An Ozzy Osbourne look alike was on hand to launch the new Ryanair base with Peter Vella,
BHX's Business Development Director and Ryanair's Bridget Dowling and a member of their crew
Ryanair (FR), Europe’s largest low fares airline today,
Tuesday 17 June 2008, started its 25th base in Birmingham.
Ryanair also announced today that it will launch 9 new routes
to, Alicante, Derry, Fuerteventura, Katowice, Kaunas, Krakow,
Palma, Malaga and Murcia in October 2008
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Celebrating Ryanair’s 25th base in Birmingham today, Ryanair’s
Bridget Dowling said: "There’s a double celebration at Birmingham
International Airport this week. We’re celebrating the arrival of our
first based aircraft here and we’re also announcing a further 9 new
routes which go on sale today. With 32 low fare routes announced
from Birmingham to date, people of the West Midlands no longer
have to suffer BA high fares or their high fuel surcharges
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By 2012 , Ryanair’s will have 10 aircraft based in Birmingham,
which will deliver 5M passengers p. a. sustaining 5,000 jobs. This
will equate to £400 M visitor spend for the West Midlands. While
other airlines, like BA, are busy increasing fares and fuel surcharges,
Ryanair is guaranteeing the lowest fares and no fuel surcharges
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Peter Vella, Birmingham Airport's Business Development Director,
said: "We are delighted to be officially unveiling Birmingham Airport
as Ryanair's 25th base as well as welcoming the announcement of
these further nine scheduled routes from the airport. These new
services will offer passengers travelling from their local airport even
greater choice and flexibility, allowing them to travel from within
their region - whether that be for leisure or business"
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Peter Vella, Business Development Director of Birmingham Airport
and Bridget Dowling of Ryanair welcome the crew of the first flight
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The first Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS to be based at BHX
- EI-DPE - departs on their first service to Dinard
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Ryanair will now be serving 32 destinations
from Birmingham Airport -
Alicante, Biarritz, Billund, Bologna, Bratislava, Bydgoszcz, Dinard,
Dublin, Frankfurt (Hahn), Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Gerona, Katowice,
Kaunas, Krakow, Londonderry, Marseille, Malaga, Murcia, Olbia, Oslo,
Palma, Perpignan, Pisa, Poitiers, Porto, Shannon, Stockholm, Trieste,
Reus, Rzeszow & Trapani
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
CityJet/VLM Fokker 50 OO-VLR operated a day stopping 
North Flying Metro 23 OY-NPE was a morning arrival operating
CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCT was an early morning
First Choice Boeing 767-35EER G-PJLO operated flight FCA202/203 
European Boeing 737-229 G-GPFI operated the return sector of
Emirates Airbus A330-243 A6-EKQ operated their 
Twinjet Airbus A319CJ G-NMAK departed to Antigua
Premier 1A M-YAIR was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron
.... the Bulgaria Air titles are in English on the starboard side 
Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air G-COBM was an afternoon
Air China Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472 lifts off Birmingham Airport's
Premier Wen Jaibao who had arrived in Birmingham on Saturday
.... the passengers were soon back on Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472
.... which started up and taxied out to depart on Runway 15
.... after briefly holding for arriving traffic
.... it lined up and departed to London Heathrow and
Skydrift Embraer Bandeirante G-TABS which had arrived on
Cessna 510 Mustang N453DW was a morning visitor
RAF VC 10 C1K XV106 was an afternoon arrival....
.... operating a Medevac flight and parking on the Elmdon apron
After offloading it departed off Runway 33 to Brize Norton....
.... in the usual manner expected of a VC 10!!
British Airways Airbus A320-232 G-TTOE positioned in
Nouvelair Tunisie Airbus A320-212 TS-INN again operated
Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air B200 G-FPLB
Air Charter Scotland Citation CJ2 G-OODM was 
Netjets Citation XLS CS-DQB was an evening arrival 
Tyrol Air Ambulance Citation V OE-GAA was an afternoon 
Markoss Canadair RJ 200 G-MKSA was an early morning departure
Norwegian used their new Boeing 737-31S LN-KHA on 
Eurocypria Boeing 737-800 5B-DBX operated their flight from Larnaca
Royal Thai Air Force Boeing 737-4Z6 HS-CMV/11-111 was
.... bringing Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkom of Thailand on
.... on the Elmdon apron it departed back to Farnborough
Aer Arann ATR 72-201 EI-REI has now joined EI-REH
Cello BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ made a rare visit to the terminal
Gulfstream 550 HB-IGM made a brief afternoon visit
Spanair used MD 83 EC-GQG on their weekly IT flight to
Mint Airways Boeing 757-28A EC-LBC operated the Thomas Cook
....before operating the delayed outbound flight back to Spain
Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air B200 G-FPLE was a 
Malmo Aviation Avro RJ 70 SE-DJP which had positioned in on 
Onur Air Airbus A321-231 TC-OBF operated their 
Citation CJ2 G-TBEA was a visitor to the Elmdon apron
An Ozzy Osbourne look alike was on hand to launch the new Ryanair base with Peter Vella,
Peter Vella, Birmingham Airport's Business Development Director, 
Peter Vella, Business Development Director of Birmingham Airport
The first Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS to be based at BHX 
Tuesday 17 June 2008