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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]