Easter Airport Getaway

More Paris and a wide rage of holidays - Canary Islands to the Isles of Scilly...

From today (14 April) Exeter Airport has a second weekday flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle and many families have booked on these extra flights for their Disneyland treat this Easter.  An early evening departure has been added to the morning series and this gives greater flexibility when travelling to and from France, allowing the []

Not the purr-fect start to the holiday

Alicante passengers find cat in car!

A family arriving for their flight from Exeter Airport to Alicante this afternoon had to make a hasty return trip home when their next door neighbour’s cat was found in the back of the car. The family of six had a surprise when unloading baggage before checking-in for their 16:50 Flybe flight and had to []

First Malta Flight of 2014

Locally made biscuits for captain and crew...

The first Air Malta flight of the season departed today from Exeter at 11:40 with 130 passengers on board and as part of the send off the airport presented the captain and crew with a small gift from Devon… a box of locally made biscuits. Air Malta is again operating weekly charter flights from Exeter []

New look Purple Plane for Flybe

Distinctive aircraft flies into service marking brand refresh

The inaugural flight of Flybe’s distinctive signature purple aircraft took to the skies from Exeter Airport on its first passenger flight to Manchester on Wednesday afternoon (3 April 2014). The event also showcased the cabin crew’s new purple uniform and on-board purple mood lighting for the Bombardier Q400, both of which will be rolled out []

Isles of Scilly flights start six day service

The journey is part of the holiday experience...

The Isles of Scilly Skybus service has started the 2014 six day a week service to and from Exeter and the flights, which will operate up to five times a day, will continue until the end of October.   The scenic one hour flight in a sixteen-seat Twin Otter is an exciting start to a []

Double weekday flights to Paris

Paris twice a day and 150% more seats to Dublin...

To satisfy seasonal demand Flybe has boosted its summer services from Exeter Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle by adding a second weekday flight in the early evening. The new flights to Paris are between 14 April and 30 September with one way fares from £48.99 inclusive of taxes and charges. Flybe, Europe’s largest regional []

New Route Development Appointment for Airport Operator

A drive to expand the routes and develop more services

The operator of Exeter, the City of Derry, Blackpool and Coventry Airports, has announced that Steve Lilley has been appointed as the Aviation Development Director for the Group. Mr Lilley, Flybe’s former Head of Commercial Planning joins Regional and City Airports Management (RCAM) and will be based at Exeter Airport. He is expected to start []

New holiday ideas for the New Year

a new destination, a new short break and an extended season...

With the bad weather hitting the headlines at the start of the New Year, early holidays or short breaks are in the minds of many who are looking at options from Exeter Airport. Thirty holiday destinations are on offer in 2014 from Exeter but this year the airport has a new destination, a new short []

Air Malta launches additional flights

An extra four departures as a prelude to summer 2014 season

Air Malta, the national airline of Malta, has announced good news for South West travelers by adding an extra four departures as a prelude to their summer 2014 charter season. The additional flights on this popular route will commence on Tuesday 8 April 2014, four weeks earlier than originally planned to satisfy expected public demand []

Christmas Getaway

Seven thousand passengers over the next four days

Exeter Airport passengers heading for winter warmth this Christmas are departing for mainland Spain and Tenerife today (Friday),  but on Saturday there’s more of a winter feel with three ski destinations and a day trip to Lapland. This weekend’s flight to Lapland is the third departure from Exeter this month; the first time the airport []