Birmingham Airport welcomed a record 1,575,318 passengers during August, representing an increase of 3.7% compared with the same month in 2025. The result continues a period of strong traffic growth at BHX, which handled an all-time high of 13.7 million passengers last year. Low-cost traffic performed particularly strongly during August, growing 11% year-on-year. Dublin remains […]
September 23, 2026 | Latest Route News +
EgyptAir is Africa’s second-largest carrier for international capacity, behind Ethiopian Airlines. In 2026, Cirium schedule data shows that Egyptian flag carrier has 12.97 million non-stop one-way international seats, which is 2% above the prior record set in 2025. 7.55 million of EgyptAir’s one-way international seats are deployed within Africa, 2.74 million to the Middle East, […]
September 22, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Jet2.com will operate flights from Birmingham Airport to six European ski gateways during the 2027/28 winter season as the airline expands its ski programme from the Midlands airport in response to sustained demand. The UK leisure carrier will serve Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin from Birmingham, with the expanded programme to commence in […]
August 18, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
easyJet is celebrating carrying more than ten million passengers to and from Birmingham Airport since launching operations at the airport in 2007. To mark the milestone, the airline surprised two passengers, who were travelling from Birmingham to Marrakesh, with a pair of return flights to any destination on easyJet’s network. easyJet’s first service from Birmingham […]
August 4, 2026 | News & Analysis
Birmingham Airport handled more than 1.3 million passengers last month, marking the busiest May in the airport’s history and representing year-on-year growth of 3.2%. The record performance follows a strong 2025, during which the airport welcomed 13.7 million passengers, its highest annual total on record. The airport attributed the growth to sustained demand across both […]
June 17, 2026 | Air Service Event News, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
easyJet launched flights between Birmingham and Rome FCO on Thursday 5 March. The 1,585-kilometre service will initially be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, increasing to 4-weekly in April. The LCC enters a crowded field and will compete against Ryanair’s 4-weekly, Jet2.com’s 5-weekly and Wizz Air’s 3-weekly service between the two cities. What they said […]
March 11, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Situated in the heart of England, Birmingham Airport (BHX) is a pivotal transport hub serving the UK’s second city and wider Midlands region. The airport is served by over 35 partner airlines operating non-stop routes to 140 destinations with further one-stop connectivity to over 650 destinations worldwide. With a varied offering of low-cost, full service […]
February 16, 2026 | Air Service Event News, Airports, News & Analysis
Situated in the West Midlands, Birmingham is the UK’s seventh-busiest airport based on 2024 traffic figures. According to the UK Civil Aviation Authority, it welcomed 12.8 million passengers. Its throughput was nearly 8% greater year-on-year, which was more than six busier facilities. It was its second-best year to date. The opening of easyJet’s base in […]
November 20, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
easyJet introduced flights between Birmingham and City of Derry on Monday 1 September. The 460-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the A320 aircraft. No other airline flies between the two cities. What they said Ali Gayward, UK Country Manager at easyJet, said: “It is fantastic to be able to […]
September 1, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Jet2.com inaugurated seasonal flights between Birmingham and Jerez on the south-western coast of Spain, on Friday 2 May. The 1,780-kilometre service will run weekly with the 737-800 aircraft. No other carrier flies between the two cities. Flight LS1395 departs Birmingham at 08:00 local time, arriving in Jerez at 11:50 local time. The return service, operating […]
May 12, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is an important piece of national infrastructure, serving the UK’s second-largest city. With 35 airline partners comprising low-cost, charter, scheduled, long-haul and flag carriers, it serves over 140 direct destinations and in 2024 saw a total of 12.4 million passengers pass through its doors. Looking ahead to 2025, the airport is forecast […]
April 7, 2025 | Air Service Event News
Birmingham Airport (BHX) welcomed 12.85 million passengers in 2024, 12% more than in 2023 and almost 2% more than in 2019. It is the UK’s third busiest airport outside of London after Manchester Airport (30.79m) and Edinburgh Airport (15.78m). For many years Flybe was Birmingham’s biggest airline by seats and flights. However, since the carrier’s […]
March 19, 2025 | Bitesize Analysis