Bournemouth Airport with New Ryanair and TUI Flights Unveils Terminal Expansion Plans

Bournemouth airport has announced plans to expand its terminal alongside their improvements with new flight offerings.

Bournemouth Airport is set to welcome as many as one million passengers this year, thanks to a range of new routes. Ryanair has launched new flights from the airport to Agadir in Morocco, while TUI has added thousands more seats on flights from Bournemouth Airport to destinations across Greece and Spain, as well as introduced a second aircraft.

Jet2 has also confirmed that the airport will become its 12th UK base, with 16 new flights launching from the airport next summer. This includes eight new Spanish destinations, four new flights to Greece, and several routes across Turkey and Portugal, with the first flights departing for Tenerife in April 2025.

Following the addition of these flights, the airport is predicted to welcome one million passengers this year, marking the first time in 15 years. The airport is now considering expansion plans for its only terminal to accommodate the increased demand.

The owners of Bournemouth Airport, Regional and City Airports, have unveiled their £5 million plans for the airport. This will include new facilities, staff, and equipment, although the cost of an expanded terminal has not yet been disclosed.

New airport information desks, additional baggage areas, and more Border Force desks will be added to reduce queues in both arrivals and departures. Bournemouth Airport will also be improving its security area with new scanners, in line with new regulations that will abolish the 100ml liquid rule.

However, the airport has missed the June deadline for these changes - along with other airports such as Manchester and London Heathrow - and has not announced an official date for the implementation of the new liquid rules.

Teesside Airport was the first to scrap the 100ml liquid rule last March, followed swiftly by London City Airport. Birmingham Airport has already removed the strict liquid rules last week, while Bristol Airport will do so from 14 June.