Press and Media

2022 - Present

2024
March
18/03/24 FedEx signs five-year deal for airfreight handling facility The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
05/03/24 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council backs SAF plan by Willis The Northern Echo      
February
26/02/24 Ben Houchen pledges new flights to Malaga and Tenerife The Northern Echo      
25/02/24 Tribute to World War Two hero with name of new Teesside Airport business park road The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
23/02/24 Ryanair warns flight tax doing damage to Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
16/02/24 Labour candidate for Tees Valley Mayor launches campaign The Northern Echo      
06/02/24 Spider-Man and Riverdale stars film at Teesside Airport as terminal gets makeover The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
January
23/01/24 Teesside Airport cargo operations could be 'more important than ever' during Red Sea crisis The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
20/01/24 Airport bosses urged to act on 'promise' and offer new base to evicted aircraft owners Teesside Live      
20/01/24 Eastern Airways hints at arrival at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
12/01/24 Boss of global firm says returning to Teesside is 'dream come true' The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
04/01/24 Teesside Airport draws down £63m in taxpayer loans in first four years 'to support expansion' Teesside Live      
02/01/24 Plans announced for new 'fit-for-purpose' railway station at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
01/01/24 How Teesside Airport has changed over time in pictures The Northern Echo      
2023
December
20/12/23 Yorkshire Air Ambulance clarify sudden emergency landing The Northern Echo      
14/12/23 Furniture maestro has big plans after snapping up aircraft The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
14/12/23 Woman caught smuggling 90,000 cigarettes through Teesside Airport Teesside Live      
13/12/23 Happy landings for the girl in an airport drama 48 years ago The Northern Echo      
12/12/23 18 pictures of families jetting off from Teesside Airport to Lapland The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
11/12/23 Teesside International becomes ninth partner in Level Up campaign The Northern Echo      
08/12/23 TUI announces new weekly summer flights at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
04/12/23 Where can you fly to from Teesside airport next year The Northern Echo      
04/12/23 Teesside Airport Timeline: What has happened in 5 years? The Northern Echo      
04/12/23 What's in store for the future of Teesside International Airport? The Northern Echo      
04/12/23 Teesside International Airport soon to have Malaga flight The Northern Echo      
04/12/23 Teesside Airport ahead of plan as 'encouraging' results show EBITDA losses fell 78% to £2.26m The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
November
29/11/23 Teesside International Airport voted among best for leisure travel at British Travel Awards Teesside Live      
18/11/23 Teesside Airport and Teesside University team up for skills academy The Northern Echo      
17/11/23 SAF funding to make Teesside UK capital of green aviation The Northern Echo      
06/11/23 Teesside Airport hit by power cut with 'temporary disruption to air traffic control services' The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
04/11/23 Award-winning Teesside Airport welcomed 178,523 passengers The Northern Echo      
October
25/10/23 Approval given for new hangar at Teesside International Airport The Northern Echo      
23/10/23 SSE Energy Solutions opens office at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
21/10/23 Leeds Bradford Airport flights diverted to Teesside The Northern Echo      
15/10/23 Newcastle to Dortmund Champions League flying from Teesside The Northern Echo      
08/10/23 Teesside Airport reveals summer passenger numbers The Northern Echo      
September
29/09/23 Teesside Airport crowned UK & Irish Airport of the Year at awards ceremony The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
23/09/23 Inside Teesside Airport's air traffic control tower where 'tight-knit' team control the region's skies Teesside Live      
11/09/23 'Landmark agreement' for Teesside Airport as energy giant SSE confirms major solar power project The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
08/09/23 Teesside Airport and Teesside University launch skills academy The Northern Echo      
08/09/23 Ryanair flight diverted from Teesside airport after fog The Northern Echo      
02/09/23 'Lazy', fare-dodging drivers ignite fury in homeowner living near Teesside Airport and rugby club Teesside Live      
August
28/08/23 Five Teesside Airport flights disrupted following major air traffic control failure Teesside Live      
26/08/23 Chloe swaps call centre for air traffic control as she lands job at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
23/08/23 Paddington touches down for Juddmonte battle at York The Northern Echo      
21/08/23 Fly from Teesside Airport without leaving house thanks to new detailed simulator Teesside Live      
09/08/23 Airport sees record-breaking month with highest passenger figures for more than a decade The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
02/08/23 Teesside Airport secures permanent hydrogen refuelling station after £8m funding success The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
July
27/07/23 Planes came close to crashing with 'unknown object' over Teesside, aviation probe reveals The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
23/07/23 AS Monaco players fly from Teesside Airport after playing Leeds United The Northern Echo      
23/07/23 Teesside Airport welcomes holidaymakers for its busiest day The Northern Echo      
22/07/23 Bumper gallery from Teesside Airport as families and friends jet off on their summer holidays Teesside Live      
18/07/23 Plan for first sustainable aviation fuel plant announced for Teesside The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
17/07/23 First steel erected at Teesside Airport business park which is set to create thousands of jobs Teesside Live      
15/07/23 The Redcar airman who died in Teesside airport's worst disaster The Northern Echo      
05/07/23 1968: The year of the Ford Escort and the Dassault Falcon The Northern Echo      
04/07/23 40 sail trainees depart for Hartlepool's Tall Ships The Northern Echo      
03/07/23 North-east construction firm to build 30,000sq ft hanger at Teesside Airport in 'key' expansion The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
June
26/06/23 Inquest into sudden death of woman at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
24/06/23 Willis Aviation jobs you can apply for TODAY at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
14/06/23 Three weekly Alicante flights from Teesside Airport announced Teesside Live      
11/06/23 From stacking shelves to packing planes: Teen aviator lands role at Teesside International Airport Teesside Live      
10/06/23 Annual memorial service at former RAF Middleton St George The Northern Echo      
08/06/23 Annual memorial service for the airmen of RAF Middleton St George The Northern Echo      
03/06/23 Summer gets into full swing at Teesside Airport as happy holidaymakers jet off to Corfu The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
May
12/05/23 New Civil Aviation Authority stats reveal Teesside Airport success The Northern Echo      
04/05/23 Teesside Airport forced to temporarily close runway to flights The Northern Echo      
April
29/04/23 Inside Teesside Airport's air traffic control tower BBC Tees      
29/04/23 Darlington Labour leader 'does not want to defund' Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
27/04/23 Jumbo RAF plane flies so low over Teesside one resident 'thought it was joining bus queue!' Teesside Live      
16/04/23 Old RJ100 plane arrives at Teesside Airport on back of lorry The Northern Echo      
12/04/23 Gale force winds divert Teesside holidaymakers after plane makes multiple failed landing attempts Teesside Live      
11/04/23 RAF Voyager lands at Teesside Airport to collect military personnel before jetting off to Poland Teesside Live      
04/04/23 Teesside Airport reveal big expansion plans in the hope to bag further investment The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
March
31/03/23 Teesside Airport mechanic hangs up his tool belt after almost five decades of service The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
25/03/23 GMI Construction Group awarded contract for Teesside Airport unit The Northern Echo      
12/03/23 Teessiders 'shouting at TV' after Saturday Night Takeaway airport rule question sparks confusion The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
11/03/23 Teesside Airport becomes UK's first to scrap 100ml liquid limit The Northern Echo      
01/03/23 Project to build new aircraft hangars at Teesside Airport approved The Northern Echo      
February
23/02/23 Jet Centre and Aviation Village plans from Willis Aviation Services The Northern Echo      
17/02/23 From airports to airtime: Thrill-seeker Tom talks juggling job and love for global rollercoasters Teesside Live      
11/02/23 Ryanair 'committed' to Teesside as airport passenger figures continue to climb Teesside Live      
09/02/23 Sunshine routes for Teesside as Ryanair confirms summer 2023 schedule Teesside Live      
January
31/01/23 Bob's battle for Teesside Airshow refund after tickets were sent back with 'no such address' Teesside Live      
30/01/23 Air traffic controller Amanda celebrates 30 years of protecting Teesside's skies Teesside Live      
22/01/23 KLM flight from Teesside diverted to Newcastle after circling 8 times The Northern Echo      
17/01/23 Teesside to London flight ‘aspirationally important' but still not financially viable Teesside Live      
11/01/23 Sky's the limit for high-flying Ellie as she urges others to pursue aviation at Teesside Airport Teesside Live      
2022
December
27/12/22 Tom Cruise, Harry Kane and Princess Anne used Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
23/12/22 'Massive' Boeing 747 touches down at Teesside International Airport Teesside Live      
21/12/22 Loganair scraps Teesside Airport flights to Dublin and Belfast due to low demand The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
20/12/22 First exports leave Teesside Airport's £2.5m brand new cargo handling facility Teesside Live      
15/12/22 Heroic RAF war veteran marks 100th birthday with typhoon flyover and the medals he never received The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
15/12/22 Losses widen at Teesside Airport as pandemic hits passenger numbers Teesside Live      
09/12/22 TVCA backs ambitious plans to make Teesside Airport net zero by 2030 Teesside Live      
November
25/11/22 Fancy a sleigh ride in Lapland? Flights on sale from Teesside Airport for day trip next Christmas Teesside Live      
21/11/22 New deal to keep world-leading fire training centre on Teesside safeguards 50 jobs The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
16/11/22 Two oil-busting Boeing 727s find new home at Teesside International Airport The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
16/11/22 Aviation firm Draken brings in combat jets to Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
11/11/22 TUI announces new flights from Teesside Airport to holiday hotspot The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
08/11/22 Plans for £25m maintenance facility and Jet Centre at Teesside Airport that could create 200 jobs The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
07/11/22 TUI announces second weekly flight to Majorca from Teesside Airport due to popularity The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
03/11/22 Couples' 'countryside' home now feet from muddy airport construction site Teesside Live      
October
29/10/22 Holidaymakers take off on final flights of the season as next year's sales begin The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
27/10/22 Lord Alan Sugar's private jet G-SUGR seen at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
23/10/22 Flights from Teesside International Airport to Antalya in Turkey go live for 2023 The Northern Echo      
15/10/22 Teesside Airport was 'the most punctual airport in the country' this summer The Northern Echo      
02/10/22 Queen Elizabeth II visiting Teesside Airport as a young princess The Northern Echo      
September
23/09/22 Teesside Airport in running to be new Investment Zone, Chancellor announces Teesside Live      
16/09/22 Teesside Airport facing strike action as workers 'struggle to pay their bills' The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
06/09/22 Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise lands at Teesside Airport before taking off in helicopter The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
03/09/22 Lost and found: The flights gone and those which remain at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
August
31/08/22 Hartlepool apprentice starts work with global aviation firm Willis The Northern Echo      
30/08/22 Disappointment as Teesside Airport holiday route is scrapped by airline The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
29/08/22 Inside new cargo handling facility as £2.5m development opens at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
13/08/22 Teesside Airport 'should not be asking for any more money' after £20m boost The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
08/08/22 Teesside Airport explains why £100 'private parking' signs have gone up The Northern Echo      
06/08/22 Teesside Airport set to hold talks over multi-million package The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
July
26/07/22 Cause of plane crash at Teesside Airport revealed The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
22/07/22 Councillors agree to give Teesside Airport another £20m The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
19/07/22 UK heatwave: How Teesside Airport kept Majorca flights running The Northern Echo      
18/07/22 Global aviation firm teams up with Teesside Airport for £25m investment The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
15/07/22 Solar farm at Teesside Airport would help tackle cost of living crisis The Northern Echo      
15/07/22 Extra £20m of taxpayer cash to be ploughed into Teesside Airport after further £11m loss revealed The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
06/07/22 17-year-old and man arrested after vandals climbed onto plane causing £200k of damage The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
01/07/22 Video of urban explorers accessing 'abandoned plane' at Teesside Airport goes viral on TikTok The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
June
29/06/22 Group of vandals 'climb onto plane' at Teesside Airport and cause £200k of damage The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live (1) (2)    
28/06/22 Teesside Airshow refund process begins after traffic chaos saw huge numbers miss out The Northern Echo (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Teesside Live (1) (2) (3) (4)    
24/06/22 Wait goes on for investigation report into what went wrong at Teesside air show The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
20/06/22 Teesside Airport reveal when new viewing platform will open The Northern Echo      
19/06/22 Teesside Airshow: The authorities aware of traffic plans The Northern Echo      
17/06/22 If the experts were consulted, what did happen at the air show to cause traffic chaos? The Northern Echo      
16/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Darlington FC legend missed Ryanair Portugal flight The Northern Echo      
13/06/22 Investigation into Teesside Airshow gridlock debacle to be made public as traffic talks unveiled The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
13/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Six killed in 1949 when bomber crashed The Northern Echo      
12/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Calls for refunds and full investigation after event 'shambles' The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live (1) (2) (3) (4)    
11/06/22 Teesside Airshow LIVE: Mayor apologises after event blasted as 'shambles' over traffic chaos The Northern Echo (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Teesside Live (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)    
11/06/22 Red Arrows timings and flight path as aerobatics team head for Teesside Airshow Teesside Live      
10/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Parking, tickets, timings and everything else you need to know as event returns The Northern Echo (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Teesside Live (1) (2) (3) (4)    
09/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Everything you need to know before Saturday The Northern Echo      
09/06/22 Advice to Teesside Airport passengers The Northern Echo      
09/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Meet Falcon 8 - the Middlesbrough RAF Sergeant set to parachute on 'home soil' The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
08/06/22 Teesside Airshow: How to win tickets and meet the Red Arrows The Northern Echo      
08/06/22 Jobs on way as huge Teesside Airport hangar plan is given green light Teesside Live      
08/06/22 Take a look inside Teesside Airport's stunning new sky bar offering panoramic views of runway The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
08/06/22 Teesside Airport passenger numbers up on last year - but there's still plenty of room for improvement The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
07/06/22 Teesside Airshow: Are tickets still available for June 11 event? (1) (2) (3)      
03/06/22 Excited holidaymakers jet off From Teesside Airport to Corfu The Northern Echo      
02/06/22 Final tickets up for grabs for Teesside Airshow featuring world-renowned Red Arrows Teesside Live      
May
26/05/22 Teesside Airshow: Where to park and how much car parking tickets cost The Northern Echo (1) (2) (3)      
24/05/22 'Very hurt': Frustration as aircraft firm turfed out of Teesside Airport after decades of support The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
23/05/22 Work stars on new road at Teesside Airport's business park The Northern Echo (1) (2)      
20/05/22 Row over loss of Heathrow flights from Teesside Airport as mayor and MPs go toe-to-toe The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
18/05/22 Second TUI flight leaves from Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
10/05/22 Holidaymakers jet off on first TUI flight from Teesside Airport The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
09/05/22 Teesside Airport's London route cancelled by Loganair The Northern Echo (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Teesside Live    
06/05/22 First holidaymakers to take off on TUI flight from Teesside to Palma next week The Northern Echo      
April
27/04/22 One person taken to hospital after paramedics called to Teesside Airport Teesside Live      
22/04/22 More displays announced to mark 50 days until Teesside Airshow The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
16/04/22 The new jobs up for grabs at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
08/04/22 Teesside Airport officially confirms plans for Draken to build new hangar The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
March
31/03/22 Losses rose at Teesside Airport as Covid saw passenger numbers plummet, accounts show Teesside Live      
28/03/22 New aircraft hangar at Teesside Airport could create more jobs The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
28/03/22 Dazzling Typhoon display jetting in to Teesside Airshow after five-year grounding The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
21/03/22 RAF Red Arrows will headline 'bigger and better' Teesside Airshow 2022 The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
17/03/22 Latest NMH contender breaks cover and touts ‘evolved and renewed’ Black Hawk bid Flight Global      
14/03/22 Teesside Airport bosses seek assurances from airlines in wake of Heathrow landing fee hike Teesside Live      
11/03/22 Familiar face appointed as Teesside Airport board chief at 'critical time' Teesside Live      
10/03/22 Take a look as diggers move in to create stylish Sky Bar and viewing platform at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
01/03/22 Tottenham Hotspur arrive at Teesside Airport ahead of Boro match The Northern Echo      
February
19/02/22 Teesside Airport's newest runway raises over £3,500 in first ever fashion show The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
18/02/22 Flight diverted to Teesside Airport - here's why The Northern Echo      
16/02/22 Loganair issues expanded schedule for winter 2022-23 Travel Weekly      
15/02/22 Catch a flight down memory lane and see Teesside International Airport through the decades Teesside Live      
15/02/22 Jobs uncertainty at Teesside Airport fire training centre The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
13/02/22 TUI Airways have postponed its new Antalya - Teesside route, with flights now launching on 25 May 2023 Sean M - Twitter      
07/02/22 New plans revealed for Teesside Airport business park The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
04/02/22 See inside Duncan Bannatyne's new Teesside Airport spa The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
02/02/22 Bannatyne's luxury 'express spa' at Teesside Airport set to open within days Teesside Live      
January
28/01/22 Hydrogen refuelling station for vehicles lands at Teesside Airport The Northern Echo      
18/01/22 Teesside Airport boss wants to 'sweat the asset' after tough time for the aviation industry Teesside Live      
17/01/22 Major airshow returning to Teesside Airport this June The Northern Echo (1) (2) Teesside Live    
12/01/22 Aircraft from US Airforce stop at Teesside Airport to refuel The Northern Echo      
09/01/22 Teesside Airport unveil new office space plans The Northern Echo      
07/01/22 Teesside Airport looking for firefighters and pays up to £29k - how to apply The Northern Echo Teesside Live    
01/01/22 How Duncan Bannatyne's new spa at Teesside Airport is coming along The Northern Echo Teesside Live