New route to take traffic away from the village of Clyst Honiton
Large concrete sections are being craned into place at the new Clyst Honiton Bypass to create an 80 metre tunnel which is a safety measure at the eastern end of Exeter Airport’s runway. The first of 44 concrete tunnel sections have been lifted into place and linked at the top of the arch. When the […]
£3.5 million building for Airport and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue
Building work has officially started on a £3.5 million fire training facility at Exeter International Airport. The building, which will be used by Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service to train its firefighters, will provide facilities for fire behaviour training and hot fire and foam training. The site will also include mock-up houses and […]
£250,000 catering investment
Two premiership rugby players have played their part in the official opening of the new Fed & Watered restaurant at Exeter Airport. The new catering contract was awarded to The Mount Charles Group and following their £250,000 investment in a refurbishment programme, Kevin Barrett and Matt Jess from the Exeter Chiefs helped kick off the […]
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A shared cycle and footpath route through an airport car park, which is part of an £85,000 to provide a safe route, was officially opened on Wednesday 25 April. The 900 metre route is from the roundabout off the A30 to the main entrance of Exeter Airport, and the existing signal controlled crossing on the […]
Exeter Chamber informed about Norfolk link
Exeter Airport jointly sponsored the Exeter of Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Wednesday 17 April 2012 and in the magnificent surroundings members were informed about the Norfolk link which is the airport’s newest domestic service. The direct daily service between Exeter and Norwich was re-launched last month with […]
Flight time: just 75 minutes
A direct daily service between Exeter and Norwich has been officially re-launched by Flybe and franchise partner Loganair and a 31-seater Dornier 328 fast turboprop will now operate the route seven days per week. The Devon to Norfolk link which returns following a two-year absence, has had a 2000-strong advance ticket take-up ahead of the […]
Battle of Britain pilot statue scanning the sky
The South West Airfields Heritage Trust’s five year campaign, for a memorial at Exeter Airport to mark important role the military airfield played during WWII, came to fruition at 11am on Tuesday 27 March with the unveiling of a statue. The life-size bronze statue of a WWII Battle of Britain pilot scanning the sky for […]
19 routes and 226 flights a week
Exeter Airport based airline Flybe has introduced an affordable choice of up to 226 direct flights a week on 19 routes for summer 2012 and the new Manchester hub will have extra Exeter services with onward flights and reduced minimum connecting times down to as little as 35 minutes. Exeter passengers are set to benefit […]
Bookings above expectations and new routes
The start of 2012 has been bright for Exeter Airport with sales of the specialist flights to Italy up nearly 20% on the same period last year, and the new Norwich route bookings above expectations. Newmarket Holidays, who offer selected dates to the Italian Lakes and tours that include the cities of Venice, Verona, Florence […]
Bough House sculpture on display the main terminal building
A unique piece of wooden art by Rob Heard has been ‘checked-in’ at Exeter Airport to promote an arts exhibition at the Exeter Flying Club building on Sunday 3 March. One of the artist’s Bough House sculptures will be on display the main terminal building over the weekend. It has a series of aerial walkways […]
