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Bristol Airport - Bristol Airport
Although we cover all UK airports,
Bristol airport as our local airport is our busiest
for collection and transfers. We provide a full
service for Bristol airport, We track your flight
with our in-car technology, ensuring where possible
we are there waiting for you on arrival. This will
eliminate the possibility of waiting in
another long queue after a tiring flight. When the airport is busy
those queues and waits for an airport taxi can be lengthy.
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History of
Bristol Airport
Plans for the airport
began back in 1927 when a group of local businessmen raised £6,000
through public subscriptions to inaugurate a flying club at Filton
Aerodrome, which became the birthplace of Concorde. In 1929 they
decided to develop a fully-fledged Bristol airport and bought and
area of farmland at Whitchurch where the airport was to be built.
The airport was officially opened in 1930 by HRH Prince George,
during this period Bristol was only the third civil airport in the
country. 1939 saw 4000 passengers through the airport but war broke
out and the airport was requisitioned by the Air Ministry. Airlines
such as Imperial Airways and KLM were transferred from London's
Croydon Airport to Whitchurch. Personalities such as Winston
Churchill and Amy Johnson certainly used the Airport during this
period.
It was thought that there was a limited future for the airport after
the war but in 1955 Bristol won a ten year battle for a new city
airport. Lulsgate Botton Airfield was purchased by the Bristol
Corporation for £55,000.
The Duchess of Kent opened the new airport in 1957 and this first
year of operation saw 33,000 passengers and 608,000 kilos of freight
pass through the airport.
Success at the airport took a tumble when in 1973 the collapse of
Court Line had a dramatic effect on passenger numbers. By 1980
however things had improved and seventeen tour operators were flying
from Bristol.
1984 saw many improvements at the airport including a new
International Departure Lounge with Duty Free Shop and 24 hour
airside bar; new check-in desks and scales; conveyorised baggage
system; tour operators' desks; flight information system and parking
and improved disabled facilities.
In 1987 all employees were transferred from Bristol City council to
Bristol Airport plc and the company began trading. Several more
improvements were made to the terminal during this time and in 1988
100,000 scheduled passengers passed through the airport.
Record passenger numbers continued and more destinations became
available from the airport. During the 1992/1993 period a million
passengers passed through the airport, Bristol's best achievement
yet.
In 1997 Bristol airport was put up for sale by Bristol City Council
and a new terminal was proposed to cope with increasing passenger
figures. The airport was relaunched as Bristol International this
year and was partly sold to FirstGroup. FirstGroup invested £32
million in the development of Bristol International and the autumn
saw the start of the long awaited new £27 million terminal building
that was designed to carry 3.5 million passengers.
The New Terminal was opened in March 2000 by HRH the Princess Royal.
The old terminal building closed to the public and was converted to
offices for many of the staff. 2000 also saw its first direct
transatlantic flight in many years operating to Toronto by Royal
Airlines.
In January 2001, Macquarie & Cintra acquired the Airport for £198m.
Go announced in March that it was to make Bristol International its
second UK base.
In February 2002 Bristol International was officially the fastest
growing airport in the UK. In August Bristol International
celebrated handling 3 million passengers in a 12-month period for
the first time, a landmark for the Airport. Passenger numbers
continued to rise to 3.8 million in 2003 with many new UK and
European routes began.
In 2004, Bristol International was awarded the OAG Worldwide
Marketing Award in September and nominated in Travel Weekly?s
category of ?Best UK Airport 2004?. They also received a national
parking security award for having a ?Secured Car Park? status, the
only airport in South West England, Wales and the midlands to
achieve this status.
The Airport could expect to handle some 12m passengers by 2030,
requiring a longer runway and a terminal extension.
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