Tag: Bournemouth Airport

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays celebrate one year of operations at Bournemouth Airport

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays marked the first anniversary of operating flights from Bournemouth Airport today, celebrating the occasion with colleagues and customers. One year on since commencing operations at the airport base, the award-winning airline and tour operator hosted a range of celebratio...

Strikes at Bournemouth Airport suspended after new pay offer

Strikes at Bournemouth Airport suspended after new pay offer

Industrial action that would have “shut down” Bournemouth Airport this weekend has been halted after the employer made a new pay offer. More than 100 workers at the airport were due to strike from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 September in a dispute over pay. This would have had a significant impact ...

Bournemouth Airport welcomes approval for terminal expansion

Bournemouth Airport welcomes approval for terminal expansion

Bournemouth Airport has welcomed planning approval for a major enhancement of passenger facilities that will include an extended terminal and new transport interchange. The scheme is part of a phased and ongoing £50mn investment by the airport and is expected to create at least 230 direct jobs a...

Shutdown at Bournemouth Airport as workers set to strike over pay

Bournemouth Airport could be shut down next month as almost 80 workers are being balloted on whether to take strike action. The workers, members of the UK's leading union Unite, include plane fuellers, baggage handlers, security and check-in staff and flight dispatchers amongst others. With wo...

Regional and City Airports appoints commercial director

Regional and City Airports (RCA), a 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 backgroun...

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

SSP Group, a operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations, and Bournemouth Airport 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, whic...

TUI bolsters Bournemouth Airport programme with second aircraft

TUI bolsters Bournemouth Airport programme with second aircraft

TUI has added a second aircraft to its operations at Bournemouth which, according to the airport, means customers will have more choice of holiday destination, duration and flight times. The Boeing 737-800, which arrived at Bournemouth Airport last week, will increase the frequency of flights to ...

Ryanair launches 20th destination from Bournemouth Airport

Ryanair launches 20th destination from UK’s Bournemouth Airport

Ryanair has confirmed its 20th destination from Bournemouth Airport with twice-weekly flights to Nantes in Brittany from June this year. The low-cost carrier will fly on Wednesdays and Saturdays to France’s sixth largest city from 1 June 2024, with tickets now available on Ryanair's website. ...

Bournemouth Airport on track to hit one million passengers

The UK's Bournemouth Airport expects to handle more than one million passengers in 2024 as Ryanair confirms its 19th destination from the airport. To cater for the expected passenger growth, airport owners Regional and City Airports are investing more than £5mn in new facilities, equipment, staff ...

SCC trials Thermal Fever Detection technology at Bournemouth Airport

SCC, Europe's biggest independent IT solutions provider, is helping the UK respond to the COVID-19 crisis with innovative Thermal Fever Detection technology designed to help businesses prepare for life after lockdown, currently being trialled at Bournemouth Airport. Already being extensively tes...

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