Aspire Pre‑Flight Hospitality, Swissport International’s airport hospitality brand, has announced the opening of a new Luxe by Aspire and Suite by Aspire offering at Birmingham Airport. In 2025, Aspire welcomed 1.2 million passengers across its UK&I lounges. This latest expansi...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has today unveiled its Icons Wall. This new art installation, located after security, showcases talent from across the West Midlands. Departing passengers will get the chance to see the wall that features Ozzy Osbourne, UB40, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jasper Carrott, Steven Kni...

easyJet has launched flights and package holidays on its new route from Birmingham Airport to Rome. The new service took off for the first time today so travellers in the Midlands can get ahead of the easter holidays and summer crowds with a trip to Italy’s capital. With flights operating fo...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is preparing for its busiest February half-term ever with a 10% increase in passenger numbers compared to the same period last year. Over 140,000 passengers are forecast to travel through the regional transport during the half-term period from Friday 13th February to Sund...

The Indian Brewery Company has announced its official expansion into Birmingham Airport, in partnership with TRGC, a leading UK travel hub hospitality operator. Located within Birmingham Airport’s International Pier, adjacent to the departure lounge, the new restaurant, which opens today 5th Fe...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has announced a targeted financial support package on offer to airlines that looks to attract direct connectivity between BHX and New York, reinforcing the airport’s commitment to the growth of long haul into global markets. The offer sends a clear signal BHX means busi...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has announced plans for three eateries and a new executive lounge within the Departures Lounge to open in phases during 2026 as part of the airport’s ongoing transformation. Located between Gates 1 to 20 and the main departures lounge, the new reconfigured airside space...

Wizz Air today announces a brand new route from Birmingham to Timișoara, Romania. The service will operate twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays. The new route strengthens Wizz Air’s presence at Birmingham, where the airline now serves 7 destinations, including new routes to Sibiu and Rome, a...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has celebrated the first-year milestone of its corporate charity partnership with Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity by announcing a record fundraising total. The regional airport raised £116,802 across the first year of the partnership, supporting the hospital in ...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) ended 2025 on a high with a record month for passenger traffic in December. 943,889 passengers travelled through the airport in December 2025 – a 6.6% increase compared to the same period last year. The milestone month culminates a record-breaking year for passenger ...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has supported an awards programme aimed at engaging local schools with sustainability and environmental action. The regional transport hub supported Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s Greener Schools Awards programme, aimed at encouraging schools in the area to thi...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) ended 2025 on a high with a record month for passenger traffic in December. 943,889 passengers travelled through the airport in December 2025 – a 6.6% increase compared to the same period last year. The milestone month culminates a record-breaking year for passenger tra...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has reported its busiest November ever, amidst a record-breaking year for passenger volume. 883,056 passengers travelled through the airport in November 2025 – a 5.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The figure, which is the ninth record month for the tra...

Jet2 will operate year-round flights from Birmingham Airport to Egypt from February 2027. In a move welcomed by holidaymakers, the carrier will fly to two different destinations in the country. Jet2 will operate two weekly flights to Hurghada (Tuesday and Saturday) from Birmingham Airport from 13...

Birmingham Airport has rolled out new accessibility training for colleagues in a bid to build on current expertise and equip colleagues with essential skills to support neurodivergent passengers amidst the airport’s busiest year for assisted travel. Delivered in partnership with specialist char...