Best Flights Southwest England

The best flights to southwest England, the region of Wessex and those beautiful counties of Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Wiltshire and Somerset, can be made to and from several international airports in the vicinity.

Southampton in Hampshire, Bournemouth in Dorset, Bristol geographically in Somerset and Exeter in Devon, are within Wessex itself.

The two nearest and useful airports in the London area are Heathrow and Gatwick.

So easy to make holiday plans for the area. Start and finish in London perhaps using Heathrow or Gatwick. Or make a round trip within Wessex using one of the local airports! All are in interesting places to start with. Access by road, rail or coach to wherever you want to explore is simple. Hire a car or a bike, hike, Wessex has it all.

Wander around the pages of this site to discover intriguing spots, beautiful scenery and places that seem as old as time.

The suggested airports are listed below with a link to their page on this site detailing their facilities and access.

Airlines servicing each airport are listed. To make life easy some have booking links to the airlines themselves.

But before we do - have you ever thought of this idea - Charter a jet for your party - holiday or convention etc? Not as daft as it sounds! With it is all about you. Does not cost anything to have a look and you may be pleasantly surprised. Don't forget to add in the sheer convenience, they fly to the local Wessex Airports! At the moment there is a big discount.

An American plane coming in to land at Heathrow   © Copyright David Hawgood and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

British Airways operate a global network to and from Heathrow making them an exceptionally useful airline. For those using long haul routes, do not like economy much and find Business Class a tad expensive, try their World Traveller Plus Class. Not a lot more expensive than economy and more room! (Tried it - quite comfy!)

Singapore Airlines operates long haul routes from South East Asia. With its hub in Singapore it is also a good choice from Australasia. Why not have a stop over in Singapore? Plenty to see and do!

Lufthansa is the world's fifth largest airline and the largest in Europe in terms of passenger traffic. Operates worldwide. It major hub is Frankfurt.

Finnair operates the youngest fleet in Europe. Flying from Scandinavia? Finnair's base is in Helsinki from where it flies to and from Europe, America and Asia.

Brussels Airlines operates to and from Europe, Africa and America. Base is of course Brussels. Good stop over spot!

BMI UK second largest airline operating from Heathrow. Member of the Star Alliance. Flies to and from 40 destinations - Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East. Includes nine other domestic routes. The most punctual airline three years running!

Aer Lingus The Irish airline, operates out of Dublin. It has a fleet of Airbus aircraft flying to and from Europe, North America and North Africa.

Swiss Airlines has three routes from Heathrow operating flights to and from Tel Aviv, Nairobi and Istanbul. They are now flying to Geneva

Congratulations to Swiss International Air Lines who have been made No.1 in the Which? Airline Satisfaction Survey, 2010!

The airline is now offering a very smart feature called My Destination. Just enter your departure airport, put in your travel budget per person. Then a neat feature - your preferred temperature on arrival! My Destination will find the places to go and the flights.

KLM UK Royal Dutch Airline has world wide routes. Base is lovely Amsterdam where the tulips grow.

Click here to find the best fares on Air France Canada. Not only from Canada, this is a world wide airline!

Etihad Airways National airline of United Arab Emirates. Daily flights from Abu Dhabi.

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Gatwick is a major airport near London servicing Europe and the world. On the train line for London and Wessex! Click on the heading to this section for details of the airport facilities and access.

British Airways worldwide flights to and from Gatwick making it a useful access point by road, rail and coach for Wessex.

BMI UK flies four routes to and from this airport - Abu Dhabi, Malta, Charlotte in North Carolina and Philadelphia International.

Aer Lingusoperates to many destinations in Europe and North America.

Click here to find the best fares on Air France Canada. From Canada to an airport convenient for both London and Wessex.

Southampton International Airport

The port city in the south of Hampshire and so right in Wessex. Best flights south west England indeed! Click on the heading to this section for details of the airport's facilities and access.

Air France Flight to Paris or from!

Click here to find the best fares on Air France Canada. From Canada to this important port city in Wessex. Not many major airlines fly directly here making it a convenient access point in Wessex.

Other airlines

Bournemouth is on the lovely south coast of Dorset, sun, sand and sea and oh - so much more! Centre of the Wessex coast. Click on the heading to this section to see the details of this up and coming airport.

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Flybe
Palmair
Ryanair
Thomson
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Holiday Packages

Very important airport these days. Geographically right in Wessex and close the the famous port city of Bristol. The airport is a great choice as a starting point for a visit. Click on the heading of this section to find the details and access to this airport. Certainly an airport of choice for best flights southwest England!

KLM Airbus – Up, Up and Away! Photograph by courtesy of KLM.

KLM UK home base is tulip land. Operates a world class, world wide airline. From a large number of places direct to Wessex.