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Birmingham Airport is preparing for its busiest February half-term on record with a 20% increase in passenger numbers compared to a similar period last year.

Team UK today (6 February) departed from Birmingham Airport for Canada to compete in the Invictus Games.

Birmingham Airport has announced plans to introduce a barrierless system for vehicles dropping off passengers at its Premium Set Down and drop off areas. The changes, which will be rolled out in phases beginning with the Elmdon multi-storey in February, and the drop off facilities following in Spring 2025.  The removal of barriers will assist the flow of vehicles in the relevant areas and reduce congestion during busier times.  

Birmingham Airport has officially announced Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity as its nominated partner for the next three years.

Passengers flying from Birmingham Airport can now sample the Shelbys first hand and dine Peaky Blinders-style following the unveiling of an exclusive Shelby & Co. Bar and Restaurant from SSP Group.

easyJet has launched its first flights from Birmingham Airport to the heart of the Austrian Alps, Innsbruck.

Birmingham Airport has said it is preparing for a busy Festive Season as passenger predictions will see an increase of 11% in departing and arriving passengers between 20th December and January 6th.

easyJet has launched flights from Birmingham to Bordeaux and Gibraltar which will take off for the first time next summer

Colleagues at Birmingham Airport have launched this year’s Christmas charity initiative, "Bringing Joy to Our Journey," successfully collecting 900 gifts for local charities this festive season.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced five brand-new destinations from Birmingham Airport today, with customers and independent travel agents now able to choose from an bigger range of summer favourites across Greece and Italy and a new winter country, Estonia.

easyJet will base two more aircraft at Birmingham Airport supporting around 800 jobs

easyJet flights took off yesterday from Birmingham Airport to Rovaniemi in Finland and are operating twice a week throughout the festive season

easyJet puts two new routes on sale for summer 2025 from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria and Malta

Birmingham Airport has released its latest Sustainability Update, the third instalment that supports the current five-year Sustainability Strategy, providing updates on objectives and targets to reach its goal of net zero by 2033.

easyJet has celebrated a ‘high five’ this week with the launch its first flights and package holidays from Birmingham Airport to Marrakesh, Reykjavik, Hurghada, Prague and Krakow.
The fantastic five now provide even more convenient connections at great value fares for travellers across the Midlands.

Birmingham Airport has reappointed NATS as its air traffic service provider on a 10-year contract. NATS will take over the air traffic and associated engineering service – which has been run in-house for the past decade - in 2025, with all the airport’s controllers, assistants and air traffic engineers transferring over to NATS after a 12-month transition period.

Chaiiwala has officially opened and will be able to serve hundreds of customers every hour on the way to their gate.

Brussels Airlines has resumed flights from Birmingham Airport, operating six times a week. These regular weekly services will offer convenient flight times and will use an A319 aircraft, which is ideally placed to serve both business and leisure passengers.