New flybe route to capital of Brittany
Flybe will started operating its first direct flights between Exeter and Rennes on Tuesday 8th May. The two cities were twinned over 50 years ago and to celebrate the airline flew two twinning passengers to the French airport and two passengers to Devon on the inaugural flights. There was a welcoming reception at Exeter International Airport with […]
Helen is a passenger in a 1,000,000
The number of passengers using Exeter International Airport in the past twelve months has reached one million. This is an increase of 15 per cent on the previous twelve months and makes Exeter one of the fastest growing airports in the UK. To mark this historic milestone, the airport identified Helen Veale who was flying […]
RCA brings infrastructure development skills of Balfour Beatty
DEVON County Council has sold Exeter International Airport for £60 million to Regional and City Airports (Exeter) Ltd (RCA) in a deal described as good news for the airport’s future and the county economy. RCA brings both the investment expertise and infrastructure development skills of Balfour Beatty, the UK’s leading engineering, construction and services group, […]
Sale first round shortlist of 13 contenders
DEVON County Council announced today (02 06 06) that it is short-listing 13 potential buyers for Exeter International Airport. The Council received 58 expressions of interest in Exeter International which is one of the UK’s fastest growing regional airports. Prospective purchasers were sent a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) to assess initially their financial credentials and relevant […]
Daily flights to Norwich
Exeter International airport welcomed its new Flybe route between Exeter and Norwich. Representatives from Norfolk Tourism and Visit Norwich flew in on the first flight from Norwich in order to forge relations with Exeter and promote inbound and outbound tourism. The Norfolk visitors were in Devon to promote their region to South West travellers and to find out what the […]
A new era for aviation engineering in the UK
A new hangar has been opened at Exeter International Airport, marking a new era for Aviation Engineering in the South West. The Flybe Walker Hanger, the first to be built at Exeter since the 1940s, is the only dedicated regional MRO in the UK and will host Flybe Aviation Services, one of the world’s largest providers of regional […]
873,869 passengers in 2005/06
Passenger figures for the financial year 2005/06 show a 30% growth over the previous 12 month period. A total of 873,869 passengers used Exeter International Airport between 1 April 2005 and 31 March 2006, the highest number in the airport’s history. The twice daily link to Edinburgh, Exeterââ™s most popular UK scheduled service domestic route, […]
The airport to be put back on the market to attract fresh bids
At meeting held on 16 January 2006, Devon County Council’s Executive approved the recommendation that the airport should be put back on the market to attract fresh bids. The recommendation was presented in a report following consultation with the local business community and confirms that the Council is right to sell a majority shareholding in the […]
Half a milllion in first 6 months of financial year
Passenger figures for the first six months of this financial year (2005/06) show a 31% increase compared with the same period last year. Passengers passing through the airport from 1 April until 30 September totalled 524,266. The airport’s growth has been dramatic in the past few years and the current passenger numbers compared to those […]
The people flying from 1 April 2004 until 31 March 2005 totalled 670,690
Passenger numbers at Exeter International Airport for the last financial year have risen by a substantial 71% compared to the same period last year. The number of people flying from or to the regional airport from 1 April 2004 until 31 March 2005 has totalled 670,690 and the scheduled services have, in the main, been […]
