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• CHRISTMAS CRACKERS - Hand Baggage
  Thursday 13 December 2012
  Christmas crackers must not travel in hand baggage. They may travel in hold baggage but party poppers are not permitted...
• Exeter's Italy operator is a winner
  Thursday 08 November 2012
  Newmarket Holidays - Best Tour Operator to Italy at BTAs
• Flybe starts winter schedule
  Wednesday 31 October 2012
  15 routes including ski and sun destinations
• Joint Fire Training Facility
  Friday 03 August 2012
  £3.5 million building for Airport and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue
• Chiefs Open New Airport Catering Outlets
  Monday 30 April 2012
  £250,000 catering investment
• New cycle link to airport
  Wednesday 25 April 2012
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• New Norwich route introduced at RAMM lunch
  Thursday 19 April 2012
  Exeter Chamber informed about Norfolk link
• Norwich route officially re-launched
  Tuesday 27 March 2012
  Flight time: just 75 minutes
• WWII monument unveiled
  Tuesday 27 March 2012
  Battle of Britain pilot statue scanning the sky
• Flybe's Summer Exeter Schedule Expanded
  Friday 23 March 2012
  19 routes and 226 flights a week
• Bright start to 2012
  Friday 02 March 2012
  Bookings above expectations and new routes
• Wooden sculpture promotes airport art
  Friday 02 March 2012
  Bough House sculpture on display the main terminal building
• Haven Banks project funded by sale of the airport
  Thursday 16 February 2012
  The biggest single sum allocated from the £60m
• Airport supports FORCE in its 25th year
  Friday 20 January 2012
  EXTended local Cancer Support Centre needs £760,000
• New Exeter Thomson Aircraft
  Wednesday 18 January 2012
  A spacious new look, larger overhead stow bins and a quieter cabin.
• NORWICH flights return with new operator
  Wednesday 14 December 2011
  Daily flights with Loganair start 25 March - from £49.99 one-way
• Royal Caribbean Fly-Cruises
  Thursday 08 December 2011
  Western Mediterranean and Canaries cruises from £699
• Festive Flight for Bramble Ward
  Wednesday 07 December 2011
  21 local children on first flight for E175
• Water Arc Welcome
  Monday 28 November 2011
  Traditional greeting for two new Flybe E175 aircraft
• Airport sponsors top tourism award
  Wednesday 23 November 2011
  Matt Roach presents Devon Tourism Award to Winner of Winners
• Three routes to regional France
  Thursday 10 November 2011
  Up to 16 flights a week to Avignon, Bergerac and Rennes
• Flybe's Winter Schedule
  Monday 31 October 2011
  Up to 160 flights a week on 16 routes including sun and ski
• Nominated for UK Best Airport Award
  Tuesday 25 October 2011
  Exeter on shortlist of 6 for Globe Travel Awards 2012
• New Managing Director
  Thursday 22 September 2011
  Matt Roach takes over from Jamie Christon
• Airport Achieves ISO Certification
  Thursday 15 September 2011
  A commitment to deliver excellence in customer service
• Helicopter relocation plans
  Thursday 08 September 2011
  Police and air ambulance move to airport
• August Bank Holiday Peak
  Saturday 27 August 2011
  A demanding period in the holiday calendar
• Airport Statue Presentation
  Friday 26 August 2011
  East Devon sculptor's scale model of an airman
• Wartime Airport Statue final funding launch
  Thursday 25 August 2011
  Bronze Battle of Britain Hurricane Pilot
• Holidays 4U Ceases Trading
  Wednesday 03 August 2011
  Places may be available on alternative flights from Exeter
• Summer Holiday Getaway
  Friday 22 July 2011
  10,000 outbound passengers per week until September
• Car Park Charging Bands Changed
  Thursday 21 July 2011
  Car Park minimum £1 fee for up to 30 minutes
• MD to Leave Airport
  Wednesday 06 July 2011
  Jamie Christon has lead the airport through a period of change and development
• Two Thousand Austrian Tourists
  Wednesday 25 May 2011
  Passengers from Vienna and Salzburg with GTA-SKY-WAYS and the airline NIKI
• Toronto flights start 23rd season
  Wednesday 18 May 2011
  Gateway for Ontario and other parts of Canada
• Canada flights start 23rd season
  Tuesday 17 May 2011
  Every Wednesday on wide-bodied Airbus A310
• Easter Arrivals & Departures
  Friday 22 April 2011
  New Dusseldorf starts this weekend
• New Retail Outlet Arrives
  Wednesday 20 April 2011
  Sarongs prove popular with departing passengers
• Airport raises £1,350 in charity cake days
  Tuesday 05 April 2011
  Help for Heroes has benefited from Colossal Cake Sale
• Support for Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust
  Tuesday 01 March 2011
  Donations from official airport online car park bookings help local charity
• Chinese Lanterns
  Thursday 03 February 2011
  Warning of tea light powered paper lanterns
• Top award for Exeter-based airline
  Tuesday 25 January 2011
  Best Short-Haul Airline award for Flybe
• Top chef's restaurant for airport hotel
  Tuesday 18 January 2011
  Marco Pierre White to open Frankie's Bar and Grill
• Twice a week to Sharm el-Sheikh
  Thursday 16 December 2010
  Egypt again and a second flight every week for winter 2011/12
• Holiday Charter Traffic on a High
  Friday 10 December 2010
  Late season 93% rise in non-EU passengers
• Weekly summer service to Dusseldforf
  Tuesday 16 November 2010
  Exeter into Germany summer Saturday departures
• Flybe's new codeshare agreement with Air France
  Monday 01 November 2010
  More choice, more flights, more routes, increased frequency
• Sharm El Sheikh aquarium route launch
  Friday 29 October 2010
  National Marine Aquarium hosts travel agents' event
• British Air Transport Association excellence shortlist
  Monday 25 October 2010
  Exeter nominated for BATA award at AOA conference
• Macmillan Cancer Info-Point Arrives
  Monday 11 October 2010
  Leaflets cover subjects from support to travel insurance
• Flyday for Hospice Children
  Friday 08 October 2010
  Light aircraft take to the skies to give children a day they will never forget
• Woodland Trust Airport Donation
  Wednesday 29 September 2010
  £4,000 from this summer’s official online car park bookings
• Rosamund Pilcher fans visit the South West
  Wednesday 22 September 2010
  Austrian tourists see the parts of Devon and Cornwall as featured on TV
• Regional tourism body gets airport support
  Thursday 16 September 2010
  Need to plug regional tourism gap when RDA funded organisation closes
• Exeter Airport RAF Memorial Project
  Thursday 05 August 2010
  A life-size bronze statue for the airport
• Flybe and Air France announce landmark tie-up
  Tuesday 13 July 2010
  Easy access to extensive international services
• Airport Staff Sun Protection Initiatives
  Friday 09 July 2010
  Company-issued sun screen to protect staff from UVA rays
• Academy is Topped Out
  Monday 05 July 2010
  25 classrooms and four flight simulators designed to provide a world-class training
• Air Malta Marks 20 years of Operation at Exeter Airport
  Friday 02 July 2010
  The three hour Tuesday flights link Exeter and Malta
• More Austrian Tourists
  Thursday 01 July 2010
  Five hundred from Vienna visit Rosamund Pilcher's region
• Flybe named top airline
  Monday 28 June 2010
  Airline with Exeter HQ is top in Which? Holiday popularity poll
• Airport Back to Normal
  Thursday 22 April 2010
  Demand for flights and holidays moves to May and June and figures are looking promising for the early summer
• We're a sponsor of the Exeter Festival of Food and Drink
  Friday 09 April 2010
  Three sumptuous days of delicious treats and entertainment
• Airport's MD is local newspaper First Person
  Friday 09 April 2010
  Jamie Christon writes the Express & Echo feature
• Easter Get Away
  Thursday 01 April 2010
  Twelve thousand travellers depart for holidays in warmer climes
• Woodland benefits at time of airport car park changes
  Thursday 01 April 2010
  Support for the Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust
• 21 Flybe summer routes include Hannover
  Monday 29 March 2010
  Flybe's 225 Exeter flights a week
• Busiest summer on record
  Wednesday 17 February 2010
  Another new 2010 route to Monastir in Tunisia
• Airport x-ray for 2,000 year old urn
  Wednesday 10 February 2010
  Roman find scannned to investigate contents
• Airport's Plan for Road Travel Reduction
  Thursday 28 January 2010
  Improvements to public transport links
• Sharm El Sheikh from Exeter
  Thursday 17 December 2009
  The Red Sea cruise ship bookings now on offer
• Tiverton Town Band at the Airport
  Monday 14 December 2009
  The festive sounds of Christmas in the terminal
• Airport at AOA conference
  Tuesday 08 December 2009
  AOA Annual Awards Ceremony Winners included two partner companies
• Turf Cut for Training Academy
  Monday 07 December 2009
  Work starts on Flybe’s £24-million Training Academy
• New Exeter - Hannover link
  Monday 07 December 2009
  Flybe will be launching flights between Exeter and Hannover next spring
• First Assistance Dog's Flight
  Monday 16 November 2009
  Exeter Airport has been approved to handle assistance dogs
• New Shuttle Service
  Wednesday 11 November 2009
  Three new eight seat car park minibuses
• First Exeter PALMAIR flight
  Saturday 31 October 2009
  A series of Boeing 737 Palmair flights to winter hot spots
• Exeter's Toronto Service returns for 22nd year
  Monday 19 October 2009
  The summer Toronto flights will return in 2010
• UK's largest ever shipment of fish
  Sunday 20 September 2009
  Over 100 fish fly in - including sharks up to three metres long
• Airport website visits soar in wet week
  Wednesday 05 August 2009
  100,000 visits in July
• Dalaman Deal Done
  Thursday 16 July 2009
  Boeing 757 flights to Turkey from May 2010
• Flybe - is the UK's No1 domestic airline
  Tuesday 07 July 2009
  CAA April/May statistics confirm 3 major milestones
• Pirate presentation and water walk
  Thursday 18 June 2009
  Johnny Depp lookalike at the airport
• Harvey World & ScotTravel Holidays
  Saturday 06 June 2009
  Harvey World and Scottravel Holidays have ceased trading
• Launch for Turkish Language Course
  Wednesday 06 May 2009
  University of Exeter’s Foreign Language Centre ‘Holiday Turkish’ course
• Zero Harm
  Wednesday 08 April 2009
  A programme to develop and promote the airport's excellent safety record
• Airport MD joins Visit Devon board
  Monday 06 April 2009
  New directors join board of Devon promotion organisation
• Five* Check-in - Which? Ranking
  Tuesday 31 March 2009
  Five star efficiency rating for passenger check-in
• Austrian and German connections to South West
  Tuesday 10 March 2009
  German tour company to bring Rosamund Pilcher fans to the UK
• World Duty Free comes to Exeter
  Tuesday 10 March 2009
  Over £200,000 spent on the departure lounge new store
• New WHSmith Airport Shop Open
  Tuesday 10 February 2009
  New shop for books, newspapers, magazines and travel accessories
• Royal British Legion Certificate
  Monday 09 February 2009
  Recognition of continued support for the Poppy Appeal
• Exeter-based airline is Regional Airline of the Year
  Wednesday 28 January 2009
  Flybe triumphs as 2009 Regional Airline of the Year
• Airport Support for Charity
  Wednesday 28 January 2009
  £2,000 of passenger charity donations for 2008
• Airport Makes Skills Pledge
  Thursday 22 January 2009
  A special New Year commitment to staff training and development
• New Advertising Cuts Electricity Consumption
  Tuesday 20 January 2009
  New hoardings cut the use of electricity by 70 per cent
• Work starts on WH Smith Shop
  Thursday 15 January 2009
  Work has started on the new air-side shopping facility
• New Vehicle for Jetsetters
  Wednesday 14 January 2009
  Vehicle Save provide superior minibus for Corporate Aviation clients
• Change at the Top
  Wednesday 17 December 2008
  Jamie Christon takes over as the Managing Director
• Improved Passenger Facilities
  Thursday 30 October 2008
  £400,000 of retail and catering facilities
• Exeter Airport rebrands
  Friday 06 June 2008
  New logo and website for airport rebranding
• 70 years of Exeter flights
  Friday 11 May 2007
  DC-3 aircraft flight with Lord Mayor marks the airport opening
• Airport Sold for £60 million to RCA
  Friday 05 January 2007
  RCA brings infrastructure development skills of Balfour Beatty
• 30% More Passengers
  Thursday 13 April 2006
  873,869 passengers in 2005/06
• 71% rise in passenger numbers
  Tuesday 26 April 2005
  The people flying from 1 April 2004 until 31 March 2005 totalled 670,690
• New Terminal Frontage
  Wednesday 22 December 2004
  A new £800,000 frontage brings the terminal forward by 10 metres
• Half Million Passengers
  Monday 06 December 2004
  The 500,000 passenger figure represents a 70% increase
• Leeds Bradford new route
  Monday 29 November 2004
  New daily services from Exeter to Leeds Bradford
• Paris twice daily launched
  Monday 15 November 2004
  Flybe's new service to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
• New Car Park Crossing
  Monday 20 September 2004
  Devon County Council and Flybe build a new puffin crossing
• Fastest Percentage Growth in UK
  Tuesday 27 July 2004
  Passenger figures show an amazing increase of 69%
• Airport for Sale
  Wednesday 14 July 2004
  DCC has decided to sell 75 per cent or more of its share
• Exeter - Newcastle route launch
  Sunday 27 June 2004
  New route is the latest to be added to Flybe's expanding schedule
• Passenger Numbers up by 75 per cent
  Tuesday 08 June 2004
  Almost 400,000 people passed through the terminal in the last financial year
• Six Route Success
  Thursday 22 April 2004
  Passenger numbers expected to increase by 70 per cent