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...

Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is to start flying three times a week between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), with one-way fares from Birmingham Airport starting at £39.99. From December 21 Pegasus will offer the flights on Tuesdays, Thursda...

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...

Emirates’ A380 ‘superjumbo’ returned to Birmingham Airport (BHX) this weekend. The iconic 615-seat double-decker, absent since March 2020, brings much-needed extra capacity for business and leisure customers on BHX’s popular, twice daily Dubai services.  Flight EK039 touched down in B...

Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, began flights from Birmingham Airport (BHX) this week. The airline will fly three times a week to Jeddah, its vibrant second city on the Red Sea which boasts a unique array of cultural and commercial attractions. At 1300 BST (British Summer Ti...

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has set up a marquee offering additional space for departing customers while work continues to build its £40m new security screening area. Large areas of walking route space inside the terminal are now off limits after being taken over by the project, which is due to be ...

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...

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. ...

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...

Customers can expect different walking routes and queuing spaces at Birmingham Airport (BHX) this summer - as work to build its new, state-of-the-art security screening area continues. The new ‘next generation’ security facility is on course to be operational by June 2024. Until then the e...

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...

Qatar Airways is returning to Birmingham Airport (BHX) following a three-year absence.  The Doha-based carrier plans to restart daily flights on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from July 10.  Eric Odone, VP Sales, Europe, Qatar Airways, said: “Qatar Airways is pleased to announce the resumption of f...

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 compliance with new Government standards as well as enabling greater numbers of customers to be process...

Ryanair today (June 29) announced its biggest ever Birmingham Winter schedule with an additional based aircraft and five new routes to exciting destinations including Billund, Grenoble, Santander, Stockholm, and Toulouse. Its Birmingham based fleet will increase to five aircraft, two of which wil...

Birmingham Airport is preparing for 89% of pre-pandemic customer volumes over the upcoming Platinum Jubilee weekend as Britain’s aviation bounce back continues. Over the four-day weekend (Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June), more than 147,000 people are booked to fly in and out of Birmingham Airpo...