Friday 22nd July 2016 - Eastern Airways Embraer ERJ-145MP G-CGWV positions in from Norwich & Ryanair Boeing 737-73S EI-SEV arrives from Dublin

Flybe Dash 8-Q400 G-JEDP was a morning departure to Edinburgh

Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-MFK operated their service from Barcelona

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDM departed outbound for Tenerife

Qatar Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner A7-BCH operated their morning flight to Doha...

...While Thomson Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner G-TUID was the departure to Cancun

Iberia Express Airbus A320-214 EC-MBU was an arrival on Runway 33 from Madrid

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EBL taxied down Sierra operating the morning EK42 service to Dubai

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBE was a departure to Corfu...

...While American Boeing 757-223 N179AA operated their morning flight to New York JFK

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-MBM was an arrival from Tenerife...

...While Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-MFK which arrived earlier operated the return flight to Barcelona

KLM Embraer 190 PH-EZG was an arrival on Runway 33 from Amsterdam

Eastern Airways Embraer ERJ-145MP G-CGWV was an Elmdon apron arrival which positioned in from Norwich to operate a charter to Nantes

Iberia Express Airbus A320-214 EC-MBU which arrived earlier departed back to Madrid

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEN operated the EK39 service from Dubai. Its first visit to BHX

Turkmenistan Boeing 757-22K EZ-A014 was a mid day arrival operating their flight from Ashgabat

Flybe ATR 72-500 EI-REL was an arrival on Runway 15 from Isle of Man

Ryanair Boeing 737-73S EI-SEV was the afternoon arrival from Dublin. This aircraft is no longer a corporate jet and is operating on scheduled services

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DEJ was another arrival on Runway 15 from Dublin

EasyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZAC operated their afternoon flight from Belfast International

Cityjet Avro RJ85 EI-WXA was an arrival from Dublin

Ryanair Boeing 737-73S EI-SEV which arrived earlier operated the return flight to Dublin

Thomson Boeing 757-204 G-BYAY was an arrival from Skiathos

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZS operated the afternoon service from Hamburg in place of the usual CRJ-900

Flybe Embraer 195 G-FBEJ was an arrival on Runway 15 from Paris CDG. This aircraft is in their welcome to Yorkshire livery

Wednesday 20th July 2016 - CityJet Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B EI-FWA departs to Paderborn & Czech Airlines Airbus A319-112 OK-NEP in "City of Magic" livery

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZDB was an arrival on Runway 15 from Belfast International

Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GTSZ operated their morning service from Toronto

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-EZV was a departure to Dublin

KLM Boeing 737-8K2 PH-BXB was a morning arrival from Amsterdam

Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRXE taxied towards Runway 33 outbound for Paris CDG

Hawker Beechcraft 125-800B HB-VHV was a morning Elmdon apron visitor

Flybe Embraer 195 G-FBEJ operated their flight from Paris CDG. This aircraft is in their "Welcome to Yorkshire" livery scheme

KLM Fokker 70 PH-KZR was a mid morning arrival from Amsterdam

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDK operated their service from Mahon

Cessna C510 Citation Mustang G-FFFC was an Elmdon apron arrival

Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GTSZ which arrived earlier operated their return flight back to Toronto

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-ENA operated the delayed morning EK40 service to Dubai

Sprint Air ATR 72-202 SP-SPA was a mid day Elmdon apron departure to Warsaw

Fleet Air International Saab 340AF HA-TAB & Bright Flight Antonov An-26B LZ-FLA both spent the day parked up in the warm sunshine

Sunwing Boeing 737-86J C-FWGH operated the Thomson flight from Ibiza

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DWW touched down on Runway 33 from Faro

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZA was an arrival from Verona

Flightline Fairchild Swearingen SA-226AT Merlin IV EC-JCV departed to Leipzig

CityJet Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B EI-FWA departed outbound for Paderborn

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAM operated their flight to Paphos. This aircraft is equipped with "Sharklets"

Bombardier Global 5000-BD-700-1A11 M-CVGL was an afternoon ex hangar departure to Nice

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBG departed off Runway 33 to Larnaca

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOP was the EK39 departure to Dubai

MyJet Cessna 510 Citation Mustang G-FBKF was a late afternoon Elmdon apron departure...

...While Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 CS-DGW was a short stopping arrival

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OJEG was towed to the hangars for attention from Monarch Engineering

West Midlands Police Eurocopter EC135-P2+ G-POLA made a low approach whilst visiting the Elmdon apron

Iberia Express Airbus A320-214 EC-KOH touched down onto Runway 33 from Madrid

Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-MEA was an arrival from Alicante

Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner VT-ANT operated their evening service from Delhi

Lufthansa Airbus A321-231 D-AISX was an arrival from Frankfurt in place of the usual Airbus A319/320

Thomas Cook Airbus A320-214 YL-LCL departed off Runway 33 outbound for Dalaman

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZFO operated their evening service to Belfast International

Czech Airlines Airbus A319-112 OK-NEP was a departure to Prague. This aircraft is in their "City of Magic" livery

Rose Air Antonov An-26-B LZ-ABJ was a brief Elmdon apron visitor whilst unloading cargo. It then departed to Leipzig

SAS Scandinavian CRJ-900 OY-KFM operated their evening service from Copenhagen

Alba Star Boeing 737-408 EC-LAV touched down onto Runway 33 operating their evening flight from Palma

Over 1.1 million passengers recorded at Birmingham Airport in June

Passenger figures for the month of June show that Birmingham Airport welcomed over 1.1 million people – giving the Midlands gateway its sixteenth consecutive month of record breaking growth.

In total 1,118,452 people were recorded travelling through the airport last month, up by 13.1% compared to the same month last year. This equates to over 129,000 more passengers travelling through the airport in June and brings the 2016 running total for passengers using the facility up to over 5.2 million so far.

Both long and short haul routes saw significant passenger growth rates with long haul up by 10.6% and short haul up by 13.2% year-on-year.

Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer at Birmingham Airport, said: “June is the start of the busy summer season here at Birmingham Airport and it’s great that we have started this off with over a million passengers travelling through.

“Long haul routes are continuing to perform well but our short haul routes also saw very strong growth compared to last year showing that demand to fly from Birmingham Airport is increasing. Our growing list of airlines and destinations means more passengers are choosing to fly from the West Midlands as we offer choice, accessibility, flexibility and value.”

Scheduled traffic accounted for over 86% of the total passenger volume for June and saw a 26% growth rate compared to the same month last year. Charter traffic accounted for over 14% of the total.

Caribbean and Middle Eastern destinations saw the greatest rates of growth compared to the same month last year due to new direct destinations such as Doha and Punta Cana.

Scheduled destinations with significant year-on-year passenger growth were Malta (+93.8%), Palma de Mallorca (+90.2%) and Reykjavik (+87.6%).

Charter destinations with significant growth were Fuerteventura (+147%), Skiathos (+78.6%) and Genoa (+66%).

Wednesday 13th July 2016

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to launch flights & holidays from Birmingham Airport in Summer 2017

Leading leisure airline and package holiday company, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, are continuing their expansion in the UK with the launch today of flights and holidays from Birmingham Airport, their eighth UK airport base.

Fifteen fantastic sun destinations are now on sale for summer 2017 – Alicante, Crete (Heraklion), Faro, Fuerteventura, Girona (Costa Brava), Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Majorca, Malaga, Menorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodes and Tenerife – giving local holidaymakers even more choice and even better value when it comes to their sunshine breaks next year.

A total of 57 weekly flights will operate to these destinations, with daily services to popular hotspots Alicante, Faro and Majorca. 590,000 seats will be available for summer 2017 and, in more exciting news for local customers, the flights will operate on four of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ brand new Boeing 737-800 next generation aircraft. The first flights from Birmingham Airport will take off on Thursday 30th March 2017 to Faro and Malaga

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ arrival in Birmingham means significant investment for the region. More than 200 new jobs will be created with roles available including flight and cabin crew, engineers and ground operations staff.

Paul Kehoe, CEO Birmingham Airport, added: “It’s great news that today we welcome Jet2.com and Jet2holidays as partners of Birmingham Airport. This new addition to the family here at Birmingham Airport means new jobs in our region and even more choice for travellers, with 15 routes to popular and affordable sun destinations. This friendly leisure airline is in response to customer demand offering great value deals to some of the most popular sunshine routes on a fleet of brand new 737-800 aircraft.”

www.jet2.com

www.jet2holidays.com

Thursday 7th July 2016

Monarch Launches Summer 2017 Schedule from Birmingham Airport

Monarch, a leading UK independent airline group, today announces the launch of its Summer schedule for 2017 with flights and holidays now on sale from Birmingham Airport. The airline has released more than 90% of its summer schedule with further flights to be added in the coming months.

Holiday packages all include hand-picked accommodation and flights including 20kgs of baggage and the option to add an airport transfer and other extras to your booking. There’s a wide range of family friendly and elite products featuring luxurious hotels with a selection of adult only hotels.

There are 22 routes to popular destinations now on sale for Summer 2017 from Birmingham Airport.

The schedule includes some of the airline’s most popular city breaks like Venice, Madrid and Lisbon as well as favourite summer destinations including the Algarve, Majorca, Malaga and the Canary Islands.

Marjan Schoeke, Head of Network Development for Monarch comments: “We know our customers like time to plan their holidays in advance and take advantage of the best fares. With flights for Summer 2017 now on sale this gives our customers a chance to book flights to their favourite destinations and get excited about next Summer’s holidays.”

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport said: “It is great news that Monarch has put its Summer 2017 flights on sale from Birmingham Airport offering passengers the chance to book their Summer holidays for next year. With the choice of 22 routes covering Italy, the Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal passengers can plan ahead for some Summer sunshine.”

All Monarch holidays can be booked with just a £59 deposit (when booking 10 weeks or more in advance). Customers can also take advantage of using Monarch’s Holiday Concierge service. This personal service is on hand before, during and after your holiday.

Further flights, holidays and additional routes will be added to the Summer 2017 schedule in the coming months.

www.monarch.co.uk

Friday 1st July 2016