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| Birmingham Airport has been awarded the 2017 "Routes Europe" Marketing Award in the 4-20 million passenger category for its marketing activity over the last 12 months The awards, voted by a panel of senior airline executives, are an annual event and highly regarded in the aviation industry. They recognise the outstanding marketing services that have supported the launch of new air routes or the development of existing services The ceremony held last night, Monday, at "Routes Europe" in Belfast, Northern Ireland, saw the Midlands' largest airport beat stiff competition from Warsaw Chopin, Budapest, Cologne Bonn, Marseille Provence and Larnaca Airports in its category Paul Kehoe, the Airport's Chief Executive, said: "I'm delighted for the team on receiving this accolade which has recognised our airline marketing campaigns as well as business development and sales activities over the last year. The team have explored innovative new ways to engage with global audiences through traditional and new marketing channels and they should feel very proud of this award, as do I" Steven Small, brand director, Routes, added: "Congratulations to Birmingham Airport on the winning the award. It's not surprising due to the dedication and enthusiasm of the team, and the creativity and hard work put into the submission" |
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| So far in 2017, Birmingham Airport has welcomed Jet2, bmi regional and has announced British Airways and FlyOne, both due to launch this summer. Following on from the start of nine airlines in 2015, last year the airport welcomed six new carriers - Blue Air, Qatar Airways, Czech Airlines, Iberia Express, Cobalt and Alba Star In 2016, Birmingham Airport saw a 14.2% increase in passengers and has celebrated more than two years of consecutive monthly record growth. Despite this boom, the airport managed to get more flights in and out on time than any other airport, becoming the world's most punctual airport in 2016 |
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| Tuesday 25 April 2017 |
