Consultative Committee Meeting
The minutes of the recent meeting have been published.
The CEO said the airport was experiencing a resurgence in business travel and the outlook was more optimistic than it had been since the recession began in 2009. He believes that passenger numbers will pick up in the summer and the year as a whole will be busier than 2010.
2010 saw 5.72 million passengers passing through, up just under 2% on 2009. However, there is some way to go to reach the best ever year of 2008 when 6.23 million were handled, though BRS has ridden the recession better than many airports. My italics.
The CEO also said that 'positive enquiries' had been received from full-service airlines to fly from BRS next year and he envisaged an announcement in the next 3-6 months.
Bristol Airport Flyer
Six new vehicles have entered service this week, joining six similar vehicles that began to operate a year ago, meaning the 12-strong fleet is now entirely a Volvo Wright-bodied bus affair. The coaches have been withdrawn though one was operating today still, presumably replacing a tech bus.
The buses certainly speed up boarding at busy times with their luggage compartment inside the passenger saloon, which means the driver doesn't have to get out to supervise external luggage loading as was the case with the coaches.
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