Birmingham International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the UK & handles over 10 million passengers every year. It has just published a master plan for its development until 2030, with the first major project being an extension to the main runway which is to be completed in time for the 2012 London Olympics. You can fly to most European cities from Birmingham International, on both scheduled & charter flights, & the airport also operate flights linking you to some of the major transport hubs including Manchester & Heathrow in the UK & Paris, Madrid & Zurich for flights to North America.
The airport is located just 10km east of Birmingham in Solihull, approximately five minutes from Junction 6 of the M42. It is easily accessible by car with the motorway network close by & direct links to M6, M5, M40, M1 & the new M6 Toll Road. Birmingham Airport also has great public transport communications links to railway stations, coaches & buses.If you want to hire a car, there are six main car hire companies on the airport complex who have desks on the Millennium Link Walkway which connects both terminals. If you would rather travel by taxi, then there are plenty of Black Cabs at the official taxi rank which is immediately outside the passenger terminals. Black Cabs carry up to 5 people with luggage & are the only company at the airport licensed to operate without advance bookings. The journey to Birmingham City Centre will cost you about 16GBP.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/747464
