VLM Airlines to resume flights to Antwerp from Birmingham Airport on Monday 12 February 2018

VLM Airlines will resume flights to Antwerp from Birmingham on Monday 12 February 2018
- they had previously served the route between Monday 5 October 2015 and Friday 4 March 2016

The route will be operated daily on weekdays using a 50 seat Fokker 50 with one-way fares are
starting from EUR 59 - all taxes included

Karl Rickard, CEO of VLM Airlines stated: "VLM Airlines is very happy to connect Antwerp with
Birmingham again. Antwerp is one of the largest seaports in Europe, the diamond capital of the
world, the second largest petrochemical centre in the world. This thriving city is also known for
its bold and diverse arts, fashion and culinary scene. A short ride takes you to other popular Belgian
cities including Bruges, Ghent and Brussels as well as to Dutch cities such as Rotterdam and Eindhoven"

William Pearson, Aviation Director, Birmingham Airport said: "It is fantastic news that Birmingham
will be reconnected with the Belgium city of Antwerp. This medieval city has something for everyone,
steeped in history but also named as the country's capital of cool.  It is also known as the world's
leading diamond city.  We are delighted that VLM Airlines will be operating this service"

VLM Airlines schedule from Monday 12 February 2018

1235/1305 VO163/164 F50 from/to Antwerp
- operates Monday to Friday 

 www.flyvlm.com

Monday 15 January 2018

Tuesday 9 January 2018 - Pskovavia Antonov 26B RA-26101 was an early evening arrival from Pskov

Pskovavia Antonov 26B RA-26101 was an early evening arrival from Pskov via Malmo parking
on the Elmdon apron - it is due to depart on a charter at 1620 on Wednesday afternoon

Jet2 to lease SmartLynx Airbus A321 YL-LCV to be based at Birmingham Airport for Summer 2018

SmartLynx have announced that they will be leasing Airbus A321 YL-LCV
to Jet2 to be based at Birmingham Airport for the Summer 2018 season

The aircraft will be leased by Jet2 from 15 May 2018 until 31 October 2018
and will fly from BHX to holiday destinations including Fuerteventura, Ibiza,
Lanzarote, Larnaca, Mahon, Malaga, Palma, Rhodes and Tenerife

Airbus A321 YL-LCV has previously visited BHX when as SE-RDO with Novair
it spent some months with Monarch Aircraft Engineering in 2017 before being
registered F-WTDH and going into storage at Lourdes in southern France

The Airbus A321 will join 7 Boeing 737-800s as Jet2s Summer 2018 fleet at BHX

Friday 5 January 2018

Friday 5 January 2018 - Airbus A320-214 G-OZBX returns from Shannon in Ellinair colours

Airbus A320-214 G-OZBX was a late afternoon arrival now in full Ellinair colours after painting at Shannon....

.... the former Monarch Airlines aircraft which had left BHX back on Monday 18 December 2017 taxied to
the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar to undergo further work prior to delivery to Greece in due course