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Passenger figures July 2016
Bristol Airport has published its July 2016 figures which show that over 800,000 passengers used the airport in a calendar month for the first time ever. The total of 822,985 is 11.23% up on July 2015.
The rolling 12-month total is around 7.2 million, an increase of over 640,000 passengers compared with the same time last year.
The rolling 12-month total is around 7.2 million, an increase of over 640,000 passengers compared with the same time last year.
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I'm not sure whether you are asking if any airline is currently recruiting, about which I have no knowledge, but the following airlines have aircraft and crew bases at BRS:
easyJet (A319/320)
Ryanair (B738)
Thomson (B738/757)
Thomas Cook (A321)
bmi regional (ERJ145)
easyJet (A319/320)
Ryanair (B738)
Thomson (B738/757)
Thomas Cook (A321)
bmi regional (ERJ145)
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Sorry. I thought I'd made it clear when I said, '........the following airlines have aircraft and crew bases at BRS'. NewquayJacob has confirmed what I'd meant to convey. Apologies if it was not as clear as I'd intended.
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South Bristol Link Road
The above road is on schedule for completion at the end of this year. Part of the road length will link the A370 (Bristol-Weston-s-Mare) at the Long Ashton bypass with the A38 (Bristol-Plymouth) just outside the Bristol boundary.
The link road will remove the need for airport-bound traffic from the M5 at Avonmouth via the A4 Portway to have to use the often heavily congested roads through Ashton Gate and part of Bedminster.
The airport contributed £3.2 million of the £45 million total cost of the new road.
Apron Space
Comments in other threads suggest that there is little if any space for further overnight aircraft parking.
Currently there are 13 easyjet Airbuses (319s and 320s), 5 Ryanair Boeing 738s, 2 Thomson B 757s and 1 B 738, 2 Thomas Cook Airbus 321s and around 5 bmi regional E145s based at the airport, plus at least 1 Eastern E145 on the southern (GA) apron for the Airbus corporate shuttle. With the night-stopping KLM Cityhopper E190 this makes up to 29 (not counting the Eastern) overnight parkers on the main apron.
The last two years have seen substantial passenger growth with an additional 450,000 in 2015 and a likely extra 600,000-plus this year (on course for this so far) which will mean around 7.4 million passengers using the airport in 2016.
The airport CEO is suggesting further growth in 2017 although perhaps not on the scale of 2015 and 2016 - my comment in italics, not the CEO's as far as I know - so the question is where will any further aircraft be parked if overnight parking space really is at a premium?
I realise that it's not simply a case of an airport saying we have x number of aircraft parking stands therefore we can accommodate x number of aircraft, as not all stands are configured for every type of aircraft. With the tens of millions spent on improving infrastructure in recent years at BRS it would seem odd if the airport could not accommodate all the aircraft that it needed to service the additional passengers its amelioration work was designed to bring about.
The published plans seem to be to demolish the old terminal buildings, now used as offices etc, and build a new walkway and additional aircraft stands there but that can't be done overnight.
If overnight parking really is 'maxed out' it appears that any further immediate passenger growth could only be achieved by airlines using non-based aircraft away from the morning peak which might be a limiting scenario.
Does anyone know with any certainty what further parking space, if any, there is on the apron overnight?
The link road will remove the need for airport-bound traffic from the M5 at Avonmouth via the A4 Portway to have to use the often heavily congested roads through Ashton Gate and part of Bedminster.
The airport contributed £3.2 million of the £45 million total cost of the new road.
Apron Space
Comments in other threads suggest that there is little if any space for further overnight aircraft parking.
Currently there are 13 easyjet Airbuses (319s and 320s), 5 Ryanair Boeing 738s, 2 Thomson B 757s and 1 B 738, 2 Thomas Cook Airbus 321s and around 5 bmi regional E145s based at the airport, plus at least 1 Eastern E145 on the southern (GA) apron for the Airbus corporate shuttle. With the night-stopping KLM Cityhopper E190 this makes up to 29 (not counting the Eastern) overnight parkers on the main apron.
The last two years have seen substantial passenger growth with an additional 450,000 in 2015 and a likely extra 600,000-plus this year (on course for this so far) which will mean around 7.4 million passengers using the airport in 2016.
The airport CEO is suggesting further growth in 2017 although perhaps not on the scale of 2015 and 2016 - my comment in italics, not the CEO's as far as I know - so the question is where will any further aircraft be parked if overnight parking space really is at a premium?
I realise that it's not simply a case of an airport saying we have x number of aircraft parking stands therefore we can accommodate x number of aircraft, as not all stands are configured for every type of aircraft. With the tens of millions spent on improving infrastructure in recent years at BRS it would seem odd if the airport could not accommodate all the aircraft that it needed to service the additional passengers its amelioration work was designed to bring about.
The published plans seem to be to demolish the old terminal buildings, now used as offices etc, and build a new walkway and additional aircraft stands there but that can't be done overnight.
If overnight parking really is 'maxed out' it appears that any further immediate passenger growth could only be achieved by airlines using non-based aircraft away from the morning peak which might be a limiting scenario.
Does anyone know with any certainty what further parking space, if any, there is on the apron overnight?
BRS is now a victim of its own expanding and rather quick success - big new terminal plonked on a hill with country farm lanes leading to it from all A and M routes
having used the airport in Aug to/from Verona on a Sat morning thank goodness my outward flight was delayed until 1015 as the throngs had gone so place was empty but coming back at noon a week later utter chaos ensued in coaching from a/c then the immigration arrivals hall and then bag reclaim to the point of both being dangerously overwhelmed if an emergency had occurred.
paid for premium parking - yes close to the terminal but up a hill and down again with bags and no covered walkways in pouring rain both days - hardly a good start or end to one's BRS experience plus even much of the premium car park surface is almost all basically gravel - try pulling your Delsey along on that and its no fun
get a grip BRS - shape up - yes shiny new terminal but way overcrowded and top end premium car parks a disgrace
having used the airport in Aug to/from Verona on a Sat morning thank goodness my outward flight was delayed until 1015 as the throngs had gone so place was empty but coming back at noon a week later utter chaos ensued in coaching from a/c then the immigration arrivals hall and then bag reclaim to the point of both being dangerously overwhelmed if an emergency had occurred.
paid for premium parking - yes close to the terminal but up a hill and down again with bags and no covered walkways in pouring rain both days - hardly a good start or end to one's BRS experience plus even much of the premium car park surface is almost all basically gravel - try pulling your Delsey along on that and its no fun
get a grip BRS - shape up - yes shiny new terminal but way overcrowded and top end premium car parks a disgrace
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If I remember rightly the stand numbers go up to 36, but stand 4 is a cross over of stand 5/6 so can't be used at the same time.
Stand 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27 and 28 don't exist.
However there is a 29L and 29R that can be used at the same time. There's also now 2 more stands used as a last resort, but not sure their numbers.
I make that 31, but again not sure how operational these extra 2 stands are. If only as a last resort with some clever parking, that's 29 fully operational parking stands.... full up!
I would expect EZY to put a 14th aircraft in next year too. I'm surprised they don't use aircraft from other bases like FR do to ease the AM congestion.
Stand 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27 and 28 don't exist.
However there is a 29L and 29R that can be used at the same time. There's also now 2 more stands used as a last resort, but not sure their numbers.
I make that 31, but again not sure how operational these extra 2 stands are. If only as a last resort with some clever parking, that's 29 fully operational parking stands.... full up!
I would expect EZY to put a 14th aircraft in next year too. I'm surprised they don't use aircraft from other bases like FR do to ease the AM congestion.
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BRS has been handling around 6 million passengers each year for around ten years now rog, so the success is not that recent.
Most people agree that the airport is in the wrong place - it's not the only one by a long chalk - but that's down to previous generations and there isn't much that can be done about that. More is the pity.
Given the Bristol city region's economic strength and the huge number of well-off, mainly older people in its catchment, plus its reasonable proximity to other catchments such as the further South West, South Wales and the western end of the Thames Valley, a postage stamp-size airport site is always going to present a challenge in accommodating all those people who want to travel.
The western extension to the terminal part-opened a few weeks ago - hot on the heels of last year's eastern extension and central pier the year before that - and is supposedly improving matters in the security queues. As with everywhere else, overseas arrivals are at the mercy of Border Force staffing levels although even here the next stage of development is reportedly a bigger immigration area: but that won't necessarily mean more Border Agency staff, just a less disagreeable area in which to have to wait.
I've been using this airport for about 40 years, and have seen its progress, good and bad, throughout that time. On balance, I can put up with a bit of overcrowding as a trade-off for the many flights and destinations now available, often at a decent price and certainly so compared with when I first used the place. In a way the airport is a microcosm of Bristol itself; heavily congested roads and seriously over-crowded local area trains during the peak periods.
I agree about the car parks. They are over priced and not worthy of the name, but the airport is a highly profitable venture for its owners and if people are continuing to use it in ever increasing numbers there is little imperative to spend money on peripheral matters, although a multi-storey car park is due to be built soon.
I shall be passing through again quite soon and will be looking out for the crumbling part of the terminal if fanrailuk would give me a pointer where to look.
And many thanks caaardiff for your rundown on the stands situation.
Most people agree that the airport is in the wrong place - it's not the only one by a long chalk - but that's down to previous generations and there isn't much that can be done about that. More is the pity.
Given the Bristol city region's economic strength and the huge number of well-off, mainly older people in its catchment, plus its reasonable proximity to other catchments such as the further South West, South Wales and the western end of the Thames Valley, a postage stamp-size airport site is always going to present a challenge in accommodating all those people who want to travel.
The western extension to the terminal part-opened a few weeks ago - hot on the heels of last year's eastern extension and central pier the year before that - and is supposedly improving matters in the security queues. As with everywhere else, overseas arrivals are at the mercy of Border Force staffing levels although even here the next stage of development is reportedly a bigger immigration area: but that won't necessarily mean more Border Agency staff, just a less disagreeable area in which to have to wait.
I've been using this airport for about 40 years, and have seen its progress, good and bad, throughout that time. On balance, I can put up with a bit of overcrowding as a trade-off for the many flights and destinations now available, often at a decent price and certainly so compared with when I first used the place. In a way the airport is a microcosm of Bristol itself; heavily congested roads and seriously over-crowded local area trains during the peak periods.
I agree about the car parks. They are over priced and not worthy of the name, but the airport is a highly profitable venture for its owners and if people are continuing to use it in ever increasing numbers there is little imperative to spend money on peripheral matters, although a multi-storey car park is due to be built soon.
I shall be passing through again quite soon and will be looking out for the crumbling part of the terminal if fanrailuk would give me a pointer where to look.
And many thanks caaardiff for your rundown on the stands situation.
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The mistake was made years ago when the local council decided that Lulsgate should be Bristol Airport. At least now they have some landing aids,in my day it was just LGT an NDB
On the North side of Bristol was a very good airport,I refer of course to Filton,which was close to M4, M5 and a main line railway station. It had a long runway suitable for long and short haul routes. Lulsgate was a poor airfield ,badly positioned even for the old a/c that i flew in there[DC-3,Viscount ,Bac 11] but this is what happens when you allow local politicians to make decisions,exactly the same problems at CWL Politicians make these decisions without knowing what they are doing
On the North side of Bristol was a very good airport,I refer of course to Filton,which was close to M4, M5 and a main line railway station. It had a long runway suitable for long and short haul routes. Lulsgate was a poor airfield ,badly positioned even for the old a/c that i flew in there[DC-3,Viscount ,Bac 11] but this is what happens when you allow local politicians to make decisions,exactly the same problems at CWL Politicians make these decisions without knowing what they are doing
CSman must be a Cambrian driver!
CSman
remember the days at Palma on a Sat afternoon in the late 60's
CS viscounts and 1-11's with all the smells and noise
BKS tridents too - BMA viscounts and 1-11's
rog747 (ex BD ops LHR)
remember the days at Palma on a Sat afternoon in the late 60's
CS viscounts and 1-11's with all the smells and noise
BKS tridents too - BMA viscounts and 1-11's
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Aircraft Parking at BRS
This may be helpful:
http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-853FBDD48C2555D6B06A89A4DCE48046/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/NON_AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGGD_2-2_en_2016-07-21.pdf
http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-853FBDD48C2555D6B06A89A4DCE48046/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/NON_AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGGD_2-2_en_2016-07-21.pdf
Bristol to Palma in a Viscount average time 3 Hrs 50 Minutes
A Q400 would do it in about 2hrs 30min I think.
or our BMA viscount were LPL-PMI sat nights was close on 4h 45mins!
skipper came back down the cabin and had his dinner in an empty row
skipper came back down the cabin and had his dinner in an empty row