New voice communications upgrade by NATS
The UK’s leading air navigation services provider NATS has won a new contract to design and deliver a new voice communications system at Bristol Airport. Over the next 12 months, …
Ryanair increases traffic by 5% for Summer 2017
Ryanair has launched its biggest ever Bristol summer schedule (2017), with two new summer routes to Bucharest and Venice and extra flights to Warsaw, with 30 routes in total. Ryanair …
Sad news from the team
We are very sad to report that Martyn East, one of the admin team here at Bristol Airport Spotting passed away on Monday 3rd October 2016 after battling a long …
We are recruiting!
We are looking for another admin to join the team here at Bristol Airport Spotting, the group has continued to grow since it began back in 2013 and has now …
Aviation Fair 2016 featured in Bristol Post
During the day of the aviation fair a photographer from Bristol Post was present, he took a selection of photos which were published in a two page spread on Tuesday …
Third aviation fair at Bristol Airport another great success
Another record breaking aviation fair was held on Sunday 18th September 2016 at Bristol Airport in aid of Childrens Hospice South West, the event was organised by Simon Fewkes the …
Aviation Fair 2016 this Sunday!
Its that time of year again, Bristol Airport Aviation Fair 2016 is this coming Sunday 18th September 2016, all final preparations have been made for the event which is going …
Bristol Airport Spotting ID Card Scheme
Quite some time back we started to explore the idea of setting up and running a Bristol Airport Spotting ID Card Scheme, we are now looking to progress this further …
Downside Road Closure
We have been contacted by Bristol Airport to share information about an upcoming road closure. North Somerset Council (NSC) have advised us they will be completing essential road maintenance resurfacing …
Second phase of terminal extension opens
Phase two of Bristol Airport’s £24m terminal extension opened to passengers on Saturday 29 July, bringing the number of new security lanes in operation to ten. The 9,000 square metre …
First phase of terminal extension opens
The first phase of Bristol Airport’s £24m terminal extension opened to passengers this morning ahead of what is expected to be its busiest ever summer holiday season. The 9,000 square …
Completion nearing of first phase of terminal extension
The opening of Bristol Airport’s biggest ever terminal extension is just three weeks away as the first phase a 12 month construction programme nears completion. The first section of the …
easyJet announce new routes from Bristol Airport
easyJet is this week celebrating new routes from Bristol Airport to Dubrovnik, Croatia, and Bristol Airport to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria with the first flight to Dubrovnik having taken off …
Bristol Airport and Aer Lingus mark 80th anniversary
Bristol Airport celebrated the 80th anniversary of Aer Lingus today (27 May) with a visit from the Irish Ambassador to Great Britain and series of very special flights. The Irish …
Bristol Airport passes another passenger number milestone
Bristol Airport reached another major milestone this week, with a total of over seven million passengers using the Airport in a 12 month period for the first time in its …
Announcing Bristol Airport Aviation Fair 2016
Bristol Airport Spotting are once again pleased to announce that they are holding another Aviation Fair in partnership with Bristol Airport on Sunday 18th September 2016 between 10.30am and 4.00pm …
WOW Air arrives at Bristol Airport
On Friday 13th May 2016 the very first WOW air flight touched down at Bristol Airport, the flight was operated by an Airbus A320 TF-BRO arriving at 11:10am from Keflavik …
New aircraft on-ground system released
Bristol Airport Spotting have developed and recently released a new exciting feature on the website known as “Aircraft On-Ground”. This feature displays a list of aircraft that are currently being …
New Facebook presence launched
After a period of discussion and decision we have upgraded our Facebook presence by creating a new Facebook Group, this new group allows all members to quickly and easily post …
BMI Regional launch new flights to Jersey
BMI regional is expanding its Bristol flight network to add a new seasonal route to the island of Jersey beginning on 16th July and finishing on 3rd September. Flights depart …