BIRMINGHAM Airport has completed of a new purpose-built transit facility, allowing connecting passengers to pass through the terminal with even greater speed and efficiency.
The new facility will transform the airport’s ability to cater for long haul services, as arriving passengers who are travelling onwards on a connecting flight can now remain airside, without having to pass through immigration or be processed through security again.
Birmingham Airport’s chief executive Paul Kehoe said: "The completion of our new passenger transit facility is another string to our bow in terms of what we can offer passengers and airlines focussed on long haul travel. This valuable piece of infrastructure enables us transfer passengers travelling between destinations, allowing them extra time to relax and enjoy the excellent facilities we have available in the departure lounge. The timing of this new facility couldn’t be better. The airport recently recorded the busiest month in its 75 year history, as over one million passengers passed through the terminal during August."
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