The airport has been busy over the last months. You will probably have noticed that that the airport has been like a continuous building site. The Central Walkway was completed in the summer and within weeks work started on the eastern extension to the main terminal. Contractors are now building a hotel in the car park. The airport managers are always keen to attract new airlines and this can only help their efforts.
The NATO conference in Wales kept us very busy in early September. We saw state aircraft from Armenia, Poland, Ukraine, Portugal and many other countries. I hope that some of you had a chance to get some decent pictures. We had police officers from London, Sussex, Cleveland and Scotland to help with the security plan which turned out to be one of the largest operations in the history of policing. I do not believe that Bristol Airport will see anything on this scale for many years.
Many of you will have seen airport police officers on their perimeter patrol. If you have any questions then you are welcome to flag them down and speak to them. They are all very approachable and more than happy to chat.
Barney Gardom
www.avonandsomerset.police.uk