Bmibaby ups capacity to Mediterranean
Bmibaby is launching extra flights from the Midlands and Manchester to the Mediterranean this summer.
From East Midlands Airport, it will increase capacity 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.
The increases bring services from Birmingham Intl to Malaga to 12 flights a week, Alicante to 10, and both Murcia and Faro to seven.
Flights from East Midlands to both Menorca (Mahon) and Almeria are now increased to four a week, while flights from Manchester to Palma will be seven flights a week.
Managing director Crawford Rix said: “We are seeing strong demand from passengers for flights to typical summer sun destinations. “
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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