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{{Short description|Airport in Bristol, England}}
{{About|the airport in the United Kingdom}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
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| name                = Bristol Airport
| nativename          = 
| image               = Bristol Airport logo vector.svg
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = Terminal Building, Bristol Airport - geograph.org.uk - 3069438.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| IATA                = BRS
| ICAO                = EGGD
| type                = Public
| owner               = [[Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan]]
| hub                 = 
| focus_city      = <div>
*[[easyJet]]
*[[Jet2.com]]<ref name="mw">{{cite web |url=https://www.jet2.com/News/Announcing_our_tenth_UK_base_%E2%80%93_Bristol_Airport/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201120955/https://www.jet2.com/News/Announcing_our_tenth_UK_base_%E2%80%93_Bristol_Airport/ |archive-date=1 December 2020 |title=Announcing our tenth UK base – Bristol Airport {{!}} Jet2.com}}</ref>
*[[Ryanair]]
*[[TUI Airways]]
</div>
| city-served         = [[Bristol]] and [[West of England]]
| location            = [[Lulsgate Bottom]], [[North Somerset]]
| elevation-f         = 622
| coordinates         = {{coord|51|22|58|N|002|43|09|W|type:airport_region:GB-NSM|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = Somerset#England
| pushpin_label       = EGGD
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Somerset
| website             = {{Official URL}}
| metric-rwy          = Yes
| r1-number           = 09/27
| r1-length-m         = 2,011
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 10,479,112<ref>{{cite web |title=Bristol Airport Q4 2024 ATM & Pax report |url=https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/media/gbgejhnf/bal-2024-q4-pax-and-atm-report.pdf |website=Bristol Airport (.co.uk) |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref>
| stat2-header        = Passenger change 23-24
| stat2-data          = {{increase}}7%
| stat3-header        = Aircraft Movements
| stat3-data          = 78,554
| stat4-header        = Movements change 23-24
| stat4-data          = {{increase}}14.31%
| footnotes           = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="ead-it.com-2020">{{cite web|url=http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dblogcategory%26id%3D36%26Itemid%3D85.html|title=NATS - AIS - Home|work=ead-it.com|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191211/http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dblogcategory%26id%3D36%26Itemid%3D85.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />Statistics from the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]]<ref name="Airport data CAA">{{cite web |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2022/annual-2022/ |title=Airport data: Table 01: Size of UK airports |publisher=[[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]] |date=March 2023 |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313043152/http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Bristol Airport''' {{Airport codes|BRS|EGGD}}, at [[Lulsgate Plateau|Lulsgate Bottom]], on the northern slopes of the [[Mendip Hills]], in [[North Somerset]], is an [[international airport]] serving the city of [[Bristol]], England, and the surrounding area. It is {{convert|7|NM|lk=in}} southwest of Bristol city centre.<ref name="ead-it.com-2020"/> Built on the site of a former [[RAF]] airfield, it opened in 1957 as '''Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport''',<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/our-history |title=History of Bristol Airport |publisher=Bristol Airport |access-date=26 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928010504/http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/our-history |archive-date=28 September 2015  }}</ref> replacing [[Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport]] as Bristol's municipal airport. From 1997 to 2010, it was known as '''Bristol International Airport'''.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2010-2"/> In 1997, a majority shareholding in the airport was sold to [[FirstGroup]], and then in 2001 the airport was sold to a joint venture of [[Macquarie Group|Macquarie Bank]] and others. In September 2014, [[Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan]] bought out Macquarie to become the sole owner.

In 2019, it was ranked the eighth [[List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom|busiest airport]] (overtaking [[Glasgow Airport]] from the previous year) in the United Kingdom, handling over 8.9 million passengers, a 3% increase compared with 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2019/|title=CAA Airport Data 2019|date=21 June 2020|website=caa.co.uk|publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority|access-date=21 June 2020|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327235532/https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> A passenger survey carried out in 2015 found that 32.5% of journeys using the airport started or ended in the city of Bristol, 9.6% in [[Gloucestershire]], 24.5% in [[Somerset]], 16.9% in [[Devon]] and 8.2% in [[Wiltshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Passenger_survey/CAA%20Passenger%20survey%20report%202015.pdf |title=CAA Passenger Survey Report 2015 |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority |access-date=21 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922101545/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/81/2012CAAPaxSurveyReport.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2015 }}</ref>

Airlines with operating bases at the airport include [[easyJet]] and [[Ryanair]]. The airport has a [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]] Public Use Aerodrome Licence (number P432) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction.

==History==
[[File:cambrian viscount g-amon in 1963 arp.jpg|thumb|[[Cambrian Airways]] [[Vickers Viscount]] loads at the airport in 1963]]
[[File:carvair and ambassador at bristol airport 1965 arp.jpg|thumb|[[Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair|Aviation Traders Carvair]] and the tail of an [[Airspeed Ambassador]] in 1965]]

===First airport===
{{Main|Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport}}
In 1927, a group of local businessmen raised £6,000 through public subscription to start the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club,<ref name="The Airport Guides-2012">{{cite web | url= http://www.airportguides.co.uk/guides/bristol/history.html | title= The History of Bristol Airport | work= The Airport Guides | access-date= 10 December 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121016194204/http://www.airportguides.co.uk/guides/bristol/history.html | archive-date= 16 October 2012 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> a flying club initially based at [[Filton Aerodrome]]. In 1929, [[Bristol Corporation]] took up the club's proposal to develop farmland located at [[Whitchurch, Bristol|Whitchurch]], to the south of Bristol, into a municipal airport.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wakefield |first=Kenneth |title="Somewhere in the West Country": The History of Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, 1930–1957 |year=1997 |publisher=Crécy |location=Wilmslow |isbn=0-947554-65-3 |pages=1–2 }}</ref> On its opening by [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]] in 1930, Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport was the third civil airport in the United Kingdom. Passenger numbers grew to 4,000 by 1939.<ref name="The Airport Guides-2012"/>

During [[World War II]], Whitchurch was the main civil airport remaining operational. The newly formed [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] (BOAC) was transferred to Whitchurch from [[Croydon Airport]] and [[Heston Airport]].<ref>{{harvp|Wakefield|1997|pages=82–83}}</ref> BOAC operated routes around the [[British Empire]] and to neutral nations. The Bristol–[[Lisbon]] route (Portugal was a neutral nation and had both British and German planes flying there) was operated by the Dutch airline [[KLM]], under [[air charter|charter]] to BOAC.<ref>{{harvp|Wakefield|1997|pages=91–93}}</ref> [[Winston Churchill]] even flew from Bristol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bristol-airport-guide.co.uk/history.html |title=Bristol Airport History: through the years |website=Airport Guides |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820215117/https://www.bristol-airport-guide.co.uk/history.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===RAF Lulsgate Bottom===
In September 1940, [[No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School RAF]] at [[RAF Weston-super-Mare]] established a Relief Landing Ground on {{convert|14|acre|ha}} at Broadfield Down by the hamlet of [[Lulsgate Bottom]], southwest of the city and north of [[Redhill, Somerset|Redhill]] village. Being high, at {{convert|600|ft|abbr=on}}, the site had a poor weather record during [[warm front]] conditions, when it was often covered in low [[cloud]].<ref name="Countryside Books-2006"/> However, when this occurred the alternative airfields at Filton and [[RAF Pengam Moors|Cardiff]] were usually clear and operational; and as Lulsgate was clear when the low-lying airfields were obscured by [[radiation fog]] in calm weather, the landing ground provided a useful alternative. Few facilities were constructed although pillboxes, defensive anti-aircraft guns and later two [[Blister hangar]]s were added.<ref name="Countryside Books-2006">{{cite book |title=Somerset airfields in the Second World War |last=Berryman |first=David |year=2006 |publisher=Countryside Books |location=Newbury |isbn=1-85306-864-0 |pages=87–104 }}</ref> In late 1940, a [[Starfish site]] was set up<ref>{{cite web | title=Civil Bombing Decoy C1I | work=PastScape | publisher=English Heritage | url=http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=1467954 | access-date=12 August 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074354/http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=1467954 | archive-date=18 May 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> south of the village of Downside and just west of the airfield.<ref name="Redcliffe Press-1989">{{cite book |title=The Story of RAF Lulsgate Bottom |last=James |first=Ian |year=1989 |publisher=Redcliffe Press |location=Bristol |isbn=0-948265-48-5 |pages=13–14 }}</ref> Its decoy fires attracted a large quantity of [[Luftwaffe]] high explosives and [[incendiaries]] on the nights of 16 March 3 and 4 April 1941 during the [[Bristol Blitz]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Bristol at War |last=Penny |first=John |year=2002 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=1-85983-294-6 |pages=122–136 }}</ref>

In 1941, [[RAF Fighter Command]] planned to use the airfield for an experimental unit, and after requisitioning land from several adjacent farms, contracted [[George Wimpey]] and Company to begin work on 11 June 1941.<ref name="Countryside Books-2006"/> However, its intended use soon changed into being a satellite airfield for the fighter squadrons based at [[RAF Colerne]]. Originally, the new airfield's name was to be RAF Broadfield Down.<ref name=Penny154>Penny (2002), p. 154.</ref> The airfield used a standard-issue [[Class A airfield|three-runway layout]] resembling an A shape. The main, east–west runway was {{convert|3891|ft|abbr=on}} long, with a designated alignment of 28/10, and the others were {{convert|3281|ft|abbr=on}} aligned 21/03 and {{convert|3294|ft|abbr=on}} aligned 34/16.<ref name="Redcliffe Press-1989"/> The first aircraft to land was a Luftwaffe [[Junkers Ju 88|Ju 88]] at 06.20 on 24 July 1941. Returning from a raid, its crew had been deceived by the RAF electronic countermeasures radio beacon at [[Lympsham]], which was re-radiating the signal from a Luftwaffe homing beacon at [[Brest, France|Brest]], France.<ref name="Countryside Books-2006"/>

By 1942, there was no longer a need for an additional fighter airfield. With its name changed to RAF Lulsgate Bottom,<ref name=Penny154/> the airfield was declared operational on 15 January 1942. The [[Miles Master]]s, [[Airspeed Oxford]]s and [[Hawker Hurricane]]s of [[No. 286 Squadron RAF|No. 286 (AA Cooperation) Squadron]] became resident, with the role of providing realistic exercises for ground anti-aircraft defences. However, as the site lacked some basic facilities, No. 286 moved to [[RAF Zeals]] in May.<ref name="Chew76-2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.chew76.fsnet.co.uk/lulsgate/lulsgate.html |title=Lulsgate&nbsp;— Bristol Airport |publisher=Chew76 |access-date=18 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630040828/http://www.chew76.fsnet.co.uk/lulsgate/lulsgate.html |archive-date=30 June 2009 }}</ref> From 1 June 1942, the airfield was under No. 23 Group of [[RAF Flying Training Command]], and initially became a satellite airfield for No. 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit (3 (P)AFU), based at [[RAF South Cerney]], flying Oxfords.<ref>James (1989), pp. 22–23.</ref> In March 1943, No. 1540 Beam Approach Training Flight RAF (1540 BATF) was formed at Lulsgate, again flying Oxfords.<ref>James (1989), p. 28.</ref> On 27 September 1943, 3 (P)AFU left Lulsgate for [[RAF Southrop]], and was replaced on 1 October 1943 by No. 3 Flying Instructors School (3 FIS), which was previously headquartered at [[RAF Hullavington]].<ref name=James30>James (1989), pp. 30–31.</ref> 3 FIS flew mostly Oxfords and some Masters.<ref>James (1989), p. 34.</ref>

In 1944, BOAC started to use the airfield for [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas Dakota]] and [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|Consolidated Liberator]] crew training,<ref name=James30/> and BOAC flights made use of it occasionally as an alternate airfield for Whitchurch,<ref>Wakefield (1997), p. 112.</ref> and for topping-up fuel on the Bristol–Lisbon route.<ref name=James30/>

On 6 February 1945, 1540 BATF left for [[RAF Weston Zoyland]]. On 18 July 1945, 3 FIS was absorbed into 7 FIS.<ref>James (1989), p. 39.</ref> With the war over, the RAF ceased training at Lulsgate on 15 April 1946, and the next month 7 FIS left the airfield and joined the [[Central Flying School]] at [[RAF Little Rissington]]. The RAF finally abandoned Lulsgate on 25 October 1946.<ref>James (1989), pp. 44–45.</ref>

===Lulsgate Bottom Airfield===
From 1948, the site was the home of the Bristol Gliding Club. In 1949 and 1950, the Bristol Motor Cycle and Light Car Club hosted motor races on a {{convert|2|mi|abbr=on}} circuit known as [[Lulsgate Aerodrome]], but due to planning and noise issues moved in 1950 to a site that became known as [[Castle Combe Circuit]].<ref name="Chew76-2009"/>

===Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport===
[[File:Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport old terminal - June 2017.jpg|thumb|The former terminal building for Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport]]
Whitchurch airport continued to be used after World War II, but the introduction of heavier post-war airliners made a runway extension highly desirable. However, this was difficult at Whitchurch, because of the nearby housing estates.<ref>Wakefield (1997), p. 147.</ref> In June 1955, the [[Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]] agreed to sell the Lulsgate airfield to Bristol Corporation, for the development of a new airport there.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Municipal Airport For Bristol |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=23 June 1955 |page=5 }}</ref> Bristol Gliding Club moved out to [[Nympsfield]] in Gloucestershire.<ref name="Chew76-2009"/>

In addition to the purchase price of £55,000, the city spent a further £200,000 by 1958 on building the [[airport terminal|terminal]] and other development.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bristol To Seek B.E.A. Service |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=1 October 1958 |page=3 }}</ref> In mid-April 1957, all air traffic was transferred from Whitchurch to the new airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=News in Brief |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=16 April 1957 |page=6 }}</ref> With the name of Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport,<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> it was officially opened on 1 May 1957 by [[Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Court Circular |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=2 May 1957 |page=12 }}</ref> In the airport's first year it was used by 33,000 people.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club also moved to Lulsgate.<ref name="Chew76-2009"/>

In 1962, a new [[control tower]] was built,<ref>{{cite news |title=Picture Gallery |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=19 September 1962 |page=6 }}</ref> and in 1969 the runway was lengthened and extensions were made to the terminal.<ref name="The Times-1992">{{cite news |title=Take-off towards new success |last=Elliott |first=Harvey |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=8 July 1992 |page=27 }}</ref> In 1968 a new {{convert|5000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} cargo transit shed was constructed.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> In 1974, the airline [[Court Line]] collapsed, causing a fall in passenger numbers.

By 1980, although 17 [[charter airline]]s were operating from the airport,<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> it was making a loss.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leslie Wilson |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=4 December 1995 |page=21 }}</ref> Les Wilson took over as managing director in that year, a position which he held until his death in a car crash in November 1995; much of the airport's subsequent strong recovery over that period has been attributed to him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-les-wilson-1584333.html|title=Obituary: Les Wilson|work=The Independent|location=London|publisher=Independent News and Media|date=30 November 1995|last=Belsey|first=James|access-date=7 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107060235/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-les-wilson-1584333.html|archive-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> The airport moved back into profit in financial year 1981/82,<ref>{{cite news |title=Hopes fly high as the big boys pull out |last1=Reed |first1=Arthur |last2=Seton |first2=Craig |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=28 September 1983 }}</ref> and by 1983/84 the profit was £0.5{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bristol |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=11 July 1984 |page=16 }}</ref> In 1984, an international departure lounge was added, with [[duty-free]] shops and a 24-hour air-side bar.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/>

The [[Airports Act 1986]] required every municipal airport with a turnover greater than £1&nbsp;million to be turned into a [[public limited company]].<ref name="The Times-1986">{{cite news |title=13 airports opt for first step to privatization |last=Elliott |first=Harvey |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=15 December 1986 |page=2 }}</ref> On 1 April 1987,<ref>{{cite news |title=12 local authority airports begin operating as limited companies |newspaper=The Financial Times |location=London |date=1 April 1987 |page=6 }}</ref> Bristol City Council transferred the operation and net assets of the airport to Bristol Airport plc. The council retained full ownership of the company.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2006"/> However, under the terms of the Act, as long as the local authority retained a majority shareholding there were restrictions on the ability of the company to raise finance for capital projects.<ref name="The Times-1986"/>

In 1988, the airport opened a new [[concourse]] area.<ref name="The Times-1992"/> In 1994, a [[planning application]] for a new terminal was approved.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> With other projects also planned, the council decided to sell a majority shareholding in the airport, so that the restrictions imposed by the Airports Act on raising the necessary finance could be removed.<ref name="BBC News-1997">{{cite news |title=Bus company in airport deal |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/29386.stm |date=11 November 1997 |access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>

===Bristol International Airport===
[[File:Bristol airport overview.jpg|thumb|Aerial view]]
[[File:Control Tower, Bristol Airport - geograph.org.uk - 3738102.jpg|thumb|[[Air traffic control tower]]]]
[[File:15 Bristol Airport sloped runway with runway lights in early morning - Bristol UK.jpg|thumb|Runway view]]
[[File:Bristol International Airport, terminal building departure area.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Terminal interior]]
In mid-1997, the airport's name was changed to Bristol International Airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Survey - Bristol 97: Sell off, then take off |last=Adburgham |first=Roland |newspaper=The Financial Times |location=London |date=6 June 1997 }}</ref> In November 1997, the successful bidder for the purchase of a 51% stake in the airport company was revealed to be [[FirstGroup|FirstBus]]. The remaining 49% was retained by the council. Work on the new terminal building had already started;<ref name="BBC News-1997"/> it opened in March 2000, at a cost of £27&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport's terminal is in use |newspaper=Bristol Evening Post |location=Bristol |date=7 March 2000 |page=3 }}</ref> In 2000, passenger numbers exceeded two million for the first time.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> A new control tower was built and the [[A38 road]] was diverted to cater for the installation of a [[Instrument landing system|Category 3 instrument landing system]]; these projects were completed in 2001.<ref name="Chew76-2009"/>

In January 2001, the airport was purchased for £198&nbsp;million,<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> by a joint venture of [[Macquarie Group|Macquarie Bank]] and [[Cintra]], part of the [[Ferrovial]] group.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/dec/21/7 |title=Over and out. FirstGroup sells Bristol airport |last=Gow |first=David |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2000 |access-date=6 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508235407/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/dec/21/7 |archive-date=8 May 2014}}</ref> Ferrovial sold its 50% share to Macquarie in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/sppage023-l30697218-oisbi-idUKL3069721820061201 |title=Ferrovial Sells Bristol Airport Stake to Macquarie |publisher=Reuters |date=1 December 2006 |access-date=6 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004084643/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2006/12/01/sppage023-l30697218-oisbi-idUKL3069721820061201 |archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> The [[Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan]] made two substantial share purchases, in 2002 and 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ontario Teachers becomes sole owner of Bristol Airport|date=17 September 2014|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-airport/ontario-teachers-becomes-sole-owner-of-bristol-airport-idUKKBN0HC11020140917|work=Reuters|access-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015648/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-airport/ontario-teachers-becomes-sole-owner-of-bristol-airport-idUKKBN0HC11020140917|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2001, the low-cost carrier [[Go Fly]] made Bristol Airport its second base after [[Stansted Airport|Stansted]].<ref name=anna>{{cite news |title=Go-fly 10 years on: What happened to the routes and people behind Europe's then third biggest LCC? |publisher=anna.aero |url=http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/02/go-fly-10-years-on-what-happened-to-the-routes-and-people-behind-europes-then-third-biggest-lcc/# |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830073957/http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/02/go-fly-10-years-on-what-happened-to-the-routes-and-people-behind-europes-then-third-biggest-lcc/ |archive-date=30 August 2014  }}</ref> Passenger numbers passed through three million in 2002,<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/> largely due to Go's arrival. [[easyJet]] purchased Go in 2002,<ref name=anna/> took over the base in 2003 and continued its rapid growth in destinations.<ref>{{cite news |title=easyJet's dominance at Bristol under threat from Ryanair |publisher=anna.aero |url=http://www.anna.aero/2007/11/23/easyjets-dominance-at-bristol-under-threat-from-ryanair/ |date=23 November 2007 |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035752/http://www.anna.aero/2007/11/23/easyjets-dominance-at-bristol-under-threat-from-ryanair/ |archive-date=4 March 2016  }}</ref> In May 2005, [[Continental Airlines]] introduced a direct flight from Bristol to [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]] with [[Boeing 757]] aircraft,<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015" /> though this ceased in November 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Continental-Airlines-scrap-flights-New-York-Bristol/article-1975411-detail/article.html |title=Continental Airlines to scrap flights to New York from Bristol |work=Bristol Evening Post|date=6 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409061641/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Continental-Airlines-scrap-flights-New-York-Bristol/article-1975411-detail/article.html |archive-date= 9 April 2010 }}</ref>

A new asphalt runway surface was laid between November 2006 and March 2007,<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.aaib.gov.uk/sites/aaib/publications/formal_reports/1_2009_g_xlac_g_bdwa_g_embo.cfm | publisher= [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] | title= Report No: 1/2009 | date= 9 January 2009 | access-date= 9 January 2009 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090130094935/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/sites/aaib/publications/formal_reports/1_2009_g_xlac_g_bdwa_g_embo.cfm | archive-date= 30 January 2009 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> at a cost of £17&nbsp;million.<ref name="The Guardian-2007">{{cite news |title=Bristol airport reopens after runway repairs |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jan/08/bristol.airport.open |date=8 January 2007 |access-date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831004206/http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jan/08/bristol.airport.open |archive-date=31 August 2013  }}</ref> Within this period, on 29 December and 3 January, there were four incidents of reduced braking action in wet conditions on the temporary surface, including two in which aircraft left the runway.<ref>{{cite news | title=Report finds runway 'was unsafe' | work= BBC News | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7819334.stm | date= 9 January 2009 | access-date= 9 January 2009 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090116120957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7819334.stm | archive-date= 16 January 2009 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> From 5 January, ten airlines, led by easyJet, cancelled or diverted their Bristol flights. The airport closed the runway on 7 January to cut grooves into the surface to improve water runoff, and flights resumed the next day.<ref name="The Guardian-2007"/>

[[Ryanair]] established a base at the airport in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryanair announces new city routes |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6686835.stm |date=24 May 2007 |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820173645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6686835.stm |archive-date=20 August 2007  }}</ref> In 2008, passenger numbers reached six million.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2015"/>

===Bristol Airport===
In March 2010, the airport was rebranded as Bristol Airport.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Rebranded-Bristol-Airport-drops-International/article-1907793-detail/article.html | work= [[Bristol Evening Post]] | date= 12 March 2010 | access-date= 12 March 2010 | title= Rebranded Bristol Airport drops the International | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100315153624/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Rebranded-Bristol-Airport-drops-International/article-1907793-detail/article.html | archive-date= 15 March 2010 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> The airport gained a new logo, said by the airport's owners to represent 'people', 'place' and 'region'; and a new slogan, "Amazing journeys start here".<ref name="Bristol Airport-2010-2">{{cite web | url= http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/media-centre/news-releases/2010/03/bristol-branch-launch-unveil.aspx | title= New vision unveiled ten years on from terminal opening | publisher= Bristol Airport | date= 12 March 2010|access-date= 27 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104001258/http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/media-centre/news-releases/2010/03/bristol-branch-launch-unveil.aspx|archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref>

Bristol Airport does not operate any [[jet bridge|jetways]], so aircraft have to park on the [[Airport apron|apron]] and passengers either walk out to their flights or are carried by bus. May 2010 saw the opening of a {{convert|450|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="Bristol Airport-2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/media-centre/news-releases/2010/05/walkway-opening.aspx|title=New walkway will enhance passenger experience|publisher=Bristol Airport|date=28 May 2010|access-date=27 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204217/http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/media-centre/news-releases/2010/05/walkway-opening.aspx|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> walkway to the west of the terminal building,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Airport-s-pound-6-5m-project-ease-passenger/story-19885798-detail/story.html |title=Airport's £6.5m project to ease passenger congestion |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131011183508/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Airport-s-pound-6-5m-project-ease-passenger/story-19885798-detail/story.html |archive-date=11 October 2013  }}</ref> connecting it to eight new pre-boarding zones, at a cost of £8&nbsp;million, to reduce the need for buses.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2010"/> In 2012, [[BMI Regional]] established a base at the airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bath-business.net/frankfurt-flights-launched-from-bristol-airport/ |title=Frankfurt flights launched from Bristol Airport |last=Buckland |first=Robert |work=Bath Business News |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104034411/http://www.bath-business.net/frankfurt-flights-launched-from-bristol-airport/ |archive-date=4 November 2013  }}</ref> In 2013, the airline added routes to German and Italian [[hub airport]]s, aimed at business travellers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afm.aero/magazine/focus/item/917-one-to-one-ceo-bmi-regional |title=One to one: CEO, BMI Regional |last=Rivers |first=Martin |work=AFM Airline Fleet Management |publisher=Aviation Media |date=3 September 2013 |access-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225225907/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-53365627 |archive-date= 25 February 2021 }}</ref>

In September 2014, [[Toronto]]-based [[Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan]] agreed to buy Macquarie's remaining 50% stake in the airport, thereby gaining 100% ownership.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Australian-owners-sells-50-cent-stake-Bristol/story-22937721-detail/story.html |title=Australian owners sell 50 per cent stake in Bristol Airport for £250 million |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=17 September 2014 |access-date=17 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919124002/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Australian-owners-sells-50-cent-stake-Bristol/story-22937721-detail/story.html |archive-date=19 September 2014}}</ref> In July 2020, over 76 employee redundancies,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-53365627 |title=Bristol Airport: Almost 100 jobs set to be lost |website=BBC News |date=10 July 2020|access-date=14 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719061705/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-53365627 |archive-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> up to a quarter of the work force, were announced by Bristol Airport. The job losses were announced despite the government's Job Retention Scheme.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-furlough-scheme-job-protection/ |title=The UK's coronavirus furlough scheme, explained by experts |magazine=Wired |date=3 March 2020|access-date=3 March 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403190426/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-furlough-scheme-job-protection |archive-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
 
On 11 November 2020, [[Jet2.com]] and [[Jet2holidays]] announced that they would open their tenth UK base at Bristol Airport on 1 April 2021, operating to 33 destinations; however, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus travel restrictions, the base opening and flights were delayed until 1 July 2021.<ref name="mw"/> In May 2023, it was announced that [[TUI Airways]] would discontinue their long-haul routes to [[Melbourne Orlando International Airport|Melbourne, Florida]], and [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún, Mexico]]. The two routes ceased at the end of summer 2023, this left the airport with no [[Transatlantic flights|transatlantic routes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=TUI remove long haul flights from Bristol Airport for Summer 2024-2025|url=https://www.freshaviation.co.uk/tui-remove-long-haul-flights-from-bristol-airport-for-summer-2024-2025/|access-date=31 May 2023|website=www.freshaviation.co.uk|date=31 May 2023|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802190421/https://www.freshaviation.co.uk/tui-remove-long-haul-flights-from-bristol-airport-for-summer-2024-2025/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Expansion==
===Initial development plans===
In response to the UK government's 2003 [[white paper]] ''The Future of Air Transport'', the airport published a Master Plan for expansion over the period 2006–2030.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2006">{{cite web |title=Bristol International Airport Master Plan 2006 to 2030 |publisher=Bristol Airport |url=http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/~/media/files/brs/about-us/bristol-airport-master-plan.ashx?la=en |access-date=26 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905131218/http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/~/media/files/brs/about-us/bristol-airport-master-plan.ashx?la=en |archive-date=5 September 2015 }}</ref>

In October 2007, the airport announced that it would delay the planning application until the middle of 2008 to give it time to complete research on the airport's effect on the environment.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7054255.stm | title= Airport expansion plans grounded | work= [[BBC News]] | date= 20 October 2007 | access-date= 23 October 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121112143907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7054255.stm | archive-date= 12 November 2012 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> The [[World Development Movement]] claimed that flights from the airport generated the same amount of [[carbon dioxide]] as the nation of Malawi.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7039098.stm | title= Airport CO2 rivals African nation | work= BBC News | date= 11 October 2007 | access-date= 23 October 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071013083236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7039098.stm | archive-date= 13 October 2007 | df= dmy-all }}</ref>

A campaign against the plan was led by Stop Bristol Airport Expansion, supported by Bristol [[Friends of the Earth]] and the [[Campaign to Protect Rural England]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport expansion plans take-off |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4377334.stm |date=26 October 2005 |access-date=5 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913155854/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4377334.stm |archive-date=13 September 2007 }}</ref>

====Approval and staging====
The application was eventually submitted in 2009.<ref name="BBC News-2009">{{cite news |title=Airport's plans go before council |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8102742.stm |date=16 June 2009 |access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref> The £150M plan,<ref name="BBC News-2010">{{cite news |title=Bristol Airport expansion over 'final hurdle' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11350942 |date=17 September 2010 |access-date=5 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925223344/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11350942 |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> designed to facilitate growth in annual passenger numbers to 10 million,<ref name="BBC News-2009"/> was approved by [[North Somerset Council]] in 2010 and by the [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] later the same year.<ref name="BBC News-2010"/>

In October 2011, Stop Bristol Airport Expansion lost its legal challenge to the plan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15469445 |title=Bristol Airport expansion approval 'was legal' |work=BBC News |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817134914/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15469445 |archive-date=17 August 2014 }}</ref>

The expansion was to occur in stages, spread over 30 construction projects.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-20971470 |title=Bristol Airport expansion: Pool of contractors appointed |work=BBC News |date=10 January 2013 |access-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817125526/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-20971470 |archive-date=17 August 2014 }}</ref> Plans included a doubling of passenger terminal floorspace, new piers and aircraft parking stands, extensions to the apron, multi-storey car parking and a public transport interchange.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our future |publisher=Bristol Airport |url=http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/our-future |access-date=26 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021043600/http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/our-future |archive-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref>

====Construction====
The first project was completed in June 2012, with the opening of three new aircraft stands.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/business/first_phase_of_airport_expansion_opens_1_1422116 |title=First phase of airport expansion opens |last=Wright |first=Tom |newspaper=[[The Weston & Somerset Mercury]] |date=27 June 2012 |access-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090255/http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/business/first_phase_of_airport_expansion_opens_1_1422116 |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>

In July 2014, a {{convert|3880|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, £6.5M walkway connected to the centre of the terminal was opened, providing four more pre-boarding zones including ones for [[wide-body aircraft]] such as the [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Airport-announces-best-figures-June/story-21665705-detail/story.html |title=Bristol Airport announces best ever figures for June |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=21 July 2014 |access-date=22 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726212842/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Airport-announces-best-figures-June/story-21665705-detail/story.html |archive-date=26 July 2014 }}</ref>

In July 2015, the airport opened an £8.6M eastward extension of the terminal, with a larger departure lounge and an outdoor terrace. Construction of another terminal extension started immediately, to the west and costing £24M.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/New-Bristol-Airport-terminal-opens-business/story-26827336-detail/story.html |title=New Bristol Airport terminal opens for business |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=3 July 2015 |access-date=8 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707235424/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/New-Bristol-Airport-terminal-opens-business/story-26827336-detail/story.html |archive-date=7 July 2015 }}</ref>  The first phases of the {{convert|9000|m2|sqft|adj=on}} western extension, which opened in summer 2016, provided a new security search area for departures, with 12 security lanes including a fast track zone. New arrivals facilities within the extension, including [[baggage reclaim]] and [[customs]], were scheduled to open later in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/could-the-problems-of-queues-at-bristol-airport-about-to-be-solved/story-29457776-detail/story.html |title=Could the problems of long queues at Bristol Airport finally be solved? |last=Ribbeck |first=M. |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905104225/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/could-the-problems-of-queues-at-bristol-airport-about-to-be-solved/story-29457776-detail/story.html |archive-date=5 September 2016 }}</ref> In October 2016, the airport announced that a further project, an enlargement of the immigration hall, will complete in 2017. These were completed and opened to the public in April 2017, enabling an increase in the number of [[passport]] control points from 10 to 17, of which 10 are [[ePassport gates]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Passport Control|url=https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/at-the-airport/passenger-information/passport-control|publisher=Bristol Airport|access-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927061406/http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/at-the-airport/passenger-information/passport-control|archive-date=27 September 2016}}</ref>

Work on a £9.5M multi-storey car park began in November 2017, following a £2.5M upgrade to the customer reception centre in the silver zone car park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/news-and-media-centre/2017/11/work-begins-on-multi-storey-car-park|title=Work Begins on Bristol Airport's First Multi-Storey Car Park|date=13 November 2017|website=Bristol Airport|language=en|access-date=30 May 2018|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923170550/https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/news-and-media-centre/2017/11/work-begins-on-multi-storey-car-park|url-status=live}}</ref> The new car park opened in May 2018.

===Hotel===
A planning application for an on-site 251-room hotel was approved separately in 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11539614 | work= BBC News | date= 14 October 2010 | title= Bristol Airport hotel plan approved by councillors | access-date= 1 November 2010 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101017063151/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11539614 | archive-date= 17 October 2010 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> In February 2014, a planning application was submitted for a revision to the previously approved design, with a 201-room hotel to be built initially, followed later by a 50-room addition. The airport stated that among the UK's busiest 16 airports, only Bristol lacked an on-site hotel.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/plans_for_new_hotel_made_public_1_3370536 |title=Plans for new hotel made public |last=Wright |first=Tom |newspaper=The Weston & Somerset Mercury |date=28 February 2014 |access-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090428/http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/plans_for_new_hotel_made_public_1_3370536 |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref> In February 2015, the airport announced that the 201-room hotel would be completed in 2016, and will be operated as a [[Hampton Inn|Hampton by Hilton]]. It opened for bookings in January 2017. It was funded, built and is owned, by a Chinese company,<ref name="Bristol Post-2015">{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/hotel-built-Bristol-Airport-Hampton-Hilton/story-25960824-detail/story.html |title=First hotel to be built at Bristol Airport will be Hampton by Hilton |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=5 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205212750/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/hotel-built-Bristol-Airport-Hampton-Hilton/story-25960824-detail/story.html |archive-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> [[China International Marine Containers|CIMC]] Modular Building Systems,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2014/11/26/chinese-firm-to-build-15m-bristol-sea-container-hotel/ |title=Chinese firm to build £15m Bristol sea container hotel |last=Morby |first=Aaron |newspaper=Construction Enquirer |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219005833/http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2014/11/26/chinese-firm-to-build-15m-bristol-sea-container-hotel/ |archive-date=19 December 2014 }}</ref> who shipped [[prefabricated]] modules for its construction from China.<ref name="Bristol Post-2015"/>

===2018 expansion proposal===
In 2018 the airport applied to extend the airport to allow a growth in passenger numbers to 12 million. The plan involved enlarging the passenger terminus and plane taxiways. It also planned to add parking for 3,000 more cars, much of it on greenbelt land. There was much resistance to the plan with 84% of North Somerset residents who commented rejecting the expansion plan. Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN), a network of organisations including [[Extinction Rebellion]], North Somerset Parishes, Stop Airport Expansion, Friends of the Earth, and [[Greenpeace]] organised a huge resistance. This culminated in North Somerset council voting 18 to 7 to reject the plan on 10 February 2020. It said the detrimental effect on the area and the wider impact on the environment outweighed the narrower benefits to airport expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/11/plan-to-expand-bristol-airport-rejected-after-climate-protests|title=Plan to expand Bristol airport rejected after climate protests|date=11 February 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=5 March 2020|archive-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211084135/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/11/plan-to-expand-bristol-airport-rejected-after-climate-protests|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Appeal====
The airport appealed, and a four-week public inquiry started in July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/how-legal-fight-bristol-airports-4826131 |title=How the legal fight on Bristol Airport's expansion will play out |last=Sumner |first=Stephen |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=4 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=4 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104100113/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/how-legal-fight-bristol-airports-4826131 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Planning Inspectorate granted the appeal in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raval |first=Priyanka |date=4 February 2022 |title='Climate change was taken out of the equation': Campaigners react to losing the battle over Bristol Airport expansion |url=https://thebristolcable.org/2022/02/climate-change-was-taken-out-of-the-equation-campaigners-react-to-losing-the-battle-over-bristol-airport-expansion/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=The Bristol Cable |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209072130/https://thebristolcable.org/2022/02/climate-change-was-taken-out-of-the-equation-campaigners-react-to-losing-the-battle-over-bristol-airport-expansion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bristol Airport Action Network applied for a statutory appeal, which was held in the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] in Bristol in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raval |first=Priyanka |date=11 November 2022 |title=Bristol Airport expansion fate pending after campaigners' appeal |url=https://thebristolcable.org/2022/11/bristol-airport-expansion-appeal-decision-pending-campaigners-making-an-impact/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=The Bristol Cable |language=en-GB |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529202427/https://thebristolcable.org/2022/11/bristol-airport-expansion-appeal-decision-pending-campaigners-making-an-impact/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2023 the appeal in the High Court was dismissed. Sarah Warren, a cabinet member of [[Bath and North East Somerset Council]], said it was a "deeply disappointing result".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bristol Airport expansion gets go-ahead as High Court appeal dismissed|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/bristol-airport-expansion-gets-go-26121084|access-date=2 August 2023|website=www.business-live.co.uk|date=31 January 2023|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802200614/https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/bristol-airport-expansion-gets-go-26121084|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2023, the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]] dismissed an application to hear an appeal against the airport's expansion plan from the Bristol Airport Action Network. This was the final possible legal challenge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Appeal against Bristol Airport expansion dismissed by courts|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/ports-logistics/appeal-against-bristol-airport-expansion-26941738|access-date=2 August 2023|website=www.business-live.co.uk|date=18 May 2023|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802200626/https://www.business-live.co.uk/ports-logistics/appeal-against-bristol-airport-expansion-26941738|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Work commences====
In September 2023 Bristol Airport announced the commencement of its expansion plans, starting with the construction of a £60 million transport hub and car park. This project includes the creation of one of the region's largest bus interchanges on the top level of the new car park, with an expansion that will more than double the number of coach bays, increasing them from 6 to 16. Additionally, the new multi-storey car park will provide over 2,000 parking spaces. The project is expected to take 18 months and aims to significantly enhance transportation options and services for passengers arriving at or departing from the airport.<ref name="Bristol Airport invests £60m in transport hub and car park-2023">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-66914873|title=Bristol Airport invests £60m in transport hub and car park|publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=26 September 2023 | access-date=10 October 2023 | language=en-UK}}</ref><ref name="Bristol Airport to get new car park and transport hub as part of £60 million transformation-2023">{{Cite news | url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-09-27/bristol-airport-invests-60m-in-new-car-park-and-transport-hub | title=Bristol Airport to get new car park and transport hub as part of £60 million transformation | publisher=[[ITV News]] | date=26 September 2023 | access-date=10 October 2023 | language=en-UK | archive-date=11 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011200624/https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-09-27/bristol-airport-invests-60m-in-new-car-park-and-transport-hub | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bristol Airport announces transformational public transport hub project-2023">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/corporate/news-and-media/news-and-media-centre/2023/9/public-transport-hub-project/|title=Bristol Airport announces transformational public transport hub project|publisher=Bristol Airport|date=26 September 2023|access-date=10 October 2023|language=en-UK|archive-date=11 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011200622/https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/corporate/news-and-media/news-and-media-centre/2023/9/public-transport-hub-project/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2024 expansion proposal===
In November 2024, the airport opened a consultation on further expansion plans, including launching direct long-haul flights to destinations such as the Middle East and the East Coast of America and a further capacity increase to 15 million passengers per annum.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2024">{{cite web |title=Bristol Airport Future Plans |url=https://bristolairport-futureplans.co.uk/index.php?contentid=24 |publisher=Bristol Airport |access-date=31 December 2024 |archive-date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211124531/https://bristolairport-futureplans.co.uk/index.php?contentid=24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBC News-2024">{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Harriet |last2=Simson |first2=Pete |title=Bristol Airport opens consultation on expansion plans |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dlwxd9z02o |publisher=BBC News |access-date=31 December 2024 |date=25 November 2024 |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203214304/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dlwxd9z02o |url-status=live }}</ref> The proposal involves extending the Bristol Airport terminal from approximately {{convert|50,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} to approximately {{convert|130,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, significantly exceeding the existing permission to expand to {{convert|70,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}. This expansion aims to enhance the customer experience with improved waiting areas, retail space, and facilities. The plans also include a {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}} runway extension within existing boundaries to support limited long-haul routes, alongside new taxiways to reduce congestion. To address traffic impacts, plans involve upgrading the [[A38 road|A38]] and nearby junctions, introducing bus priority lanes, and collaborating on future mass transit connections.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2024" /><ref name="BBC News-2024" />

====Views for and against====
The Bristol Airport Action Network criticised the latest proposal, calling it disappointing and stating that it fails to "consider the needs of local people" or address "its climate impact." They also described the airport's projected economic and job benefits as "misleading," citing their research, which indicates that the airport often "massively overstates the number of new jobs and economic gains it will generate."<ref name="BBC News-2024" />

Steve Smith, the Conservative candidate for the [[Mayor of the West of England]], expressed his support for the expansion proposal.<ref name="Somerset Live-2024">{{cite web |title=Bristol Airport needs to expand - and this is why |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/news-opinion/bristol-airport-needs-expand-why-9805892 |publisher=Somerset Live |access-date=31 December 2024 |language=en |date=29 December 2024}}</ref> He argued that the expansion would "create local jobs, open new routes to the rest of the world, and attract greater inward investment to our region." Smith also emphasized the convenience and environmental benefits for local travellers, stating, "Too many local people have to endure long drives to Heathrow or Birmingham just to access the flights they need. This is inconvenient, inefficient, and not good for the environment. Expanding Bristol Airport will provide passengers with convenience, choice, and high-quality services, right here in the West of England."<ref name="Somerset Live-2024" />

==Facilities==
Bristol Airport has one runway designated 09/27. As the prevailing wind is from the southwest, runway 27 (the westerly direction) is used about 70% of the time. The airport has one of the shortest international airport runways in the country at just {{convert|2011|m|abbr=on|ft}} in length, with runway 27 having a threshold displacement of {{convert|140|m}}. Despite the short runway length, the airfield is able to accommodate aircraft as large as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and [[Airbus A330]].<ref name="Bristol Airport-2006"/>

==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operate scheduled flights to and from Bristol:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/where-can-i-fly |title=Where can I fly? |publisher=Bristol Airport |date=26 September 2020 |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511010103/https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/where-can-i-fly |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Aer Lingus]] | [[Cork Airport|Cork]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.emeraldairlines.com/article/aer-lingus-regional-announces-expansion-into-cork-with-highly-anticipated-cork-bristol-service | title=Emerald Airlines - Aer Lingus Regional Announces Expansion into Cork with Highly-Anticipated Cork-Bristol Service }}</ref> [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-einw24eu|title=Aer Lingus NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=31 October 2024|access-date=14 March 2025|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Aurigny]] | [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Guernsey|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=412}}</ref>
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| [[easyJet]] | [[Agadir Airport|Agadir]],<ref name="Aeroroutes-2024-2">{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Liu|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240618-u2nw24|title=EASYJET NW24 NETWORK ADDITIONS|website=Aeroroutes|date=18 June 2024|access-date=22 June 2024|archive-date=18 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618082436/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240618-u2nw24|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="Liu-2022">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22ites|title=easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|access-date=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Almería Airport|Almería]],<ref>{{cite web |title=easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241224-u2ns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224143134/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241224-u2ns25 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230710-u2nw23321">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230710-u2nw23321|title=easyJet NW23 A321neo Network Expansion – 09JUL23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=10 July 2023|access-date=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230710-u2nw23321"/> [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast–City]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22uk|title=easyJet July 2022 UK Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|access-date=7 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]], [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Gibraltar Airport|Gibraltar]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]],<ref name="Aeroroutes-2024-2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airturkhaber.com/haberler/easyjetten-yeni-istanbul-rotasi/|title=Easyjet'ten yeni İstanbul rotası|first=Ege Buğra|last=Özen|date=11 June 2024|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611103059/https://www.airturkhaber.com/haberler/easyjetten-yeni-istanbul-rotasi/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230102-u2lis|title=easyJet NS23 Lisbon Network Expansion – 01JAN23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=2 January 2023|access-date=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/easyjet-to-launch-bristol-marrakech-service-1203964 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA | access-date=25 May 2023 | archive-date=25 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525074825/https://centreforaviation.com/news/easyjet-to-launch-bristol-marrakech-service-1203964 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230710-u2nw23321"/> [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fvw.de/international/travel-news/winter-flight-schedule-202526-easyjet-increases-its-commitment-in-germany-253119 | title=Winter flight schedule 2025/26: Easyjet increases its commitment in Germany }}</ref> [[Región de Murcia International Airport|Murcia]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Pisa International Airport|Pisa]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Porto]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-u2jul22|title=easyJet July 2022 Frequency Changes as of 08APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]] (begins 1 May 2026),<ref name="v904">{{cite web | title=CAPA | website=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | date=2025-11-20 | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/easyjet-schedules-three-services-from-bari-1339706 | access-date=2025-11-20}}</ref> [[Seville Airport|Seville]] (begins 2 May 2026),<ref name="v904">{{cite web | title=CAPA | website=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | date=2025-11-20 | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/easyjet-schedules-three-services-from-bari-1339706 | access-date=2025-11-20}}</ref> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Toulouse-Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Verona Airport|Verona]] (begins 6 December 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.malpensanews.it/2025/06/easyjet-per-la-winter-aprira-due-nuove-rotte-su-luxor-e-strasburgo/ | title=Easyjet per la winter aprirà due nuove rotte su Luxor e Strasburgo | date=17 June 2025 }}</ref> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/easyjet-confirms-22-new-routes-for-winter-202526-including-belfast-lapland-52360 | title=EasyJet confirms 22 new routes for winter 2025/26 including Belfast-Lapland }}</ref><br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Bari Airport|Bari]] (begins 18 April 2026),<ref name="v904">{{cite web | title=CAPA | website=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | date=2025-11-20 | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/easyjet-schedules-three-services-from-bari-1339706 | access-date=2025-11-20}}</ref> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Catania–Fontanarossa Airport|Catania]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230131-u2ns23|title=EASYJET NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS SUMMARY – 30JAN23|website=Aeroroutes|date=31 January 2023|access-date=1 February 2023|archive-date=3 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184830/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230131-u2ns23|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Grenoble-Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023b">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Lyon, France|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=511–514}}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023c">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Innsbruck, Austria|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=389}}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport|La Rochelle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|Lyon]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023b"/> [[Malta Airport|Malta]],<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-launches-range-of-new-routes-for-summer-2024 | title = EasyJet launches range of new routes for summer 2024 | website = travelweekly.co.uk | first = Andrew | last = McQuarrie | date = 7 November 2023}}</ref> [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220704-u2jul22uk"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="Liu-2022"/> [[Naples International Airport|Naples]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Palermo Airport|Palermo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://italiavola.com/2024/12/11/easyjet-presenta-le-basi-di-milano-linate-e-roma-fiumicino/|title=easyJet presenta le basi di Milano Linate e Roma Fiumicino|date=11 December 2024|website=Italiavola.com|language=IT|trans-title=Easyjet introduces new bases|access-date=24 December 2024|archive-date=14 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214054012/https://italiavola.com/2024/12/11/easyjet-presenta-le-basi-di-milano-linate-e-roma-fiumicino/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Pula Airport|Pula]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Reus Airport|Reus]] (begins 25 June 2026),<ref name="b627">{{cite web | title=EasyJet estrenarà dues noves rutes aèries que connectaran Reus amb Bristol i Newcastle el 2026 | website=Diari Més | date=2025-10-15 | url=https://www.diarimes.com/ca/reus/251015/easyjet-estrenara-dues-noves-rutes-aeries-connectaran-reus-amb-bristol-i-newcastle-2026_195196.html | language=ca | access-date=2025-10-15}}</ref> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220912-u2nw22|title=easyJet NW22 Network Additions Summary – 11SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 September 2022|access-date=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Salzburg, Austria|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=772–773}}</ref> [[Santorini (Thira) International Airport|Santorini]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/easyjet-to-start-serving-skiathos-next-summer | title=EasyJet to start serving Skiathos next summer }}</ref> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220411-u2jul22"/> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]] (begins 27 June 2026),<ref name="k311">{{cite web | title=EasyJet: Νέες πτήσεις από Άμστερνταμ και Μπρίστολ προς Θεσσαλονίκη το καλοκαίρι του 2026 | website=Reporter.gr| date=2025-10-15 |url=https://www.reporter.gr/eidhseis/epicheirhseis/airlines/654628-easyjet-nees-ptiseis-apo-amsterntam-kai-bristol-pros-thessaloniki-to-kalokairi-tou-2026 | language=el | ref={{sfnref|Reporter.gr|2025}} | access-date=2025-10-15}}</ref> [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/23953925.easyjet-add-18th-aircraft-bristol-airport-summer-2024/|title=easyJet to introduce 18th aircraft to North Somerset fleet next summer|date=29 November 2023|website=North Somerset Times|access-date=29 November 2023|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201072740/https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/23953925.easyjet-add-18th-aircraft-bristol-airport-summer-2024/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241114-u2nw24|title=easyJet NW24 Network Additions – 10NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 November 2024|access-date=1 April 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18136051/easyjet-establishes-itself-in-norway?publisherId=17507039&lang=en|title=EasyJet establishes itself in Norway|date=11 June 2024|website=The Avinor Group|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611172709/https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18136051/easyjet-establishes-itself-in-norway?publisherId=17507039&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023a">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Turin, Italy|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=905–906}}</ref> [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]] (begins 21 November 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/easyjet-verstaerkt-winterangebot-am-flughafen-wien-mit-fuenf-neuen-verbindungen | title=Easyjet verstärkt Winterangebot am Flughafen Wien mit fünf neuen Verbindungen | date=17 June 2025 }}</ref> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/>
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| [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orban |first1=André |title=Edelweiss expands Summer 2025 network with five new holiday destinations |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/swiss/edelweiss/edelweiss-expands-summer-2025-network-with-five-new-holiday-destinations/ |website=Aviation 24 |access-date=13 February 2025 |date=30 October 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Jet2.com]]<ref name="jet2.com-2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.jet2.com/timetable|title=Flight Timetable|website=jet2.com|access-date=11 November 2020|archive-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714130402/https://www.jet2.com/timetable|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukaviation.news/jet2s-bristol-airport-base-will-bring-450000-holiday-seats/|title=Jet2's Bristol Airport base will bring 450,000-holiday seats|website=ukaviation.news|date=11 November 2020|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111101520/https://ukaviation.news/jet2s-bristol-airport-base-will-bring-450000-holiday-seats/|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays | title=Jet2 introduces Morocco flights and holidays | access-date=18 October 2023 | archive-date=18 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018105546/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="OAG_World_Nov2023_158_159">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=Bristol|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=158–159}}</ref> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-lsnw24|title=Jet2 NW24 Network Adjustments – 21APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 April 2024|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231010-lsns24|title=Jet2.com NS24 Network Adjustment – 08OCT23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=10 October 2023|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="OAG_World_Nov2023_158_159"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="OAG_World_Nov2023_158_159"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_221225-ns23gb"/> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Almería Airport|Almería]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240415-ukns24">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240415-ukns24|title=UK NS24 Network Additions – 14APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=15 April 2024|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]] (begins 27 November 2025),<ref name="bristolpost">{{Cite web |last=King |first=Natalie |date=31 March 2025 |title=Jet2 announces new routes from Bristol Airport this winter |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/jet2-announces-new-routes-bristol-10069064 |access-date=29 May 2025 |website=Bristol Live |language=en}}</ref> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240415-ukns24"/><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.jet2.com/en/next-summer#flights | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221016050020/https://www.jet2.com/en/next-summer | archive-date = 16 October 2022 | title = Flights for Summer 2024 | website = jet2.com}}</ref> [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Chambery/Aix-les-Bains, France|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=166}}</ref> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="aeroroutes_221225-ns23gb">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221225-ns23gb|title=UK NS23 New Routes Addition Summary – 25DEC22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 December 2022|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24"/> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231030-uknw23|title=UK NW23 Network Additions/Removals Summary – 29OCT23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2023|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023c"/> [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport|Izmir]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240415-ukns24"/> [[Kalamata International Airport|Kalamata]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-puts-16m-seats-on-sale-for-summer-2025|title=Jet2 puts 16m seats on sale for summer 2025|website=Travel Weekly|access-date=11 October 2023|archive-date=12 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012162508/http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-puts-16m-seats-on-sale-for-summer-2025|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231010-lsns24"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="Jet2.com Christmas">{{Cite news | url = https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/23798914.jet2-com-jet2citybreaks-launch-christmas-markets-programme/ | website = North Somerset Times | first = Amber | last = Hill | date = 19 September 2023 | title = Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks launch Christmas Markets programme | archive-date = 28 November 2023 | access-date = 27 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231128154206/https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/23798914.jet2-com-jet2citybreaks-launch-christmas-markets-programme/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Reus Airport|Reus]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],<ref name="aeroroutes_221225-ns23gb"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]],<ref name="Jet2.com Christmas"/> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/>
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| [[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-klns24eu|title=KLM NS24 European Service Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=26 October 2024|archive-date=4 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204045513/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-klns24eu|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Loganair]] | [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Aberdeen|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=10–12}}</ref> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]]<ref name="j248">{{cite web | title=Loganair to take over from Blue Island | website=ITV News | date=2025-11-15 | url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2025-11-15/logan-air-to-take-over-from-blue-island | access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref>
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|{{nowrap|[[Pegasus Airlines]]}} | [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Pegasus, 3 Yeni Destinasyon Duyurdu |trans-title=Pegasus Announces 3 New Destinations |url=https://havasosyalmedya.com/pegasus-3-yeni-destinasyon-duyurdu/ |website=havasosyalmedya.com |access-date=28 March 2025 |language=tr |date=26 March 2025}}</ref>
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| [[Ryanair]]<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-frns23"/> | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Bristol, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=163–165}}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Orio al Serio International Airport|Bergamo]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-frns23it|title=Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=4 September 2024|archive-date=5 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005193930/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-frns23it|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest–Otopeni]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220902-frnw22bud|title=Ryanair NW22 Budapest Service Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=2 September 2022|access-date=31 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Bydgoszcz Airport|Bydgoszcz]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221212-frnw22|title=Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=4 September 2024|archive-date=12 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212071226/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221212-frnw22|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="Britain Travel Deals - cheap flights, hotels, holiday packages-2023">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britaintraveldeals.com/ryanair-will-launch-a-new-route-from-birmingham-bristol-cardiff-exeter-leeds-and-london/|title=Ryanair will launch a new routes from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Leeds and London|website=Britain Travel Deals - cheap flights, hotels, holiday packages|access-date=7 December 2023|archive-date=7 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180559/https://www.britaintraveldeals.com/ryanair-will-launch-a-new-route-from-birmingham-bristol-cardiff-exeter-leeds-and-london/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Kaunas Airport|Kaunas]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Porto Airport|Porto]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ryanair-announces-biggest-ever-bristol-schedule-for-summer-2023|title=Ryanair announces biggest-ever Bristol schedule for summer 2023|website=Travel Weekly|access-date=26 April 2023|archive-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426091359/http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ryanair-announces-biggest-ever-bristol-schedule-for-summer-2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Poznań–Ławica Airport|Poznań]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Riga International Airport|Riga]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport|Rzeszów]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]], [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]],<ref name="Aeroroutes-2024-3">{{cite web |title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241205-frns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 December 2024 |archive-date=5 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205133718/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241205-frns25 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-frns23">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230330-frns23|title=Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 March 2023|access-date=30 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport|Bergerac]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport|Béziers]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="Britain Travel Deals - cheap flights, hotels, holiday packages-2023"/> [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]],<ref name="Ryanair NW23 Network Changes">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 | title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23 | access-date=18 September 2023 | archive-date=18 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918193549/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Alpes–Isère Airport|Grenoble]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023b"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Ireland West Airport|Knock]],<ref name="Ryanair NW23 Network Changes"/> [[Limoges – Bellegarde Airport|Limoges]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Marseille Airport|Marseille]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-frns23"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/> [[Prague Airport|Prague]],<ref name="Britain Travel Deals - cheap flights, hotels, holiday packages-2023"/> [[Turin Airport|Turin]],<ref name="OAG Flight Guide Worldwide-2023a"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ryanair-schedules-two-uk-services-to-rovaniemi-1326901|title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA|website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref> [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_163_165"/>
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| [[SunExpress]] | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/sunexpress-to-launch-bristol-and-newcastle-services-from-2023-1139244 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA | access-date=9 September 2022 | archive-date=27 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227211833/https://centreforaviation.com/news/sunexpress-to-launch-bristol-and-newcastle-services-from-2023-1139244 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[TUI Airways]] | [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref>{{cite web | title=New TUI Airways UK Summer 2018 Routes | date=22 December 2017 | url=https://ukaviation.news/new-tui-airways-uk-summer-2018-routes/ }}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref>{{cite web | title=We compared prices of flights from Bristol and Cardiff Airport | date=16 February 2023 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/looked-prices-same-flights-bristol-26242897 }}</ref> [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230424-tomsid|title=TUI Airways Expands Cabo Verde Network in NW23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 April 2023|access-date=25 June 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Tui to start selling holidays to Sharm el Sheikh after ban is lifted | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=November 2019 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/sharm-el-sheikh-flight-ban-uk-airlines-return-flights-egypt-tui-a9180611.html }}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]<ref name="TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports-2019">{{cite web | title=TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports | date=22 October 2019 | url=https://ukaviation.news/tui-rolls-out-big-summer-2020-upgrades-from-uk-regional-airports/ }}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports-2019"/> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Chambéry Airport|Chambéry]],{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024-2023">{{cite web | title=TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024 | date=21 April 2023 | url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/bristol-airport-tui-launch-new-8373050 }}</ref> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name="TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports-2019"/> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Flights to Croatia: TUI Returns to Croatia this Summer with 15 Lines from Great Britain | date=16 February 2021 | url=https://total-croatia-news.com/news/travel/tui-returns-to-croatia/ }}</ref> [[Enfidha Airport|Enfidha]] (resumes 3 May 2026),<ref name="z154">{{cite web | title=TUI Airways announce new route to Enfidha from Bristol Airport | website=Fresh Aviation | date=2022-11-13 | url=https://www.freshaviation.co.uk/tui-airways-announce-new-route-to-enfidha-from-bristol-airport/ | access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]] (resumes 20 December 2025),<ref name="TUItimetable">{{cite web| url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable| title=Flight Timetable| website=TUI| language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name="TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024-2023"/> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024-2023"/> [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Innsbruck Airport starts the 2023/24 winter sports season | date=11 December 2023 | url=https://aviation.direct/en/Innsbruck-airport-starts-the-2023-winter-sports-season-24 }}</ref> [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],<ref name="TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024-2023"/> [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],<ref>{{cite web | title=TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale | url=https://travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/tui-puts-2026-lapland-day-trips-on-sale/ }}</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]],<ref name="TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024-2023"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports-2019"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]],<ref>{{cite web | title=The 24 routes set to restart this spring at Bristol Airport | date=2 March 2022 | url=https://ukaviation.news/the-24-routes-set-to-restart-this-spring-at-bristol-airport/ }}</ref> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports-2019"/> [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],<ref>{{cite web | title=UK Travelers Get More Choices as TUI Expands Summer Routes to Spain, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Morocco, Ireland, Tunisia and Scotland - Travel and Tour World | date=16 March 2025 | url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/uk-travelers-get-more-choices-as-tui-expands-summer-routes-to-spain-egypt-cyprus-greece-morocco-ireland-tunisia-and-scotland/ }}</ref> [[Reus Airport|Reus]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Tui adds 2020 capacity from Manchester and Bristol airports | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tui-adds-egypt-capacity-from-manchester-airport }}</ref> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref>{{cite web | title=TUI's biggest-ever Lapland programme kicks off this week | url=https://travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/tuis-biggest-ever-lapland-programme-kicks-off-this-week/ }}</ref> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} [[Skiathos International Airport|Skiathos]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gtp.gr/2024/11/06/wtm-london-skiathos-strengthens-airline-connections-for-2025/?|title=WTM London: Skiathos Strengthens Airline Connections for 2025 &#124; GTP Headlines|work=GTP Headlines |date=6 November 2024}}</ref> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref>{{cite web | title=I visited Greece's 'unsung hero' holiday destination & was absolutely blown away | date=23 October 2024 | url=https://www.shieldsgazette.com/travel/greece-unsung-hero-destination-review-4785583 }}</ref> [[Toulouse Airport|Toulouse]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220623-tomnw22tls|title=TUI Airways adds seasonal Bristol-Toulouse route in NW22|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=23 June 2022|access-date=23 June 2022|archive-date=23 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623143148/https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220623-tomnw22tls|url-status=live}}</ref>  [[Turin Airport|Turin]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name="TUI to offer more flights from Bristol Airport from summer 2024-2023"/>
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==Statistics==
===Passengers and movements===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+
|-
!| !! Number of<br />passengers<ref group=note>Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit.</ref> !! style="width:125px"| Number of<br />movements<ref group=note>Number of movements represents total takeoffs and landings during that year.</ref> 
|-
!1997
|1,614,837 || 59,547
|-
!1998
|1,838,219 || 61,582
|-
!1999
|1,993,331 || 62,072
|-
!2000
|2,141,525 || 63,252
|-
!2001
|2,694,464 || 69,854
|-
!2002
|3,445,945 || 72,152
|-
!2003
|3,915,072 || 74,635
|-
!2004
|4,647,266 || 77,956
|-
!2005
|5,253,752 || 84,289
|-
!2006
|5,757,963 || 84,583
|-
!2007
|5,926,774 || 76,428
|-
!2008
|6,267,114 || 76,517
|-
!2009
|5,642,921 || 70,245
|-
!2010
|5,747,604 || 69,134
|-
!2011
|5,780,746 || 66,179
|-
!2012
|5,921,530 || 61,206
|-
!2013
|6,131,896 || 65,299
|-
!2014
|6,339,805 || 64,230
|-
!2015
|6,786,790 || 68,074
|-
!2016
|7,610,780 || 73,536
|-
!2017
|8,239,250 || 76,199
|-
!2018
|8,699,529 || 72,927
|-
!2019
|8,964,242 || 69,434
|-
!2020
|2,194,524 || 29,191
|-
!2021
|2,087,772 || 32,278
|-
!2022
|7,948,941  || 56,391
|-
!2023
|9,911,879  || 68,718
|-
!2024
|10,479,112  || 78,554
|-  class="sortbottom"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="caa2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual airport data 2024 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2024/annual-2024/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=www.caa.co.uk}}</ref>
|}

===Busiest routes===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Busiest international routes from Bristol (2024)
! Rank 
! Destination
! Passengers
! Change 2023<br />to 2024
|-
| 1
| [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] 
| 502,440
| {{increase}} 6%
|-
| 2
| [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]] 
| 487,980
| {{increase}} 5.2%
|-
| 3
| [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]] 
| 482,455
| {{increase}} 12.5%
|-
| 4
| [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] 
| 434,444
| {{increase}} 8.4%
|-
| 5
| [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife-South]] 
| 421,952
| {{increase}} 13.2%
|-
| 6
| [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]] 
| 396,867
| {{increase}} 0.6%
|-
| 7
| [[Faro Airport|Faro]] 
| 380,930
| {{increase}} 8%
|-
| 8
| [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]] 
| 274,641
| {{increase}} 0.8%
|-
| 9
| [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]] 
| 267,220
| {{increase}} 7.7%
|-
| 10
| [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle]] 
| 266,556
| {{increase}} 25%
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="caa2024"/>
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Busiest domestic routes from Bristol (2024)
! Rank 
! Destination
! Passengers
! Change 2023<br />to 2024
|-
| 1
| [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]]
| 451,404
| {{increase}} 6.8%
|-
| 2
| [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]]
| 292,113
| {{decrease}} 1.3%
|-
| 3
| [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast International]]
| 267,648
| {{decrease}} 1.7%
|-
| 4
| [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle]]
| 147,923
| {{increase}} 3.3%
|-
| 5
| [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]]
| 92,198
| {{increase}} 10.1%
|-
| 6
| [[Belfast City Airport|Belfast City]]
| 49,316
| {{increase}} 12.8%
|-
| 7
| [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]]
| 31,140
| {{decrease}} 13.3%
|-
| 8
| [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]]
| 25,818
| {{increase}} 0.3%
|-
| 9
| [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]]
| 21,040
| {{decrease}} 22.8%
|-
| 10
| [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]]
| 14,360
| {{decrease}} 11.5%
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA Statistics]]''<ref name="caa2024"/>
|}

==Ground transport==
[[File:Bristol Redcliff Way - First 36827 (YP67XDC).JPG|thumb|right|A Bristol Airport Flyer [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC]] bus in 2019]]

===Road===
Bristol Airport is located on the [[A38 road|A38]], {{convert|8|mi|0}} southwest of [[Bristol city centre]]. The airport is signposted from the [[M5 motorway]], from junction 22 when approaching from the south and junction 18 when approaching from the north. Neither gives quick access to the airport, a fact which was recognised by the Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study.<ref name="Bristol Airport-2006"/> In November 2013, Bristol and North Somerset councils approved a planning application for the South Bristol Link Road,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-25128816 |work=BBC News |title=South Bristol link road: Bristol City Council gives approval |date=27 November 2013 |access-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129013710/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-25128816 |archive-date=29 November 2013  }}</ref> which provides a link from the A38 northwards to the [[A370 road|A370]] at [[Long Ashton]], giving the airport an improved connection to the M5, and a link from the A38 southwards to [[Hengrove Park]], connecting to the [[Bristol Ring Road]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/45m_link_road_scheme_planning_documents_reveal_details_1_2294163 |title=£45m link road scheme - planning documents reveal details |newspaper=North Somerset Times |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222205/http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/45m_link_road_scheme_planning_documents_reveal_details_1_2294163 |archive-date=4 October 2013  }}</ref>

===Bus===
The South Bristol Link, part of the [[MetroBus (Bristol)|MetroBus]] rapid transit route,<ref>{{cite web|title=South Bristol Link|work=Travelwest |url=http://travelwest.info/metrobus/metrobus-build/south-bristol-link|access-date=22 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620175453/http://travelwest.info/metrobus/metrobus-build/south-bristol-link|archive-date=20 June 2016}}</ref> was opened in January 2017 and is expected to provide a reduction in journey times to the airport for both bus passengers and car drivers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Special report: What the South Bristol Link road will do for business|url=http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/regions/bristol/special-report--what-the-south-bristol-link-road-will-do-for-business-30032016140104/|publisher=South West Business|date=31 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509121536/http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/regions/bristol/special-report--what-the-south-bristol-link-road-will-do-for-business-30032016140104/|archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> The [[Airport Flyer]] bus service links the airport to [[Bristol Temple Meads railway station]] and [[Bristol bus station]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/buses-quicker-journey-Bristol-airport-route/story-19690492-detail/story.html#axzz2dDBe2wmm |title=More buses and quicker journey on Bristol airport route |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=22 August 2013 |access-date=31 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827101921/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/buses-quicker-journey-Bristol-airport-route/story-19690492-detail/story.html#axzz2dDBe2wmm |archive-date=27 August 2013  }}</ref> The service, numbered A1, is operated by [[First West of England]] on behalf of Bristol Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyer.bristolairport.co.uk/|title=Bristol Flyer|publisher=Bristol Airport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001122842/https://flyer.bristolairport.co.uk/|archive-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref> The same company operated the A2 service from/to [[Weston-super-Mare]], and the A3 on a more direct route to/from [[Weston-super-Mare railway station]]. The A4 'Air Decker' service operated by [[Bath Bus Company]] links the airport with southern suburbs of Bristol, [[Keynsham]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airdecker.com/|title=Air Decker|website=Bath Bus Company|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316175645/https://www.airdecker.com/|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> Service A2 now only operates as far as Bedminster.  The 'South West Falcon' service operated by [[Stagecoach South West]] runs between Bristol and [[Plymouth]], via the airport and [[Bridgwater]], [[Taunton]] and [[Exeter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/fly-the-south-west-falcon|title=SW Falcon: From Plymouth to Bristol & back again 24/7|website=Stagecoach|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203081526/https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/fly-the-south-west-falcon|archive-date=3 February 2016|url-status=live|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> [[216 Cardiff–Bristol Airport|Service 216]] links the airport to [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and [[Cardiff]]. The [[WESTlink (on-demand bus)|WESTlink on-demand bus]] also serves the airport.

The airport is a stop on the [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] coach network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cork |first=Tristan |date=13 November 2024 |title=National Express expands Bristol Airport coach service |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/national-express-expands-bristol-airport-9708153 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=Bristol Live |language=en |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113165030/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/national-express-expands-bristol-airport-9708153 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2023 as part as the airport's expansion plans, construction started on a £60 million multi-storey car park which will include one of the region's largest bus interchanges on its roof, increasing the number of bus and coach bays from 6 to 16.<ref name="Bristol Airport invests £60m in transport hub and car park-2023" /><ref name="Bristol Airport to get new car park and transport hub as part of £60 million transformation-2023" /><ref name="Bristol Airport announces transformational public transport hub project-2023" /> A new bridge will connect the bus interchange to the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Driscoll |first=Alex |date=10 November 2024 |title=Bristol Airport road network overhaul as expansion scheme continues |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/huge-changes-bristol-airport-road-9697138 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=Gloucestershire Live |language=en |archive-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111015432/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/huge-changes-bristol-airport-road-9697138 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Proposed rail link===
{{Main|Bristol Airport Rail Link}}
In July 2016, the airport's chief executive officer Robert Sinclair discussed the possibility of a [[Bristol Airport Rail Link|rail link]] to the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.propertyweek.com/5084242.article?mobilesite=enabled |title=The sky's the limit: Bristol Airport adapts to meet demand |work=Property Week |access-date=6 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005090653/http://m.propertyweek.com/5084242.article?mobilesite=enabled |archive-date=5 October 2016  |last1=Hunt |first1=Mia }}</ref> The West of England LEP subsequently announced their application to the [[Department for Transport]]'s Large Local Major Transport Schemes fund for the "South West Bristol Economic Link" – a strategy designed to address "poor connectivity between North Somerset, Bristol Airport and Bristol", which includes new road links as well as light or heavy rail opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/place/transport-investment|title=Transport investment|website=westofenglandlep.co.uk|access-date=6 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009121513/http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/place/transport-investment|archive-date=9 October 2016}}</ref>
By 2019, this proposal had been expanded as a [[Light rail in Bristol|mass transit]] line with potential for underground sections.

==General aviation==
[[File:Cessna 525a citationjet cj2 g-ocjz arp.jpg|thumb|Centreline Air Charter [[Cessna Citation CJ2]] taking off at Bristol Airport.]]
Bristol Airport is a [[general aviation]] (GA) centre. In 2006, the GA terminal was relocated from the north side next to the control tower to a purpose-built facility on the south east corner of the field. Handling for visiting executive GA aircraft is managed by Bristol Flying Centre, which also provides engineering services and operates a fleet of business jets trading as Centreline Air Charter. Handling for light GA aircraft is managed by the [[Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club]].

In 2012, Bristol Flying Centre doubled the size of its terminal,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://evaint.com/industry-news/bristol-flying-centre-new-fbo-open-for-business |title=Bristol Flying Centre new FBO open for business |work=Eva International news |date=14 March 2013 |access-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044040/http://evaint.com/industry-news/bristol-flying-centre-new-fbo-open-for-business |archive-date=5 March 2016  }}</ref> to {{convert|6500|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, with self-contained security facilities and two new passenger lounges.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2013-01-01/bristol-flying-center-set-expansion |title=Bristol Flying Center Set for Expansion |last=Epstein |first=Curt |work=Aviation International News |date=1 January 2013 |access-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528022227/http://ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2013-01-01/bristol-flying-center-set-expansion |archive-date=28 May 2013  }}</ref> Following the closure of [[Bristol Filton Airport]] at the end of 2012, Bristol Flying Centre gained [[fixed-base operator]] traffic such as the corporate shuttle for [[Airbus]], flying to [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]], and the shuttle for [[BAE Systems]].<ref name="flightglobal.com-2013"/> In July 2013, the Department for Transport gave approval for Bristol Flying Centre to handle charter flights directly, without needing to clear through the main airport terminal.<ref name="flightglobal.com-2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bristol-airport-sets-sights-on-becoming-major-uk-business-aviation-hub-388684/ |title=Bristol airport sets sights on becoming major UK business aviation hub |last=Sarsfield |first=Kate |work=flightglobal.com |date=25 July 2013 |access-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728134747/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bristol-airport-sets-sights-on-becoming-major-uk-business-aviation-hub-388684/ |archive-date=28 July 2013  }}</ref>

In 2014, a new building called The Bristol Flying School was constructed to re-house the Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club and to contain a flying school operated by Aeros Flight Training, which formerly operated at Filton Airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Flying-school-comes-land-new-headquarters/story-23195575-detail/story.html |last=Ribbeck |first=Michael |title=Flying school comes in to land at new headquarters |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=16 October 2014 |access-date=13 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206203520/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Flying-school-comes-land-new-headquarters/story-23195575-detail/story.html |archive-date=6 December 2014  }}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 19 January 1970, [[Vickers Viscount]] G-AMOA of [[Cambrian Airways]] was damaged beyond economic repair in a heavy landing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700119-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025102530/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700119-0 |archive-date=25 October 2012  }}</ref>
*On 15 September 2006, an easyJet [[Airbus A319]] (registration G-EZAC) operating as [[easyJet Flight 6074]] from Alicante, suffered a major electrical failure over Nantes, France, which almost led to a mid-air collision with an American Airlines Boeing 777, landed at Bristol Airport with no injuries or fatalities.
*On 3 October 2010, a [[TUI Airways|Thomson Airways]] [[Boeing 767]] aircraft, registration G-OOBK, landed heavily on runway 09 in severe weather conditions, reduced visibility and turbulence. The flight number 519 was from [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún Airport]] in Mexico and carried 258 passengers and 12 crew members. No injuries were reported. During approach, the commander decided to perform a manual landing as weather reported at Bristol was not consistent with that presented to them at their briefing. Both the commander and co-pilot were thrown forward during the touchdown, and this resulted in the commander pushing the control column forward, to a nose down position. The aircraft then rapidly pitched up and down, before eventually settling on the landing gear. None of the pilots had recent or regular experience of landings on runway 09, and they only operated to Bristol Airport approximately twice a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/boeing-767-324-g-oobk-3-october-2010|title=Boeing 767-324, G-OOBK, 3 October 2010|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510080444/https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/boeing-767-324-g-oobk-3-october-2010|archive-date=10 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On 22 December 2017, a [[BMI Regional]] [[Embraer ERJ 145|Embraer ERJ145]] aircraft, registration G-CKAG, exited the runway and became grounded after landing at 11:35. The flight was from Frankfurt and was carrying 22 passengers and three crew. No injuries were reported. The parking brake had been applied instead of the speed brakes before landing. The aircraft touched down on runway 27, the crew lost control of the aircraft and the aircraft exited the runway and entered a grass zone to the left, crossing taxiway Hotel at speed, causing the main landing gear tyres to burst. The aircraft came to rest in the grass shortly after. The aircraft was towed to the gate some 14 hours later. The incident resulted in several flights being diverted to other airports on what was called "Frantic Friday" as holidaymakers and families travelled for the Christmas period.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-42457193|title=Plane comes off runway after landing|date=22 December 2017|work=BBC News: Bristol|access-date=23 December 2017|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223000840/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-42457193|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 4 March 2024, [[TUI Airways]] Flight 6114, a [[Boeing 737-800]] aircraft, registration G-FDZS, barely cleared the [[A38 road#Bristol|A38 road]] by less than 100&nbsp;ft during takeoff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/serious-software-glitch-meant-plane-taking-off-from-bristol-barely-cleared-the-runway-13149265|title='Serious' software glitch meant plane taking off from Bristol barely cleared the runway|date=7 June 2024|website=[[Sky News]]|access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/boeing-tui-bristol-a38-throttle-incident-b2553924.html|title=Boeing 737 cleared busy road by only 100ft because of 'serious' throttle fault – investigators|last=Jamieson|first=Alastair|date=31 May 2024|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref> The [[AAIB (UK)|AAIB]] determined that the plane's [[autothrottle]] was disconnected uncommanded due to a known fault with voltage being supplied to the autothrottle servo motor in 737s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/388602|title=Serious incident Boeing 737-8K5 (WL) G-FDZS, Monday 4 March 2024|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref>

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