easyJet has announced a new direct service from Birmingham to City of Derry Airport, becoming the only carrier operating the route.
From 1 September 20255, the new service will depart twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, perfect for staycation, visiting friends and family, or travelling for business. City of Derry airport which lies on the west bank of the River Foyle is home to Northern Ireland's only completely intact historic Walled City.
It offers a vibrant food scene, and award-winning museums aplenty as well as a great gateway to discover where the Wild Atlantic Way meets the Causeway Coastal Route, not to mention the setting of iconic series Derry Girls. Seats are now on sale at easyJet.com and via the app from £27.99*.
Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK Country Manager, commented:
“Our new domestic route from Birmingham to City of Derry further supports the demand we are seeing from both leisure and business customers in the Midlands.
“Having recently celebrated the first anniversary of our base at Birmingham Airport and growing presence in the UK’s second city, we are excited to look ahead to this summer when we will welcome two additional aircraft along with new routes to Lanzarote, Bordeaux, Gibraltar, Gran Canaria and Malta.” Tom Screen, Aviation Director of Birmingham Airport said: "We welcome the announcement of EasyJet's new direct service to City of Derry from September 2025, which is in direct response to our customer’s demands.
“The return of this route to Birmingham Airport will allow even more of our passengers to explore the historic city, whilst further bolstering our airport’s domestic connectivity for business.” In 2024 Birmingham Airport (BHX) served 12m passengers a year, with some 35 million people - more than half the population of the UK - living within a two-hour drive or train journey of BHX.
As one of the West Midlands’ largest employers, supporting 30,900 jobs and contributing £1.5bn in GVA (gross value added) to the region’s economy, in the years to 2033, BHX plans to increase its annual passenger numbers to +18m, which will result in GVA rising to £2.1bn and jobs supported to 34,000. Sitting at the heart of the country’s road and rail networks, BHX is the UK’s best-connected airport - and is set to become even better connected in future.
When the new HS2 railway is built, complete with its automated people mover linking directly to the Birmingham Airport terminal, central London will be just 37 minutes away by train.
