Birmingham Flights

Birmingham Flights have been operating from Birmingham airport since 1939 when Birmingham airport was opened by Birmingham city council. International flights from Birmingham were introduced and in 1984 the new terminal building was opened with capacity for three million passengers. In 1987 the airport’s ownership transferred to Birmingham International Airport plc, which is owned by the seven West Midland’s district councils. In July 1991 the second terminal “the Eurohub” opened which combined domestic and international flights passengers. This means that passengers don’t have to travel far between connecting flights in fact the furthest you have to walk is two hundred and fifty metres. There have been many other improvements since then and passenger numbers continue to rise as new flights are added from Birmingham.

There are almost forty different airlines with flights from Birmingham airport. There are over 120 different flight destinations from Birmingham from Aberdeen to Zurich with airlines such as Air France, Bmibaby, KLM, Thomsonfly and Flybe.

Birmingham Airport is located eight miles east of Birmingham. There are a few ways to get to the airport including the usual favourites such as coach, airport taxi and trains. If you are driving to the airport by car and plan to leave you vehicle at the airport Birmingham parking is best pre-booked as you will save up to sixty percent by booking in advance. There are five parking areas including the short stay car park, which is more expensive to put people off from staying for long durations. Make sure you use the correct car park or you could come back from your holiday to a nasty car park bill.

Airport security these days is a very serious issue and Birmingham Airport takes security very seriously. There is almost three hundred security staff employed by the airport to ensure the airport complies with all its regulatory obligations and to make Birmingham airport as safe as possible. Please make sure you check out the current rules on hand luggage prior to setting off on your Birmingham flight as this will reduce any inconvenience you may subsequently encounter at the airport. Make sure you have appropriate identification with you even if you are travelling within the UK. All the airlines require you to have some form of photographic identification, which must match up with the name on the ticket for your flight.