Car Rental Plymouth Airport
Plymouth City Airport is an airport in Plymouth, Devon, in England. The airport opened on this site in 1925 and it was officially opened by the Prince of Wales in 1931. Thrifty Car Rental provides inexpensive car rental services to the visitors of Plymouth Airport. The airport is located close to the city centre and has a modern terminal, making it a great place to explore the region with a car rental.
The airport is owned by Sutton Harbour Holdings Ltd, a Plymouth based company who also own Air Southwest, the only airline who now fly to Plymouth City.
Plymouth City Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. So if you are just going on your holiday or just getting back, you may need a car rental from Thrifty Car Rental, and we will take good care of all your car rental needs.
Plymouth Airport can trace its roots back to 1923, when the first passengers joined a flight carrying mail to Croydon from a grass strip at Chelson Meadow. This successful flight, under the command of legendary air pioneer Alan Cobham, inspired Plymouth City Council to look for a permanent site for the city’s airport.
In 1925, the now popular service helping to speed transatlantic mail from the local port to the capital was moved to Roborough. Plymouth Airport had found its home and was given the royal seal of approval with an official opening in July 1931 by the Prince of Wales. The aircraft operator’s names have changed over the decades: for example it just to be called: Western Air Express, Olley’s Air Service and Railway Air Services.
Air travel is not a novelty; it is an essential part of West Country business life. The modern Plymouth City Airport provides business and private travellers with regular scheduled services to various parts of the UK including London Gatwick. Air Southwest have stated that they are evaluating potential new routes from Plymouth city Airport, these potential new services will start in 2008.
The airport is well regarded and loved by Plymouth and nearby residents who refer to it affectionately as the Jannerdrome. So with a wonderful airport like this you will need a wonderful car rental from Thrifty Car Rental.
