet has today announced a new route from Birmingham to Rome, launching in Spring 2026. The new route will take off from 5 March 2026 so travellers can get ahead of the summer crowds with a trip to Italy’s capital. With the service operating four times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, Friday...

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have expanded their Greek and Italian programmes for Summer 26 from Birmingham Airport after launching a hat-trick of brand-new destinations. Today’s expansion has seen the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator reveal two new Greek destinations for S...

Since launching its first flight from Birmingham in 1985, Air France has played a vital role in linking the West Midlands to Paris and beyond. Today, Air France offers access to the French capital along with onward connectivity to over 180 destinations across the wider Air France worldwide networ...

Ryanair has announced a new route from Birmingham to Tirana for Summer 2026. From April 2026, the low-cost airline will be operating the route from Birmingham Airport on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tirana, Albania's vibrant capital, offers a diverse mix of history, culture, and modern charm. The ci...

Ryanair has announced a new twice-weekly service from Birmingham to Lapland-Rovaniemi for Winter 2025/26. From 27th October 2025, the low-cost airline will be operating the route from Birmingham Airport on Mondays and Saturdays. Lapland is a winter wonderland like no other, with enchanting rei...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has reported its busiest July ever amidst a record-breaking summer for passenger volume. 1,455,192 passengers travelled through the regional transport hub in July 2025 – an 8.2% increase compared to the same period last year. The figure was bolstered by the start of ...

Turkish Airlines has carried over 2,000,000 passengers through Birmingham Airport (BHX) since it began operations from Birmingham in December 2008. The carrier operates a twice-daily route from Birmingham to Istanbul (IST) and has operated thousands of flights from BHX to date. The milestone c...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has kickstarted the summer season with its busiest June ever. Latest figures issued by BHX reveal that a record 1,360,957 passengers travelled through the airport in the month of June. The figure was bolstered by the beginning of the summer season, as well as the introduc...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is investing further in its infrastructure to ensure ease of travel through the airport for its customers. The next two projects, as part of its previously announced £100m capital spend up to 2033, will benefit those customers arriving through the airport. The first s...

As Birmingham Airport makes further preparations for its busiest year ever, a series of announcements around the enhanced passenger experience are expected, beginning with the launch of two additional security screening lanes in readiness ahead of summer. Two state-of-the-art passenger screening ...

Birmingham Airport is one of the first UK airports to meet the 1st June Government deadline for the implementation of new security screening standards for passenger and cabin baggage. However, certain liquid restrictions will remain in place. In due course this new equipment will allow liquids of...

Regular Birmingham Airport (BHX) customers will notice big changes to the terminal as construction of its new security hall progresses. With upstairs queuing space reducing due to the £40m project, BHX has moved its car hire counters to one of its car parks to create alternative queueing areas d...

Work is under way on Birmingham Airport’s new security screening area. The new facility, being built within the existing terminal building, will result in a speedier, simpler pre-flight security screening process for customers. UK Government requires all airports to be compliant with new sta...