Royal visit to new training facility

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall see the Fire Services Academy

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today visited the Fire Services Academy, Fire Behaviour School based at Exeter Airport. After being met at their helicopter by airport Managing Director Matt Roach and Corporate Aviation Manager Chris Beer they were given a tour of the new facility and watched a multi-agency training exercise []

Brewer in TV show flight to France

New Alex Polizzi show with local brewer...

Exeter Airport may appear in the new BBC TV where Alex Polizzi assists businesses in a series called ‘The Fixer’. The owner of the Hunter’s Brewery in Ipplepen near Newton Abbot is featured in a programme where he is helped by the presenter and hotelier to market his beers in Paris and takes a Flybe []

Two England defeats trigger holiday bookings

Airport anticipates passenger increase as late deals are snapped up...

With the possibility that the England football team will soon be knocked out of the World Cup tournament in Brazil, there is a renewed interest in holiday bookings from Exeter Airport. The increased number of passengers for the first six months of 2014, compared to the previous five years, has dipped for the period where []

Exeter Airport owner acquires Norwich Airport

Rigby Group plc, has completed its third UK regional airport acquisition

Regional & City Airports (RCA), the airports management division of Rigby Group plc, has completed its third UK regional airport acquisition with the purchase of Norwich International Airport – signalling the group’s intent to continue to grow its share in the sector and increase the role of regional airports in the UK. Marking the fifth []

D-Day 70yrs on

47 Dakotas with paratroops departed from Exeter on 6 June 1944

The airport at Exeter had always been intended for use by the military in the event of war, and in 1939 the airport was taken over by the Air Ministry. Three asphalt runways were laid and RAF Station Exeter became officially operational on 6 July 1940. RAF Hurricane squadrons had protected the Channel ports but []

Allow additional time for road journeys to the airport

The Devon County Show and the long weekend will result in high levels of traffic...

Passengers may need to allow additional time for their journey to the airport due to extra traffic on the roads around Exeter over the Bank Holiday Weekend. The Devon County Show (22/23/24 May) combined with the long weekend and half term will result in high levels of traffic on the M5 and the A30.  The []

Airport hosts Chinese delegates

Worldwide business opportunities and best ever links to the capital...

Exeter Airport has played host to Chinese delegates who were representatives from a huge investment syndicate looking to identify major projects in South West England. Speaking on behalf of the Devon & Cornwall Business Council, Tim Jones said: “We were extremely fortunate to have secured a visit for this very important Chinese delegation. Matt Roach []

Airport Sports Rugby Posts

Exeter Airport - the gateway for thousands rugby supporters

With the installation of a set of rugby posts at the front of the main terminal building, Exeter Airport has joined the promotional activity for the local games of the Rugby World Cup tournament in 2015. Exeter is one of ten cities across the country hosting the event and three World Cup matches will be []

New Rhodes Route in 2015

Rhodes added to Crete and Corfu is very good news

With the first of Exeter Airport’s summer weekly departures to the Greek island of Crete with Thomson this morning came news that the tour operator, the UK’s largest, has confirmed that in summer 2015 they will be offering an additional route from Exeter to the popular island of Rhodes. Exeter Airport’s managing director Matt Roach []

New London City Airport route from October

Three times a day to the capital...

Flybe will operate a new direct service from Exeter into the heart of London from Monday 27 October 2014. The Exeter-based airline will offer a ‘three times daily’ service and the new schedule, with a flight time of just 70 minutes, will see the first flight arrive at London City before the first commuter train []