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Old 21st Sep 2012, 14:10
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Wizzair

Yes, in March 2010 Wizzair did announce a 2 x weekly service to Warsaw to commence in September that year. Within eight weeks of its announcement they cancelled the route - four months before it was due to start.

I'm not sure what scope there would be for Wizzair now. Poland was well covered this summer by Ryanair (six routes) and easyJet (a seventh) with Modlin due to start this autumn with Ryanair. In addition Kaunas, Prague, Bratislava and Budapest are operated between them by easyJet and Ryanair.

Bristol would-be mayors not keen on airport

Bristol's first mayoral elections will take place in November. This week the nominees from the three main political parties together with a prominent independent candidate took part in a debate, with the airport one of the topics.

The Lib-Dem and independent spoke against airport expansion with the Lib-Dem seeming to say that Bristol doesn't need an airport at all. He said there are other ways of achieving good international links. The Conservative was only grudgingly in favour of some sort of controlled expansion, leaving the Labour man as the only one who thought the airport should push forward but even he didn't appear to be ecstatic about the idea.

It's a good thing for the airport that it's located in the North Somerset unitary authority area though the city council and future mayor of Bristol will have an influence over transport links and general support (or otherwise) in the city region.

Those who follow BRS's fortunes will remember that the city council formally objected to the airport expansion application when it was determined (in the airport's favour) by North Somerset Planning Committee in May 2010.
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