Exeter
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From: Norwich
Tui adds 345,000 seats to summer 2025 programme
EXT to gain a second based TUI
“The airport gains a new route to Ibiza, plus year-round flying to Tenerife and Lanzarote. Antalya, Heraklion, Paphos and Rhodes will now operate twice a week, giving Exeter passengers the opportunity to book 10- and 11-night holidays.”
EXT to gain a second based TUI
“The airport gains a new route to Ibiza, plus year-round flying to Tenerife and Lanzarote. Antalya, Heraklion, Paphos and Rhodes will now operate twice a week, giving Exeter passengers the opportunity to book 10- and 11-night holidays.”
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From: UK
Great news, I was only saying on the BOH thread a couple of days ago that:
''Locally, EXT Exeter Airport is weak, with only TUI offering 'mirror image Packages' flying from there, with only one based 737 with no planned growth expected (TUI at EXT was to have increased to two aircraft pre-Pandemic). Exeter are possibly at their lowest point in decades in offering Package Holidays.''
So TUI will now have 2 planes each based at EXT and BOH for S25.
That's more like it.
''Locally, EXT Exeter Airport is weak, with only TUI offering 'mirror image Packages' flying from there, with only one based 737 with no planned growth expected (TUI at EXT was to have increased to two aircraft pre-Pandemic). Exeter are possibly at their lowest point in decades in offering Package Holidays.''
So TUI will now have 2 planes each based at EXT and BOH for S25.
That's more like it.
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Norwich
Great news, I was only saying on the BOH thread a couple of days ago that:
''Locally, EXT Exeter Airport is weak, with only TUI offering 'mirror image Packages' flying from there, with only one based 737 with no planned growth expected (TUI at EXT was to have increased to two aircraft pre-Pandemic). Exeter are possibly at their lowest point in decades in offering Package Holidays.''
So TUI will now have 2 planes each based at EXT and BOH for S25.
That's more like it.
''Locally, EXT Exeter Airport is weak, with only TUI offering 'mirror image Packages' flying from there, with only one based 737 with no planned growth expected (TUI at EXT was to have increased to two aircraft pre-Pandemic). Exeter are possibly at their lowest point in decades in offering Package Holidays.''
So TUI will now have 2 planes each based at EXT and BOH for S25.
That's more like it.
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From: Norwich
KLM Cityhopper to start flights to Amsterdam from 30th March
1x Daily
fantastic news for Exeter really felt that has been a missing link in the KLM network for the UK
Credit to @SeanM1997 on X as always for the new route posts
1x Daily
fantastic news for Exeter really felt that has been a missing link in the KLM network for the UK
Credit to @SeanM1997 on X as always for the new route posts
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From: Exeter UK
The final freight flight on behalf of Royal Mail from Exeter to East Midlands (and return) took place last night.
Operated by Swift Air ATR72 EC-KJA it ends around 40 years of Royal Mail services from Exeter.
Operated by Swift Air ATR72 EC-KJA it ends around 40 years of Royal Mail services from Exeter.
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From: London Whipsnade Wildlife Park
I saw one trailing over Hampshire today heading to Exeter and wondered if it was new route.
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From: Outer London
It was via STN. Hard to believe now that several UK regional airports had regular non-stop routes to Canada. With what is going on in the USA perhaps there might be a renaissance, doubt the likes of Exeter and Leeds/Bradford would return though.
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From: Warwickshire
Not sure about LGW or STN but it definitely routed YYZ-EXT-BHX-YYZ 2002-2005 when I was working at BHX, operated on the A310. Crew change was at BHX. Shame there were no 5th freedom rights EXT-BHX!
CP Air, Wardair, Worldways, Nationair Air Transat and flyglobespan between them served just about every UK regional to YYZ (YHZ for globespan) over the years.
CP Air, Wardair, Worldways, Nationair Air Transat and flyglobespan between them served just about every UK regional to YYZ (YHZ for globespan) over the years.
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From: 35,000ft
Late 90’s early 2000’s was definitely via STN on the 757 IIRC.
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From: Southampton
Not sure about LGW or STN but it definitely routed YYZ-EXT-BHX-YYZ 2002-2005 when I was working at BHX, operated on the A310. Crew change was at BHX. Shame there were no 5th freedom rights EXT-BHX!
CP Air, Wardair, Worldways, Nationair Air Transat and flyglobespan between them served just about every UK regional to YYZ (YHZ for globespan) over the years.
CP Air, Wardair, Worldways, Nationair Air Transat and flyglobespan between them served just about every UK regional to YYZ (YHZ for globespan) over the years.
Other Canadian airlines that operated from UK regional airports include the likes of Canada 300, Crownair, Oddesey International, Royal Airlines, Sunwing, Zoom.
Although mainly catering to the Canadian home market other Canadian charter airlines from the past include the likes of Air Club International, Ontario Worldways, Pacific Western Airlines, Québecair.
Gatwick in particular used to see various Canadian carriers on the ground at the same time during the early to mid 1980's.
Crownair used to serve Exeter with DC-8-52's but I'm not sure about Oddesey International ever using the airport with their Boeing 757s. I'm sure someone can confirm whether they did or not.
Last edited by Sotonsean; 11th April 2025 at 22:44.