bristol airport news stories
Bristol International Airport (or Bristol Airport, as most people call it) is the principal gateway to and from the west of England. Bristol airport is popular with business and holiday travellers, and almost 5.84 million passengers travelled through it in 2007. There are more than 30 scheduled and charter airlines flying to over 80 destinations from this airport.
Here we have collated all of the latest bristol airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
February 2010
06.02.10 Bristol Airport transport links ‘worst in UK’
04.02.10 Ryanair adds two Bristol routes
January 2010
30.01.10 Bristol Airport boss confident passengers will return
29.01.10 Campaigners ask Government to call in Bristol Airport decision
24.01.10 MP objects to Bristol Airport expansion plans
December 2009
23.12.09 Bristol Airport advise passengers to allow extra time
20.12.09 Weather causes easyJet cancellations at Bristol Airport
17.12.09 Bristol Airport expansion plan changes
14.12.09 Bristol gets extra Brussels flight
12.12.09 EU clears Bristol Airport ownership change
12.12.09 easyJet add two routes and a new plane at Bristol Airport
01.12.09 Comedian welcomes passengers to Bristol Airport
November 2009
26.11.09 Bristol Airport car park wins court closure battle
24.11.09 Flybe announce Bristol – IOM flights
20.11.09 Bristol Airport expansion decision delayed
03.11.09 New Bristol Airport duty free store opens
October 2009
26.10.09 Council objects to Bristol Airport car park extension
22.10.09 Average Bristol passenger is 43, earns £44,000 and uses airport parking
15.10.09 Bristol Airport boss says campaigners flight cap argument ‘flawed’
09.10.09 Bristol Airport campaigners seek passenger cap
07.10.09 Government body raises Bristol Airport expansion concerns
02.10.09 Macquarie sold Bristol Airport stake at a discount
02.10.09 Bristol Airport hotel plans revealled
September 2009
28.09.09 Bristol Airport roadworks
17.09.09 Canadian pension fund buys Bristol Airport stake
09.09.09 Passengers can scan their own passports at Bristol Airport
07.09.09 Bristol Airport roadworks
August 2009
27.08.09 Thomson announce third weekly Bristol – Egypt flight
26.08.09 Bristol Airport announce new duty free partner
25.08.09 Council oppose Bristol Airport expansion
24.08.09 easyJet Bristol Airport flight lost radio contact
20.08.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 3.5%
12.08.09 Ryanair add Bristol – Malaga flights
10.08.09 Bristol Airport flight map
08.08.09 Petition supports Bristol Airport expansion
July 2009
29.07.09 Bristol Airport owner to become independent company
29.07.09 Campaigners dispute Bristol Airport jobs figures
23.07.09 11 years for Bristol Airport shoe drug smuggler
22.07.09 Campaigners want delay in Bristol Airport expansion decision
21.07.09 Ryanair reminds passengers about temporary Pau to Lourdes transfer
20.07.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 11.9%
20.07.09 Bristol Airport mobility team has busy year
19.07.09 Bristol Airport tops passenger survey
19.07.09 Bristol Airport featured in new Co-op brochure
15.07.09 Passengers down 18% at Bristol Airport
10.07.09 Four companies compete for Bristol Airport duty free franchise
08.07.09 Row over Bristol Airport night flight plans
01.07.09 Bristol Airport expansion work starts
June 2009
28.06.09 Ryanair launch 11 new Bristol routes this week
27.06.09 Bristol Airport expects busy weekend
25.06.09 Bristol Airport open pet passenger centre
20.06.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 16.9%
19.06.09 Bristol Airport expansion ‘reckless and unnecessary’
17.06.09 Bristol Airport expansion plans submitted to council
16.06.09 1 in 4 Bristol Airport taxis unfit for the road
16.06.09 Ryanair and easyJet have different ID rules
14.06.09 Work starts on Bristol Airport extension
13.06.09 Hot air balloons take off from Bristol Airport
09.06.09 Bristol Airport car park upgrade
07.06.09 Nine months for Bristol Airport drug smuggler
May 2009
31.05.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 19% this year
27.05.09 New VIPs greet passengers at Bristol Airport
22.05.09 Parking, shopping and eating discounts at Bristol Airport
21.05.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 14.4%
20.05.09 Bristol Airport celebrates four years of US flights
18.05.09 Row over council’s response to Bristol Airport plans
11.05.09 Majority of Bristol Airport consultation responses against expansion
09.05.09 Bristol Airport retail revenue down 15.8%
02.05.09 Shareholder still backing Bristol Airport expansion
April 2009
21.04.09 Four Americans deported from Bristol Airport in a week
20.04.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 22.8%
19.04.09 Bristol Airport for sale
15.04.09 Bristol Airport flight path villages get no vote on expansion
02.04.09 Lufthansa axe Bristol – Frankfurt route
March 2009
31.03.09 Greens oppose Bristol Airport expansion
30.03.09 Bristol flight makes emergency landing at Birmingham Airport
20.03.09 Bristol Airport passengers down 26.2%
14.03.09 Bristol Airport boss defends expansion plans
13.03.09 Bristol Airport security confiscate toothpaste, misses gun cartridges
10.03.09 Bristol Airport car park goes to court
05.03.09 MPs urge Bristol Airport expansion rethink
February 2009
14.02.09 Campaigners blast Bristol Airport expansion plans
13.02.09 Man jailed over drunken air rage
12.02.09 Ryanair announce Bristol – Belfast flights
11.02.09 Driving ban delayed – so former bishop can get car home from airport car park!
10.02.09 Bristol Airport puts duty fee to tender
07.02.09 Lufthansa mobile boarding at Bristol Airport
06.02.09 Kiss announce Bristol – Tenerife service
05.02.09 Snow hits Bristol Airport flights
January 2009
26.01.09 Ryanair to cut Polish flights
23.01.09 Residents slam Bristol Airport expansion plans
22.01.09 Bristol Airport shows off development plans
20.01.09 Snow and ice hits Bristol Airport flights
19.01.09 Bristol Airport tie up with Holiday Autos
18.01.09 Bristol Airport passengers use US connections
17.01.09 Passengers down at Bristol Airport
15.01.09 Ryanair add 12 new Bristol Airport routes
09.01.09 Bristol Airport runway was unsafe
December 2008
20.12.08 Bristol Airport passengers down 12.3%
16.12.08 New fire station for Bristol Airport
November 2008
25.11.08 Bristol Airport fills XL gap
25.11.08 Bristol Airport drug smuggler jailed
22.11.08 Passengers up 0.4% at Bristol Airport
14.11.08 Thefts at Bristol Airport car park
13.11.08 Bristol Airport walkway approved
10.11.08 UFO sighting near Bristol Airport
09.11.08 Bristol Airport could double in size
01.11.08 Campaigners say Bristol Airport expansion will harm business
October 2008
31.10.08 Bristol Airport drug smugglers jailed
29.10.08 Second Bristol airport 'ready for take-off'
25.10.08 New service for stranded passengers at Bristol Airport
23.10.08 Bristol Airport expansion plans revealled
22.10.08 Residents to question Bristol Airport bosses
20.10.08 Bristol Airport passengers up 2.6%
17.10.08 £10,000 fine for Bristol Airport cigarette smugglers
14.10.08 Local brews at new Bristol Airport bar
10.10.08 Bristol Airport parking planning appeal rejected
07.10.08 New Turkey flight for Bristol Airport
September 2008
26.09.08 Bristol Airport works with agents to find XL replacement
25.09.08 New Bristol Airport boss announced
24.09.08 Security threat grounds Bristol flight
19.09.08 Bristol Airport passengers up 9.3%
09.09.08 Ryanair axe Bristol – Derry flights
07.09.08 Bristol Airport supporters group cleans up
05.09.08 Bristol lose Ryanair and easyJet routes
02.09.08 Wind turbine plan for Bristol Airport
August 2008
31.08.08 Higher rail fares ‘will benefit domestic air travel’
29.08.08 Fog hits easyJet Bristol flight
28.08.08 French fighters force easyJet plane to take evasive action
26.08.08 Cabin pressure problem causes Ryanair Bristol flight emergency
16.08.08 Bristol Airport criticised over security fast track
13.08.08 Bristol Airport security firm pay £4000 discrimination claim
09.08.08 Balloon festival hit by Bristol Airport fears
07.08.08 Ryanair cancellations hit Bristol Airport
05.08.08 Councillor unhappy at Bristol Airport night flights
05.08.08 Profits up at Bristol Airport
03.08.08 Bristol Airport wind turbine plan
01.08.08 Bristol Airport offer kids id bands
July 2008
19.07.08 Passengers up 6.7% at Bristol Airport
19.07.08 Bristol Airport responds to car park criticism
14.07.08 Air Southwest adds business scheme
13.07.08 New restaurant at Bristol Airport
12.07.08 Bristol Airport expansion doesn’t need environmental assessment
07.07.08 New mighty mover at Bristol Airport to help cut bird strikes
06.07.08 Bristol Airport car park ‘extortion’
05.07.08 Paul Kehoe new Birmingham Airport boss
03.07.08 Smugglers warned Bristol Airport ‘no soft touch’
June 2008
30.06.08 easyJet launch winter flights from four UK airports
27.06.08 Bristol Airport boss: ‘use or lose’ New York flights
26.06.08 Busy month for Bristol Airport bus
20.06.08 Passengers up 14.8% at Bristol Airport
18.06.08 Bristol Airport has 10,000 international passengers a week
17.06.08 Bristol Airport firefighter banned for drink driving
12.06.08 Bristol Airport alcohol warning
10.06.08 Bristol Airport flights hit by Greek quake
10.06.08 Weather hits Bristol Airport flights
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
May 2008
31.05.08 New seafood restaurant at Bristol Airport
28.05.08 easyJet celebrates Bristol flights
24.05.08 Rugby fan boost for Bristol Airport
23.05.08 Emergency landing at Bristol Airport
20.05.08 Passengers up 12.3% at Bristol Airport
16.05.08 MAP increase Bristol Airport stake
16.05.08 Bristol Airport drug smuggler jailed
15.05.08 Bristol Airport planning setback
15.05.08 Bristol Airport group plan flight
12.05.08 Ryanair investigated over ‘cynical’ flight move
09.05.08 Another emergency landing at Bristol Airport
07.05.08 Emergency landing at Bristol Airport?
03.05.08 Profits up at Bristol Airport
03.05.08 70,000 expected at Bristol Airport this weekend
02.05.08 Flights from four UK airports for Rome cruise ship
April 2008
25.04.08 Three new easyJet routes take off from Bristol Airport
23.04.08 Ryanair demand £220 from passengers at Bristol Airport
22.04.08 Bristol Airport passes 6 million mark
20.04.08 New group supports Bristol Airport expansion
19.04.08 Passengers up 12.1% at Bristol Airport
17.04.08 New forecourt vehicle ban at Bristol Airport
17.04.08 New Bristol Airport hotel opens
15.04.08 Bristol Airport boss bids to shorten queues
15.04.08 Safety checks on Bristol Airport car park shuttles
13.04.08 Flybe launches recruitment drive from regions
12.04.08 Bristol flight to Madeira returns home after storm
11.04.08 Girl who wanted Bristol Airport taxi gets cabinet
06.04.08 Rugby fan arrested at Bristol Airport
05.04.08 Baggage weighing machine trail at Bristol Airport
04.04.08 Fog hits Bristol Airport flights
03.04.08 SAS launch new Bristol – Oslo route
02.04.08 Islam awareness week at Bristol Airport
March 2008
26.03.08 Lufthansa launches at Bristol Airport
23.03.08 Bristol Airport aviation fair
20.03.08 Passengers up 9.9% at Bristol Airport
10.03.08 Weather hits flights at Bristol, Heathrow and Gatwick
02.03.08 Lufthansa appoint manager at Bristol Airport
February 2008
26.02.08 AAIB report on Bristol Airport flight problems
22.02.08 Air Southwest launch business plus fare
15.02.08 Lufthansa Bristol Airport seat sale
08.02.08 Council continues Bristol Airport car park purge
02.02.08 A380 superjumbo makes ‘green fuel’ test flight
January 2008
21.01.08 Bristol Airport passengers up 9.3% in December
15.01.08 New EU airports directive could give Cardiff Airport an advantage over Bristol
13.01.08 New strike threat for Gate Gourmet
December 2007
23.12.07 New machine to track Bristol Airport noise
22.12.07 Councillor says Bristol Airport should pay for policing
20.12.07 Passengers up 8.4% at Bristol Airport
19.12.07 SAS announce Bristol Airport - Stockholm flights
15.12.07 easyJet launch new Bristol - Innsbruck flights
08.12.07 easyJet announce new routes from Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Luton
November 2007
22.11.07 Passengers up 0.4 percent at Bristol Airport
17.11.07 Flyglobespan announce Bristol Airport - Toronto flights
07.11.07 Ryanair launch 12 new routes from Bristol Airport
06.11.07 Lufthansa announce Bristol - Frankfurt route
04.11.07 Work starts on Bristol Airport upgrade
03.11.07 easyJet launch three new routes from Bristol Airport
02.11.07 Bristol Airport launch new website to help passengers plan and book NY trips
October 2007
27.10.07 SAS announce Bristol - Oslo flights
21.10.07 Bristol Airport expansion plans delayed for more environmental research
21.10.07 Crackdown on unruly passengers at Bristol Airport
17.10.07 South West travellers urged to use Bristol Airport
13.10.07 Ryanair announce three new French routes from Bristol Airport
12.10.07 Plane damage at Bristol Airport investigated
12.10.07 Bristol Airport parking permission refused
11.10.07 Bristol and Leeds Bradford Airport ‘generate as much CO2 as an African country’
09.10.07 Bristol Airport schedule on mobile phone
09.10.07 Thomsonfly to stop Jersey flights from Robin Hood, Bristol and Luton Airport
08.10.07 OFT scambusters to take campaign to UK airports
04.10.07 easyJet launch new Bristol - Warsaw flights
03.10.07 Regional deals propel Airport Partners to top spot
02.10.07 Bristol Airport gets award nomination
September 2007
28.09.07 Local airports 'help combat climate change'
26.09.07 Bristol Airport to become performing space
21.09.07 Passengers up 5.8% at Bristol Airport
21.09.07 Councillor says Bristol Airport car park operating without permission
20.09.07 Winter Bristol - Chambéry ski flights announced
15.09.07 Eastern Airways expands fleet with two additional Saab planes
07.09.07 Bristol Airport passengers warned of traffic disruption on Sunday
August 2007
23.08.07 Journalist drunk on plane fined
14.08.07 Eskimo plea sent to councilors considering Bristol Airport expansion
July 2007
27.07.07 easyJet welcomes its 150 millionth UK passenger at Bristol Airport
26.07.07 easyJet adds new routes from Gatwick, Edinburgh and Bristol
25.07.07 Ryanair announce new routes from Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool and Prestwick
20.07.07 Bristol Airport passengers up 4.6%
20.07.07 Ryaniar announce record bookings on new Bristol Airport routes
19.07.07 easyJet expands routes from a number of UK airports
17.07.07 Another local council objects to new Bristol Airport parking
13.07.07 Bristol Airport introduce self-service check-in
11.07.07 Bristol Airport anti-expansion group 'well-funded'
10.07.07 Council to oppose new Bristol Airport Car Park
06.07.07 Council fail to get action on low flying planes near Bristol Airport
05.07.07 Bristol Airport - Stockholm flights launched
03.07.07 The latest advice for drivers heading for UK airports
June 2007
22.06.07 easyJet launch winter flights schedule from Bristol Airport
21.06.07 Man fined over drink fueled plane trouble on Bristol Airport flight
20.06.07 Passengers down 2.7% at Bristol Airport
20.06.07 New Bristol Airport car park applies for planning permission
13.06.07 Company operating planned Bristol Airport Parking without permission
11.06.07 Elderly couple die in car crash near Bristol Airport
10.06.07 Bristol Airport campaign group to hold cycle protest
08.06.07 New Bristol Airport lounge opens
06.06.07 Bristol Airport car park to give pensioners a free ride
04.06.07 New Bristol Airport boss takes over today
May 2007
30.05.07 Farm wants to build giant Bristol Airport car park
25.05.07 Ryanair announce new hub and 13 new routes from Bristol Airport
24.05.07 Passenger numbers down 0.3% at Bristol Airport
22.05.07 Bristol Airport 'land grab' for more car parking denied
18.05.07 easyJet base another plane at Bristol Airport
17.05.07 Aer Arann launch Irish flights from Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham
12.05.07 Air France to launch Bristol Airport - Paris flights
06.05.07 New boss for Bristol airport
02.05.07 New flight path tracking system for Bristol Airport
April 2007
24.04.07 easyJet launch new Bristol - Milan flights
23.04.07 New fire engine at Bristol Airport can pierce aircraft
20.04.07 Bristol Airport boss resigns
20.04.07 Passengers up 4.3% at Bristol Airport
19.04.07 Flybe moves to cut BA Connect losses
18.04.07 £14,000 fine over illegal Bristol Airport car park
10.04.07 Aer Arann announces new routes from Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Newcastle
04.04.07 easyJet announce new Bristol Airport - Warsaw flights
March 2007
27.03.07 Airbus A380 lands at Bristol Airport
21.03.07 Passengers up 3.6 percent at Bristol Airport
17.03.07 Bristol Airport in discussions over lost routes
14.03.07 Police seek support of aircraft enthusiasts at Bristol Airport
11.03.07 Parish council want meeting with Bristol Airport bosses
09.03.07 Bristol Airport boss defends expansion plans
07.03.07 Flybe to close Bristol Airport routes
02.03.07 Council wants investigation into Bristol Airport expansion plans
February 2007
27.02.07 easyJet to launch Bristol Airport - Milan flights
22.02.07 Council debates Bristol Airport expansion plans
21.02.07 Fresh concerns over Bristol Airport runway
16.02.07 Bristol Airport launches meet and greet parking
13.02.07 Wet runway at Bristol Airport 'reported seven times'
08.02.07 Snow hits a number of UK airports
06.02.07 First Choice begin Bristol Airport - Orlando flights
January 2007
27.01.07 Bristol Airport launches carbon offsetting scheme
25.01.07 Council's Bristol Airport decision delayed
19.01.07 Council raises concerns over Bristol Airport expansion
09.01.07 Flights returning to normal at Bristol Airport
09.01.07 Bristol Airport counts the cost of runway closure
08.01.07 Bristol Airport runway to reopen at 10:00
07.01.07 Passengers facing third day of disruption at Bristol Airport
06.01.07 Runway safety concerns continue to hit Bristol Airport flights
05.01.07 easyJet cancels all flights from Bristol Airport over runway safety concerns
05.01.07 Bristol Airport defends its runway as two planes go off
04.01.07 easyJet add Ibiza flights from Glasgow, Belfast and Bristol
04.01.07 Unofficial Bristol Airport car park must close
December 2006
30.12.06 Problem with taxiing aircraft closes Bristol Airport runway
23.12.06 Air Southwest scraps Bristol - Norwich route
20.12.06 Bristol Airport expansion plans go on show
18.12.06 Man dies after roof fall at Bristol Airport
15.12.06 Bristol Airport protest 'hits roof'
03.12.06 Ferrovial makes €145m profit on Bristol airport sale
01.12.06 Spain's Ferrovial sells Bristol Airport stake to Macquarie
November 2006
30.11.06 New French routes from Bristol and Cardiff on Aer Arann summer timetable
28.11.06 easyJet announces new Bristol and Newcastle routes
24.11.06 Bristol Airport flight 'held to ransom'
21.11.06 Bird strike on Jersey - Bristol Airport flight
10.11.06 Bristol Airport unveils final masterplan
08.11.06 easyJet relaunch Bristol - Pisa route
03.11.06 MP's unite to fight Bristol Airport expansion
October 2006
31.10.06 Aer Arann increases Bristol Airport - Cork capacity
31.10.06 easyJet Bristol - Paris route launched
20.10.06 easyJet scales back Bristol - Inverness service
05.10.06 Budget airline passengers to carry their own hold luggage at French Airport
September 2006
23.09.06 Plane grounded after pilot tells passengers 'its not safe'
10.09.06 Tests begin on 'hijack-proof' plane
02.09.06 'Airborne protest' at Bristol Airport by environmental campaigners
August 2006
28.08.06 Village wins Bristol Airport sign battle
25.08.06 Terror alert helps boost Bristol Airport passenger numbers
03.08.06 easyJet to launch Bristol to Paris route
July 2006
29.07.06 Ferrovial announces amended agreement with Macquarie on Bristol Airport
27.07.06 Fines for illegal Bristol Airport car parks
20.07.06 M5 - Bristol Airport link road will be 'visual scar'
06.07.06 MP speaks out against Bristol Airport
June 2006
29.06.06 Bristol Airport shop and food expansion creates 85 new jobs
28.06.06 Bristol Airport protestors link up with national campaign
16.06.06 Bristol Airport in IT outsourcing deal
13.06.06 Bristol Airport hit by lightning strikes
09.06.06 Football trouble suspect arrested at Bristol Airport banned
May 2006
29.05.06 Bristol Airport predicts record weekend
22.05.06 Tourism boosted by Bristol Airport - USA flights
20.05.06 Cup final means busy weekend for Bristol Airport
19.05.06 MP demands Government action in bid to cut Bristol Airport noise
19.05.06 Bristol Airport passengers up 13.8%
11.05.06 Lightening strikes hit Bristol Airports flights
April 2006
26.04.06 Ryanair celebrates Munster win with 24,000 free flights
26.04.06 BA Connect to launch Bristol Airport - Düsseldorf flights
12.04.06 Bristol Airport denies protest ban claim
March 2006
31.03.06 MP takes up Bristol Airport plane noise issue
28.03.06 New police station at Bristol Airport
24.03.06 Blaze threatened Bristol Airport lights
24.03.06 Fire at Bristol Airport Car Park rages for six hours
20.03.06 Bristol Airport passengers up 18.5% in February
18.03.06 Bristol Airport opens £425,000 car park covered walkway
14.03.06 Air traffic controllers report 5% increase in flights
13.03.06 Cheap Bristol airport hotels
13.03.06 Cheap Bristol airport car parking
08.03.06 easyJet announces 10 new routes - 5 from Bristol Airport
February 2006
22.02.06 Smoke alarm forces emergency landing at Bristol Airport
22.02.06 Bristol Airport celebrates being fourth best in the UK!
20.02.06 Passenger numbers up 16.2% at Bristol Airport
07.02.06 Bristol Airport link road moves a step closer
07.02.06 Illegal Bristol Airport car park purge
January 2006
23.01.06 Purple Parking offer Meet and Greet at Bristol Airport
19.01.06 Bristol Airport has 5.2m passengers in 2005
07.01.06 Bristol Airport parking plan turned down
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