bmi Regional to open a Birmingham Hub

bmi Regional is to return to the West Midlands, with the announcement of a new hub to be created at Birmingham Airport.

bmi Regional Embraer E-145 at Frankfurt Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.

bmi regional will launch three new services from Birmingham Airport, connection to destinations across Europe.

They are:

• Graz, Austria
• Nuremburg, Germany
• Gothenburg, Sweden

Birmingham to Graz will be the first route to be launched on the 27 February 2017, with a twice  weekly service on Mondays and Fridays, increasing to four times weekly in March. Lead-in fares start at £99 each way. It will also mark the airlines first foray into Austria.

Birmingham to Nuremberg will launch on the 8th May 2017, with six return flights a week. Lead-in fares start at £79 one way, with this being the airlines 7th route to Germany

Birmingham to Gothenburg will also launch on the  8 May 2017, with six return flights per week. Fares start £89 one way, with this being the fourth route to Sweden.

bmi Regional (for those who have short memories) is the off-shoot of British Midland that flew regional routes. Regional was sold when International Airlines Group brought British Midland, and has been running its operation independently since then – building its own codeshares and network.

The airline operates a mixture of Embraer E-145s and E-135s in its fleet.

This is the second attempt for bmi regional to build a base at Birmingham Airport. A previous attempt lasted eight months before it was shuttered in a network review. Hopefully this time, the airline can make it stick this time, and build a long term and sustainable network from Birmingham.

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