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Category: Announcement

Flybe Unveils New Aircraft Livery

Airline has ‘new look’ aircraft for fleet

Flybe, with its headquarters at Exeter Airport, is rolling out new a livery for its aircraft which was created and developed by the airline’s own in-house team. The look has a cleaner, more modern, streamlined design and more strongly reflects an awareness of the airline’s brand positioning ‘Close to You’ which emphasises Flybe’s passion for []

Top five spot in Which? survey

Passenger experiences better when flying from small UK airports

Exeter Airport has been ranked in the top 5 of UK airports for customer satisfaction, according to consumer group Which? In the annual Which? survey which took into account everything from queues at security and bag drop, to the cleanliness of toilets and the price of food, Exeter scored 72% , putting it fifth out []

More Flybe Flights

Additional departures from 28 Oct to 30 Mar

Flybe have added more frequency on three of its most popular routes to meet public demand from Exeter during the 2018-19 Winter schedule. There will be a second daily flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle, the flights to Amsterdam will increase from seven to 11 per week and Manchester departures are up to four per []

Summer 2019 Flybe schedule announced

18 routes and up to 89 flights a week

Flybe has confirmed the continuation of its four summer sun routes with multi-frequency weekly services to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca for Summer 2019 from Exeter Airport. The flights will operate for the entire period of the 2019 summer schedule between 31 March and Saturday 26 October. Seats can be booked from Thursday []

UK Airports survey top three spot for Exeter

One of the best scores for staff helpfulness

Exeter Airport has again achieved a top three spot in the 2018 UK airports customer satisfaction report by the holiday company SAGA. This year’s survey of more than 9,500 passengers, looking at a range of pet hates from check in and security queues to the cost of parking and catering, follows the initial 2017 report []

Summer Family Flights Take Off

Thousands of families off to a wide range of destinations

With the traditional six weeks of school holidays getting underway Exeter Airport will be dealing with around 25,000 passengers each week are expected to use the airport during the summer on services provided by TUI, Flybe and Skybus. TUI, the UK’s leading travel brand, are offering holidays from Exeter Airport at a dozen destinations and []

Leading the way in airport accessibility

Exeter Airport classified as 'very good'

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published its annual report on the accessibility ‘Special Assistance’ services provided by the top 30 UK airports, with Exeter Airport leading the way. The report reveals that 16 UK airports have been rated ‘very good’, up from six airports in last year’s review, one of which is Exeter []

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight visit

Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane and Dakota this weekend

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are expected this weekend and approximate times are posted below (subject to change): Saturday 23 June 2018: Lancaster / Spitfire / Hurricane – Arrive 13:30 – Depart 15:15 (Weston-Super-Mare) – Return 16:00 Saturday 23 June 2018: Dakota – Arrive 16:00 Sunday 24 June 2018: Spitfire – Depart 10:45 | []

RAF100 event with Hawk

100th Anniversary of the formation of the RAF

2018 is the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force and Exeter Airport along with other airports in the Rigby Group is marking the Centenary from Friday 15 June until Sunday 17 June. As part of the exhibition, a Hawk aircraft which was operational with the Red Arrows up to 2011 is []

Hawk aircraft arrives to mark RAF100

Former Red Arrows jet on show

Exeter Airport is holding a weekend of celebrations, to mark the airport’s long association with the RAF, as part of the nationwide RAF100 centenary. From Friday to Sunday (15-17 June), the airport will host an interactive showcase from the RAF and static displays including an iconic former Red Arrows Hawk aircraft which is on display []