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A state-of-the-art scan to offer those visiting Teesside Airport a real feel of the terminal has been completed as work gears up for the upcoming summer season. The immersive virtual tour – available here – is all part of the push to make Teesside the most accessible airport in the UK. Stockton-based firm Tricore Technical Services uses LiDAR, AI and advanced modelli...

Plus, an upcoming sponsored walk from the Friends... Geoff Hill, chairman of Middleton St George Memorial Association, and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen with the new road sign A lasting tribute to a Second World War hero has been paid with the naming of the road connecting to Teesside International Airport’s new £200million business park. The newly built mile-long roa...

The Travel Industry Awards by TTG 2023. Magazine London. 28th September 2023. Photography by Steve Dunlop www.stevedunlop.com Teesside International Airport has been named UK & Irish Airport of the Year at a major industry ceremony in London.  The airport was handed the prestigious accolade at the TTG Travel Industry Awards, with the publication TTG – the Trav...

The first steel on a £200million business park is now in place as construction of a vital new link road to the site also nears completion. Business Park South at Teesside International Airport will create up to 4,400 jobs when fully operational, made up of 1.9million sq ft of logistics, distribution, and industrial buildings. Key progress has now been made on the fir...

TUI’s first flights from Teesside to Turkey in 16 years have taken off – with holidaymakers already praising the new route. It is part of the airport’s huge summer season, which is taking off now and also includes TUI’s flights to Majorca, Balkan Holidays’ Bulgaria connections and Ryanair’s services to Corfu, Faro and Majorca joining its year-round Alicante service. Pass...

A vital licence to allow Teesside Airport to handle food and flowers has been officially granted – just in time for Valentine’s Day. Confirmation of the airport becoming the UK’s newest Border Control Point (BCP) was received last week – allowing Teesside’s new freight facility to handle flowers, fruit, and vegetables. It places Teesside as one of the few BCPs to handle ...

An early morning flight making a welcome return will allow passengers to get to even more spots around the world from Teesside. Teesside International Airport saw its KLM 6am flight start up again on Monday, 31 October. The route opens the door to connecting flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to as far afield as Cape Town, New York JFK, and Mumbai. The airline, which ha...

November 2012 saw the start of a new group aimed at promoting and supporting their local airport. What was then Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport (FoDTVA) was started by local enthusiasts and those with an interest in their local airport, alongside the then airport management. Now, ten years on, what is now Friends of Teesside International Airport (FOTIA) has celebr...

With the first Teesside Air Show in a number of years upon us this weekend, members of Friends of Teesside International Airport have been on site to help with the many setup tasks. Turning an international airport into a showground and site available to thousands of members of the public is no easy task, and members have been involved in putting up the fencing around t...

TUI, the UK’s biggest holiday firm, has today (10 May) welcomed its first Teesside Airport passengers in nine years as it launched its summer breaks to Majorca. The first flight, which was fully booked, jetted out of the airport to Palma at 13:05, joining the airport’s busiest schedule since 2013 - the last time TUI touched down. The service runs every Tuesday, provi...