Passengers have voted Teesside International Airport as one of the best UK airports for leisure travel in the country’s biggest travel awards.
The airport received the gong in the ‘small’ category at the British Travel Awards, the largest consumer opinion survey on all things leisure travel. The awards span the entire holiday sector, with travel agencies, cruise lines, travel agents, hotel brands, airlines and airports all in the running.
The transformation of Teesside International Airport appears to have made a huge impression on passengers, who voted in their thousands to put Teesside top of the list in its category. This is the third award won, following British and Irish Airport of the Year at the TTG Travel Industry Awards.
The airport also won a Highly Commended honor against global competition in the Airport Experience Award from the International Airport Review. This new award marks the end of a year in which the most passengers used the terminal in 11 years.
Phil Forster, Managing Director of Teesside International Airport, added: “I would like to thank all of our valued passengers who have taken the time to provide their support. From feedback on social media, satisfaction surveys and talking to people in the terminal, we know they love flying from Teesside, but to see that support lead to this award is fantastic.
“We never want to lose sight of why we do this: to give people the best possible experience, whether they’re going on vacation, making vital business connections, or locating on our site. We want our airport to be a success for everyone – and this year shows that we are definitely moving in the right direction.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “What a way to end the year! After a year of working to further expand the airport, support our local businesses and institutions and increase our passenger numbers even further, this is the icing on the cake.
“Make no mistake, the British Travel Awards are not a small operation that exists just for airports to pat themselves on the back: they are of national and international significance and are presented by the biggest and best. This will once again put our region on the map, with Teesside Airport to the forefront as we prove we can do anything we want.
The British Travel Awards website states: “The awards ceremony, held at Battersea Evolution, London, revealed the results of public opinion on the best performing companies in travel travel. pleasure and tourism. Winners were determined solely by the number of consumer votes cast between July and July. and October 2023.
“With 1,660,863 votes cast by consumers across all categories, you can be sure that wherever you see a winning British Travel Awards logo in bronze, silver or gold, that business has clearly impressed existing or previous customers enough to beat the competition. » Teesside Airport was crowned winner ahead of London Stanstead (silver) and Exeter (bronze).
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The majority of flights for next year’s summer season to Teesside are now on sale, with Ryanair offering services to Faro in Portugal, Majorca and Corfu, as well as a thrice-weekly Alicante service throughout the year . TUI has also expanded its offering from Teesside this year, with twice-weekly flights to Majorca and will also introduce flights to Dalaman, Turkey, in 2024.
Balkan Holidays also operates its service to Burgas, Bulgaria in the summer and holidaymakers are traveling further afield more easily than ever before thanks to KLM’s thrice-daily service to Amsterdam Schiphol, serving over 160 global destinations.
Work to develop the airport as a key location for businesses is part of a ten-year plan to return the airport to profitability. Construction work has now been completed on the link road and the first unit of the £200 million Business Park South, south of the airport, which is expected to create 4,400 jobs once fully operational , while new hangars are also being developed on the north side of the airport. airport.
Construction of a new 27,000 square foot hangar is also underway, after plans were approved by Darlington Advice. The Teesside Aviation Skills Academy, based in the terminal, has also opened its doors to its first students, all studying aviation at Teesside Universityand this will give them the opportunity to put their knowledge and skills into practice at an operational airport as part of their studies.
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