Bristol Airport expansion plans unveiled
Development plans for Bristol International Airport are being showcased as part of a six-week pre-application consultation.
The airport is planning to extend the terminal building, provide additional car parking and create new aircraft stands.
The expansion will enable it to handle 10 million passengers per year, compared to just over 6 million in 2008.
Following consultation, the airport will submit a planning application to North Somerset Council.
The airport’s chief executive officer Robert Sinclair said:
“This development will enable the airport to meet the growing demand for air travel to and from the South West.
“Airports remain vital to economic prosperity and quality of life in the regions they serve.
“Environmental effects need to be balanced against these benefits – that’s why we have carefully assessed the impacts of our proposals and brought forward a range of mitigation measures to be considered along with our development proposals.â€
As part of a commitment to encourage use of public transport, a new public transport interchange will be sited on top of a new multi-storey car park and linked to the terminal by a covered pedestrian footbridge.
The consultation will run until March 6, with staffed exhibitions taking place in the airport’s administration building today and tomorrow (Saturday).
From January 26 to March 6 the exhibition can be viewed between 9am and 5pm, with feedback forms available.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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