Expansion of industry-leading FX ATM click & collect service follows successful pilot at Heathrow T5 Travelex, a market leading foreign exchange brand, has expanded its ATM click & collect service across Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester airports following a successful pilot at Heathrow Terminal 5. Following the success of the pilot, Travelex now offers the click […]
Birmingham Airport has invested over £100k in a bespoke customer feedback system available in 80 different locations across the airport site. The system, dubbed the ‘Voice of the Customer’, has been created for Birmingham Airport by Realtimeknowledge.com, a company which specialises in operational reporting, to improve and advance the airport’s customer feedback process. Through the […]
The start of construction on Birmingham Airport’s £30m departure lounge extension was officially marked by Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard MP, on 23rd January. Joined by airport CEO, Nick Barton, and newly elected MP for Meriden, Saqib Bhatti, the Aviation Minister helped to break the ground where Birmingham Airport’s biggest terminal investment in ten years gets […]
Luxurious lifestyle brand, Rituals, has opened a new premium boutique in Birmingham Airport’s north departure lounge. Rituals’ philosophy is to help you slow down, to find happiness in the smallest things and to turn everyday routines into more meaningful moments. With the introduction of this new store in such a busy terminal, the brand hopes […]
Birmingham Airport is delighted to announce further celebrations to commemorate its 80th anniversary this year. On Sunday 1st September, the airport will hold ‘Birmingham Airport Fest’ – a one day free festival in Sheldon Country Park (B26 3TU). The family festival has something for all tastes, with a special performance from the Birmingham Royal Ballet, […]
On June 12, following a 12-week public consultation to gather feedback from community and regional stakeholders, Birmingham Airport published its final masterplan and surface access strategy. The masterplan outlines how the airport will develop its site to handle the increase in passenger numbers up to the year 2033. It includes an investment of £500m (US$632m) […]
Last week Birmingham Airport actively participated in this year’s celebration of World Environment Day, giving the Airport the opportunity to again raise awareness and promote actions that everyone can carry out to protect the environment. Birmingham Airport organised an action-packed itinerary for World Environment Day, which was well received and attended by the Birmingham Airport […]
Today (13th May), marks the beginning of UK Airports Safety Week, a national event held in conjunction with the Airport Operators Association (AOA), and supported by the Civil Aviation Authority. To support the week of activities, Birmingham Airport has kicked off a range of activities and safety demonstrations to raise awareness of aviation safety and […]
In a bid to become greener, Birmingham Airport, UK, has commissioned the services of vehicle manufacturer Volvo and automation specialist ABB to introduce six fully-electric single-deck buses by November 2019. The Volvo 7900e buses will be used to transport passengers in and around the airport and will be charged on-the-go, using an innovative ‘OppCharge’ pantograph […]
Birmingham airport has been awarded £1.4m from the Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme administered by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). The funding awarded will support the electrification of the airport’s landside bus fleet with ultra-low emission buses operating as a passenger transport service on all of the […]
