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Birmingham Airport is looking to convert its two terminal buildings into one, as part of a strategy to expand its retail facilities and double passenger numbers to 20m over the next ten years. 22-Jun-2009 Birmingham International Airport is to shed up to 50 jobs from its 690-strong workforce, following a fall in passenger numbers. 29-Apr-2009 Birmingham International Airport has won approval from Solihull Council for the £130m extension of its runway, in order to attract larger aircraft. 17-Dec-2008 Birmingham International Airport has secured a £25m grant from Advantage West Midlands to fund infrastructure improvements. 02-Feb-2007 Birmingham International Airport has announced plans for a £1.5bn expansion programme, including a second runway and a third terminal, in order to handle 33m passengers a year by 2030. 01-Nov-2005 Birmingham International Airport is expected to unveil draft expansion plans later this year, in order to provide capacity for almost 35m passengers per year. 02-Feb-2005 Birmingham International Airport is to host a new daily service to Milan for Italian airline Alitalia. 14-Sep-2004 Birmingham International Airport has announced that 150 new jobs are being created by the companies that operate the site's hotels, shops, food outlets and maintenance facilities. 12-Apr-2002 Birmingham International Airport has announced plans to build a £10m air-rail shuttle by the end of 2002, in order to reduce travel time between the terminal and railway station from 13 minutes to two. 08-Nov-2001 Birmingham International Airport has unveiled plans for a £29m steel and glass departure lounge complex, as part of a £260m expansion project aimed at handling 10m passengers a year by 2005. 26-Apr-2001 Birmingham International Airport has become the country's first airport to open a car showroom, and it will be operated by Saab of Great Britain. 19-Mar-2001 Birmingham International Airport's holding company has raised £208m to finance the next phase of its development, which will include new access roads, a transport interchange and a remote pier to take 10 more planes. 08-Feb-2001 Birmingham International Airport has won approval to build a £30m public transport interchange next to Birmingham International railway station, as part of a consortium with the NEC, Railtrack and Virgin Trains. 27-Sep-2000 Birmingham International Airport has announced a £15m plan to build a car park, office block, and bus station, as part of a £260m expansion that will transform the site by 2005. 02-Sep-1999 Birmingham International Airport is planning to set up a multi-million pound bus, rail and road link-up to relieve traffic congestion and encourage visitors to use public transport. 12-Jan-1999 Birmingham airport is to undergo a £260m expansion following agreement by seven local councils to sell a 40% stake to NatWest Ventures and Aer Rianta for £42m. 22-Feb-1997 Birmingham International Airport has won permission for a £400m expansion which will almost double the size of its main terminal. 06-Mar-1996 Fitzpatrick Contractors is to build an apron extension at Birmingham International Airport in a £2.2m contract. 10-Oct-1995
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