Exeter
Airport is reporting a big increase in passengers travelling to the
Channel Islands, as it celebrates 50 years of commercial flights to
Jersey and Guernsey this weekend.
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Exeter
based British European wants to
buy bigger planes
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British European,
the flight operator, says following September 11th, the Channel Islands
are seen as safe destinations.
Flights to Jersey and Guernsey out of Exeter Airport started on the
7th of April, 1952. A return fare in those days cost just £6,
nowadays the standard return charge is just over £100.
Fifty years into the services, Exeter-based British European is very
pleased with the growth in traffic to the Channel Islands and it wants
to buy bigger planes.
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Fifty
years of welcoming passengers
flying to Jersey and Guensey
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Exeter International
Airport, which has recently been named the best regional airport in
the country, is encouraged by the expansion.
Business Development Manager Sue Crossland says they are constantly
developing new routes, so Exeter Airport is increasingly being seen
as a hub for flight connections. |
