Weekender: Emirates marks milestone at Birmingham Airport

Emirates has celebrated its one millionth A380 passenger at Birmingham Airport.

The milestone has been achieved just over two years after the inaugural flight of the iconic Airbus A380 in March 2016, and less than a year since the second daily A380 service launched in October 2017.

From Birmingham, passengers connecting through Dubai have travelled around the world with Emirates. Popular destinations include Dubai, Bali, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Delhi and Sydney.

Richard Jewsbury, vice president UK & Ireland, Emirates said: “Emirates has been operating at Birmingham Airport for over 17 years and we’re delighted that, two years after the launch of the iconic A380 service in 2016, we’ve reached the one millionth passenger milestone.”

Tom Screen, aviation director, Birmingham Airport added: “The partnership between Emirates and Birmingham Airport is one of the success stories of regional aviation in this country.  The faith that Emirates have shown in the region over the almost 18 years is phenomenal and with two 615 seat A380’s per day flying from Birmingham, there is more opportunity than ever to travel to some of the incredible destinations on their network, such as Australia, China, Thailand, India and the Indian Ocean.  We look forward to welcoming the next million passengers as the route continues to flourish.”

Emirates first launched its route to Birmingham Airport in 2000 as a daily service to Dubai, operated by a 278-seat Airbus A330.