Archived News
- 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 - 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 - Award for Donkey Ride Charity
Thursday 06 November 2008
Fireman gives long service donation - Improved Passenger Facilities
Thursday 30 October 2008
£400,000 of retail and catering facilities - Flybe’s last 146 flight
Tuesday 21 October 2008
End of Island's scheduled jet service - Draft Master Plan Consultation Period Ends
Wednesday 01 October 2008
Over 150 responses have been received during the consultation period - Flybe announce 46% increase in turnover
Tuesday 09 September 2008
Exeter based airline continues to go from strength to strength - Record Breaking Figures for Airport
Wednesday 03 September 2008
August 2008 - the busiest month in 70 year history - Airport Chaplaincy
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Counselling to staff and passengers awaiting their flight. - Air Cadets visit Tornado
Monday 18 August 2008
Exeter’s 13 Squadron Air Training Corps' close up experience with RAF Tornado - Travelex at Exeter
Wednesday 11 June 2008
Travelex open new shop and invested £100,000 - Exeter Airport rebrands
Friday 06 June 2008
New logo and website for airport rebranding - Dakotas Farewell to Passenger Flying
Monday 19 May 2008
Ther end to the long and flawless passenger carrying duties of the Dakota - RCA acquires Blackpool Airport
Monday 19 May 2008
Second airport within Balfour Beatty's Regional & City Airports Group - Digital TV countdown started at airport
Monday 19 May 2008
08/04/2008 - One Year until the westcounty switchover - New Air-Side Catering Facilities Open
Monday 19 May 2008
19/03/2008 - £300,000 invested in new Caffe Ritazza - Traveller’s change raises £1,000
Monday 19 May 2008
07/03/2008 - Donation for airport’s 2007 charity of the year, Hospiscare - Clear Plan for Growth
Monday 19 May 2008
Over £124m of investment has been earmarked for the airport - Passenger growth up 200% in 5 years
Friday 21 March 2008
Fastest Growing Airport in the South West - Flybe launches its summer 2008 timetable
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Four new direct routes to Brussels, Dubrovnik, Aberdeen and Inverness. - Flybe reports record results
Monday 12 November 2007
Flybe looks to the future in the South West with huge confiden. - Summer Base for First Choice Aircraft
Friday 19 October 2007
First Choice Airline base an aircraft at the airport - Record Breaking August for Airport
Tuesday 11 September 2007
113,598 passengers - The most successful month ever - Record Breaking July for Airport
Friday 03 August 2007
03/08/2007 The most passengers ever in any month... - One Million Passengers in One Year
Tuesday 10 April 2007
Helen is a passenger in a 1,000,000 - Airport Sold for £60 million to RCA
Friday 05 January 2007
RCA brings infrastructure development skills of Balfour Beatty - New Norfolk Route
Thursday 25 May 2006
Daily flights to Norwich - 30% More Passengers
Thursday 13 April 2006
873,869 passengers in 2005/06 - Airport back on Sale
Tuesday 17 January 2006
The airport to be put back on the market to attract fresh bids - 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
Also see:
Airport History
Airport War Years