Air Malta Marks 20 years of Operation at Exeter Airport

The three hour Tuesday flights link Exeter and Malta

An Air Malta aircraft has become a regular Tuesday morning feature at Exeter Airport and this year the airline celebrates 20 years of operations to and from the South West. The three hour flights linking Exeter and Malta started as a summer series in 1990. These quickly developed and extended into the winter and shoulder []

Sudden Surge in Holiday Bookings

Better exchange rate and football factor boosts interest

There has been a significant increase in visits to Exeter Airport’s website following England’s departure from the football world cup. The first two days of the week have seen over one thousand views of the Summer Holidays page, 63% more traffic than at the weekend and the Scheduled Flights have had 77% more interest. These []

More Austrian Tourists

Five hundred from Vienna visit Rosamund Pilcher's region

Exeter Airport will welcome another five hundred and fifty Austrian tourists later this year following a deal with travel company Raiffeisen Reisen to operate three Lauda Air flights from Vienna in September and October. This year’s boost to tourism follows the success of the 2009 initiative when five hundred travellers from Austria, with an interested []

Flybe named top airline

Airline with Exeter HQ is top in Which? Holiday popularity poll

Flybe, which has its HQ at Exeter, is celebrating being rated the top UK airline in a poll conducted by consumer Watchdog Which? Holiday. Flybe topped the charts for UK short-haul airlines trumping the likes of British Airways, BMI and Easyjet as well as Ryanair. The survey, conducted using a sample of 5,745 people, rated []

Airport Back to Normal

Demand for flights and holidays moves to May and June and figures are looking promising for the early summer

Following six days of flight cancellations and disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano ash cloud, Exeter International Airport is now back to its normal schedule. The closure of UK controlled airspace from Thursday 15 April until Wednesday 21 April affected 224 inbound and outbound Exeter flights but passengers are now flowing through the terminal again. []

We’re a sponsor of the Exeter Festival of Food and Drink

Three sumptuous days of delicious treats and entertainment

Exeter International Airport is pleased to be one of this weekend’s Exeter Festival of Food and Drink sponsors. This is the region’s finest food and drink festival with three sumptuous days of delicious treats from over 100 regional producers, celebrity chef demonstrations and Food is Fun workshops for all to enjoy. The Festival is held []

Airport’s MD is local newspaper First Person

Jamie Christon writes the Express & Echo feature

The recent recession has been one of the toughest trading periods Exeter Airport has seen, probably since it was established more than 70 years ago. I started with the airport in 2007 following its sale by Devon County Council to the Balfour Beatty-owned company Regional and City Airports. We have been dealing with the challenges []

Easter Get Away

Twelve thousand travellers depart for holidays in warmer climes

Exeter Airport is gearing up for its busiest Easter for a long time as passenger numbers are expected to top 38,000 over the two week school holiday break, with up to 10,0000 expected to travel between Good Friday and Easter Monday alone. Twelve thousand travellers will depart for holidays in warmer climes and hundreds are []

Woodland benefits at time of airport car park changes

Support for the Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust

Passengers parking at Exeter International Airport who have booked their car parking spaces online will now be helping a local woodland. From this weekend the Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust, a conservation and education charity near Honiton, will receive £1 every time an official car park booking at the airport is made online. The Trust, []

21 Flybe summer routes include Hannover

Flybe's 225 Exeter flights a week

Flybe, the UK’s number one domestic airline, is now offering its 2010 Summer Schedule with a choice of 21 summer routes including Avignon, Bergerac, Dubrovnik, Norwich and Rennes plus a brand new service to Hannover in Germany (via NCL). The airline’s summer routes from Exeter have been scheduled to attract both business and leisure travellers. []