More flights and new planes for Thomas Cook at Birmingham Airport

THOMAS Cook Airlines is to base a fourth aircraft at Birmingham Airport from next summer, enabling it to launch new flights to Greece and Tunisia and a daily service to Turkey.

Its three Boeing 757s at the airport will be replaced by three Airbus A321s and the fourth will be an Airbus A320, giving the airline an extra 47,000 seats from Birmingham.

The new flights are to Mytilene and Kalamata in Greece, and Djerba in Tunisia as well as a new daily service to Dalaman in Turkey, Thomas Cook’s most popular destination.

The airline will also offer increased frequencies to Zante, Mahon, Bodrum, Antalya, Izmir, Bourgas and Fuerteventura.

Rob Thompson, Thomas Cook Airlines’ director of planning, said, “With increasing demand from holidaymakers for regional departures, it’s great news for travellers from the Midlands as we add more flexibility and choice with flights and holidays from Birmingham Airport.

William Pearson, aviation development director at Birmingham Airport, said: “Thomas Cook’s decision to base an additional aircraft at Birmingham and introduce these exciting new routes means passengers looking to book a holiday for summer ‘15 now have even greater choice.

“Holidaymakers flying from Birmingham will also be able to take advantage of Thomas Cook’s new fleet of aircraft, including the brand new Airbus A321.”