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Exceptional service for blind travellers People who are blind and partially sighted often experience difficulty accessing services, so Guide Dogs, the national mobility charity for people who are blind and partially sighted, was delighted to hear reports from Guide Dog Owners using Exeter Airport that they had received exceptional service from the passengers services staff […]

Year-round sunshine holiday flights announced Flybe will offer year-round sunshine holiday flights at Exeter Airport following a deal with Regional & City Airports (RCA), the airport management division of Rigby Group PLC, Exeter Airport’s owner. The partnership, which involves significant investment from both parties, will safeguard the future of Exeter Airport’s existing summer holiday flights […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]