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nd Icelandair’s Birm ingham flight lau nch and 2015 “He Birmingham!” Ga llo la Dinner at the M id Atlantic Trade Show Birmingham Airport and Marketing Birmingham recently sponsored the flagship Gala Dinner at the Mid-Atlantic trade show in Reykjavik for some 770 travel industry guests, following the launch of new twice weekly flights with Icelandair. A Midlands theme ran through the entire event to showcase the new schedule route and highlight the many tourism opportunities that Birmingham and the wider Midlands region has to offer.
CROWD PLEASER... Showcasing Icelandair, Birmingham and the airport as the UK’s new gateway, Mandy Haque addresses the 770 guests.
ANYONE FOR CAKE?... Paul Kehoe (left), CEO of Birmingham Airport, and Birkir Holm Gudnason, CEO of Icelandair, celebrate the twice-weekly service.
HELLO BIRMINGHAM...
Pictured are, from the left: Mandy Haque, Birmingham Airport; Debbie Beardall, Shakespeare’s England; Tracey Quirk, Birmingham Airport; Ed James, Heart FM Breakfast Show Host; Emma Gray, Marketing Birmingham; Brid Bickerton and Robin Sherwood, Resorts World Birmingham; Natalie Murison, Hotel La Tour; and Mark McCulloch, Visit England.
HELLO ICELANDAIR!...Icelandair’s Hekla Aurora delighted passengers and guests at Birmingham Airport on its inaugural flight from Reykjavik.
FROM BOURNVILLE WITH LOVE... FEATHER FUN...Shakespearean quills come in handy for these Icelandic travel agents.
THREE CHEERS...
Andrés Jónsson, general manager UK Icelandair with US travel agents
Helgi Mar Björgvinsson (left), SVP marketing and sales at Icelandair, admires the Cadbury’s chocolate football.
INAUGURAL CELEBRATIONS...The CBSO and Shakespeare Aloud! entertained the first departing passengers, then quickly hopped on board for the Mid Atlantic Trade Show.