More service joy for Birmingham Airport as low-cost carrier extends flights
ANOTHER operator is set to expand services out of Birmingham Airport – the move by Norwegian marks the fourth time in the space of a week that airlines have announced new routes out of the hub.
Last week saw Qatar Airways, Czech Airlines’ and Scandinavian Airlines all announce new services out of the airport.
They have now been joined by low-cost carrier Norwegian, which has unveiled plans to cater for holidaymakers heading to the Canaries. It has begun a new service to Tenerife on Mondays and Fridays and this will be supplemented on Friday with the start of a new route to Gran Canaria.
The launch of the two new routes makes the airline the fastest growing carrier at the airport in 2015.
Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low cost airline, began flying from Birmingham in March 2015 with flights to Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga.
The airline is now offering two flights per week to Tenerife and a weekly flight to Gran Canaria, with fares from £49.90 one way. All passengers travelling from Birmingham will fly on new Boeing 737 aircraft with free Wi-Fi throughout their journey.
The launch of the new destinations means that Norwegian has introduced more routes to Birmingham Airport than any other airline this year, and has carried over 70,000 passengers since it began flying from the West Midlands. Norwegian is already the 16th biggest airline at the airport (by passenger volumes) out of the 50 carriers which operate from Birmingham.
Thomas Ramdahl, Commercial Director for Norwegian, said: “Norwegian’s combination of low-cost, high-quality flights has proved a hit with West Midlands’ holidaymakers and we are delighted that so many have chosen to fly with us.
“Tenerife and Gran Canaria are popular destinations for sun seekers and complement our existing routes to Malaga, Barcelona and Madrid.”
William Pearson, Aviation Development Director, Birmingham Airport, said: “We are confident that these new winter sun routes to Tenerife and Las Palmas will be a hit with our customers and we look forward to continued growth over the colder months.”
