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* January 2008: Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to [[Metropolitan Borough of Solihull|Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council]].
* January 2008: Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to [[Metropolitan Borough of Solihull|Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council]].
* June 2008: Work began on building the new three-storey International Pier. It was officially opened on 9 September 2009. As part of the airport's 70th anniversary, the airport welcomed the [[Airbus A380]] as the first user of the pier. The special service was the first commercial [[Airbus A380|A380]] flight in the UK to take place outside [[London Heathrow Airport]]. The new pier is a three-storey construction, 240&nbsp;metres long and 24&nbsp;metres wide. Departing passengers will be accommodated on the top level, with arriving passengers on the middle level and office accommodation for airline and handling agents on the ground floor. The new facility provides [[Jet bridge|air-bridged]] aircraft parking for seven wide-bodied aircraft and enough space to serve 13 smaller aircraft at any given time and is capable of accommodating 'next generation' environmentally-efficient wide-bodied aircraft such as the [[Airbus A380]], the [[Boeing 777]] and the [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] which all serve the airport on a daily basis. The new pier also hosts a new lounge for business class [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/03/12/emirates-opens-a-1-3-million-lounge-for-passengers-at-birmingham-97319-26014291/|title=Emirates opens £1,3 million lounge for passengers at Birmingham|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}</ref>
* June 2008: Work began on building the new three-storey International Pier. It was officially opened on 9 September 2009. As part of the airport's 70th anniversary, the airport welcomed the [[Airbus A380]] as the first user of the pier. The special service was the first commercial [[Airbus A380|A380]] flight in the UK to take place outside [[London Heathrow Airport]]. The new pier is a three-storey construction, 240&nbsp;metres long and 24&nbsp;metres wide. Departing passengers will be accommodated on the top level, with arriving passengers on the middle level and office accommodation for airline and handling agents on the ground floor. The new facility provides [[Jet bridge|air-bridged]] aircraft parking for seven wide-bodied aircraft and enough space to serve 13 smaller aircraft at any given time and is capable of accommodating 'next generation' environmentally-efficient wide-bodied aircraft such as the [[Airbus A380]], the [[Boeing 777]] and the [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] which all serve the airport on a daily basis. The new pier also hosts a new lounge for business class [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/03/12/emirates-opens-a-1-3-million-lounge-for-passengers-at-birmingham-97319-26014291/|title=Emirates opens £1,3 million lounge for passengers at Birmingham|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}</ref>
* March 2009: The runway extension plans were approved.<ref name="birminghamairport.co.uk">[http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/meta/about-us/planning-and-development/~/media/Files/Pdfs/content/planning_history/RunwayExtensionFullPlanningDecisionNotice.ashx Birmingham Airport Runway Planning Notice]</ref>
* March 2009: The runway extension plans were approved.<ref name="birminghamairport.co.uk">[http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/meta/about-us/planning-and-development/~/media/Files/Pdfs/content/planning_history/RunwayExtensionFullPlanningDecisionNotice.ashx Birmingham Airport Runway Planning Notice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724162543/http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/meta/about-us/planning-and-development/~/media/Files/Pdfs/content/planning_history/RunwayExtensionFullPlanningDecisionNotice.ashx |date=24 July 2011 }}</ref>


===Since 2010===
===Since 2010===
*September 2010: An announcement was made that following the merging of Terminals 1 & 2 into a single building facility in 2011, the airport would drop the ''International'' from its official name to become ''Birmingham Airport''. At the same time [[British Airways]] withdrew their flights from the Eurohub, and transferred them through [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[London Gatwick Airport|London-Gatwick]] and [[London Heathrow Airport|London-Heathrow]] airports.<ref name="namechange">{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/09/22/birmingham-airport-changes-name-97319-27315496/|title=Birmingham Airport changes name|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}</ref> A Midlands-based marketing agency was recruited to "create a new corporate identity that reflects Birmingham Airport's current position in the market place, as well as its future potential". Figures from Birmingham Airport show that 8 million people live within a one hour's drive of the airport, but less than 40% of them use it. It is hoped that the rebrand will make the airport "more visible to the market".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/meta/news/2010/09/connect-brand-article.aspx|title=New Agency to Manage Rebrand Announced|publisher=birminghamairport.com}}</ref>
*September 2010: An announcement was made that following the merging of Terminals 1 & 2 into a single building facility in 2011, the airport would drop the ''International'' from its official name to become ''Birmingham Airport''. At the same time [[British Airways]] withdrew their flights from the Eurohub, and transferred them through [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[London Gatwick Airport|London-Gatwick]] and [[London Heathrow Airport|London-Heathrow]] airports.<ref name="namechange">{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/09/22/birmingham-airport-changes-name-97319-27315496/|title=Birmingham Airport changes name|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}</ref> A Midlands-based marketing agency was recruited to "create a new corporate identity that reflects Birmingham Airport's current position in the market place, as well as its future potential". Figures from Birmingham Airport show that 8 million people live within a one hour's drive of the airport, but less than 40% of them use it. It is hoped that the rebrand will make the airport "more visible to the market".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/meta/news/2010/09/connect-brand-article.aspx|title=New Agency to Manage Rebrand Announced|publisher=birminghamairport.com}}</ref>
* November 2010: The new name started to be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/|title=Birmingham Airport (home page)|accessdate=4 November 2010}}</ref> The new logo, interlocking circles in shades of blue, and slogan, "Hello World", were designed to reflect the airport's new positioning as a global travel hub.<ref>[http://communicatemagazine.co.uk/news/1995-birmingham-airport-says-hello-to-a-new-identity Communicate magazine] Birmingham Airport says 'Hello' to a new identity, Communicate magazine, November 2010</ref>
* November 2010: The new name started to be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/|title=Birmingham Airport (home page)|accessdate=4 November 2010}}</ref> The new logo, interlocking circles in shades of blue, and slogan, "Hello World", were designed to reflect the airport's new positioning as a global travel hub.<ref>[http://communicatemagazine.co.uk/news/1995-birmingham-airport-says-hello-to-a-new-identity Communicate magazine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813214718/http://communicatemagazine.co.uk/news/1995-birmingham-airport-says-hello-to-a-new-identity |date=13 August 2011 }} Birmingham Airport says 'Hello' to a new identity, Communicate magazine, November 2010</ref>
* January 2011: The spectators gallery, 'Aviation Experience And [[Gift Shop]]', above Terminal 1 closed indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham-airport.info/birminghamairportplanespotting.htm|title=Plane spotting at Birmingham Airport|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=TMC Ltd|access-date=}}</ref>
* January 2011: The spectators gallery, 'Aviation Experience And [[Gift Shop]]', above Terminal 1 closed indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham-airport.info/birminghamairportplanespotting.htm|title=Plane spotting at Birmingham Airport|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=TMC Ltd|access-date=}}</ref>
* January 2011: The airport merged its two terminals into a single Terminal Building. This involved building two new floors added to the airport's terminals. A new Lower Ground Floor accommodates the new Arrivals and Meet & Greet area. The 3rd floor was built in the Millennium Link and the two terminals to accommodate the new Centralised Security Search area.
* January 2011: The airport merged its two terminals into a single Terminal Building. This involved building two new floors added to the airport's terminals. A new Lower Ground Floor accommodates the new Arrivals and Meet & Greet area. The 3rd floor was built in the Millennium Link and the two terminals to accommodate the new Centralised Security Search area.
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* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2002|01|04|df=y}}|event=A [[Bombardier Challenger 600|Bombardier-CL604]] business jet crashed on take-off from runway 15 at Birmingham.<ref>[http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/5-2004%20N90AG.pdf "AAIB Report on N90AG accident"]</ref> The aircraft with registration N90AG was on lease by [[AGCO|AGCO corporation]] and was carrying two company executives, two pilots and an observer. After arriving from [[Palm Beach International Airport]] the previous evening, the aircraft was parked overnight at Birmingham where [[icing conditions|ice formed on the wings]] due to the cold weather conditions. The following morning the pilots did not request de-icing of the aircraft before their flight to [[Bangor International Airport|Bangor Airport]] in [[Maine]]. The ice on the wings caused one wing to dip on take off, the aircraft inverted, crashed into grass beside the runway and caught fire. There were no survivors. Sleeping pills taken by both pilots the night before the crash are thought to have been a factor in reducing the pilots' judgment. }}
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2002|01|04|df=y}}|event=A [[Bombardier Challenger 600|Bombardier-CL604]] business jet crashed on take-off from runway 15 at Birmingham.<ref>[http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/5-2004%20N90AG.pdf "AAIB Report on N90AG accident"]</ref> The aircraft with registration N90AG was on lease by [[AGCO|AGCO corporation]] and was carrying two company executives, two pilots and an observer. After arriving from [[Palm Beach International Airport]] the previous evening, the aircraft was parked overnight at Birmingham where [[icing conditions|ice formed on the wings]] due to the cold weather conditions. The following morning the pilots did not request de-icing of the aircraft before their flight to [[Bangor International Airport|Bangor Airport]] in [[Maine]]. The ice on the wings caused one wing to dip on take off, the aircraft inverted, crashed into grass beside the runway and caught fire. There were no survivors. Sleeping pills taken by both pilots the night before the crash are thought to have been a factor in reducing the pilots' judgment. }}
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2006|02|23|df=y}}|event= [[Mahan Air]] [[Airbus A310]] operating a flight from [[Tehran]], Iran, was involved in a serious incident while on approach to Birmingham International Airport. The aircraft descended to the published minimum descent altitude of 740&nbsp;ft despite still being 11&nbsp;nm from the runway threshold. At a point 6&nbsp;nm from the runway the aircraft had descended to an altitude of 660&nbsp;ft, which was 164&nbsp;ft above ground level. Having noticed the descent profile, Birmingham [[Air traffic control]] issued an immediate climb instruction to the aircraft, however, the crew had already commenced a [[missed approach]], having received a [[Ground proximity warning system|GPWS]] alert. The aircraft was radar vectored for a second approach during which the flight crew again initiated an early descent. On this occasion, the radar controller instructed the crew to maintain their altitude and the crew successfully completed the approach to a safe landing. The accident investigation determined that the primary cause was use of the incorrect [[Distance measuring equipment|DME]] for the approach, combined with a substantial breakdown in [[Crew Resource Management]]. Three safety recommendations were made.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/sites/aaib/publications/formal_reports/7_2007_f_ojhi.cfm | title=Report on the serious incident to Airbus A310-304, registration F-OJHI, on approach to Birmingham International Airport on 23 February 2006 | work= UK AAIB | accessdate= 28 December 2007 }}</ref> }}
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2006|02|23|df=y}}|event= [[Mahan Air]] [[Airbus A310]] operating a flight from [[Tehran]], Iran, was involved in a serious incident while on approach to Birmingham International Airport. The aircraft descended to the published minimum descent altitude of 740&nbsp;ft despite still being 11&nbsp;nm from the runway threshold. At a point 6&nbsp;nm from the runway the aircraft had descended to an altitude of 660&nbsp;ft, which was 164&nbsp;ft above ground level. Having noticed the descent profile, Birmingham [[Air traffic control]] issued an immediate climb instruction to the aircraft, however, the crew had already commenced a [[missed approach]], having received a [[Ground proximity warning system|GPWS]] alert. The aircraft was radar vectored for a second approach during which the flight crew again initiated an early descent. On this occasion, the radar controller instructed the crew to maintain their altitude and the crew successfully completed the approach to a safe landing. The accident investigation determined that the primary cause was use of the incorrect [[Distance measuring equipment|DME]] for the approach, combined with a substantial breakdown in [[Crew Resource Management]]. Three safety recommendations were made.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/sites/aaib/publications/formal_reports/7_2007_f_ojhi.cfm | title=Report on the serious incident to Airbus A310-304, registration F-OJHI, on approach to Birmingham International Airport on 23 February 2006 | work= UK AAIB | accessdate= 28 December 2007 }}</ref> }}
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2006|06|15|df=y}}|event=A [[TNT Airways]] cargo [[Boeing 737#737-300|737-300]] made an emergency landing at Birmingham with damaged landing gear.<ref>[http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/publications/special_bulletins/s5_2006_boeing_737_301sf__oo_tnd.cfm "AAIB Report on OO=TND incident"]</ref> The aircraft, registration OO-TND, had been flying from [[Liège (city)|Liege]] in Belgium to [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted]]. Due to poor visibility at Stansted the flight diverted to [[East Midlands Airport]]. As the weather at East Midlands was also poor, the aircraft performed a full autopilot approach. During this approach the autopilot momentarily disengaged causing it to deviate from the course. The aircraft hit the grass to the side of the runway, which caused the right main gear to detach. The crew initiated a go-around, declared an emergency and diverted to Birmingham. After it landed on Birmingham's main runway, the airport was closed for a number of hours. The pilots were unharmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060615-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-301F OO-TND East Midlands Airport (EMA)|author=Harro Ranter|date=15 June 2006|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref> However, the company ascribed the incident to human error and both pilots were dismissed.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5219956.stm "BBC News article, 27 July 2006 – ''Cargo plane crash pilots sacked''"]</ref> The official report into the accident highlighted a number of factors contributing to the accident – poor weather forecast information; a message passed from [[Air Traffic Control]] to the aircraft at an "inappropriate" time; the pilot accidentally disconnecting the [[autopilot]] when attempting to respond to the message; the pilot losing "situational awareness" and failing to abort the landing.<ref name=report>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7372457.stm| publisher= BBC News Online| title= Cargo flight 'a near catastrophe' |accessdate=29 April 2008 | date=29 April 2008}}</ref> }} Follow this link for a more detailed report and Official reports from the AAIB.<ref name="aviation safety.net report">{{cite news|title=Accident description|url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060615-0|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2006|06|15|df=y}}|event=A [[TNT Airways]] cargo [[Boeing 737#737-300|737-300]] made an emergency landing at Birmingham with damaged landing gear.<ref>[http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/publications/special_bulletins/s5_2006_boeing_737_301sf__oo_tnd.cfm "AAIB Report on OO=TND incident"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104114/http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/publications/special_bulletins/s5_2006_boeing_737_301sf__oo_tnd.cfm |date=9 February 2007 }}</ref> The aircraft, registration OO-TND, had been flying from [[Liège (city)|Liege]] in Belgium to [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted]]. Due to poor visibility at Stansted the flight diverted to [[East Midlands Airport]]. As the weather at East Midlands was also poor, the aircraft performed a full autopilot approach. During this approach the autopilot momentarily disengaged causing it to deviate from the course. The aircraft hit the grass to the side of the runway, which caused the right main gear to detach. The crew initiated a go-around, declared an emergency and diverted to Birmingham. After it landed on Birmingham's main runway, the airport was closed for a number of hours. The pilots were unharmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060615-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-301F OO-TND East Midlands Airport (EMA)|author=Harro Ranter|date=15 June 2006|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref> However, the company ascribed the incident to human error and both pilots were dismissed.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5219956.stm "BBC News article, 27 July 2006 – ''Cargo plane crash pilots sacked''"]</ref> The official report into the accident highlighted a number of factors contributing to the accident – poor weather forecast information; a message passed from [[Air Traffic Control]] to the aircraft at an "inappropriate" time; the pilot accidentally disconnecting the [[autopilot]] when attempting to respond to the message; the pilot losing "situational awareness" and failing to abort the landing.<ref name=report>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7372457.stm| publisher= BBC News Online| title= Cargo flight 'a near catastrophe' |accessdate=29 April 2008 | date=29 April 2008}}</ref> }} Follow this link for a more detailed report and Official reports from the AAIB.<ref name="aviation safety.net report">{{cite news|title=Accident description|url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060615-0|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2010|11|19|df=y}}|event= A [[Cessna Citation]] aircraft, registration G-VUEM, crashed at Birmingham Airport during final approach in thick fog. Reports from West Midlands Police were that there were two casualties, one critical. The aircraft was bringing a human liver from Belfast airport, for a transplant operation which was subsequently completed successfully.<ref name="Liver">{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2010/11/20/birmingham-airport-plane-crash-liver-transplant-operation-goes-ahead-successfully-97319-27684762/|title=Birmingham airport plane crash: Liver transplant operation goes ahead successfully – Top Stories – News – Birmingham Mail|accessdate=20 November 2010}}</ref> The airport reopened at around mid-day the following day.}} Follow this link for a more detailed report and Official reports from the AAIB.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/cessna-501-citation-g-vuem-19-november-2010</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2010|11|19|df=y}}|event= A [[Cessna Citation]] aircraft, registration G-VUEM, crashed at Birmingham Airport during final approach in thick fog. Reports from West Midlands Police were that there were two casualties, one critical. The aircraft was bringing a human liver from Belfast airport, for a transplant operation which was subsequently completed successfully.<ref name="Liver">{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2010/11/20/birmingham-airport-plane-crash-liver-transplant-operation-goes-ahead-successfully-97319-27684762/|title=Birmingham airport plane crash: Liver transplant operation goes ahead successfully – Top Stories – News – Birmingham Mail|accessdate=20 November 2010}}</ref> The airport reopened at around mid-day the following day.}} Follow this link for a more detailed report and Official reports from the AAIB.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/cessna-501-citation-g-vuem-19-november-2010</ref>


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For the Birmingham, Alabama airport, see Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport.

Birmingham Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner
OperatorBirmingham Airport Ltd
ServesBirmingham, United Kingdom
LocationBickenhill, Solihull, United Kingdom
Hub forFlybe[2]
Elevation AMSL341 ft / 104 m
Coordinates52°27′14″N 001°44′53″W / 52.45389°N 1.74806°W / 52.45389; -1.74806
Websitebirminghamairport.co.uk
Map
EGBB is located in West Midlands county
EGBB
EGBB
Location in the West Midlands
EGBB is located in the United Kingdom
EGBB
EGBB
EGBB (the United Kingdom)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,052 10,013 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers11,645,334
Passenger change 15-16Increase14.3%
Aircraft Movements113,184
Movements change 15-16Increase15.5%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[3]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[4]
A Britannia Airways Boeing 767 at Birmingham International Airport, 1994.

Birmingham Airport (IATA: BHX, ICAO: EGBB), formerly Birmingham International Airport[5] and before that, Elmdon Airport is an international airport located 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in Solihull, England. It has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P451) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

Passenger throughput in 2016 was over 11.6 million, making Birmingham the seventh busiest UK airport.[4] The airport offers both domestic flights within the UK and international flights to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, North America and the Caribbean. Birmingham Airport is an operating base for BMI Regional, Flybe, Jet2.com, Monarch Airlines, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways. From May 2018 the airport will become a new long haul base for Primera Air.

Location

Aerial view of Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport is 5.5 NM (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) east-south-east of Birmingham city centre, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. It is bordered by the National Exhibition Centre to the east, Marston Green to the north, Sheldon to the west, the village of Bickenhill to the south, and the village of Elmdon to the south west.

It is primarily served by the A45 main road, and is near Junction 6 of the M42 motorway. It is connected by the elevated AirRail Link with Birmingham International railway station on the West Coast Main Line.

The airport's location south-east of the city, plus the only operational runway being north-west – south-east (15/33), means that depending on wind direction, aircraft land or take-off directly over Birmingham. The relatively short north-east – south-west runway (06/24) is not operational, and has been incorporated into the taxiway for aircraft departing the end of runway 33, or gaining access to runway 15.

History

Where Birmingham Airport is now, as it was around 1921. (See [1] for a modern map of Birmingham Airport and surrounding area.)

1920 to 1939

In 1928, the Birmingham City Council decided that the city required a municipal airport. [citation needed] Plans were submitted in 1933, identifying Elmdon as the site for the airport, delayed by the Great Depression.

On 8 July 1939 the Duchess of Kent, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark opened Elmdon Airport.[6] The airport was owned and operated by Birmingham City Council. Initial services flew to Croydon, Glasgow, Liverpool, Ryde, Shoreham, Manchester and Southampton.

World War II

During World War II the airport was requisitioned by the Air Ministry and was used by the RAF and the Royal Navy as RAF Elmdon, an Elementary Flying School and a base for the Fleet Air Arm. During this time, the original grass strip was replaced by two hard runways: 06/24 at 2,469 feet (753 m) and 15/33 at 4,170 feet (1,271 m).[7] Avro Lancaster and Stirling bombers manufactured at the Austin Aero Company's shadow factory at Cofton Hackett could not take off from the short runways at Longbridge. Instead they were transported by road, minus the wings that would be attached at Elmdon. They were test flown from the aerodrome, and once declared airworthy they were flown to their operational units. On 8 July 1948, the aerodrome returned to civilian use, though still under government control.

1950 to 2000

The Maglev rapid transport system, which operated from 1984 to 1995, was the first commercial maglev system in the world

During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.

  • 1961: An additional terminal building to handle international traffic was opened, called The International Building.[8]
  • 1967: The main runway was extended to 7,400 feet (1.4 miles) to allow jet operations, including introducing VC-10 services to New York.
  • 1984: Opening of the Maglev rail link train between the airport terminal and nearby railway station.
  • 1993: The Government limited public sector borrowing. This meant that the airport could only expand by using private sector finance. 51% of the local council shares were sold to restructure the airport into a private sector company, enabling a £260 million restructuring programme to begin in 1997.
  • 1995: Closure of the Maglev rail link after 11 years, following a string of breakdowns.

2001 to 2009

File:Birmingham-Airport-Tower-Emirates-and-Flybe.jpg
The control tower and runway, with aircraft standing at the main terminal building in the foreground.
Main check-in hall in Terminal 1
Departure lounge area
  • 20 October 2003: The Concorde made her final visit to Birmingham Airport on as part of her farewell tour.
  • June 2006: A new turnoff from the main runway was completed and saw an improvement in traffic rates on southerly operations, where the only available option for landing traffic had been to travel to the end of the runway to exit.
  • November 2007: The airport published a master plan for its development up to 2030, called "Towards 2030: Planning a Sustainable Future for Air Transport in the Midlands".[9] This sets out details of changes to the terminals, airfield layout and off-site infrastructure. As with all large scale plans, the proposals are controversial, with opposition from environmentalists and local residents. In particular the requirement for a second parallel runway based on projected demand was disputed by opponents. Plans for a 2nd runway on the other side of the M42 and a new terminal building and business park have been published, and they could help to create around 250,000 jobs. It has been estimated that if these plans went ahead, the airport could handle around 70,000,000 passengers annually, and around 500,000 aircraft movements.[10]
  • January 2008: The shorter runway (06/24) was decommissioned. It had been used less often due to its short length, noise impact, and its inconvenient position crossing the main runway making it uneconomic to continue operation. The closure also allowed for apron expansion on both sides of the main runway. However it remains open as a taxiway and a helicopter airstrip.[11]
  • January 2008: Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
  • June 2008: Work began on building the new three-storey International Pier. It was officially opened on 9 September 2009. As part of the airport's 70th anniversary, the airport welcomed the Airbus A380 as the first user of the pier. The special service was the first commercial A380 flight in the UK to take place outside London Heathrow Airport. The new pier is a three-storey construction, 240 metres long and 24 metres wide. Departing passengers will be accommodated on the top level, with arriving passengers on the middle level and office accommodation for airline and handling agents on the ground floor. The new facility provides air-bridged aircraft parking for seven wide-bodied aircraft and enough space to serve 13 smaller aircraft at any given time and is capable of accommodating 'next generation' environmentally-efficient wide-bodied aircraft such as the Airbus A380, the Boeing 777 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner which all serve the airport on a daily basis. The new pier also hosts a new lounge for business class Emirates passengers.[12]
  • March 2009: The runway extension plans were approved.[13]

Since 2010

  • September 2010: An announcement was made that following the merging of Terminals 1 & 2 into a single building facility in 2011, the airport would drop the International from its official name to become Birmingham Airport. At the same time British Airways withdrew their flights from the Eurohub, and transferred them through Manchester, London-Gatwick and London-Heathrow airports.[14] A Midlands-based marketing agency was recruited to "create a new corporate identity that reflects Birmingham Airport's current position in the market place, as well as its future potential". Figures from Birmingham Airport show that 8 million people live within a one hour's drive of the airport, but less than 40% of them use it. It is hoped that the rebrand will make the airport "more visible to the market".[15]
  • November 2010: The new name started to be used.[16] The new logo, interlocking circles in shades of blue, and slogan, "Hello World", were designed to reflect the airport's new positioning as a global travel hub.[17]
  • January 2011: The spectators gallery, 'Aviation Experience And Gift Shop', above Terminal 1 closed indefinitely.[18]
  • January 2011: The airport merged its two terminals into a single Terminal Building. This involved building two new floors added to the airport's terminals. A new Lower Ground Floor accommodates the new Arrivals and Meet & Greet area. The 3rd floor was built in the Millennium Link and the two terminals to accommodate the new Centralised Security Search area.
  • 23 February 2011: It was reported that Birmingham Airport had announced the High Speed 2 extension could be a solution to runway capacity problems in London, citing that will be quicker to get to London from Birmingham than from London Stansted once completed and claimed that the airport had capacity for nine million more passengers.[19]
  • July 2011: Construction of a new control tower for the airport began,[20] to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.The construction of the new air traffic control tower was completed in March 2012. In Summer 2012, the new air traffic control tower's equipment was installed and testing and training began.
  • 23 April 2012: An Olympic ceremony was held at the airport. The Olympic rings were unveiled on the tower and could be seen from the A45 road and the main terminal building. This was to commemorate the build-up to the London 2012 Olympic games. These rings were removed once the Olympic Games officially closed, just before 2012 Summer Paralympics began.
  • Autumn 2012: Construction of the runway extension began,[21] whose original target was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics).[22] The extension to the southern end of the runway originally required the A45 Coventry Road to be diverted into a tunnel under the extended section, but to cut immediate costs, it was diverted south of the runway instead.[23]
  • Summer 2013: The new air traffic control tower became fully operational.[20]
  • August 2013: The old carriageway of the A45 road was closed and the new carriageway was opened.[24][25]
  • In May 2014, the 400-metre runway extension was officially opened.[21]
  • Early 2015: The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan increased its stake in the airport to 48.25%. The Canadian institutional investor firm also has ownership in Bristol Airport (100%).[26] Birmingham handled over 11.6 million passengers in 2016, a record total for the airport making it the seventh busiest UK airport.[4]
  • 27 March 2016: Emirates began daily Airbus A380 flights from Dubai to Birmingham taking the total daily flights to three including two flights operated by Boeing 777-300ER.[27]
  • 28 September 2016: £100 million of investment was given to the airport. The airport plans to put into place a new baggage handling systems, two new car parks including a drop-off car park.[28]

Facilities and infrastructure

Terminal

Birmingham Airport currently features a single two-storey passenger terminal building. The ground level features 112 check-in counters (numbered 1-82 and 100-130) in two separate areas labelled as Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 as well as the arrivals facilities and several shops, restaurants and service counters. The larger first floor consists of the security areas, check-points and a large airside area equipped with more shops, restaurants and bars that are connected to 48 departure gates in the two separate terminals - gates 1-20 in Terminal 2 and 40-54 and 55-68 in Terminal 1. Terminal 2 features 9 stands equipped with jet-bridges as well as three walk-boarding stands while Terminal 1 features 11 stands with jet-bridges of which some are able to handle wide-body aircraft.

Runway

Plans for the extension of the airport's current runway, and the construction of the new air traffic control tower, were submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in January 2008, and approved in March 2009.[13] The construction of the runway extension, and the new air traffic control tower, began in March 2011. The extension to the southern end of the runway originally required the A45 Coventry Road to be diverted into a tunnel under the extended section, but to cut costs, it was diverted to the south of the runway. However, plans to build a tunnel under the runways extension are to be met by 2030 when expansion to the south of the current airfield go ahead. In August 2013, the old carriageway of the A45 road was closed, and the new carriageway was opened.[24][25]

Originally, the target for completion was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. However, work began in late 2012, and the runway was completed in early May 2014.[29] The runway extension began to be used by aircraft in May 2014, and was officially opened on 22 July 2014, when China Southern Airlines operated its first charter flight between Birmingham and Beijing. This was the first aircraft that needed to make use of the new runway length.

The extension caused controversy as more than 2,000 local residents complained about the increased noise levels due to the new flight path around the airport that was required after the runway was extended.[29]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Birmingham:[30]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens
Aer Lingus Dublin
Aer Lingus Regional
operated by Stobart Air 		Cork, Dublin, Shannon
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France
operated by HOP! 		Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India Amritsar, Delhi
Air Malta Seasonal: Malta
Air Transat Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
AlbaStar Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Innsbruck
BH Air Seasonal: Burgas
Blue Air Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Larnaca
BMI Regional Gothenburg, Graz, Nuremberg
British Airways
operated by BA CityFlyer 		Seasonal: Florence, Ibiza, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Brussels Airlines
operated by Flybe 		Brussels[31]
Brussels Airlines
operated by Cityjet 		Brussels
Brussels Airlines
operated by BMI Regional 		Brussels
CityJet Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[32]
Cobalt Air Larnaca
Czech Airlines Prague
easyJet Belfast-International, Geneva[33]
Seasonal: Grenoble
easyJet Switzerland Geneva
Emirates Dubai–International
Eurowings Düsseldorf [34]
Eurowings
operated by Eurowings Europe 		Vienna
Seasonal: Salzburg (begins 9 December 2017)[35]
Eurowings
operated by Germanwings 		Düsseldorf

Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel (begins 1 December 2017 )[36]

Evelop Airlines Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Flybe Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Belfast-City, Berlin–Tegel, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guernsey, Hamburg, Hannover, Inverness, Jersey, Knock, Lyon, Milan–Malpensa, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Stuttgart, Toulouse
Seasonal: Avignon, Bastia, Bergerac, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Chambéry, Geneva, Innsbruck, Knock, La Rochelle, Limoges, Luxembourg, Nantes, Newquay, Rennes
Flybe
operated by Stobart Air 		Isle of Man
FlyOne Chișinău
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Germania Seasonal: Chambéry
Iberia Express Madrid
Icelandair Reykjavík–Keflavík
Jet2.com[37] Alicante, Fuerteventura, Funchal (begins 30 October 2017),[38] Gran Canaria, Kraków[39] (begins 3 November 2017), Lanzarote, Málaga, Prague[39] (begins 3 November 2017), Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Almería (begins 3 May 2018), Antalya (begins 30 March 2018), Dalaman[40] (begins 4 May 2018), Faro, Geneva (begins 16 December 2017), Girona, Grenoble (begins 24 December 2017), Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos (begins 3 May 2018), Larnaca (begins 31 March 2018), Malta (begins 1 April 2018), Menorca, Naples (begins 2 May 2018), Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Pisa (begins 6 May 2018), Reus, Rhodes, Rome–Fiumicino (begins 30 March 2018), Salzburg (begins 23 December 2017), Split (begins 6 May 2018), Thessaloniki (begins 3 May 2018), Turin (begins 24 December 2017), Zakynthos (begins 5 May 2018)
KLM Amsterdam
KLM
operated by KLM Cityhopper 		Amsterdam
KLM
operated by CityJet 		Amsterdam
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine 		Munich
Monarch Airlines Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Lisbon, Málaga, Rome–Fiumicino, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Gibraltar, Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Kittilä (begins 1 December 2017),[41] Madrid, Menorca, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Porto, Preveza, Rhodes, Salzburg, Split, Turin, Valencia, Venice
Norwegian Air Shuttle
operated by Norwegian Air International[42] 		Seasonal: Barcelona, Málaga, Tenerife–South
Pakistan International Airlines Islamabad
Primera Air[43]Boston (begins 22 June 2018),[44] Newark (begins 18 May 2018)[44]
Qatar Airways Doha
Ryanair Alicante, Barcelona, Bratislava, Bydgoszcz, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdańsk, Gran Canaria, Katowice, Kraków, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Sofia, Tenerife–South, Verona, Vilnius, Warsaw–Modlin
Seasonal: Chania, Corfu, Girona, Ibiza, Reus, Perpignan, Porto
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen
Small Planet Airlines Seasonal charter: Ivalo, Paderborn
Swiss International Air Lines Zurich
Swiss International Air Lines
operated by Helvetic Airways 		Zurich
Thomas Cook Airlines Antalya, Dalaman, Enfidha[45] (resumes 13 February 2018), Faro, Fuerteventura, Hurghada, Lanzarote, Marsa Alam (begins 6 November 2017), Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Almería, Banjul, Bodrum (begins 4 May 2018), Burgas, Comiso, Corfu, Girona[46] (begins 4 May 2018), Gran Canaria, Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Izmir, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Larnaca, Malta, Menorca, Mytilene, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodes, Sal (begins 2 November 2017), Salzburg, Santorini, Thessaloniki (begins 6 May 2018),[47] Turin, Varna (begins 22 May 2018),[47] Zakynthos
Thomson Airways Alicante, Boa Vista, Cancún, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Lanzarote, Málaga, Marrakech, Montego Bay, Orlando–Sanford, Paphos, Sal, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Alghero, Antalya, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Catania, Chambéry, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Dubai Al Maktoum, Enontekiö, Faro, Geneva, Genoa, Girona, Goa (begins 9 November 2017),[48] Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kittilä, Kos, Larnaca, Malta, Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Phuket (begins 8 November 2017),[48] Podgorica[49] (begins 16 May 2018), Porto Santo, Pula, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Santorini, Skiathos, Sofia, Toulouse, Turin, Verona, Zakynthos
Titan Airways Seasonal charter: Chambéry
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk
Turkmenistan Airlines Ashgabat
United Airlines Newark (ends 5 October 2017)[50]
Vueling Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga, Paris–Orly, Tenerife-South
Wizz Air Bucharest, Budapest, Poznań, Sofia, Warsaw–Chopin, Wrocław

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Manchester, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
FedEx Feeder
operated by Swiftair 		Belfast-International

Statistics

Passenger figures

Number of
Passengers[51]		 Number of
Movements[52]		 Birmingham Airport Passenger Totals
2000–2016 (millions)
1997 6,025,485 79,880
1998 6,709,086 88,332
1999 7,013,913 98,749
2000 7,596,893 108,972
2001 7,808,562 111,008
2002 8,027,730 112,284
2003 9,079,172 116,040
2004 8,862,388 109,202
2005 9,381,425 112,963
2006 9,147,384 108,658
2007 9,226,340 114,679
2008 9,627,589 112,227
2009 9,102,899 101,221
2010 8,572,398 95,454
2011 8,616,296 93,145
2012 8,922,539 92,632
2013 9,120,201 95,713
2014 9,705,955 97,346
2015 10,187,122 98,015
2016 11,645,334 113,184
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority[4]

Busiest domestic routes

Busiest domestic and Crown dependency routes (2016)[4]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % change
2015/16
1 Edinburgh 267,279 Decrease03.8
2 Belfast-City 256,228 Increase00.2
3 Glasgow International 226,731 Increase00.0
4 Belfast-International 225,893 Increase016.1
5 Aberdeen 128,700 Increase011.6
6 Jersey 59,832 Increase01.9
7 Inverness 42,480 Increase02.7
8 Isle of Man 38,454 Decrease09.7
9 Guernsey 32,746 Decrease03.0
10 Newquay 23,955 Increase01.3

Busiest international routes

Busiest international routes (2016)[4]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change
2015/16
1 Dublin 921,542 Increase018.0
2 Dubai 718,632 Increase015.4
3 Amsterdam 631,646 Increase012.0
4 Paris–Charles de Gaulle 399,613 Decrease00.8
5 Tenerife South 394,405 Increase042.0
6 Málaga 383,593 Increase029.8
7 Alicante 365,236 Increase021.2
8 Palma de Mallorca 356,427 Increase039.9
9 Frankfurt 310,788 Decrease01.2
10 Barcelona 308,260 Increase056.1
11 Düsseldorf 241,690 Increase010.3
12 Lanzarote 234,566 Increase07.6
13 Faro 208,567 Decrease00.1
14 Munich 196,363 Increase06.0
15 Gran Canaria 166,937 Increase040.3
17 Fuerteventura 156,085 Increase025.5
18 Istanbul 138,778 Decrease00.4
19 Madrid 135,905 Increase0314.5
20 Brussels 132,995 Decrease07.4

Accidents and incidents

  • 19 January 1973 (1973-01-19): A Vickers Viscount passenger jet G-AZLR inbound from Leeds Bradford Airport suffered a severe port undercarriage failure upon landing.[53]
  • 4 January 2002 (2002-01-04): A Bombardier-CL604 business jet crashed on take-off from runway 15 at Birmingham.[54] The aircraft with registration N90AG was on lease by AGCO corporation and was carrying two company executives, two pilots and an observer. After arriving from Palm Beach International Airport the previous evening, the aircraft was parked overnight at Birmingham where ice formed on the wings due to the cold weather conditions. The following morning the pilots did not request de-icing of the aircraft before their flight to Bangor Airport in Maine. The ice on the wings caused one wing to dip on take off, the aircraft inverted, crashed into grass beside the runway and caught fire. There were no survivors. Sleeping pills taken by both pilots the night before the crash are thought to have been a factor in reducing the pilots' judgment.
  • 23 February 2006 (2006-02-23): Mahan Air Airbus A310 operating a flight from Tehran, Iran, was involved in a serious incident while on approach to Birmingham International Airport. The aircraft descended to the published minimum descent altitude of 740 ft despite still being 11 nm from the runway threshold. At a point 6 nm from the runway the aircraft had descended to an altitude of 660 ft, which was 164 ft above ground level. Having noticed the descent profile, Birmingham Air traffic control issued an immediate climb instruction to the aircraft, however, the crew had already commenced a missed approach, having received a GPWS alert. The aircraft was radar vectored for a second approach during which the flight crew again initiated an early descent. On this occasion, the radar controller instructed the crew to maintain their altitude and the crew successfully completed the approach to a safe landing. The accident investigation determined that the primary cause was use of the incorrect DME for the approach, combined with a substantial breakdown in Crew Resource Management. Three safety recommendations were made.[55]
  • 15 June 2006 (2006-06-15): A TNT Airways cargo 737-300 made an emergency landing at Birmingham with damaged landing gear.[56] The aircraft, registration OO-TND, had been flying from Liege in Belgium to Stansted. Due to poor visibility at Stansted the flight diverted to East Midlands Airport. As the weather at East Midlands was also poor, the aircraft performed a full autopilot approach. During this approach the autopilot momentarily disengaged causing it to deviate from the course. The aircraft hit the grass to the side of the runway, which caused the right main gear to detach. The crew initiated a go-around, declared an emergency and diverted to Birmingham. After it landed on Birmingham's main runway, the airport was closed for a number of hours. The pilots were unharmed.[57] However, the company ascribed the incident to human error and both pilots were dismissed.[58] The official report into the accident highlighted a number of factors contributing to the accident – poor weather forecast information; a message passed from Air Traffic Control to the aircraft at an "inappropriate" time; the pilot accidentally disconnecting the autopilot when attempting to respond to the message; the pilot losing "situational awareness" and failing to abort the landing.[59] Follow this link for a more detailed report and Official reports from the AAIB.[60]
  • 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19): A Cessna Citation aircraft, registration G-VUEM, crashed at Birmingham Airport during final approach in thick fog. Reports from West Midlands Police were that there were two casualties, one critical. The aircraft was bringing a human liver from Belfast airport, for a transplant operation which was subsequently completed successfully.[61] The airport reopened at around mid-day the following day. Follow this link for a more detailed report and Official reports from the AAIB.[62]

Security incidents

  • 6 June 2007 (2007-06-06): The Tonight with Trevor McDonald programme exposed serious security flaws at Birmingham Airport over six months. Fifteen members of staff working for the security contractor "ICTS UK Ltd" were suspended and subsequently dismissed for gross misconduct.[63] Members of security were filmed asleep on duty, reading magazines whilst operating x-ray scanners, leaving aircraft unguarded, and ignoring bags sent for extra security checks, as well as being understaffed. The security lapse was deemed so serious, that Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the US Congress Homeland Security Committee, commented on it in the United States Congress and advised that all flights to and from Birmingham Airport should cease.[64] ICTS dismissed the members of staff shown in the programme for their actions, but still claimed that the footage had been "contrived to exaggerate and sensationalise" the issues.[65]
  • 8 June 2009 (2009-06-08): The West Midlands Police helicopter (G-WMAO) was destroyed by arsonists,[66] and subsequently written off.[67] A year later, a new Eurocopter EC135 similar to G-WMAO was handed over to West Midlands Police at the Farnborough Airshow. Thousands of pounds have now been spent upgrading security surrounding the new police helicopter.[68]
  • 17 July 2014 (2014-07-17): A member of the public got onto the airfield through a restricted area of the terminal by crawling through the opening of a baggage carousel and getting onto the airport's tarmac apron, and then got aboard a Lufthansa Embraer 195 plane.[69]

Ground transport

Birmingham International railway station/Birmingham Interchange
The AirRail Link joins the railway station to the airport, operated by a track and pulley system
The proposed 'Birmingham Interchange'

Public transport

Rail

Birmingham Airport is served by Birmingham International station. The station is on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London, and trains are operated by London Midland, Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains Wales and CrossCountry. Access between the railway station and the airport terminal is provided by the free AirRail Link.[70]

Preceding station   AirRail Link   Following station
Birmingham International   AirRail Link (Formerly Maglev)   Terminus

Proposed High Speed Two

As part of Phase 1 of the High Speed Two rail link, a new railway station called Birmingham Interchange will be built to serve both the airport and the National Exhibition Centre. The station will be built on the far side of the M42 motorway and connect to the airport using a "rapid transit people mover". High Speed Two is currently planned for completion by 2026.[71]

Bus and coach

National Express West Midlands operates the main bus routes calling at Birmingham Airport, those being the X1 to Birmingham city centre and Coventry, and the X12 to Erdington and Solihull. Additionally service 97A to Birmingham via Chelmsley Wood now runs to the airport 24hrs a day.[72] Other smaller operators also call at the airport. Bus stops are situated outside Terminal One.[73] Most buses are operated by National Express West Midlands, who do not give change when selling tickets, so foreign travellers will need to ensure they have British coins when taking a local bus. However adult daysavers can be purchased with euros for 5 euros.[74]

National Express Coaches operate various long distance coaches calling at Birmingham Airport on the way to or from Birmingham Coach Station, such as the 777 and the 422.

Taxi

Black cabs are available at the taxi-rank outside the arrivals area of the terminal.

Car

Birmingham Airport is accessible from the north and south via Junction Six of the M42 motorway. From Birmingham city centre, the A45 runs directly to the airport. Charges apply in some areas even for very short periods of time, with locations farther from the airport being cheaper than those near the airport.

Bicycle

The only cycle route available heads south over the A45 travelling towards Solihull. Birmingham Airport have however published "recommended routes" for cyclists.[75] Free short term cycle parking is available close to the terminal. For longer stays, bicycles must be stored in Left Luggage for a charge.[76]

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