bmibaby increases summer flights to the sun

In response to consumer demand, bmibaby has announced extra flights from the Midlands and from Manchester to the Mediterranean this summer.

The low cost airline has increased capacity on its popular sunshine routes from East Midlands Airport to Mahon and Almeria, from Birmingham International Airport to Murcia, Faro, Malaga and Alicante, and from Manchester to Palma. In total bmibaby will add 30 extra flights a week to and from these destinations over the peak summer months.

Flights from Birmingham Intl to:

- Malaga now up to twelve flights a week
- Alicante now up to ten flights a week
- Murcia now up to seven flights a week
- Faro now up to seven flights a week

Flights from East Midlands to:

- Menorca (Mahon) now up to four flights a week
- Almeria now up to four flights a week

Flights from Manchester to:

- Palma now up to seven flights a week

Crawford Rix, managing director, bmibaby, said:

“We are seeing strong demand from passengers for flights to typical summer sun destinations. As a result we are adding in extra capacity from the East Midlands to Menorca and Almeria, from Birmingham to Murcia, Faro, Malaga and Alicante, and from Manchester to Palma.

“The additional weekly flights will allow us to carry over 2,000 extra passengers to popular sun destinations every week. The extra capacity will also make bmibaby the largest low cost carrier flying from the Midlands to the Mediterranean, and our great low fares mean that people can still afford to get away for a holiday this year.”

bmibaby recently launched new routes from East Midlands Airport to Almeria and Menorca, from Birmingham International Airport to Newquay, and from Manchester to Amsterdam and Toulouse.