Airport owner takes over local aviation company...
Rigby Group plc’s aviation division has completed its second UK acquisition of 2014 with the purchase of Exeter based Capital Air Charter Limited. Operating both the Capital Air Charter and Capital Air Ambulance services, the company has a long-standing reputation as an efficient, safe and commercially-capable operator offering executive corporate and private chartered flights, medical […]
Recommended Provider status in Which? survey
Exeter ranked among the best airports for customer service in Which? survey Exeter Airport’s focus on customer service has helped it gain a coveted ‘Recommended Provider’ status from leading consumer organisation Which? The airport is among just eight to secure the award from Which? in its annual survey involving 7,000 Which? members rating their satisfaction […]
£1.4 million scheme to increase the width of the B3184
Work to upgrade the access road between the airport and the A30 is due to start on 26 August. The narrow width of the B3184 road causes traffic congestion, particularly for larger vehicles and HGVs but the £1.4 million scheme, which is due be finished by spring 2015, will increase the width of the B3184, […]
New London City service 'jewel' from October
Exeter Airport is on course for another year of growth as it cements its position as the gateway airport to the South West and looks forward to new flights to London City Airport in just 10 weeks’ time. Following last year’s 6% increase – the first in six years – in passenger numbers to 740,000 […]
Flybe will resume daily flights to Newcastle from Exeter starting 26 October 2014
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has confirmed its commitment to further growth with the announcement today (22nd July 2014) of the return of daily Newcastle flights from Exeter airport. One way fares are on sale now from £29.99 including taxes and charges for travel effective 26th October 2014 to 28th March 2015, Paul Simmons, Flybe’s […]
Flights between Exeter and Newcastle will return from 26 October 2014
FLYBE BOOSTS WINTER SCHEDULE FROM EXETER <Leading regional airline announces return of daily Newcastle service> Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has confirmed its commitment to further growth with the announcement today (22nd July 2014) of the return of daily Newcastle flights from Exeter airport. One way fares are on sale now from £29.99 including […]
GPS instrument approaches to be introduced at Exeter...
Exeter Airport is at the forefront of an exciting and innovative period for aviation navigation as pilots will soon be able to fly new Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) instrument approaches. The airport’s LPV approaches will use Global Positioning System satellites (GPS) and suitable flight deck equipment. They will soon be introduced so that […]
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall see the Fire Services Academy
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today visited the Fire Services Academy, Fire Behaviour School based at Exeter Airport. After being met at their helicopter by airport Managing Director Matt Roach and Corporate Aviation Manager Chris Beer they were given a tour of the new facility and watched a multi-agency training exercise […]
New Alex Polizzi show with local brewer...
Exeter Airport may appear in the new BBC TV where Alex Polizzi assists businesses in a series called ‘The Fixer’. The owner of the Hunter’s Brewery in Ipplepen near Newton Abbot is featured in a programme where he is helped by the presenter and hotelier to market his beers in Paris and takes a Flybe […]
Airport anticipates passenger increase as late deals are snapped up...
With the possibility that the England football team will soon be knocked out of the World Cup tournament in Brazil, there is a renewed interest in holiday bookings from Exeter Airport. The increased number of passengers for the first six months of 2014, compared to the previous five years, has dipped for the period where […]
