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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will return to Birmingham Airport (BHX) on 1 December, resuming flights to Islamabad three times a week due to high demand from travellers from the Midlands and the resumption of UK services from the airline.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is marking 60 years since its first flight between Birmingham and Amsterdam, which took place in 1966.

A trip to Canada is about to get a little easier for travellers across the Midlands. From June 2027, Air Transat will fly direct between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), opening up a new non-stop link to Canada’s largest city.  

Full-service network carrier EGYPTAIR flew its very first service between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Cairo International Airport (CAI) today, 25 October 2026. 

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is preparing for its busiest October half term on record, with 419,775 passengers expected to travel through the airport during the week-long break.

As the first full week of Public Consultation for the draft Master Plan is underway, Birmingham Airport launches an economic report detailing the economic contribution its organisation makes to the region already.   

Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low-fares airline, today (Wed, 21 Oct) announced that it has added a 9th based aircraft at Birmingham Airport for Winter 2026, representing a US$900m investment in the West Midlands and supporting over 3,270 local jobs.

Jet2 has today announced the expansion of its programme to Tunisia from Birmingham Airport, with additional seats going on sale in response to strong demand from early bookers for holidays in the early and late-winter season to the recently launched destination.

Birmingham Airport has set a new passenger record for September, welcoming 1,386,372 passengers through its terminal, a 2.9% increase from the same month last year.  

A year on from launch, Birmingham Airport’s AI customer assistant, BABS, developed in partnership with Hello Lamp Post, has become an integrated service for customers and colleagues, helping passengers access quick, clear support while giving airport teams more time to focus where human help matters most.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has raised £80,500 for its nominated charity partner, Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, at its charity dinner event sponsored by partner company Mitie.

Birmingham Airport has unveiled a massive £2bn draft Master Plan that could take the airport to c30m passengers, generating an additional £3.6 billion GVA for the West Midlands region, creating over 50,000 new jobs with 3,800 on site at the Airport.

easyJet has today announced two new routes are on sale for next summer from Birmingham Airport to Milan in Italy and Tivat in Montenegro.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) colleagues took to the Birmingham canals for a Dragon Boat Race in support of Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, the airport’s nominated charity.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) enjoyed a double win at this year’s Solihull Chamber Awards, securing the titles of Community Builder and Sustainability Trailblazer.

August was another record-breaking month for Birmingham Airport (BHX), with 1,575,318 passengers travelling through the terminal, a 3.7% increase on August 2025.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) recently teamed up with students from WMG Academy Trust on a project exploring what the future of its Air Rail Link could look like.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) passenger volumes reached 1,487,899 in July, making it the airport’s busiest July to date and 2% up on last July’s record.