birmingham airport news stories
February 2012
03.02.12 New learing centre opened
02.02.12 New night flight policy agreed with council
January 2012
31.01.12 Strike threat after pay talks break down
26.01.12 Flybe boss predicts 'tough sx months'
25.01.12 Ryanair announce new Budapest flights
24.01.12 MP wants Government to pick Birmingham over Boris Island
22.01.12 Flybe announce Waterford flights
20.01.12 Menzies win Flybe ground handling contract
16.01.12 Airport exec calls for Heathrow congestion charge
10.01.12 Flybe shares fall 30% on profit warning
10.01.12 Olympic rings to land on Birmingham Airport control tower
07.01.12 Pilot of small plane in trouble after getting too close to airport
03.01.12 Airport boss predicts Olympic flight and holiday deals
02.01.12 £5m hangar to be completed this month
December 2011
22.12.11 27 hour delay for holiday passengers
21.12.11 Student terror arrest
21.12.11 Pay dispute at Birmingham Airport
16.12.11 Busy Christmas getaway expected
12.12.11 Airport and MG to cooperate; call for China flights
10.12.11 Flybe partners with weather company
09.12.11 Airline that forced passengers to pay for fuel bankrupt
08.12.11 Flybe launch travel insurance including snow and ice cover
01.12.11 Business group wants Government to beck Birmingham Airport rather than Boris Island plans
November 2011
28.11.11 Airport car park helps with Christmas charity collection
27.11.11 Airport slam CBI over London airport expansion support
26.11.11 Boost for campaign to change airport station name
25.11.11 Flybe get $500m plane loan
21.11.11 BMI help CAA get Comtel passengers home
20.11.11 Winter wash at APH Birmingham Airport car park
19.11.11 Flybe boss joins calls to axe APD
18.11.11 Comtel cancel Amritsar flights
18.11.11 Passenger receives £28,000 after Birmingham Airport fall
17.11.11 Passengers force to pay £20,000 plane refueling bill
10.11.11 Lufthansa announce Berlin flights
09.11.11 Union confirm pay freeze
04.11.11 Monarch announce five new routes
03.11.11 Flybe launch next summer's flights
02.11.11 Plane ride helps injured bird migrate
October 2011
29.10.11 Passengers stage sit in on plane
28.10.11 FoE say airport expansion plans 'overblown'
27.10.11 Council and airport seek return of Chicago flights
25.10.11 Thomas Cook cabin crew back industrial action
20.10.11 Flybe boss calls for reform of 'scandalous' air tax
18.10.11 Amritsar flights to increase
13.10.11 Radio error caused near miss
06.10.11 Scheduled passenger biofuel flight to take off today
05.10.11 Sales slowdown warning see Flybe shares dive
02.10.11 Flybe shares jump on Stelios rumour
01.10.11 Drug smuggler jailed
September 2011
30.09.11 Flybe boss predicts airline failures
19.09.11 Passengers complain ePassport gates too often closed
02.09.11 New airport hotel opened
August 2011
31.08.11 New Cornish pasty store opened
27.08.11 Flybe plan 40 plan Nordic expansion
19.08.11 Flybe complete Finnish airline acquisition
17.08.11 Flybe report revenue and passenger increases
12.08.11 Plane crash blamed on fog
10.08.11 Airport control tower starts to take shape
06.08.11 Revenue and passengers down; profits up
05.08.11 Airport staff pay row
02.08.11 Flybe Finnish airline purchase given competition clearance
July 2011
30.07.11 Airport reports profits
22.07.11 Flybe switch to divisional structure
20.07.11 Airport welcomes new finance chief
14.07.11 Warwickshire students offered jobs at the airport
12.07.11 Buying currency at the airport can cost £34 more
07.07.11 New airport hotel opens today
03.07.11 JD Sports open new airport store
02.07.11 Flybe partner Finnair to buy Finnish airline
02.07.11 Thomson announce biofuel flight plan
01.07.11 Plane leasing dispute hits Tehran flight
June 2011
29.06.11 Two in court over illegal immigration attempt
25.06.11 Airport announce Jaguar Land Rover partnership
24.06.11 Flybe launch summer seat sale
18.06.11 easyJet Holidays launch price comparison campaign
10.06.11 Night flight limit relaxed
May 2011
30.05.11 Airport 'needs to get its act together'
28.05.11 New 'Hello World' branding unveiled
19.05.11 Eurojet announce new Birmingham base
14.05.11 December snow cost Flybe £6m
13.05.11 Official opening of merged terminal
13.05.11 New Birmingham Airport hotel to open in September
12.05.11 Airport faces prospect of fire fighter strike
06.05.11 Flybe shares down 25% on profit warning
05.05.11 Flybe announce £3 fuel surcharge
April 2011
29.04.11 Charity donations top £1m
25.04.11 Fluid spill causes flight problems
21.04.11 Airport board backs runway extension
20.04.11 Lorry fire shuts airport road
20.04.11 Birmingham Airport gets more high street brands
14.04.11 Airport calls for 'step change' in rail services
13.04.11 £15.7m funding for airport runway project
07.04.11 bmibaby carrying out checks on three planes after US incident
04.04.11 Contraband crackdown
02.04.11 Airport to build new £10m control tower
02.04.11 Lufthansa celebrates 25 years at Birmingham Airport
March 2011
30.03.11 Airport to launch paid for express security lane
12.03.11 Pension deal approved
11.03.11 Birmingham planes suffer most laser attacks
07.03.11 Airport boss hopes for return of India flights
05.03.11 Minister says Birmingham Airport could help with South East capacity problems
02.03.11 OFT refers Thomas Cook / Co-op retail merger to competition commission
February 2011
22.02.11 New high class bar opened
19.02.11 ASA bans Flybe and Air Malta adverts
18.02.11 Pilots reject Flybe pay offer
15.02.11 Airport backs high speed rail
14.02.11 Staff unhappy over paramedics axing after passenger dies
13.02.11 Flybe celebrate 8 years of partnership with Avis
12.02.11 December weather hit Flybe passenger numbers
09.02.11 Birmingham becomes one terminal airport
09.02.11 Passengers up at Birmingham Airport for the first time in 2 years
06.02.11 BMI to operate Lufthansa flights
04.02.11 Business leader says runway extension more important that high speed rail
03.02.11 Pension change vote for airport staff
01.02.11 Over 50 bogus students blocked last year
January 2011
30.01.11 Eastern to switch terminals
25.01.11 Flybe wins short haul airline award
20.01.11 Aer Lingus cabin crew row hits flights
16.01.11 Flybe plane 'within inches' of crashing
15.01.11 Government body asked to help fund runway extension project
13.01.11 Snow hits Flybe passengers and profits
11.01.11 Investigation over 30 passengers kicked off easyJet flight
07.01.11 Monarch announce Paphos flights
December 2010
27.12.10 Flybe / Air France codeshare offers more long haul connections
22.12.10 Diverted plane makes wrong turn
19.12.10 Emirates celebrates 10 years at Birmingham Airport
16.12.10 Ryanair launch Malta flights
11.12.10 Flybe shares jump after stock market listing
08.12.10 Flybe pilots could strike
05.12.10 Staff to vote on pension scheme changes
03.12.10 Report claims runway extension will provide £631m boost
November 2010
30.11.10 Flybe announce stock market listing
29.11.10 Airport Maglev carriage sells for £25,100
22.11.10 Investigation in to plane crash continues
21.11.10 Transport a success despite plane crash
20.11.10 Airport still closed
19.11.10 Plane crash closes airport
18.11.10 Charity auction for Maglev carriage
14.11.10 Flybe plane £200m stock market listing
13.11.10 Airbus to issue plane warning
10.11.10 Flybe downgrade rewards scheme
06.11.10 Airport no longer international
04.11.10 Cyprus Airways to axe another Birmingham route
October 2010
17.10.10 Airports sponsor journalists ball
10.10.10 Ryanair Malta flights to resume in December
06.10.10 Award for cleaner who helped catch falcon egg smuggler
04.10.10 Flybe is top regional airline
September 2010
30.09.10 Aer Lingus plane in 'fuel leak' emergency
29.09.10 Armenia flights launched
28.09.10 Airport to retain final salary pension scheme
26.09.10 Airport hotels a popular option
25.09.10 Freight plane emergency
21.09.10 Flybe plans European expansion
19.09.10 Birmingham planes are top laser target
18.09.10 Runway extension plans 'back on track'
17.09.10 Passengers terrified by Monarch flight ‘hard landing’
17.09.10 Ryanair add Birmingham – Malta flights
14.09.10 Airport no longer international
11.09.10 People told not to travel to airport to see Pope
10.09.10 Birmingham Airport boss salary details cause union anger
09.09.10 Airport announces details of new duty free store
05.09.10 Aircraft emissions cut
04.09.10 Community service for airport flasher
August 2010
27.08.10 Aer Arran flies in to administration
25.08.10 Passengers down 4.2%
15.08.10 Airport hotel thief jailed
13.08.10 1200 stranded abroad after Birmingham holiday company folds
06.08.10 Flybe and Finnair sign Scandinavia flights deal
04.08.10 Monarch plane engine fire emergency
01.08.10 Birmingham rated top UK airport
July 2010
30.07.10 Fresh BMI Friday sale
21.07.10 Flybe announce £850m plane order for European expansion
13.07.10 Flybe and Air France sign codeshare deal
09.07.10 Airport agrees refinancing deal to support expansion plans
07.07.10 Emirates to boost Dubai capacity
June 2010
28.06.10 Transport minister predicts end to domestic flights
18.06.10 Airport to axe final salary pension scheme
03.06.10 Flybe launch charity drive
01.06.10 Emirates launch airport advertising
May 2010
29.05.10 New airport website launched
28.05.10 Airport bangs the ‘let us expand’ drum again
28.05.10 New VIP private jet company prepares to take off from Birmingham Airport
19.05.10 Spanair services won't take off
15.05.10 Runway 'plan B'
14.05.10 Cycle protest over runway and road plans
10.05.10 UK / India to allow airline alliances?
April 2010
29.04.10 Ryanair to axe Prague flights
21.04.10 Man fined £1500 for driving Portuguese car back to Birmingham
20.04.10 Flight chaos costs the airport £1m so far
17.04.10 Three management appointments announced
16.04.10 Airport boss confident on runway extension
14.04.10 Environmentalists slam runway plans
14.04.10 Pegasus to launch Birmingham – Antalya flights
12.04.10 Teeth whitening service to launch at the airport
11.04.10 Airport gets giant interactive wall
10.04.10 Flybe launch hotels partnership
02.04.10 Upper Crust lands at Birmingham Airport
01.04.10 Airport investigates pain pat down issue
29.03.10 bmibaby announce Cologne flights
27.03.10 20,000 sign petition for return of India flights
24.03.10 5 years for teenage cocaine smuggler
24.03.10 Birmingham Airport to get M&S food
21.03.10 Flybe makes Forbes on time list
19.03.10 Spanair announce Barcelona and Madrid flights
13.03.10 Birmingham Airport gets high speed boost
05.03.10 Ryanair announce extra Malaga flights
04.03.10 Facial recognition passport gates launched
February 2010
26.02.10 Cargo plane emergency landing
24.02.10 Passengers down 7.2%
23.02.10 Airport security blunder
20.02.10 New Quality Hotel Birmingham Airport
19.02.10 Snow closes airport
12.02.10 Cannabis smuggler jailed
11.02.10 New food outlets announced
January 2010
30.01.10 Profits down at Flybe
28.01.10 Flybe add Perpignan flights
23.01.10 People ‘would use Birmingham to avoid Heathrow expansion’
23.01.10 25 jobs go in Birmingham Airport restructuring
20.01.10 Passengers down 5.5%
15.01.10 Airport replaces Police officers with traffic wardens
10.01.10 Police still searching for man over airport biker brawl
05.01.10 Airport to get £10m security upgrade
December 2009
31.12.09 Passengers slump 8.6%
22.12.09 Drug smuggler jailed
22.12.09 Holiday Extras add new Birmingham Airport car park
19.12.09 New Ibiza route for Ryanair
13.12.09 Airport slams climate change committee’s ‘London centric’ view
13.12.09 Drug smuggler caught at Birmingham Airport jailed
11.12.09 Flybe announce new routes
09.12.09 Airport plans heroes welcome
07.12.09 Flybe is UK's biggest domestic airline
05.12.09 Airport car park driver stole from passengers
04.12.09 Iraq flights announced
03.12.09 Ground handling staff to switch employers
November 2009
29.11.09 Flybe plan £300m stock market float
23.11.09 Six years for airport brawl biker
22.11.09 Airport needs Government funding for runway development
17.11.09 New cruise flights announced
15.11.09 Airport struggles with runway financing
05.11.09 bmibaby announce job losses
October 2009
28.10.09 Lufthansa enjoying a business passenger upsurge
27.10.09 Campaign launched for return of Punjab flights
24.10.09 Airport pier opened
21.10.09 Passengers down 4.8%
20.10.09 Birmingham ‘could double passengers without building work’
20.10.09 Union agree lower job cuts at Servisair Birmingham Airport
20.10.09 Birmingham Airport cargo firm staff reject strike action
17.10.09 Airport plan website update
15.10.09 Luton, Birmingham and Stansted most costly for foreign currency
14.10.09 Council 'will not sell airport'
07.10.09 Airport boss welcomes Conservative Heathrow stance
September 2009
24.09.09 Pilot arrested over drink fears
23.09.09 Carbon Trust Standard achieved by airport
22.09.09 Drug smuggler jailed
18.09.09 Airport noise reduced
17.09.09 Passengers down 6%
17.09.09 Vortex strikes see hundreds of houses near Birmingham Airport re-roofed
16.09.09 More job losses expected
13.09.09 Emirates plan airport lounge
06.09.09 Airport wants old planes to fly in to help celebrate its birthday
August 2009
29.08.09 Dogs sniff out cash
24.08.09 International Pier to open
22.08.09 Airport starts high speed rail stop campaign
19.08.09 Over £90,000 in cash seized
18.08.09 PTS back calls to limit taxi driver hours
16.08.09 Woman jailed over false passport
12.08.09 ASM to help with route development
07.08.09 Airport dismiss Government rail plans
04.08.09 Birmingham bound flight bird strike
July 2009
28.07.09 Airport evacuated
28.07.09 Birmingham Airport wins taxi legal challenge
25.07.09 Monarch announce winter Larnaca flights
24.07.09 Passengers down 4.1%
24.07.09 Hellenic confirm Birmingham - Athens / Jeddah flights
17.07.09 Superjumbo flight in September
17.07.09 Birmingham Airport top 4 for inbound passengers
07.07.09 Baggage handlers and check-in staff strike threat
04.07.09 Flybe is UK's biggest domestic airline
01.07.09 Monarch announce US Airways maintenance deal
June 2009
21.06.09 Airport plan single 'super terminal'
20.06.09 Bikers jailed over airport riot
19.06.09 Drug smuggler jailed
18.06.09 Taxi dispute goes to court
15.06.09 Bmibaby summer 2010 flights on sale
15.06.09 Spat over council’s use of Birmingham Airport
12.06.09 Airport strike threat
11.06.09 Man charged over big drugs find
07.06.09 Terminal's 25th anniversary
01.06.09 Argument over inclusion of second runway in regional plans
May 2009
29.05.09 Airport taxi dispute 'will not hit passengers'
25.05.09 Ryanair expansion could create 700 jobs
25.05.09 Hellenic confirm Birmingham – Athens – Jeddah flights launch
25.05.09 Bmibaby celebrate Birmingham – Newquay flights launch
13.05.09 Aer Lingus celebrates 60 years of flying to Birmingham
12.05.09 Airport to encourage more continual decent landings
10.05.09 Greek airline plans Athens flights with Middle East link
10.05.09 Male illegal immigrant used woman’s passport, but had real one in his pants
09.05.09 Trolley staff face redundancy
08.05.09 Government backs runway extension
04.05.09 Airport boss defends runway plans
03.05.09 Development director to leave
April 2009
29.04.09 50 airport jobs at risk
22.04.09 Bikers in court over airport battle
17.04.09 Passengers down 7.7%
07.04.09 Emirates to increase capacity
01.04.09 Runway extension approved
March 2009
30.03.09 Transatlantic flight makes emergency landing
29.03.09 Strong demand for new Cyprus service
27.03.09 Pilot jailed for being drunk on plane
18.03.09 Drug smuggler jailed for 11 years
16.03.09 Indian airline to replace lost route
15.03.09 bmibaby add Nice flights for property event
07.03.09 Airport boss predicts passenger decline
03.03.09 Cabbies unhappy at increased costs
February 2009
19.02.09 Passengers up?
18.02.09 bmibaby add Med flights this summer
15.02.09 Emergency for Ryanair flight
07.02.09 Two drugs finds at Birmingham Airport
07.02.09 New pub opens
06.02.09 IT staff axed at Flybe
01.02.09 Flybe named regional airline of the year
January 2009
30.01.09 bmibaby add one route, axe another
27.01.09 Fog and computer fault hit flights
24.01.09 Airport monorail scheme announced
21.01.09 NEC boss plays down runway extension effect
16.01.09 bmi to add Aberdeen flights
15.01.09 Birmingham Airport enjoys record year
02.01.09 Free redundancy cover from Flybe
01.01.09 Up to £5 to drop someone at the airport
December 2008
29.12.08 Investigation after man travels on sister's passport
23.12.08 New Shropshire rail link launched
21.12.08 Clown on charity flight strip searched
20.12.08 Milestone for airport expansion
16.12.08 Runway extension 'to be approved'
15.12.08 Record November
15.12.08 Turkish Airlines begin flights to Birmingham
14.12.08 Drug smuggler jailed for 9 years
07.12.08 Airport accused of publishing misleading emissions figures
05.12.08 bmibaby passengers offered 'rescue package' by Ryanair
02.12.08 Flybe performance ahead of last year
01.12.08 Two injured in airbridge incident
November 2008
30.11.08 Flybe in talks to buy bmi Regional and bmibaby
26.11.08 bmibaby axe five routes
25.11.08 Passengers down 0.7%
20.11.08 Emergency landing for bmibaby plane
12.11.08 Flybe pick up two new awards
07.11.08 Polish man charged over big drugs find
03.11.08 Massive upgrade to security system
October 2008
31.10.08 Runway extension 'under threat'
30.10.08 Ryanair prepares to launch 14 new routes
28.10.08 Nine years for drug smuggling pensioner
27.10.08 New boss starts
25.10.08 Green award for Flybe
24.10.08 Sex toy picture in airport annual report
22.10.08 US Airways announce Philadelphia flights
21.10.08 Passengers on Dutch flight not passport checked
20.10.08 £12m upgrade at popular airport hotel
20.10.08 Birmingham Airport staff support diabetes charity
19.10.08 Drug smuggler jailed for 6½ years
15.10.08 Two cheap Birmingham Airport hotels opened
13.10.08 Eastern most punctual at Birmingham and Newcastle
13.10.08 SAS offer links to Delhi via Heathrow, Manchester and Birmingham
12.10.08 bmibaby expects busy half term
11.10.08 Runway consultation extended
09.10.08 Airport passengers up 1.5 percent
09.10.08 India flights fail to take off
07.10.08 Drug smuggler jailed
05.10.08 Loganair (Flybe) cut Dundee flights
02.10.08 Ryanair cancel 25 flights
01.10.08 Drug smuggler jailed
September 2008
27.09.08 Birmingham Airport gets new drugs scanner
17.09.08 New airline to operate Amritsar flights
16.09.08 Three big drugs finds
15.09.08 Cyprus a favourite destination
14.09.08 Flybe cut capacity growth as business passengers drop
12.09.08 Busiest month ever
12.09.08 Birmingham Airport talk
11.09.08 Air India move flights to Heathrow
08.09.08 Flybe profit up 14 percent
06.09.08 Housing schemes blocked by airport expansion plans
03.09.08 Ryanair announce two new ski routes
01.09.08 Flybe offer help to Zoom passengers
August 2008
27.08.08 Flybe heavy late summer demand
24.08.08 Expert urges airport to enter BAA bidding war
23.08.08 Monarch announce Larnaca flights
21.08.08 Flybe welcome BAA break-up call
14.08.08 Busy bank holiday for Flybe
11.08.08 Avis and Flybe sign car hire deal
10.08.08 Flybe offer web option to counter screen-scraping
10.08.08 Flybe celebrates reward scheme success
09.08.08 Flybe's 'Departure Board' gives customers tailor made offers
08.08.08 Record passenger in July
07.08.08 Turkish Airlines announce Istanbul flights
07.08.08 Big Birmingham Airport drugs find
01.08.08 Flybe rubbish 'financial difficulty' report
01.08.08 New recruits join airport's environment team
July 2008
29.07.08 Flybe add capacity during Lufthansa strike
29.07.08 Flybe invests £2m to attract business fliers
26.07.08 Woman caught with drugs in Kinder Egg
22.07.08 Air tax changes ‘put runway plans at risk’
22.07.08 Flybe interline e-ticketing deal
21.07.08 Avoid buying currency at the airport
20.07.08 Flybe put Easter flights on sale
15.07.08 Passengers up 2.8% in June
15.07.08 Arriva plan Wales – Birmingham Airport train link
11.07.08 Airport celebrate staff qualifications
10.07.08 Big drugs find this week
08.07.08 Ofcom raps Flybe for breaking TV sponsorship rules
08.07.08 Flybe launch winter schedule and ‘connections’
07.07.08 Birmingham hotel to offer special crew rooms
05.07.08 Surprise announcement of airport's new boss
04.07.08 Flybe predict record profits
03.07.08 Flybe sign seat back advertising deal
June 2008
27.06.08 Flybe review ad account
25.06.08 Ryanair confirm 10th new route
25.06.08 First Choice winter Aruba flights from Birmingham
23.06.08 Ryanair to add 10th route?
21.06.08 bmibaby launch winter flight schedule
19.06.08 Work begins on International Pier
19.06.08 Birmingham Airport parking improvements unveiled
18.06.08 Ryanair launch new base; announce nine new routes
17.06.08 Record passengers in May
17.06.08 New appointment at Birmingham Airport
11.06.08 Liquid bomb plot leader scouted Birmingham Airport
11.06.08 BA writes down Flybe stake
11.06.08 Budget hotel near Birmingham Airport approved
10.06.08 Airport says runway extension will benefit economy and health
10.06.08 Former Birmingham Airport boss dies
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
05.06.08 New Birmingham Airport lounge for Emirates
04.06.08 Emirates to add new China link
03.06.08 bmibaby launch Warsaw route
May 2008
29.05.08 Eastern switch terminals next week
26.05.08 Community programme announced
22.05.08 Record drugs find
22.05.08 Birmingham Airport drugs smuggler jailed
22.05.08 Loganair Dundee – Belfast / Birmingham flights take off
18.05.08 Flybe add three new airline partners
16.05.08 Airport dismiss WWF business flight claims
13.05.08 Record April at Birmingham Airport
10.05.08 Flybe extend IOM route
09.05.08 Lufthansa launch Hamburg flights
08.05.08 Ryanair launch Marseille flights
08.05.08 Thomas Cook add Birmingham - Greece / Egypt flights
05.05.08 Appeal date set for sacked MyTravel pilot
03.05.08 Airlines receive 'good neighbour' awards
April 2008
22.04.08 bmibaby launch summer schedule
20.04.08 Runway extension could hit homes
20.04.08 Flybe fastest growing airline to Germany
19.04.08 Three arrested after big drugs find
18.04.08 Birmingham top for on time performance
18.04.08 Flybe: pay us to collect APD
17.04.08 Alpha sell airport newsagent stores to WH Smith
17.04.08 Record March for Birmingham Airport
10.04.08 Terror suspect with flightpath map avoids deportation
08.04.08 Monarch boost Canaries flights this winter
05.04.08 Meeting held on airport expansion plans
03.04.08 Ryanair launch new routes
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