Airports

Did you know Aberdeen Airport’s been operating since July 1934? Or that it hosts over three million passengers every year, that’s about 8,500 people per day. What an airport! We love it for lots of reasons, it is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, that’s what we call de...

One of the major airports of Northern Ireland, Belfast International Airport is perfect if you want to jet away to the sunshine for a week or two of fun and frolics. Last year (2011) the airport served over 4.1 million people and the ai...

Birmingham Airport is one of our busiest, with holidays booked all over the world from there. Since its first ever flight in May 1939, it has served thousands of passengers from all across the Midlands and beyond. It’s also an air...

Blackpool International Airport was first opened in 1909 and since then it has seen many great changes. Today, the airport offers fast, efficient commuter services for the business community and attractive destinations and schedules for holiday travellers. Carrying around ...

This key national and international gateway serves around 600,000 passengers annually and flies to a whopping 36 destinations. Recently renovated, it’s aiming to provide a new and improved passenger experience to and from the South Coast area of the UK. Not surprisingly, Bournemouth Airpor...

Amazing journeys start with cheap holidays from Bristol Airport. That’s what they say and we totally agree! Bristol’s a great link to destinations all over Europe and well beyond. Whether you&rsquo...

Are you from Cardiff? You lucky duck! We love that there is a tonne to see in your fab city, like the castle and Millennium Centre, not to mention the amazing shopping at St. David’s/Dewi Sant. And we love that when it’s holiday time you’re served by the brilliant Cardiff Airport. Cardiff ...

If Durham Tees Valley Airport is your closest flying hub, then here is all the info on where to fly to from PurpleTravel.co.uk. Durham Tees Valley Airport may be one of the UK’s smaller airports, b...

Did you know Edinburgh Airport is open 24 hours a day, every single day of the year? Or that it carries around nine million people annually which is around 24,600 passengers per day. Opened and operating since 1977, you can be pretty sure they’re well practiced on getting people ...

If Exeter Airport is your closest flying hub, then here is all the info (and hints) from your friends at PurpleTravel.co.uk This historical airport has been in operation since the World W...

It’s no secret that here at PurpleTravel HQ we are big fans of Gatwick Airport, having blogged a little bit about them before. We love their story corner idea, where they’ve ...

Glasgow Airport carries around 7 million passengers every year, that’s around 20,000 people per day! It’s safe to say the good folks at Glasgow Airport do a great job 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, getting through 200 flights every day to 90 destinati...

Heathrow Airport is the world’s busiest International Airport, serving over 180 destinations in more than 90 countries. Located 20 miles to the west of Central London, LHR is one of the busiest and most advanced ...

Leeds Bradford International Airport was first opened as Yeadon Aerodrome in 1931, so you can truest they’ve had a lot of experience in getting passengers to their destinations. Carrying up to 2 million pa...

Is your local airport Liverpool John Lennon? What a great place to fly from. It’s ideal for a little rest and relaxation before your flight at one of the fab eateries or to have a cheeky pre-boarding cocktail at one of the bars. We know it’s much easi...

Do you fancy flying from London City Airport? Here we’ve got some top European destinations you can fly to. London City Airport is small compared with the other four London international airpor...

We’re mad about airports. That might be a bit obvious, but, let’s face it, how else can you get away on holidays without travelling through some of the many lovely airports across the country. Flights from Luton Airport...

We’ve been doing a little rooting and found some top cheap holidays from Manchester Airport from PurpleTravel. How handy is that? Over the next while, we’ll be adding to our lists of holiday destinations from your local airport, because, you know, we’re nice lik...

Why fly from Newcastle? Maybe it’s the endless shopping opportunities, maybe it’s the great service given to all passengers or maybe it’s their lovely friendly atmosphere that puts you at ease wherever you’re flying to. Eith...

If you are flying from Norwich Airport, then here are some of our top suggestions from PurpleTravel.co.uk HQ. First, let’s start with some facts. The site as you see it today used to be known as Royal Air Force Station Ho...

Let Purple Travel help decide your next cheap holiday from Nottingham Airport. It’s just a few minutes away from the city centre and is renowned as one of the best facilities in the UK. And waiting time really flies at Nottingham with its excellent eating and drinking facilities as well a...

Amid scandal of malicious tweets (a man living in Doncaster has recently won his court case after he tweeted that he would blow up the Airport when it closed after heavy snow), this international airport is located on the former RAF Finningley base. In fact, during the First World War, ...

Did you know in 2010, Southampton Airport celebrated 100 years of flying in South Hampshire? That’s an amazing achievement by anyone’s standards and we’re happy to report it’s still going strong today! So, if you’re livin...

There is lots and lots of new stuff at Southend Airport, something we love to see. A dedicated railway line opened in July 2011 and at only about an hour to central London it doesn’t really get any handier does it?? A n...

Did you know that Stansted Airport was once a Roman burial site? Ok, you probably didn’t considering it was over 2000 years ago, but it’s nice to know there’s a lot of history behind the founding of one of th...