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Birmingham Airport suspends operations after suspicious item reported on Belfast-bound plane

The scare turned out to be ‘a false call with very good intent and the item is not suspicious’

Evening Standard

Birmingham Airport plane 'on fire' as passengers on Emirates A380 surrounded by fire crews

A passenger shared picture of inside the Emirates A380 on the runway at Birmingham Airport this afternoon on Tuesday, July 4 as fire crews attended

Nottingham Post

Passenger aircraft surrounded by fire engines in dramatic airport incident

Footage thought to show a tyre blowout and people on aircraft feared it was on fire

Wales Online

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East Lothian dad caught trying to sneak air rifle into UK - leading cops to home collection

Euan Davidson bought the gun from an online supplier but the package was intercepted by security staff at Birmingham Airport before it could reach the collector’s address in Dunbar, East Lothian.

Edinburgh Live

Birmingham Airport facing potential strikes over summer over pay dispute

Unite union is balloting workers at Birmingham Airport who it says have faced two years of real-term pay cuts, with industrial action possibly taking place in mid July

Daily Mirror

Birmingham Airport's hydrogen plan step closer to take off

Transport hub has partnered up with ZeroAvia for new refuelling facility and has opened talks with car manufacturer about vehicle trials

Birmingham Post

easyJet to create new base at Birmingham Airport

Budget airline will house three A320 aircraft at the Solihull airport and is expecting to create 100 new jobs

Birmingham Post

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Birmingham Airport worst in Britain for delays last year, while East Midlands was best – here is the full list

May and June were the worst months for flight reliability in 2022 after aviation companies failed to recruit and train enough staff

Birmingham Post

Sudan evacuees arriving in UK ‘have had lives turned upside down’

More British nationals arrived at Birmingham Airport on Tuesday evening.

The Independent UK

Plane filmed lurching above runway while trying to land as UK battered by 50mph winds

Passengers onboard a flight from Belfast landing at Birmingham Airport this morning had a rocky welcome when their plane was buffeted by huge 50mph winds, forcing it to rock from side to side

Daily Mirror

Qatar Airways to resume flights from Birmingham Airport

Operator will commence daily service to Doha from this summer

Birmingham Post

Disabled Ryanair passenger forced to drag himself onto bus after diverted flight 'felt so embarrassed'

Spencer Watts was flying back from a family holiday in Lanzarote when his flight was unexpectedly diverted to Birmingham

Irish Mirror

'Humiliated' disabled Ryanair passenger forced to drag himself onto coach

Spencer Watts was flying back from a family holiday in Lanzarote when his flight was unexpectedly diverted to Birmingham

Wales Online

Snow grounds Bristol Airport flights until late morning as clear-up operation takes place

Some incoming flights are being diverted to Birmingham Airport

Bristol Post

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The Independent UK

‘Humiliated’ disabled Ryanair passenger forced to drag himself onto coach after his flight was diverted

Ryanair ‘failed their duty of care’, claims traveller

Daily Mirror

Paralysed Ryanair passenger has to drag himself up coach steps after flight diverted

Spencer Watts' flight from Lanzarote to was diverted to Birmingham and when he landed found no arrangements had been made, despite Ryanair knowing he had a wheelchair

Birmingham Post

New partnership formed to drive hydrogen-powered flights at Birmingham Airport

ZeroAvia has teamed up with the transport hub for new scheme aimed at launch the 'green' flights in 2025

Daily Mirror

Drunk Ryanair passenger downed brandy 'to calm nerves' and smashed glass on flight

Stephen Stokes had been about to fly to Birmingham Airport from Faro, Portugal, aboard a Ryanair flight when he downed several glasses of brandy and was aggressive to cabin crew

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Manchester Evening News

Dad 'in tears' as suitcase missing after Ryanair flight to Manchester is diverted

The flight had to land in Birmingham due to heavy snow

Liverpool Echo

Dad 'in tears' as suitcase missing after Ryanair flight diverted

Jeremi Kaliba was taken by bus from Birmingham to Manchester after his flight was diverted - but his luggage was left behind

Birmingham Post

'Flights unaffected' by Border Force strikes, says Birmingham Airport chief

Transport hub warns of peak time delays at passport control but says its agreed flight schedule will go ahead as planned on strike days

Daily Mirror

England stars land back in UK after painful World Cup exit at hands of France

Gareth Southgate's England players have arrived back at Birmingham Airport after they were dumped out of the World Cup by France in the quarter-final at Al Bayt Stadium

Birmingham Post

Ryanair adds sixth aircraft and new summer routes at Birmingham Airport

Irish carrier announces second investment in the airport this year as seven new routes set to come online next year

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire gun smuggler tried to import firearms and ammunition via Birmingham Airport

He said he bought a fake police warrant card for a fancy dress party

Birmingham Post

Birmingham Airport chiefs 'thrilled' as Air India launches new flights to Delhi and Amritsar

'We’re doing backward somersaults of joy at the prospect of increasing our India flight frequency'

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