Birmingham Airport announces £2bn expansion
The draft plan, a spokesperson said, sets out the use of existing runway capacity alongside "significantly enhanced" passenger facilities over the next 15 years. Unveiling an eight-week public consultation, chief executive Nick Barton said the scheme aims to ensure the airport was "ready for the future" but needed a "fair and stable taxation environment". Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government was "backing our aviation sector to continue growing, right across the country".In 2025, the airport said it had seen a record year with more than 13 million passengers travelling through it.
- ▪The draft plan, a spokesperson said, sets out the use of existing runway capacity alongside "significantly enhanced" passenger facilities over the next 15 years.
- ▪Unveiling an eight-week public consultation, chief executive Nick Barton said the scheme aims to ensure the airport was "ready for the future" but needed a "fair and stable taxation environment".
- ▪Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government was "backing our aviation sector to continue growing, right across the country".In 2025, the airport said it had seen a record year with more than 13 million passengers travelling thro
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Birmingham Airport announces £2bn expansionImage source, Birmingham AirportImage caption, Airport chiefs said plans would create more than 50,000 jobs, including 3,800 on site ByClare LissamanWest MidlandsPublished28 minutes agoBirmingham Airport has announced a £2bn expansion plan which bosses say could more than double passenger numbers and create thousands of jobs. The draft plan, a spokesperson said, sets out the use of existing runway capacity alongside "significantly enhanced" passenger facilities over the next 15 years. Unveiling an eight-week public consultation, chief executive Nick Barton said the scheme aims to ensure the airport was "ready for the future" but needed a "fair and stable taxation environment".
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