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While the refurbished terminal at Teesside International Airport has been in operation since last year, some recent additions like the Bannatyne Spa and World Duty Free have improved it even further. On Thursday 24 March an official opening event was held in the terminal departure area for around 150 people, and members of Friends of Teesside International Airport were also...

Kate Willard OBE. Picture credit: Peter Searle Kate Willard OBE has today (11 March) been appointed the new chair of two boards overseeing the running of Teesside Airport, taking up the reins from outgoing chair David Soley. Kate will chair the Board of Directors of Teesside International Airport Limited and also the Board of Directors of its holding company, Goosepool (...

A second night photography shoot was held at Teesside Airport on Friday 26th February, with the Friends group offering support to the many photographers who attended. This event, which was rearranged from November due to bad weather, allowed aviation enthusiasts and photographers the chance to go airside at the airport and take photographs of the various aircraft parked in ...

AGM and January Meeting We held our first meeting of the year on 20th January in the landside cafe at the airport.There was a good turnout, and we had the opportunity to update members on airport and group news.Steve Land, Head of Operations at Teesside International Airport, was in attendance and gave us the inside scoop on all the latest happenings at the airport. He ...

Mayor Houchen with the Fire & Rescue Service at the Airport Teesside International Airport has launched a new recruitment drive to secure ten firefighters to join its on-site team. As the airport gears up for its 2022 summer season, which sees the return of Ryanair’s holiday destinations, TUI touching down again after nine years, plus regular KLM Royal Dutch Airlines...

Major work to build Teesside International Airport’s new Sky Bar, viewing platform and office space has begun today (20 December), as part of the next phase of the airport’s transformation. Both the landside Sky Bar and at-height viewing platform will be located in what is currently the ageing office space next to the security area. The new development will give passeng...

Hayley Shields with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen The newest member of the Teesside Airport team is ready and raring to go now she has secured a role back in her home region, after spending three years at Manchester Airport. Hayley Shields, from Stockton-on-Tees, was so overjoyed to have landed the role as Business Development Manager at an airport she has a long and mea...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed Loganair’s latest boost to its services from Teesside Airport, as it announced a one-stop service between Teesside and Esbjerg Airport would go on sale today (1 November). The route, particularly useful to workers in the oil and gas industry, means travellers can board in Teesside, remain on the aircraft for its short stop in A...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed news that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is set to introduce earlier flights from Teesside to Schiphol, making the service even better for businesses, holidaymakers and onward travel. The airline, which has flown out of Teesside for more than 23 years, resumed the route in June following the relaxation of rules that had prevented int...

Teesside International Airport has today (19 October) revealed how it aims to capitalise on its land and property assets as it enters the next phase of its business plan. Following the multimillion-pound redevelopment of the airport’s terminal building and after it has secured a slate of 15 domestic and international routes alongside a low-cost carrier, work is now ram...