New Routes and Services
Latest news on service and destinations for Birmingham International airport includes:
FlyBe announces Birmingham Airport flights to Perpignan January 28 2010
Flybe is to operate more summer flights from Birmingham Airport to Perpignan in France during the period July 13th - August 31st, 2010
Tuesday/Friday/Sunday
- Departs Birmingham 0700 arr Perpignan 1015
- Departs Perpignan 1040 arr Birmingham 1205
FlyBe steps in at Birmingham Airport January 18 2010
Flybe has confirmed that it will be offering more flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow this year following the "apparent withdrawal" of bmibaby from the route on January 29th.
The regional carrier said that it has been "inundated with increased demand" for its flights to Glasgow since it was announced that bmibaby would be suspending services.
Passengers flying from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow will be relieved.
New FlyBe services from Birmingham Airport to France January 15 2010
FlyBe is to operate new services to Avignon,Limoges and Rennes from Birmingham Airport, from 28th March 2010. Services will run 3 times a week.
Flights to Iraq from Birmingham Airport December 11 2009
HOME will now be a lot closer for the Midlands’ Iraqi community, following the launch of a new direct service to the north of the country from Birmingham International Airport.
The service, operated by Swedish travel operator Aer Olympic, offers weekly departures on an alternate basis to the cities of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah via Stockholm.
Flights depart Birmingham every Tuesday at 08.15.
The new route provides the local Iraqi-Kurdish market with a direct link back to the region, without the need to battle up and down congested motorways to fly from airports outside the Midlands.
Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, said: “At a time when the aviation industry is facing the toughest trading conditions in living memory, we are delighted to be welcoming this new service to Birmingham.”
New Gran Canaria Service from Birmingham Airport October 21 2009
Monarch has announced new services from the UK to the Canary Islands of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria.
Beginning today (October 20th), the airline will operate routes from Birmingham Airport, London Gatwick and Manchester airports, while Fuerteventura will also be served by Luton.
The move takes the carrier to a total number of 15 routes from the UK.
Liz Savage, managing director of Monarch flights and holidays, said that the new flights "will operate in addition to our existing routes to Tenerife and Lanzarote" and that the airline has been "overwhelmed with how well these new services have been received, with 35,000 advanced bookings already taken".
Monarch has recorded a rise in popularity of its mid-haul destinations this year, taking 61 per cent more holidaymakers to Lanzarote last month than in September 2008.
Its new routes to Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura will run on Mondays and Wednesdays respectively.
Uzbekistan Airways to fly from Birmingham Airport
Uzbekistan Airways has announced it is to commence flights from Birmingham Airport.
The flights to Birmingham are available from 1 December 2009.
From the 15th of December this year Birmingham Airport will add Turkish Airlines to the list of high calibre airlines operating from the airport. Turkish Airlines will give travellers from the Midlands airport the opportunity to fly directly to Istanbul for the first time.
The airline will operate five weekly flights to the Turkish capital, as well as offering onward flights to the Middle East and the Far East. Turkish Airlines is Turkey's flagship airline and a member of the Star Alliance global airline grouping, achieving standards similar to those of Air France, British Airways and Emirates Airlines.
bmibaby has put on sale some of its summer 2010 flights from Birmingham International airport. The summer period runs from 19 April 2010 to 23 October 2010. Services covered are to Alicante,Malaga, Faro,Murcia and Palma.
bmibaby will introduce a new route from Birmingham International Airport to Grenoble in winter 2009
Monarch has a new route from Birmingham International Airport to Larnaca, Cyprus from March 2009
Akal Airlines has a new service from Birmingham International Airport to Amritsar ( India) from April 2009
bmibaby is to run additional summer 2009 services from Birmingham International Airport to Spain and Portugal
bmibaby to run a service to Newquay from Birmingham International Airport starting 22 May to 20 September 2009
bmibaby to start a service from Birmingham International Airport to Aberdeen from March 2009.
bmibaby is introducing several new flights from Birmingham International Airport for the winter 2009 programme, running from 25 October 2009 to 28 March 2010. These include Alicante,Amsterdam, Belfast International,Edinburgh, Geneva,Glasgow, Knock,Malaga, Prague and Grenoble.
bmi baby, 80% owned by the German Airline Lufthansa, has begun selling flights for Easter 2010. Passengers looking for excellent deals can book their seats up to 18 April 2010. Destinations include Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast International, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Grenoble, Ireland West Knock, Malaga, Murcia, Nice, Prague.
US Airways has begun a five times a week service from Birmingham to Philadelphia, as announced in a press release from Birmingham International Airport on 13 May 2009:
"Birmingham International Airport today (Wednesday 13th May 2009) welcomed the inaugural service by US Airways to Philadelphia.
The new, seasonal 5-times-weekly service is the first direct link between Birmingham and Philadelphia, and gives passengers another route to destinations in the US such as: Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Miami, San Francisco and Tampa. Onward travel also includes Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham International Airport, was on hand to welcome the passengers this morning and said:
“Having US Airways as one of our partners is excellent news, not just for the Airport but also for the region.
This established carrier, which is part of the Star Alliance, announced that it would be flying from Birmingham back in October last year, and we are delighted that they have shown both confidence in the region and Birmingham during what are extremely trying times. It is encouraging that the outbound flight this morning is over 70% full which is excellent for an inaugural.
“Having US Airways on board to Philadelphia will help us to welcome home some of the 60% of the regions’ travellers who punish themselves by driving miles along crowded motorways to other Airports hours away.”
Senior Vice President, East Coast, International and Cargo Operations Suzanne Boda said, “We’re thrilled to expand our presence in the United Kingdom with new Birmingham flying. Customers in both countries will have spectacular access to and from the U.S. via our Philadelphia International Gateway from Birmingham. We appreciate the support and hard work of Birmingham officials as well as the continued support and commitment of the Philadelphia City Division of Aviation.”
Cassie Muir, Executive Director, British American Business Council, added, “As an organisation that promotes the strong transatlantic trade relationship that the UK and the US share, we are delighted with the start of this transatlantic route on US Airways. Many of our organisation's members travel to the US on a regular basis for business purposes, so this route from Birmingham directly into Philadelphia and beyond, allows companies within our region greater access to the US, and also allows ease of transport in the reverse manner. This route on US Airways will help save companies time by providing them with direct access into the midlands region where many viable business interests lie.”
Flights will operate five times a week, arriving into Birmingham at 06:25. The service will then depart at 08:45, arriving in Philadelphia at 11:50.
Operating a 757-200 aircraft, US Airways will offer a mixed cabin of 164 Economy seats and 12 business class seats through its Envoy product which offers passengers the following service:
• Wider seats that recline up to 160 degrees for a truly relaxing flight. Four-way adjustable headrest and lumbar support;
• Amenity kit;
• Individual, on-demand entertainment units featuring a wide selection of movies, television and audio programming;
• In-seat laptop power outlet (adapter free);
• Dedicated check-in counters, priority boarding and baggage handling"
This is an important new service for Birmingham International Airport
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