Matt Roach presents Devon Tourism Award to Winner of Winners
Exeter Airport’s Managing Director Matt Roach will present the Devon Tourism Awards Winner of Winners award tonight (23 November) at Sandy Park, Exeter. The Devon Tourism Awards received a record number of entries this year and after rigorous judging, 27 businesses have been selected as representing the cream of Devon tourism in ten areas. The […]
Up to 16 flights a week to Avignon, Bergerac and Rennes
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline and the UK’s Number One Domestic carrier, has announced the extension of its 2012 summer schedule with three further routes from Exeter to popular French summer destinations Avignon, Bergerac and Rennes. The updated 2012 summer schedule now offers passengers from Exeter International Airport a choice of 19 routes across its […]
Exeter on shortlist of 6 for Globe Travel Awards 2012
Exeter Airport is pleased to have been nominated for the Globe Travel Awards 2012 in the Best UK Airport category. The industry voting takes place between 17 November and 8 December 2011. The UK’s travel agents will determine the award winners and the votes will checked and independently verified by an external auditor. Exeter […]
Matt Roach takes over from Jamie Christon
The Board of Exeter and Devon Airport Limited has appointed Matthew Roach as its new Managing Director. Mr Roach will take over from Jamie Christon who leaves the company at the end of September. Matt Roach, who joined the airport in 2007 as Finance Director and subsequently became Company Secretary, commented: “I am delighted […]
A commitment to deliver excellence in customer service
Following rigorous British Standard (BSi) assessments against Environmental Management (ISO 14001), Quality Management (ISO9001) and Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSAS 18001) certification has been achieved by Exeter Airport and it now operates a recognised fully functional Integrated Management System. Commenting on the certification, Stephen Wiltshire, the airport’s Operations Director said: “Our members of staff […]
Police and air ambulance move to airport
Exeter Airport is working with Devon and Cornwall Police Air Support Unit and Devon Air Ambulance Trust on plans to relocate their facility, which is currently based at Police Headquarters Middlemoor, to the airport site. The relocation of the police helicopter, which serves the force and the Devon based charitable ambulance operation, is expected to […]
A demanding period in the holiday calendar
There will be a summer air travel peak from Exeter Airport during the August bank holiday weekend and the month’s outbound and inbound passenger total will be over 80,000. The most popular routes include the established favourites such as Majorca and Ibiza with some of the newer destinations of Antalya in Turkey and Tunisia also […]
East Devon sculptor's scale model of an airman
The arrival at Exeter Airport of a Hurricane and Spitfire along with a Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), which was to have been witnessed by supporters of the South West Airfields Heritage Trust, was cancelled due to due to bad weather on Friday (26 August 2011). The Trust is in the […]
Bronze Battle of Britain Hurricane Pilot
The final funding promotion in support of the Exeter Airport Heritage Project will take place this Friday (26 August 2011) when a Hurricane and Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with a Lancaster pay a visit to Exeter. The Project’s aim is to provide a statue to mark the part played by […]
Places may be available on alternative flights from Exeter
Turkey specialist Holidays 4 UK Limited trading as Holidays 4U and Aegean Flights has gone into administration and has ceased trading with immediate effect. Holidays 4U renewed its ATOL licence in March this year and therefore, if in resort, holidaymakers should be able complete their holidays. The CAA will then arrange repatriation for all customers […]
