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Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays have announced a brand-new route to Samos from Birmingham Airport for Summer 26.  

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has achieved Level 3 (optimisation) of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme for a third consecutive year. The airport received the accreditation, which is currently awarded to less than 30% of passenger airports in Europe, in recognition of its ongoing investment into advanced carbon management processes, as well as its demonstration of wider engagement with third-party business partners on climate action.  

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have marked the launch of Jerez as their newest destination for Summer 25, after their inaugural flight departed from Birmingham Airport this morning (Friday 2nd May).

Jet2CityBreaks has today announced it is expanding its portfolio of city breaks from Birmingham Airport for Summer 25, Winter 25/26 and Summer 26, giving customers and independent travel agents even more choice when to comes to travelling to cultural hotspots across Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Austria.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has announced its Capital Investment plan, totalling £76.5m over the next 12 months. This plan equates to around £1.5m being spent each week, as the airport gears up for further growth, having closed off its biggest year for passengers’ numbers in 2024.  

easyJet is today celebrating the arrival of two additional aircraft at its Birmingham Airport base, supporting 800 jobs*. The fourth aircraft in the airline’s Birmingham fleet arrives today, with a fifth arriving next month.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) had a record year in 2024/25 with over 13 million passengers during 2024/25, a new peak for the transport hub. Latest figures issued by BHX reveal that 13.004 million passengers travelled through the airport in the 2024/25 financial year.  

With the sun shining on the region, Birmingham Airport has announced that following a multi-million-pound investment in solar last year, all operations are being powered by the recent sunny weather. In recent weeks, the airport's 6-8-megawatt solar farm has been powering 100% of the organisation's required energy usage during some parts of the day, exceeding pre-set targets and helping eliminate carbon emissions.

National Express West Midlands is celebrating after welcoming its 100,000th customer onboard its 97A bus service, just nine months after extending the route to Birmingham Airport.

SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations, and Popeyes UK®, the UK’s fastest-growing quick-service restaurant brand, have announced the launch of an exciting strategic partnership to open a Popeyes® restaurant at Birmingham Airport.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is preparing for its busiest Easter holiday on record with an expected 15% increase in customers year-on-year, with over 650,000 passengers set to travel through over the Easter break. 

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is investing further in its infrastructure to ensure ease of travel through the airport for its customers.  The next two projects, as part of its previously announced £100m capital spend up to 2033, will benefit those customers arriving through the airport. 

easyJet has announced a new direct service from Birmingham to City of Derry Airport, becoming the only carrier operating the route.

The Wellbeing Team at Birmingham Airport has been awarded Best Wellbeing Team: Large Company at the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards 2025.

Birmingham Airport has featured in The Solihull Colour Palette – a community art project that pays tribute to notable cultural aspects of the Midlands town through shades of colour.  

Following continued demand from customers and independent travel agents, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have today put an expanded Norway and Fjords programme on sale for 2026 from Birmingham Airport.

Birmingham Airport is hosting a sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) to support local residents into work. The Launch Group, run in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions, provides employability training for up to 20 jobseekers in Birmingham and Solihull a month.

Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays have responded to continued demand for flights and holidays for Winter 25/26, by announcing a significant expansion across their Winter Sun and City Breaks programmes from Birmingham Airport.