Latest News

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.

Our commitment to sustainability takes a major leap forward with the launch of our new solar farm. This investment not only contributes to the airport's ambitious net zero target but also demonstrates its dedication to reducing its environmental footprint.

17th October 2024: Jet2CityBreaks has today announced the launch of a brand-new city break and Christmas market destination for Winter 24/25 from Birmingham Airport, with packages to Bratislava available to book now.

Birmingham Airport (BHX)’s electricity and gas consumption fell by 1% and 4% respectively in 2023/24 compared to the previous financial year, a report published today revealed.

The UK’s leading Indian street food café is opening an outlet at Birmingham Airport. The new store will be located in the departures area at Birmingham Airport and is set to open at the end of October.

Birmingham Airport is seeking changes to its Night Flying Policy to reflect changes in airline operations since the original agreement was established 15 years ago, enabling the ongoing development of the airport as a regional hub and employer aiming for 18m passengers a year by 2033.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have today announced the launch of their ninth Italian gateway from Birmingham Airport, with flights and holidays via Amalfi Coast (Salerno) Airport going on sale for Summer 25.

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have released details of their biggest ever Christmas Markets programme from Birmingham Airport for Winter 25/26, offering customers and independent travel agents the choice of six festive favourites.

Partnering with Gloucestershire College, Global ATS successfully launched the UK's first Air Traffic Control apprenticeship scheme in July 2023. Following a selection process, Pena Mason, from Birmingham Airport (BHX), has become the first ever civilian Air Traffic Control Apprentice.

Flights and city breaks available to eight cities - Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice – for Winter 25/26 from Birmingham Airport.