Pictured from left: Sharon Fryett, Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen and Melanie Fairs at Fairs-Lloyds Travel.
Fairs-Lloyds Travel has signed a deal that will see its agency premises remain at Teesside International Airport for the next 10 years.
Established in 1979, the family-run agency originally moved into the main terminal building in 2008.
Fairs-Lloyds specialises in breaks to Jersey and Majorca and for many years chartered its own British Midland aircraft to fly passengers to the Spanish island.
It has also sold holidays for passengers flying from Teesside to destinations as far afield as Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
The deal is part of Teesside International’s Ten-Year Rescue Plan which aims to support the airport and local businesses.
The agency is currently closed because of the government’s latest lockdown restrictions.
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Melanie Fairs and Sharon Fryett – daughters of the agency’s founders – aim to re-open after lockdown and are running the business remotely.
Fairs said: “We’re delighted to be committing to Teesside for another 10 years.
“We already work closely with the likes of KLM, Newmarket and Balkan, among many others, to provide packaged and bespoke holidays all over the world.”
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen added: “Melanie and Sharon at Fairs-Lloyds have been doing a fantastic job helping passengers from the Tees Valley, northeast and north Yorkshire fly from their local airport for years.
“They are also great ambassadors for Teesside International, talking it up at every opportunity and playing a part in growing the number of people who come through our doors again and again.
“I’m delighted we’re continuing this partnership, securing a local travel company in our airport for many years to come.”