British Airways: "New" routes from Birmingham and Bristol
Birmingham Airport is the UK’s third largest airport outside London, and the UK’s seventh largest overall, handling 12m passengers a year.
After ten years British air-carrier star flying again direct from Birmingham and Bristol to Spanish islands and Florence .
The new four routes will be launching only in summer. However among BA’s plans is to increase the frequencies of the flights from Manchester airport as well as to European sunspots in May 2017.
Spacious Embraer 190 at Bristol and Birmingham willi be expecting its passengers from May and every weekend in order to fly them to their respective destinations.
Britain’s National air-carrier last flew from Birmingham and Bristol in 2007 when the regional airline business was sold to Flybe .
Luke Hayhoe, British Airways’ general manager commercial and customer, said: “We are very excited to be returning to Birmingham and Bristol with four very popular routes. Customers can once again enjoy competitively priced flights to the sun direct from their doorstep with British Airways to those destinations they tell us they want to fly to. We look forward to a busy summer at both airports.”
According to sources among the plans of British national aircarier is to resume flights also from Manchester and Bristol also put more routes and increasing the frequencies from both London city and Stansted this summer.
Since then Vueling and Iberia Express, subsidiaries of British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), have started up services to Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Tenerife, Paris Orly and Madrid from Birmingham, while Aer Lingus has continued to operate to Dublin from Birmingham since 1984.
European destination and particularly greek islands as well as Malaga Palma Ibiza are very popural for British holidaymakers and some of these routes where a request from them.
iThe news regarding the launch of the old routes has given smiles to airports' CEO like David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer for Birmingham Airport said that having British Airways return to Birmingham is not only great news for the airport but also the Midlands region.
He also quoted that: " We are confident this is the beginning of a long-term growth plan with the airline. Launching these four routes, of which Florence is currently unserved, means British Airways and Avios card holders as well as leisure travellers looking for a two-class cabin product can travel from their more convenient airport than those further afield. We look forward to welcoming one of the world’s most recognisable and trusted brands back to Birmingham in May.”
The cost of an air fare will be priced at 45GBP and tickets are available to book on its website said the air-carrier via its statement.
