Airline celebrates three-million passenger milestone in Birmingham

A major UK airline is this week celebrating carrying more than three-million passengers to and from Birmingham Airport.

To mark the occasion, easyJet surprised two lucky travellers Terri and Stephen Powell from Rowley Regis, flying from Birmingham to Belfast, with a pair of return flights.

The airline has also announced it will be launching a new, twice-weekly service to Faro in Portugal.

Seats go on sale on today, with low fares available from just £24.99.

Flights will depart on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the summer season between 1 May and 26 October 2022.

The new route follows on from the launch of summer services to Malaga and Palma de Mallorca last year.

This summer, easyJet is set to operate nearly four times more seats from Birmingham than it did in summer 2019.

Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK country manager, said: “We are delighted to celebrate carrying over three-million passengers and announce yet another new route from Birmingham today.

“Over the past months we 've continued growing our operations at Birmingham, serving more customers, and offering more connections to a greater range of destinations to ever before - which is especially exciting as we know that so many people have missed being able to holiday over the last two years.

“With low fares from just £17.99* and many destinations no longer requiring testing restrictions, now is a great time to book with easyJet.

“We remain focused on offering great value and convenient connections for our customers in the Midlands, whether they are travelling on their long-awaited holidays, reuniting with friends and family or getting back to business, and I am thankful to our fantastic customers to choosing to travel with us.

“This summer we 'll be bigger than ever at Birmingham and we can 't wait to welcome more customers onboard. ”

Tom Screen, aviation director of Birmingham Airport said: “This is an important milestone to celebrate with easyJet.

“Our partnership with the airline has grown over the years and it is great that today we see the airline carry its three millionth passenger and additionally welcome the announcement of a new route to Faro.

“This popular Portuguese destination is a firm favourite for customers flying From Birmingham Airport and we welcome the extra capacity on this route.

“We look forward to continuing to work with easyJet to offer our customers additional routes in the near future. ”

The airline launched operations at Birmingham Airport 15 years ago, flying its first customers from Birmingham to Geneva.