Category: Blog Posts

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

easyJet celebrated the inaugural flights of two new routes from Bristol Airport to Venice and Nantes, with passengers being welcomed on board with chocolates to jointly mark the Easter period. …

The South West economy is set to lose £843 million and 1,569 jobs if the power to set Air Passenger Duty (APD) is devolved to the Welsh Government, according to …

A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held on the 27th January 2016 to mark a key milestone in the construction of Bristol Airport’s west terminal extension. The celebration – a longstanding …

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, started operating its new service from Sofia to Bristol, U.K in January 2016. The twice-weekly service will be operated …

The 17th December 2015 marked a major milestone and special occasion for Bristol Airport when Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal opened a multi-million pound terminal extension. This is not the …

A new airline known as WOW air is to start operating from Bristol Airport in 2016 and Bristol is to become WOW air’s second UK departure point for flights to …

Keep an eye out at Bristol Airport for a Thomson Airways Boeing 757 that has been painted in a fun Christmas livery including antlers, holly and Merry Christmas titles. The …

Over the coming weeks we will be making some exciting announcements regarding BAS and some projects we will be involved with, to be sure you stay up to date and …

It has been announced that from summer 2016 there will be up to 13 easyJet aircraft based at Bristol Airport to cater for extra demand from its passengers across the …

On Sunday 11th October 2015 Bristol Airport played host to a number of rugby world cup charter flights from various countries around Europe and beyond bringing supporters to the games …

On Sunday 20th September 2015 a second charity aviation fair was held in the administration building at Bristol Airport, the event was organised by Bristol based aviation enthusiast Simon Fewkes …

Following a meeting with Bristol Airport we are helping to support them with the launch of a new campaign to help target the litter problem along Winters Lane, Felton Common …

Following the overwhelming success of the Aviation Fair in 2014 Bristol Airport Spotting are hosting another Aviation Fair in partnership with Bristol Airport on Sunday 20th September 2015 between 10.30am …

On the positive side Bristol Airport continues to expand with more passengers, more airlines and more routes. As you will all know from the news the international security situation is …

Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport have topped three quarters of a million during a single calendar month for the first time, with a total of 768,587* passing through the terminal …

Wizz Air announced this morning it will expand its route network from Bristol Airport and will commence a new scheduled service to Sofia, Bulgaria. Starting from 28 March 2016, flights …

On Sunday 2nd August founder Simon Fewkes and some members of Bristol Airport Spotting met at Winters Lane to tackle the overgrown weeds, bushes and trees that were making viewing the …

We are pleased to announce that following the immense success of last years Aviation Fair we are organising and planning another aviation fair for 2015, the fair will be held …

The first of two major extensions to Bristol Airport’s terminal opened to passengers today following a 12 month build programme and £8.6million investment. At the heart of the east terminal …

With only weeks remaining until the opening of the east terminal extension, Bristol Airport has signed off the next major phase of its expansion programme – a £24 million west …

This week Thomson and First Choice added another aircraft to their fleet at Bristol bringing the total operating from the South West’s biggest airport to three. The enhanced fleet will …

Bristol Airport have today launched a new website for Bristol Airport today offering an updated look that integrates new features and a consistent, seamless experience to customers on desktop, mobile …

The eagerly awaited new all-jet flights to Paris Charles De Gaulle and Düsseldorf from Bristol Airport operated by bmi regional take off today, Monday 27 April. The Bristol to Paris …

Fifteen years after it was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal, the first major expansion to Bristol Airport’s terminal is nearing completion. The terminal building welcomed its first flights …

Highway improvement works are due to start next week near Bristol Airport. The £1.1m works are being funded by the airport as part of a planning agreement with North Somerset …

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 …

It has been four months since our first Aviation Fair back in September 2014 but the fantastic event certainly hasn’t been forgotten and has made it into Bristol Airport’s own magazine …

We have just been informed by Bristol Airport will be re-surfacing the existing lay-by on Winters Lane in addition to improving the drainage. This forms part of their Section 278 works …

Thomson and First Choice add new routes and increase capacity from Bristol Airport Thomson and First Choice are pleased to announce that in winter 2015/16 they will be adding capacity …

A new airline will be flying from Bristol Airport next year following Wizz Air’s announcement that it will operate a twice-weekly service to Katowice from 26 June 2015. Wizz Air is the …

If you are looking for a last minute pressie Peter March a local author has kindly donated a number of hard back books titled Boxkite to Concorde. All proceeds from …

easyJet has today announced a further three new routes to its growing portfolio. From April and May next year, the airline will start flying to Bilbao, Isle of Man and Zante …

Great news for us spotters! Scandinavian Airlines has announced direct flights between Bristol and Stockholm for summer 2015, following a successful first summer season in 2014. Ideal for weekend breaks, twice …

We are pleased to announce that our first newsletter has been sent out to all of our newsletter subscribers, thanks go to Callum for designing and populating the first newsletter …

On Tuesday 7 October 2014 Bristol Airport’s Rescue and Fire-Fighting Service (RFFS) opened a new £950,000 fire-fighting training facility, situated on the south side of the Airport site. Bristol Airport …

On Sunday 21st September 2014 an Aviation Fair was held at Bristol Airport in the old terminal which is now known as the administration building, this event was organised by …

Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport continue to soar, with nearly three quarters of a million (723,000) journeys made during August – the highest total for any month in the Airport’s …

Within days of opening a £6.5m central walkway designed to ease congestion at peak travel times Bristol Airport has announced plans for an extension to its terminal building, with this …

Bristol Airport Spotting and Bristol Airport are pleased to announce an Aviation Fair in the admin building at Bristol Airport, the event will take place on Sunday 21st September 2014 in …

BMI Regional is boosting its Bristol to Aberdeen service to three times daily on Wednesday and Thursday from 3 September. The new service departs Bristol at 11.30am and arrives in …

The first SAS flight from Stockholm to Bristol arrived today, the SAS service – the first direct link from the South West to the Swedish capital for five years – …

After a short application period we are pleased to announce that we have appointed Callum Payne as a new community admin, this post will assist in the day to day …

A few days ago Bristol Airport Spotting passed its first birthday, a lot has happened in a year and we have grown to have many friends, followers and supporters of …

As previously announced by Bristol Airport Spotting in February, fand ollowing increased demand from holidaymakers in the region and the best-in-class performance of the airlines’ Bristol operation, we can confirm …

Great news for spotters as Bristol Airport’s link with award winning European hub, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, has been strengthened thanks to Dutch airline KLM’s introduction of additional capacity on its …

Aer Lingus Regional today launched its new route from Bristol Airport to Shannon, in the heart of the West of Ireland. Passengers on the first flight from Shannon landed at …

The next time you are at Bristol Airport and spotting, watching or photographing the aircraft you can now check in on Facebook by checking into ‘Bristol Airport Spotting Area’ as …

As a result of the success of basing an additional aircraft at Bristol Airport last summer, following increased demand from holidaymakers in the region and the best-in-class performance of the …

We have expanded our presence on social media and so you can now follow Bristol Airport Spotting on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/bristolspotting. Please feel free to follow us, tweet us, …

Following our recent announcement that Bristol Airport Spotting will be working closely with Bristol Airport Police we have pleasure in posting the first message from Inspector Barney Gardom: Thank you …

During the month of February 2014 the owner of Bristol Airport Spotting, Simon Fewkes, met with Inspector Barney Gardom of the Bristol Airport Police to discuss a working partnership that …

Air Malta, the national airline of Malta, has announced good news for Bristol Airport passengers by adding an extra four departures as a prelude to its summer 2014 charter season. …

Bristol Airport Spotting was contacted by a fellow aircraft enthusiast who is looking to sell some of his airline memorabilia, we have agreed to post the following article to help …

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced a new service linking Bristol with Stockholm next summer. Flights will operate twice a week (on Monday and Friday) from 30 June to 15 August …

It has been another record month keeps Airport on track to break six million mark for full year, more than 571,000* passengers used Bristol Airport in October, surpassing the previous …

Work has begun at Bristol Airport on a £6.5 million project to enhance the passenger experience and ease departure lounge congestion during peak travel times. Once completed, the new central …

We have recently released an updated videos section on our website, the videos are now broken down into takeoff and landing videos, over time once our library of videos expand …

easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced its summer holiday schedule for 2014 today with 42 routes available from Bristol Airport. The most popular destinations for next summer are expected to …

After a short period of downtime our website is now up and running again, we have had a few issues with our hosting environment but these are now resolved. Whilst …

Behind the scenes we have been busy putting together branding and an identity for this website, our new logo was designed and confirmed and from this the website look has …

We are pleased to announce we have recently had a featured article about spotting aircraft at Bristol Airport and an editorial about this website posted on the Airport Spotting Blog …

We have been working with the guys at eckhoCreative to come up with an official logo for Bristol Airport Spotting, we have decided on a “teardrop” style logo using a mix …

Do you have a website that is dedicated to spotting aircraft, aircraft information, forums or local websites that are of interest to aircraft spotters visiting Bristol Airport? If you have …

Whilst everyone has been enjoying the sunshine we have been busy with some new content for this website, we now have a new heading titled “Information” and under here you …

Now our main website is now fairly complete and live it was time to start on social media, today our official Facebook page is now complete and can be found …

Hello and welcome to a new website dedicated to spotting aircraft at Bristol Airport, the idea of this website is to share the useful information with the aviation spotting community, …