Birmingham Airport says "Hello World"

Birmingham Airport have now updated their corporate
video to reflect the completion of the "One Terminal" project
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Just "click" play on the video above - for the best effect also
"click" full screen on the right of the panel above
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Tuesday 5 July 2011

Birmingham Airport opens "One Terminal"

The Secretary of State for Transport, Rt. Hon Philip Hammond MP
has officially opened Birmingham Airport's "One Terminal" at a VIP
event attended by more than 300 guests from international business,
the travel industry and the local community
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The new facility is the latest phase of a £100 million redevelopment
of the airport which includes the construction of a new International
Pier, a 3,365 space multi storey car park, Taxiway improvements
and an Air Traffic Control Tower due to be completed in 2013
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Speaking at the event, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said,
"I would like to thank Birmingham Airport for the opportunity
to help celebrate the opening of these impressive new facilities
We have always been clear that regional airports have a vital
role to play in supporting both local and national economies

and improving connectivity"
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The new "One Terminal" is a result of a £13 million redevelopment
to merge the Airport's two terminals into a single facility to improve
its overall operational capabilities and the customer experience. The
investment has led to the development of a larger centralised
passenger security search area, an enlarged arrivals and onward
travel facility, a significant catering and retail offer, including
a spacious 20,000 sq ft walk through Duty Free Store
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Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, explained, "This investment
places Birmingham Airport in a unique position to met the anticipated
growth in future air travel and offers an alternative for those tired of
taking long and stressful road journeys to reach other UK airports"
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"Birmingham is increasingly being acknowledged as a strategic
national asset, which should form part of an integrated
transport system. Our runway extension scheme, to be
operational by 2014, will allow direct flights to China,
South East Asia and the West Coast of America"
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The new world Duty Free store is 50% larger than the previous
offer and has a wider range of products including liquor, beauty,
accessories and confectionery
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In addition to the structural changes, the passenger terminal
has been given a complete facelift to incorporate the Airport's
new identity which was launched in October 2010 and loses
the name "International"
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Friday 13 May 2011

Birmingham Airport re brands frontage as "One Terminal" moves into final phase

Birmingham Airport have re branded the terminal frontage

with the new style logo as the "One Terminal" project - which

has seen Terminal 1 and 2 integrated into a single facility -

moves into its final phase....

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.... the redevelopment programme will be completed in May 2011

. The re branding has seen "International" dropped from

the airports name which is now simply "Birmingham Airport"

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Friday 1 April 2011

Next phase of new "One Terminal" arrivals area opens at Birmingham Airport

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, (right) was on hand
with Shaun Stanley, of World Duty Free, (left) to welcome the
first passenger to the brand new arrivals store that has now
opened as part of a £13m "One Terminal" redevelopment

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All International passengers currently arriving into Terminal One at
Birmingham Airport will pass through the stylish new channel....

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....which also includes a larger arrivals hall

and meeting and greeting area

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The redevelopment programme will be completed in May 2011

and will see the current two terminals merged into one facility

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Thursday 6 January 2011

Air France on the move to Terminal 2!!

Air France will be moving to Terminal 2 effective from the

start of the winter schedules on Sunday 31 October 2010

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From this date Air France will be coding sharing with flybe

- http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2010/09/news-airfrance.html

so this move will mean all their joint flights to Paris CDG

will now operate from the same terminal at BHX

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Britair flights to Lyon will also operate from T2 although

fellow Air France subsidiary company KLM will remain in

Terminal 1 - of course next year both terminals will

become "One Terminal"
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Monday 11 October 2010

Work starts on "One Terminal" project

The Millennium Link building
Work starts in late January 2010 on the "One Terminal" project
that will merge the Airport's two terminals into a single facility
to improve its passenger flows and operational efficiency

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A new and larger centralised passenger security search area is to

be constructed on the extended upper level of the Millennium Link
building while a new arrivals area will be located on the lower level
so that passengers from both the existing T1 and T2 baggage claim
areas will exit into the same "meeting and greeting" area

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The various projects - which are planned to be completed in
May 2011 - will also include an improved shopping and catering
offer in both landside and airside areas
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Paul Kehoe, the Airport's CEO, said, "Our goal for 2010 is to improve
the passenger experience and these projects will create a smoother
journey through the terminal and improve our overall efficiently

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The upper level in the Millennium Link building will be extended

to accomodate a new centralised passenger security search area

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Thursday 20 January 2010