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Bristol Airport Announces Record Year

Bristol Airport Announces Record Year Bristol Airport has reported another successful year that has seen record passenger numbers, new routes and the announcement of growth plans that would provide connections to North America and the Middle East. In 2024 more than 10 million passengers used Bristol Airport, which is around a 7% increase compared to 2023, making it one of the fastest growing airports in the UK since the pandemic. The Airport has seen an increase in trips to European cities for weekend breaks and business – in particular, there has been exceptional demand for routes to Amsterdam and Paris. Tourists arriving in the country from Europe to spend time in the South West and South Wales has also been buoyant. Passengers...
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Record number of journeys for Bristol Airport Flyer bus service in 2024

Record number of journeys for Bristol Airport Flyer bus service in 2024 For the first time ever the A1 bus service to Bristol Airport carried more than 1 million passengers. Combined with the Weston-super-Mare A3, this saw 1.3 million Flyer journeys in 2024, ensuring customers could travel to reconnect with family and friends and take holidays and business trips in a more sustainable way. The A1 route to Bristol has seen almost a 20% increase on journeys since 2023. The A3 connecting Weston-super-Mare also saw a year-on-year increase in passengers of 32%. In addition to this, staff commuting to work on the Flyer made nearly a quarter of a million journeys in 2024. Free travel on the Flyer service is available to all Bristol Airport...
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Help Shape Bristol Airport’s Future Plans

Help Shape Bristol Airport’s Future Plans Bristol Airport is reminding people that there’s still time to take part in consultation for the Airport’s master plan and help shape its future plans. The Airport has set out its masterplan to 2040 to meet the strong and growing demand of people in the region using the Airport. The consultation, which started in November last year, runs until 31 January. The proposals would enable the Airport to provide more connections and serve new destinations, including a limited number of new longer-haul flights, connecting the region directly with destinations such as the east coast of America and the Middle East. The future development is forecast to support more than 37,000 jobs in the South West and...
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Third Tower Crane Arrives to Transformational Public Transport Project Site at Bristol Airport

Third Tower Crane Arrives to Transformational Public Transport Project Site at Bristol Airport The third and final tower crane has now arrived at Griffiths Farrans JV site at Bristol Airport where the main contractors are delivering a transformational public transport project. Works are progressing well with the structure now visible above ground. Level one and two slabs are underway and all stair cores are progressing in advance of the floor slabs. The new Public Transport Interchange at Bristol Airport will have an improved internal road system and an additional multi-storey car park which will provide customer enhancements such as waiting rooms and rest facilities. The project forms part of Bristol Airport’s overall...
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Bristol: Record Number of Passengers Using Airport Flyer Buses

Record Number of Passengers Using A1 Airport Flyer and A3 Weston Flyer More than 100,000 people have used Bristol Airport’s bus services in a month for the first time. In June, close to 110,000 passengers travelled on the A1 Airport Flyer, which links the Airport with Bristol city centre and Temple Meads, and the A3 Weston Flyer, which links with Weston-super-Mare and other local communities. Total passenger numbers continue to increase sharply, up by a fifth compared to the same time last year. Bristol Airport is also really pleased to see more than 20,000 staff journeys were made, which is a record high. Bristol Airport staff have been able to travel for free on the A1 Airport Flyer and A3 Weston Flyer since August 2022. The free...
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Bristol Airport Reaches 10 Million Passenger Milestone

Bristol Airport Reaches 10 Million Passenger Milestone Bristol Airport has welcomed 10 million passengers (in a consecutive twelve-month period) travelling through the terminal for the first time in its history. In celebration of reaching this major milestone 10 lucky customers were selected at random and were presented with gifts of return airline tickets, retail, catering vouchers and other gifts. Bristol Airport currently offers flights to over 120 direct destinations across 31 countries; alongside offering daily hub services to Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dublin and Paris which connect to hundreds of worldwide destinations. A major transformation programme has already commenced with £400m investment being made at the Airport over the...
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to take off to three new destinations in Summer 24

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to take off to three new destinations in Summer 24 Image credit: @lbaspotter Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will wave off their first flight to Bourgas from Bristol Airport this afternoon (Tuesday 7th May), when their inaugural flight to Bulgaria departs. The busy flight will mark the start of the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator giving local customers a taste of Bulgaria by operating weekly Tuesday services to Bourgas from Bristol Airport until 8th October 2024. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are further expanding their programme later this month from Bristol Airport, as their inaugural flight to Costa de Almeria will depart on 26th May 2024, offering weekly Sunday services until 3rd November...
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Jet2.com to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flights from Bristol Airport in 2024

Jet2.com to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flights from Bristol Airport in 2024 Leading leisure airline Jet2.com has today announced that it will use a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Bristol Airport in 2024, almost a year ahead of the UK’s Government’s SAF mandate which is due to be introduced from 2025. The UK’s third largest airline has purchased over 300 tonnes of SAF from Q8Aviation, which will be used to add a 1% SAF blend onto a number of departing flights from Bristol Airport this year. The total emissions of the SAF that Jet2.com has purchased are at least 70% lower than those of conventional aviation fuel. As well as realising these benefits, using a SAF blend in 2024 means that Jet2.com can prepare its...
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Bristol Airport sees record passengers in 2023

Bristol Airport sees record passengers in 2023 Bristol Airport experienced a record number of passengers with nearly 9.8 million people using the South West’s gateway in 2023, making it the busiest year in the Airport’s history. Bristol Airport recovered faster from the pandemic than any other major UK airport, seeing huge pent-up demand for holidays and travel to reunite with family and friends. Passenger numbers have continued to grow and are now higher than they were before covid hit. The number of travellers to and from Bristol Airport was up over 10% in 2023 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The busiest day was in late August 2023, when over 40,000 people travelled through the Airport over a 24-hour period. In 2023...
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