One million passenger milestone marked

Exeter University student Lily Harris had an unexpected surprise when she was chosen by Exeter Airport to help celebrate its one millionth passenger milestone. Lily, 20, had just flown in from Paris with Flybe when she was met by airport managing Director Matt Roach and presented with a bottle of champagne and flowers as a []

Even more sunshine from Exeter in 2020

South West holidaymakers looking to fly from Exeter Airport have even more choice for sunshine destinations in Summer 2020. The return of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands with TUI, and now twice weekly flights to the Greek Islands of Corfu and Zante, and Antalya on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, are among more than 35 international []

Ryanair flights to Alicante start from Exeter

Exeter Airport is celebrating the start of Ryanair’s first flights from Exeter to Alicante in Spain, which start today [October 29]. Seats on the twice-weekly service start from just €29.99 and passengers can book their flights up to a year in advance. Alicante is a hugely popular Mediterranean port city on Spain’s Costa Blanca, and []

TUI’s biggest ever holiday programme from Exeter

TUI, the UK’s largest holiday company, has announced their biggest ever holiday programme for its summer 2020 programme from Exeter Airport with 42,000 seats on sale. With its commitment of offering more flexibility and choice, TUI has introduced new 10 and 11 night Antalya, Corfu and Zakynthos (Zante) holidays, with Gran Canaria flights operating again []

Quicker Queues for Security gains high survey ranking

Exeter Airport has one of the fastest security channels of any UK small airport, according to Which? research published today. Passengers travelling through Exeter Airport wait just 5.9 minutes on average to pass through security, second only to London Southend and Southampton airports, both on 5.2 minutes. Matt Roach, Managing Director of Exeter Airport, said: []

Sunflower assistance grows

Sunflower assistance scheme grows at Exeter Airport A special assistance scheme introduced at Exeter Airport this year has already helped hundreds of passengers with hidden disabilities. Sunflower lanyards are a discreet signal to staff that wearers have hidden disabilities or conditions such as a hearing or sight impairment, dementia or autism, and may require additional []

Another High Rating in Airport Survey

Exeter highly rated in UK airport survey

Exeter Airport has again been ranked in the top 5 of UK airports for customer satisfaction, according to the consumer group Which? Exeter went up one place this year to fourth out of 17 airports across the UK with fewer than 10 million passengers. In the latest survey, based on a range of member experiences []

Summer 2019 Family Flights

With the school holidays getting underway, Exeter Airport will be dealing with thousands of families flying off to a wide range of destinations this summer. Through the six week holiday period around 30,000 passengers a week are expected to use the airport on services provided by Ryanair, Flybe, Skybus and TUI. Ryanair, in their first []

Gold standard for disability access

Exeter Airport has received the highest possible rating for disability access, having been judged ‘very good’ in an independent annual survey. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published its fourth annual report on the disability access of the UK’s largest airports. Exeter Airport was among 14 UK airports rated ‘very good’, with a further 16 []

TRAVEL BLOG: Malta

Fly from Exeter Airport to Malta with Ryanair on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast, made up of three Islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino. Malta is the largest and most developed of the three, whilst the others offer a more relaxed pace of life. The landscape of Malta offers astounding views and the climate is []