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By Business Correspondent Bristol Airport’s charity golf day was a soaring success once again, raising over £32,000 for its charity partner, the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), its highest total to date. Held at The Kendleshire Golf Club in South Gloucestershire, the event welcomed 96 players across
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By Business Correspondent Edelweiss celebrated the launch of its inaugural flight arriving at Bristol Airport from Zurich yesterday, 2nd June. The busy flight from Switzerland landed this afternoon welcoming visitors to the region for business and pleasure, with some arriving for meetings and others returning home from Switzerland or other
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By Business Correspondent Bristol Airport’s Local Community Fund and Diamond Fund has awarded £29,000 to 16 local charities and community groups across North Somerset and South Bristol at its first meeting this year. In total, 16 charities and not-for-profit organisations across North Somerset and South Bristol have received
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By Business Correspondent Work is underway for Bristol Airport’s new Escape Lounge, which is due to open this summer. Bristol Airport’s customer experience will be enhanced further with the launch of a brand-new facility. Located on the first floor of the departure lounge, it will offer an additional
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By Business Editor Bristol Airport has enhanced its emergency response by investing in an additional state-of-the-art fire vehicle. Bristol was the first UK airport to take delivery of the third generation Oshkosh Striker ARFF vehicle in early 2022, and since then, two other Oshkosh Striker 3.0 have been added
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By Business Editor Bristol Airport has launched a new training and skills initiative to help support people struggling to get into employment in the region. The Airport is funding the ‘Take Off Programme’, starting this month, which will provide mentoring and skills development for people such as those in education,
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By Jill Dando News Around 300 people took part in a midnight charity run with a difference last week – pacing along an airport runway. Runners and walkers raised more than £8,000 for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity after completing Bristol Airport’s ‘Run the Runway’ event. The event provided
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By Travel Correspondent Travelling to and from Bristol Airport by public transport will become even easier next month with more frequent bus services for customers. The frequency of the A1 and A3 Flyer will be increased both during the day and night, seeing more journeys than ever, with seven additional
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By Jill Dando News It’s been a record year for Bristol Airport’s Local Community Fund and the new Diamond Fund with 61 individual local projects benefiting from both funds. In total, £118,000 was granted to support local community projects, with grants ranging from £400 to £8,000
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By Jill Dando News For the first time ever the A1 bus service to Bristol Airport carried more than 1 million passengers. Combined with the Weston-super-Mare A3, this saw 1.3 million Flyer journeys in 2024, ensuring customers could travel to reconnect with family and friends and take holidays and
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By Jill Dando News The Departure Lounge at Bristol Airport is currently home to a piano for the festive season. The installation of the piano is the latest element to the Airport’s Christmas festivities and to bring some joy to passengers departing from the Airport this December. The piano
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By Jill Dando News This year Bristol Airport teamed up with Jet2.com to sprinkle some Christmas cheer for some very deserving children and their families in the South West. The hugely popular charity Santa flight returned to Bristol Airport for the first time since Covid, taking to the sky
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By Jill Dando News Bristol Airport’s Fire department donated a large amount of personal firefighting protective equipment and other essential gear to the charity FIRE AID to help firefighters around the world. In total, 38 tunics, 32 pairs of leggings, portable pumps, a generator, fire boots, flash hoods and