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The first flight on Aegean's new route to Athens took off from Birmingham Airport on Tuesday 10th June. The seasonal route will operate twice a week, Tuesday and Saturday. 

An agreement between Regus and Birmingham Airport will see a new Regus Express Lounge open at the Airport later this year. The Lounge will offer instant office or meeting space for anyone arriving at or departing from the airport. Business people and mobile workers will need no longer struggle to work or meet in noisy concourses or lounges when doing their jobs on the go. 

Addressing a cross party reception of MPs, Lords and business leaders on the day of the Queen's Speech, Birmingham Airport CEO Paul Kehoe called on the Government to get behind Britain's great airports for great cities. 

Iceland’s leading airline since 1937, Icelandair, announces scheduled service from Birmingham (BHX) to Reykjavik (KEF). Birmingham will become Icelandair’s 5th gateway in the UK and 39th overall. The new flights will operate twice weekly, Thursdays and Mondays, from 5th of February 2015. 

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, will operate two new routes from Birmingham Airport this winter namely a daily service to Hamburg and Oslo from 26th October through to 27th March 2015.

Birmingham Airport has recorded the busiest April in its history, as more than 750,000 passengers passed through the terminal last month, a 16.7% increase compared to the same period last year. 

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, has launched its Birmingham 2014 winter schedule, with 2 new routes to Gdansk and Kaunas and increased flight frequencies on 3 other routes, which will deliver over 1.25m customers per annum and support 1250 on-site jobs at Birmingham Airport. 

Birmingham attracted more international visits last year than ever before according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

More choice, more variety and local routes for Birmingham’s sun seekers Thomson and First Choice increase capacity from Birmingham Airport and introduce five new routes

Birmingham Airport handled over 600,000 passengers during the month of March, a 4.5% increase compared to the same period last year and a positive end to the winter flying season. 

Europe’s largest regional airline offers hot new routes to Ibiza, Palma and Reykjavik for those who love to be cool!

Birmingham Airport can confirm that it will commence a six month airspace change trial starting on the 1st May 2014 to monitor and obtain further information in a live environment to support its existing Airspace Change Process. 

Leading regional airline’s distinctive purple plane flies first passengers on new daily flight to Cologne. 

Ryanair is celebrating the start of its summer season at Birmingham Airport giving passengers a choice of 23 destinations for summer 2014. 

David Cameron has welcomed the announcement that 8,000 jobs will be created in the Midlands as Birmingham Airport expands to cope with increased demand from around the globe.

Birmingham Airport handled over half a million passengers in February 2014, with Dublin, Dubai and Amsterdam proving to be the most popular destinations. 

Birmingham Airport has announced a 12 month partnership with international visa specialist, The Travel Visa Company as it becomes the preferred supplier of business and tourist visas for its travellers. 

Following the Chancellor’s Budget statement to Parliament today (Wednesday 19th March), Paul Kehoe, the CEO of Birmingham Airport has said: