Bristol: General Airport News, Updates & Discussion

[Jerry]

According to Bristol Airport Spotting on Facebook the airport is currently installed a solar farm and upgrading the spotting area as well.

https://www.bristolairportspotting.co.uk/spotters-update-may-2023.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1XnX8jvxumx9BORsiQ1bOUz3mdz295s_wQmGJxWrOPjweMNWZ46yyoZ_4

 

[Severn]

Phenomenal, have you manage to pin it down to the best hour, most airlines at the same time? Could be a good photo opportunity for somebody.

Looks like between 17:00 and 19:30 on a Friday you would see KLM E190, SunExpress B38M, Helvetic E295, Emerald AT72, Blue Islands AT72, Loganair E145, plus plenty of easyJet and Ryanair (no TUI or Jet2 movements though).

 

[Aviador]

All very quiet in Bristol at the moment? Any updates on how Jet2 are performing since they commenced flying from there? Any new airline rumours?

#Bristol #BristolTLC

 

[Marko1]

It is very quiet at the moment. This winter is looking good with SunExpress operating for most of this winter , Swiss increasing to two per week , and significant frequency increases for both Easyjet and Ryanair. Tui stagnant. New winter city routes with jet 2 also. As for next summer both Tui and Jet2 will base an extra aircraft. Easyjet and Ryanair likely to launch their summer 24 in the next month or so

 

[Jerry]

Will be interesting to see what sort of expansion Easyjet brings especially with the holiday brand being more of their focus.

 

[forest1979]

What’s the TUI and Jet2 base next year? Is 6 TUI and 7 Jet2?

 

[Aviador]

'Concorde' set to travel across the West Country skies this month

It will mark the 20th anniversary of the last flight of the supersonic airliner. In 2003

www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk

 

[MrFenner]

AYT - SunExpress have started to release S25 flights (up to 2nd August) and looks to be 4 x weekly from w/c 19th May - prior to this it’s 3 x weekly - then 5 x weekly from w/c 21st July.

 

[Marko1]

The fifth weekly is starting much later in summer 25 than this year. Also sad not to see SunExpress add Dalaman to the schedule which it has announced today from 3 other uk airports

 

[GolfFox]

https://assets.publishing.service.g...f4d63eba8f/S1-2024__Boeing_737-8K5_G-FDZS.pdf
Interesting read! Sometimes there is an alert when failing to achieve V2 as expected as the end of the runway approaches - a rather warm, wet sensation trickling down the leg.

 

[Aviador]

This could have had a catastrophic outcome, but thankfully it didn't.

You'd think in this day and age, the onboard computure would return an audible response to say insufficient thrust is available for the runway TORA available?

 

[Jerry]

Yep thankfully it didn't turn into something more worse.

 

[Red Flyer]

Virgin Atlantic eyes Gatwick return as it gives up on Heathrow third runway

Airline targets 20pc revenue growth after emerging from Covid’s ‘valley of death’

www.telegraph.co.uk

This could be very interesting!

 

[Marko1]

Virgin Atlantic eyes Gatwick return as it gives up on Heathrow third runway

Airline targets 20pc revenue growth after emerging from Covid’s ‘valley of death’

www.telegraph.co.uk

This could be very interesting!

Ah I can’t see behind the paywall but if that happens that could be a game changer - how likely ?

 

[Aviador]

Ah I can’t see behind the paywall but if that happens that could be a game changer - how likely ?

A small quote from the article to summarise...

"Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is examining a return to Gatwick and flights from regional airports such as Bristol after giving up hope of a third runway at Heathrow before the end of the decade."

Lets be honest, it's about time some regional airports got a look in on some of these in-reach destinations.

 

[Marko1]

What’s the plan with apron stands at the airport going forward ? Looking on the airports website I make it 39 stands with currently 38 needed overnight - are there plans for more to be added ?

 

[Jerry]

The airport was evacuated due to a fire alarm earlier on today.

Bristol Airport evacuated with passengers stuck in huge queues at security

The departure lounges had to be cleared

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[Jerry]

£400 million over the next 5 years

Bristol Airport launches £400m project of improvements

New technology, sustainability, and expanded facilities are set to transform Bristol Airport over the next five years

www.google.com

 

[tpm]

Further expansion coming, new public consultation "imminent" apparently.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-11-04/airport-planning-further-expansion-to-exceed-12m-passengers-a-year

 

[t.ash.27]

Anyone know if the airport still releases the flight timetables? Used to be available soon after the season changed but I can't see W24 anywhere