TUI MAKES VETERAN PILOTS BIRTHDAY WISH COME TRUE

A very special 80th birthday wish came true for former-pilot David Turner when he had the chance to sit in the flight deck of a commercial aircraft once again with the help of TUI.  David lives at a Dorset House care home in Poole, which is part of the not-for-profit Care South charity, and he proudly []

Ryanair launches 20th destination from Bournemouth Airport

Ryanair has confirmed its 20th destination from Bournemouth Airport with twice-weekly flights to Nantes in Brittany from June this year. Europe’s biggest airline will fly on Wednesdays and Saturdays to France’s sixth largest city from 1st June. Tickets are available now at ryanair.com Following the recent announcement of brand new flights to Morocco from April, []

Bournemouth Airport on track for 1m passengers

Bournemouth Airport expects to handle more than one million passengers in 2024 as Ryanair confirms its 19th destination from the airport. And to cater for the expected passenger growth, airport owners Regional and City Airports is investing more than £5m in new facilities, equipment, staff and training. Ryanair has confirmed it will start twice weekly []

Christmas celebration with Parkfield School

Passengers at Bournemouth Airport have been treated to some festive cheer with a Christmas concert given by more than 60 children from neighbouring Parkfield School. The children performed a selection of Christmas carols and songs in the airport terminal building before meeting Santa and his Elf and enjoying some seasonal treats. They also had a []

Bournemouth Airport backs World Diabetes Day with awareness campaign

Bournemouth Airport has teamed up with one of the UK’s leading diabetes research charities to raise awareness of a condition that affects an estimated one in every 14 members of the public, potentially 60,000 people using the airport every year. The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled in []

TUI’s Gran Canaria winter flights start next week

Holidaymakers searching for some winter sun from Bournemouth Airport will have even more choice next week when TUI starts its winter service to Gran Canaria and an additional weekly flight to Tenerife. Gran Canaria flights take off from Monday (2nd October) and will operate weekly. Meanwhile TUI’s flights to Tenerife will be twice-weekly from 3rd []

easyJet announces a new winter route from Bournemouth to Lyon

easyJet has today announced it will launch a new winter route between Bournemouth airport to Lyon in France. Flights will start on 13th January 2024 and will operate once a week on a Saturday until 24th February 2024, perfect for week-long trips during the ski season and over schools’ half term break. With flights on sale today []

Love is in the air as chance meeting couple jet off for weekend wedding

Two holidaymakers who met and got engaged in the departure lounge of Bournemouth Airport took to the skies again today – en route to their wedding in Cyprus. Lisa Skellon and Jamie Hobbs fell for each other after their TUI flight from Bournemouth to Tenerife was delayed in November 2019 and they ended up mingling []

Bournemouth Airport rated as one of the best three airports in the UK by Which?

Bournemouth Airport has been rated one of the top three airports in the UK for customer experience and has received ‘Recommended Provider’ status by consumer champion Which? The prestigious recognition comes as part of Which?’s annual airport survey of its members, seeking their feedback on a variety of airport experiences. A customer score was calculated []