Over £200,000 spent on the departure lounge new store
Over £200,000 has been spent on a four week programme of improvements which have transformed the duty free store in the departure lounge at Exeter Airport in preparation for the summer season. WDF, the owners of Alpha Airport Shopping and World Duty Free, have modernised the air-side store by increasing its size and adding a […]
New shop for books, newspapers, magazines and travel accessories
A new air-side shopping facility at Exeter International Airport officially opened on Tuesday 10 February 2009. WH Smith, the airport’s newsagent and confectionary provider, have invested over £110,000 in a new unit for the Departure Lounge at a time when many retailers are cutting back. The Airport’s Managing Director Jamie Christon said; “We need to […]
Recognition of continued support for the Poppy Appeal
The Royal British Legion – Poppy Appeal presented Exeter Airport with a certificate on 9 February in appreciation and recognition of their continued and wholehearted support of the Poppy Appeal. In 2008 the airport staff and visitors raised £734.84 and on the eleventh day, in the eleventh month and at the eleventh hour, the airport […]
£2,000 of passenger charity donations for 2008
In the month when Exeter Airport is setting out on a new Charity-of-the-Year collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support, the figure for passenger donations in 2008 has been announced at nearly £2,000. The passengers’ donations of notes, coin and foreign currency collected in strategically-placed counter containers and large coin ‘spinners’, totalled £1,920 for the year. The […]
Flybe triumphs as 2009 Regional Airline of the Year
Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline celebrating the 2009 Regional Airline of the Year award announced by the widely acclaimed US-based global industry publication, Air Transport World (ATW). This global recognition is historic not just for Flybe but also for UK aviation given that it is only the second time in the 35-year […]
A special New Year commitment to staff training and development
Exeter International Airport has made a special New Year commitment to staff training and development by making a Skills Pledge. The Skills Pledge, led by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), is a voluntary commitment by organisations to support all employees to develop their skill levels to at least Level 2, the equivalent of 5 […]
New hoardings cut the use of electricity by 70 per cent
Newly installed hoardings at Exeter International Airport will cut the use of electricity by 70 per cent when compared to the previous adverting panels. Airport Partners who hold the airport’s contract for on-site advertising, commissioned Vivid Media to carry out the work and in collaboration with Creative Agencies. They have replaced the old 12 metre […]
Work has started on the new air-side shopping facility
Work has just begun on the development of the new air-side shopping facility at Exeter International Airport. WH Smith, the airport’s newsagent and confectionary provider, are investing over £110,000 in a new unit which will be open in readiness for the February school half term passengers. The Airport’s Managing Director Jamie Christon said; “We […]
Vehicle Save provide superior minibus for Corporate Aviation clients
Exeter based Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Limited has teamed up with Exeter International Airport to provide a superior minibus for their Corporate Aviation clients. The vehicle contract hire company has this week provided a new exclusive nine seat people carrier to transfer VIP passengers between their private aircraft and the airport terminal. The […]
Jamie Christon takes over as the Managing Director
The Regional and City Airports’ board of directors have today (17/12/08) announced that from 1 January 2009 Jamie Christon will take over as the Managing Director of Exeter International Airport. RCA, the company set up by Balfour Beatty Capital to run the airport, also announced that John Spooner, who has held the position of Interim […]
