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Bristol International Welcomes The Red Arrows

Bristol International will play host to the Red Arrows this weekend (Saturday 9th August) as the renowned RAF aerobatic team touch down at the airport in readiness for a display at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta on Sunday.… (07/08/08) More →


Sixty sought for Airport roles

Recruits are being sought for 60 positions at Bristol International as new facilities and services are introduced at the airport.… (01/08/08) More →

Turbine proposal marks wind of change at Airport

Bristol International is investigating ways to increase its use of on-site renewable energy, with wind power and bio-mass possible sources which could supply power to the airport's terminal building in the near future.… (31/07/08) More →

Airport Passengers set to fly thru Security Queues

Passengers flying from Bristol International will soon be able to bypass queues by choosing a new channel fast tracking progress to the airport's security search area. The Fly Thru service launches tomorrow (22nd July) for advance online bookings for passengers flying from 5th August, with tickets costing £5 per passenger.… (21/07/08) More →

Statement from Bristol International Airport

Bristol International Airport today announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Paul Kehoe… (04/07/08) More →

Potential High Fliers Wanted for new Airport Roles

Bristol International will host three drop-in sessions in the coming weeks (Wednesday 25th June and Wednesday 2nd July) for anyone interested in applying for positions in the customer services car park team.… (18/06/08) More →

Ten Thousand join 'Hub Club' at Bristol International

More than ten thousand passengers a week are turning their backs on direct flights from London airports and instead travelling between Bristol International and hubs such as Amsterdam-Schiphol, Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle, New York, Brussels and Oslo, from where they can access connections to hundreds of destinations worldwide.… (13/06/08) More →

New Support Service for Passengers with Reduced Mobility

Bristol International has chosen OCS Group to implement a new support service that will provide seamless assistance to passengers with reduced mobility (PRM), from arrival at the airport to boarding their flight.… (10/06/08) More →

Airport Prepares for Irish Invasion

Bristol International expects more than 10,000 additional passengers to pass through the airport this weekend as a result of the Heineken Cup final between Munster and Toulouse at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday (24th May).… (23/05/08) More →

Continental Airlines Celebrates 250,000th Passenger

As the 250,000th passenger on Continental Airlines’ non-stop service from Bristol to New York, lucky Katherine Bronander from New Jersey, was presented today with a complimentary upgrade to the airline’s award-winning BusinessFirst service.… (20/05/08) More →

Walkway Rejection a green "own goal" says airport

Bristol International has criticised North Somerset Council’s decision to reject the airport’s plans to build a passenger walkway connecting aircraft stands to the terminal building. The decision, taken by the South Area Committee at a meeting yesterday (14th May) went against expert advice from the Council’s own planning officers, who had deemed the plans ‘permitted development’ under part 18 of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO).… (15/05/08) More →