Birmingham Airport has the airport code BHX and is a major airport serving the Midlands. It is around 10 kilometres outside of Birmingham city centre, and is very easy to access by road. Various airlines serve domestic and international destinations. Airlines include Aer Lingus, Air Transat, Austrian Airlines, BH Air, BMI Regional, Brussels Airlines, EasyJet, Emirates, Freebird Airlines, Flybe, Germanwings, Lufthansa, Monarch Airlines, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, and United Airlines. Birmingham Airport has one runway and it handled around 8.9 million passengers in 2012. Birmingham Airport released its incorporated terminal in May 2011 by uniting previous terminals 1 and 2 with the linked Millennium Building. Car rental from VIP Cars is a great choice for both business passengers and those visiting for fun.