Exeter nominated for BATA award at AOA conference
Exeter International Airport has was shortlisted for an excellence award in the British Air Transport Association (BATA) category for airport’s handling less than six million passengers. The annual awards were the centrepiece of the Airport Operators Association (AOA) Conference Dinner in London on 25 October and they were attended by Exeter Airport’s managing director Jamie […]
Leaflets cover subjects from support to travel insurance
Cancer information will be available to passengers and staff at Exeter International Airport for the next three months as part of the year-long partnership between the airport and Macmillan Cancer Support. A Macmillan ‘Info-point’ will be situated in the departures area of the airport and will contain leaflets about a range of cancers and about […]
Light aircraft take to the skies to give children a day they will never forget
The second annual Goodridge Children’s Hospice South West Flyday will take place on Sunday 10 October, and will see a fleet of light aircraft and volunteer pilots take to the skies to give children with life-limiting illnesses a day they will never forget. Exeter company Goodridge is teaming up with Children’s Hospice South West to […]
The return of troops from Afghanistan marks launch for 2011 charity
The return of over one hundred 40 Commando personnel from Afghanistan has marked the launch of Exeter Airport’s charity of the year for 2011; Help for Heroes. An Airbus A340-300, one of the largest aircraft to use the airport in its 70 year history, touched down at 2pm on 6 October bringing home the first […]
£4,000 from this summer's official online car park bookings
A local woodland charity is benefiting from car park bookings at Exeter Airport and is now able to better support a wide variety of Devon’s wildlife at risk. The Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust near Honiton have been given nearly £4,000 following the commitment from the airport to donate £1 for each of this summer’s […]
Austrian tourists see the parts of Devon and Cornwall as featured on TV
A specially chartered Austrian Airlines aircraft touched down at Exeter Airport just after 1pm today (22/09/10) with 183 passengers from Vienna. The passengers are spending a week in the South West visiting the sites and landmarks made famous by the books of Rosamund Pilcher. The flight was the first of three, in the second season […]
Need to plug regional tourism gap when RDA funded organisation closes
The Managing Director of Exeter Airport has spoken out supporting the current management team at South West Tourism in its need to plug the regional tourism gap that will be created when the RDA funded organisation closes its doors in six months. In a statement issued by the airport Mr Christon said “There isn’t a […]
Plans unveiled for a major 160-bedroom hotel development.
Plans have been unveiled for a major 160-bedroom hotel development at Exeter International Airport. The new complex will feature a brand new Hampton by Hilton hotel, high-quality dining venue and meeting space facilities and is scheduled to open its doors before the end of next year. The hotel, which will be operated by Sanguine Hospitality […]
A life-size bronze statue for the airport
The fund-raising and hard work of the South West Airfields Heritage Trust could result in a life-size bronze statue of a Battle of Britain Pilot being erected at the entrance to Exeter Airport if all goes to plan. The Trust, who want to recognise the debt the region owes to the aircrew based at the […]
Easy access to extensive international services
Flybe and Air France have announced plans to implement an extensive commercial relationship this autumn in a move that will benefit the interests of customers and the communities they serve. Exeter Flybe services to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport will conveniently connect to the Air France hub allowing seamless and easy access to the airline’s […]
