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Budget airline Norwegian to launch Spanish services from Birmingham Airport

The airline will offer regular services to the Spanish destinations, with Madrid becoming a brand new one from Birmingham

Budget airline Norwegian will be starting services to Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga from Birmingham Airport in 2015

Budget airline Norwegian is to start flights from , with routes to Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga launching in 2015.

The airline will offer regular services to the Spanish destinations, with Madrid becoming a brand new one from Birmingham.

The Madrid route will start on March 31 and operate each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

The Malaga service starts a day earlier and will operate every Monday, Friday and Saturday, while the Barcelona route starts on June 1 with flights every Monday and Friday.

The latest route announcement comes after the launch of and news of other new routes on the way, including and .

Paul Kehoe, chief executive of Birmingham Airport, said: “We are very pleased to be able to announce this new airline and offer more new routes from Birmingham, and I thank Norwegian for choosing to launch Birmingham to these popular Spanish destinations.

“Although Norwegian is new to the Midlands market, I am certain that consumers – both business and leisure - will be impressed with the carrier’s low fares and efficient service, which has allowed them to grow to carry more than 20 million passengers a year.

“We are therefore very pleased to be welcoming Norwegian to Birmingham next summer.”