Business News Chinese New
Year sponsor Birmingham Airport is to sponsor Birmingham’s Chinese New Year Festival for the third consecutive year. The festival takes place on
Sunday 10 February and is expected to attract more than 30,000 revellers to the Southside area of the city. The Chinese New Year falls
on 5 February this year and festivities will be taking place around city hotspots – including Grand Central, the Bullring, Colmore Row and St Philip’s Cathedral - until 19 February. Visitors to the Birmingham
Airport stand at the airport will have the opportunity to win flights to China. Nick Barton, CEO at Birmingham Airport said: “Supporting Chinese New Year 2019 as the headline sponsor is fantastic and something we are extremely proud of.” James Wong, chairman of Birmingham’s Chinese Festival Committee, said: “Last year's celebration broke all records and we love how diverse the city is in celebrating the Chinese New Year.”
New chief executive flies in to take charge at airport
Birmingham Airport has appointed Nick Barton as chief executive. Mr Barton, who has served as
chief executive of London Luton Airport since 2014, has commenced his new role since 7 January. In addition to his four years at
Luton, he was part of the senior management team at London Stansted for eight years, latterly as managing director. He also held executive roles at BAA Plc. Mr Barton’s comes on the back
of the airport announcing an ambitious £500m ‘masterplan’ to upgrade and expand the capacity of its terminal operations, aircraft stands and support facilities. Mr Barton said: “I am thrilled to
be joining Birmingham Airport to deliver the board’s vision and strategy for this critical piece of national and regionally significant transport infrastructure. “Birmingham Airport is on the
threshold of a very exciting chapter in its development and I am delighted to have been given the responsibility to lead and shape the future of the airport.”
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