Birmingham to Gibraltar air link returns

Eastern Airways is to serve the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar from Birmingham Airport starting from May 28, marking the return of Eastern Airways to the airport and the return of the route.

The airline will start by re-connecting the Midlands with the popular destination located on the Iberian Peninsula, twice weekly on a Monday and Friday. It means Birmingham will be linked again to Gibraltar after a four year hiatus to provide connectivity for both the business and leisure markets. Southampton to Gibraltar has also been announced simultaneously.

Roger Hage, GM for Eastern Airways, said: “This marks a major development in the network Eastern Airways offer as our first regular scheduled service to the Mediterranean peninsula adjoining Spain. Working together with HM Government of Gibraltar has enabled this to be the first service to be announced, supporting UK regional airports and their role in direct European connectivity.”

Minister for Business, Tourism, Transport and the Port of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP, said: “It gives me great pleasure to make the announcement on Eastern Airways. The airline will be operating services to Gibraltar from Southampton Airport and Birmingham Airport in the UK. The resumption of services from Birmingham will be welcomed by many.

"In these challenging times, the new routes will create further opportunities for business and leisure traffic to Gibraltar, and the news will no doubt be welcomed and embraced by the local business community and the tourism, retail and hospitality industries.

"The Government continues to work, planning for the brighter future that will come after this pandemic. Work to ensure that tourism recovers and flourishes after this pandemic does not stop."

Tom Screen, aviation director for Birmingham Airport, said: "It is great news that Eastern Airways is back at Birmingham offering customers the chance to fly direct to Gibraltar again as this route has been unserved from Birmingham since 2017. Both Birmingham Airport and Eastern Airways have a fully enhanced cleaning structure in place and can reassure customers that their safety if is of paramount importance.”

Eastern Airways’ services have been carefully reintroduced, aligned to changes in Covid-19 restrictions, with extensive cleaning measures on board and throughout all aspects of the airport for the safety of all passengers.