Transport and Travel News & Updates
- 12th October 2026
Turkish Airlines has announced that it has carried 9 million passengers over September with a total load factor at 86.8 per cent.
Birmingham Airport has unveiled a £2bn draft Master Plan that it says could take it to around 30 million passengers a year.
- 29th September 2026
Turkish Airlines, which operates daily flights connecting Birmingham Airport to Istanbul, has finalised an agreement with Boeing for up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft – marking the carrier’s largest single-aisle order from the manufacturer.
- 25th September 2026
Residents in Birmingham are encouraged to help shape the future of the region’s bus network ahead of mayor Richard Parker’s plans to bring buses back under public control.
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Birmingham with Manchester Airport from May next year.
A report to cabinet refreshes the city council's transport investment priorities over the next six years.
Commercial property consultancy Fisher German has been retained by Guiding Light Investments to manage 3 Trinity Park (T3) for the next two years following its purchase from Swiss Life Asset Managers.
- 3rd September 2026
Construction of the new Saltley Viaduct moved a step closer this August Bank Holiday weekend, after HS2 engineers successfully installed the first section of the new bridge over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines.
- 1st September 2026
Johnsons Coaches, part of The Coach Travel Group, has announced the opening of a new operational depot in Smethwick, Birmingham.
Birmingham City Council has successfully completed the A38(M) Aston Expressway Tame Valley Viaduct strengthening scheme.