British Airways is to start flying from Birmingham and Bristol airports again with the launch of four new summer-only routes to popular European sunspots.From May the airline will begin direct flights from both Birmingham and Bristol to the popular Spanish destinations of Malaga, Ibiza and Palma and to the Italian city of Florence.
The new return flights will use modern Embraer 190 aircraft with two abreast seating so every customer can have an aisle or window seat. They will operate once a week at weekends from both airports.
British Airways last flew from Birmingham and Bristol in 2007 when the regional airline business was sold to Flybe. Since then Vueling and Iberia Express, subsidiaries of 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. Aer Lingus Regional operate from Bristol to Dublin.
Luke Hayhoe, 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.”