Travellers based in the Midlands will find it easier to reach various business destinations from this summer. Existing carriers and newcomers are launching new routes from Birmingham and adding extra flights to existing destinations.
The first of the new services is being launched by BA Connect (BA's regional low fares division) on March 26 when it begins daily flights to Berlin Tegel and Geneva along with a four times a day service to Belfast's City airport.
On April 12, the Slovakian budget airline Skyeurope starts a twice weekly service to Krakow in Southern Poland, an increasingly important business destination. While on May 11, German budget carrier Hapag Lloyd Express inaugurates a five times a week service to Cologne which will be ideal for the football events taking place the following month.
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Birmingham will get a link with Liege in Belgium on May 15 with the launch of a three times a week service by Irish airline Aer Arran. It's also the only air link to Liege (a city near Brussels) from anywhere in the UK.On June 25, Aer Lingus starts a useful three times a week link to Cork.The big news on the long-haul scene is the announcement that Air India is doubling flights from Birmingham to Toronto, Amritsar and Delhi on May 1.
But two airlines are quitting Birmingham this weekend. Budget carrier German Wings is abandoning its service to Cologne (Hapag Lloyd will take over in May) while CSA is scrapping its Prague route. But Prague remains served from Birmingham by budget airline Bmibaby.
For more information go to: www.bhx.co.uk
Report by Alex McWhirter
