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. []

Busiest summer on record

Another new 2010 route to Monastir in Tunisia

Exeter International Airport is preparing itself for its busiest summer ever following the Thomas Cook announcement of another new 2010 route to Monastir in Tunisia. Thomas Cook, recognised as the world’s longest established tour operator, has added the flights to Monastir from Exeter at a time when travellers are tempted by the destinations outside the []

Airport x-ray for 2,000 year old urn

Roman find scannned to investigate contents

Staff from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) have visited Exeter Airport and used airport x-ray equipment to see inside a 2,000 year old urn found during a recent dig in Cullompton. A vessel too big for the museum’s x-ray machine was brought to Exeter International Airport on 10 February and security staff used the []

Airport’s Plan for Road Travel Reduction

Improvements to public transport links

Road miles to and from Exeter International Airport will be reduced and improvements to public transport links will be made if the measures discussed at the airport’s newly-formed Transport Forum, are implemented. The airport’s Master Plan objectives which include the reduction of car journeys to the airport and the encouragement of employees to use public []

Even more Turkey for 2010!

Thomas Cook add new holiday route for summer 2010

In a deal struck with holiday giant Thomas Cook, Exeter Airport will add Antalya to its list of sun destinations for 2010. This new route, the third announced in the space of a week, will start flying from May 2010. Commenting on the route, Jamie Christon, Exeter Airport’s Managing Director said:  “We are delighted to []