Business Travel
Flights to popular holiday destination are to resume
Popular: Sharm El Sheikh
Travel operator TUI has confirmed that flights and holidays to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from Birmingham Airport will resume. The Red Sea area was a firm favourite for holiday-
makers, renowned for its year-round dry climate with hot summers and warm winters as well as its long stretches of natural beaches and clear, calm seas. The resort is also widely popular with those seeking
water sport activities such as scuba diving and snorkelling in the famous coral reefs. Resorts including TUI Magic Life Sharm El Sheikh and
Reef Oasis Blue Bay along the Red Sea coast will be on sale, with more hotel announcements in the pipeline. The resumption of flights comes after a ban on them
from the UK to the resort was lifted by the Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Government imposed the ban in 2015, following the
bombing of a Russian airliner carrying 224 people, which took off from Sharm El Sheikh airport. Mark Hall, director of product and destination
experience TUI UK & Ireland, said: “Sharm El Sheikh was always a hugely popular destination and I am delighted to confirm that we are reintroducing the Egypt favourite to our Winter 2019 and Summer 2020 programmes. In response to customer demand, our first flights will operate from February 2020 and our resorts are all looking forward to welcoming our customers back.” Tom Screen, aviation director from Birmingham
Airport, said: “It is great news that TUI UK, a popular brand with our customers, has announced it will be reinstating its Sharm El Sheikh service in February for Midlands travellers. TUI has recognised the popularity of this Egyptian destination which will give customers a great choice for both the winter and summer periods.”
Sector Focus
Plans to reopen Sutton Park line
The railway line that runs through Sutton Park could be reopened to passengers, after West Midlands mayor Andy Street told business leaders he was ‘committed’ to investigating the idea. Mr Street was speaking to a
meeting of the Sutton Coldfield Chamber of Commerce at Aston Wood Golf Club. He told members: “We are
busy reopening our old railway lines, in Camphill in the south of the city, and from Walsall to Wolverhampton in the Black Country. “Among the next series of
lines we will be looking at is the Sutton Park Line, which runs from Aldridge through Walmley and round to Castle Bromwich and then into the city. Plans are in an advanced
state to reopen long-closed railway stations in places like Moseley, Kings Heath, Darlaston and Willenhall, and a feasibility study is already underway into reopening the station at Aldridge.
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