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Author: Sue Moore

Regional and City Airports appoints Commercial Director

Regional and City Airports (RCA), a leading operator of regional airports in the UK including Bournemouth Airport, Exeter Airport and Norwich Airport, has appointed Steve Lilley to the new role of Commercial Director. Steve has over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry, with a strong background in network planning, airline relations, commercial strategy, []

Bournemouth Airport and SSP announce 10-year food and beverage partnership

Bournemouth Airport and SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, have announced a 10-year partnership that will see SSP become the airport’s main food and beverage partner from 1 April 2025. As part of the airport’s ongoing multi-million-pound transformation, which includes the arrival of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays with []

Bournemouth Airport marks one million passenger milestone for 2024

Bournemouth Airport has welcomed its one millionth passenger in 2024 as it celebrates a bumper year and looks forward to even bigger growth in 2025. The major milestone was marked in style as the millionth passenger was surprised with champagne and flowers by Bournemouth Airport Managing Director Steve Gill and Customer Service Director Cathy Hicks. []

Summer boost sees Bournemouth Airport welcome 100,000 more passengers

Bournemouth Airport has seen a surge in summer passenger numbers with 840,210 people using the airport between April and October – an increase of almost 103,000 from 737,224 during the same period last year. The increase positions the airport to surpass one million passengers in 2024, a milestone not achieved since 2008. The rise in []

Airport’s summer schedule in full swing

Bournemouth Airport’s summer schedule in full swing. With summer just around the corner, Bournemouth Airport is gearing up to welcome an influx of passengers as its sunshine schedule gets into full swing. May traditionally marks the start of the holiday season for the airport and this year is no different with a raft of summer []

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 []