New Travel Advice Area

A better understanding of the flying opportunities from Exeter

A brand new travel information facility showcasing the flights and holidays options from Exeter Airport has opened this week in the main terminal building. The Travel Exeter Airport area allows travellers to browse through brochures and get a better understanding of the flying opportunities on offer from their local airport. Exeter Airport managing director Matt []

New London City return time welcomed

Evening departure to EXT leaves LCY at 17.25 from 26 October

Evening departure to EXT leaves LCY at 17.25 from 26 October Westcountry business leaders have welcomed a decision by airline Flybe to introduce an earlier return departure on its weekday evening flights from London City Airport to Exeter. From 26 October the evening departure will leave London City at 17.25 instead of 20.05, arriving at []

Glasgow direct flights return

Four days a week from 25 October 2015

Four days a week from 25 October 2015 Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has announced the return of direct flights to and from Glasgow as part of its 2015-16 Winter programme, operating four days a week and effective for travel between 25 October 2015 and 26 March 2016. One way fares are from £34.99 including []

Flybe Winter Schedule – Now on Sale

12 routes with one way fares from £24.99 including taxes and charges

12 routes with one way fares from £24.99 including taxes and charges Exeter Airport has 12 Flybe routes between 25 October 2015 and 26 March 2016 available for booking. One way fares from £24.99 including taxes and charges can be booked at flybe.com. Highlights include the convenient re-scheduling of the return evening flight from London []

Passenger numbers back to 2009 levels

Continued Exeter Airport passenger growth

Continued Exeter Airport passenger growth With the summer holiday season now well underway Exeter Airport is seeing passenger numbers back to pre-recession levels. The latest monthly figures for the airport show continued passenger growth with rolling twelve month passenger numbers above 800,000 for the first time since 2009. Exeter Airport managing director Matt Roach said: []

Flybe & Emirates offer One Stop to the World

New Exeter worldwide connections via Manchester

New Exeter worldwide connections via Manchester Flybe has announced a new agreement with Emirates which will allow passengers departing from Exeter to use the ‘One Stop to the World’ codeshare for worldwide connectivity via Manchester. The airlines are targeting a July launch for the new codeshare when travellers will be able to enjoy convenient connecting []

Secretary of State for Transport visited

Patrick McLoughlin said regional airports are important drivers of growth

Exeter Airport showcases investment and growth during visit Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin visited Exeter Airport today (22nd April) to find out how recent investment in essential infrastructure is helping to boost growth. The airport has benefitted from a £2.5 million investment since it was acquired almost two years ago by Rigby Group, []

Busy Airport at Easter

Over fifteen percent busier than Easter last year

Over 15% busier than Easter last year Easter was the busiest period of the year so far for Exeter Airport with over sixteen and a half thousand inbound and outbound passengers using the airport over the holiday period; a figure which was helped by the re-introduction of the Flybe ‘sun routes’ to Alicante, Malaga and []

Easter Airport Getaway

Sun Route flights return for the Bank Holiday

Sun Route flights return for the Bank Holiday Flybe, the Exeter-based airline, has re-introduced a series of ‘sun route’ flights to Alicante, Malaga and Faro to coincide with the first Bank Holiday of 2015. The routes to Spain and Portugal from Exeter have started ahead of the Easter break and operate until late September with []

Flybe & Aer Lingus to the USA

Codeshare and US Customs via Dublin

Codeshare and US Customs via Dublin With the new partnership between Flybe and Aer Lingus, Exeter passengers are accessing a wide range of destinations across North America and Canada via a single stop in Dublin. Flybe’s codeshare agreement with Aer Lingus allows passengers to fly via Ireland on a single ticket to destinations such as []