Birmingham Airport (BHX) has appointed a new waste contractor, Bidvest Noonan, who working in partnership with The Green Block, has installed a Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) at the airport. The unit, which enables the separating, washing, compacting, baling, weighing, and electronic tagging of wa...

Birmingham Airport has hosted a visit from young engineers – and challenged them to come up with sustainable solutions for repurposing the Airport’s Air-Rail Link. Sixth formers from the WMG Academy for Young Engineers Solihull, visited the Airport to understand the scope of the challenge and...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has developed an employability programme aimed at helping local people learn more about careers available in the Aviation sector. Attended by 30 people, the two-week course in the Airport’s Learning Hub saw the group gain a wide range of Aviation and employability skill...

easyJet has today inaugurated its newest UK base, at Birmingham Airport, the airline’s ninth UK base and first new base in the UK in more than a decade, creating 140 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the UK and supporting around 1200 jobs in total. Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, said: “We a...

TUI’s inaugural flight from Birmingham Airport to Singapore Changi Airport departed on 13 December 2023. The TUI flight from Birmingham is also the only non-stop route from the UK city to Singapore. The weekly flights on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will exclusively serve Marella Cruises customer...

Birmingham Airport prepares to minimise impact on holidaymakers of strike action following rejection of 10.5% pay offer (Birmingham, UK) - A small number of employees at Birmingham Airport are planning to strike from Tuesday 18 July. Following negotiations with Unite the Union, Birmingham Ai...

Saturday July1 - Emirates brought back its iconic 615-seater A380 ‘superjumbo,’ adding capacity on its popular twice-daily Dubai service. Sunday July 2 – Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudia Arabia, began flying thrice-weekly to and from Jeddah, its vibrant second city and comme...

SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, is set to open a new Starbucks store at Birmingham Airport. The design of the store is bespoke for Birmingham Airport, with comfortable seating available throughout, allowing guests to unwind and enjoy classic Sta...

The Board of Birmingham Airport (BHX) has announced the appointment of Sir Hugh Robertson as Chairman. He will take up the role as of 18 July after a Board meeting on that date. This comes after an extensive external search process following the current Chairman, Tim Clarke, notifying the Board in...

Birmingham Airport (BHX)’s decarbonisation plan has been benchmarked by an international aviation body.    Securing Level 3 (Optimisation) Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) from Airports Council International (ACI) is an important step in BHX’s journey to become a net zero carbon operation...

More than 414,000 customers are set to pass through Birmingham Airport (BHX) this Easter half-term holiday - 15% more than last year. Between Monday April 3 and Sunday April 16, 207,000 customers will fly out and the same number will arrive at the Midlands transport hub. Over the four-day bank...

Saudia Airlines is to fly three times a week between Birmingham (BHX) and Jeddah (JED).   The Saudi Arabian carrier will begin operating this route with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft from July 2, with services on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.   Nick Barton, chief executive of Birmingh...

Birmingham Airport is supporting a local charity which helps get women cycling to boost their physical and emotional wellbeing. Saheli Hub Cycling Club, based in Ward End Park, was awarded £3,000 by the Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund to buy new cycles. Shaafia Bi, Cycling Activity Co...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is aiming to bolster its workforce ahead of what promises to be a bumper summer for overseas holidays. Data shows strong booking volumes for the summer as people continue to prioritise their summer breaks. In readiness for this, BHX is staging a careers fair from 1000 ...

Flights will operate as scheduled on days when Border Force employees go on strike, Birmingham Airport said today. The Midlands travel hub advised passengers what to expect when members of the PCS (Public and Commercial Services) union walk out on December 23, 24 and 25 and December 28, 29 and 30...