Overview

• Bristol Airport has opened its £60 million public transport interchange, featuring 16 coach and bus stands up from five and enabling about 250 daily arrivals and departures.
• The interchange is part of a wider £400 million upgrade that encompasses new departure lounge amenities, modernised security screening and improved restroom facilities.
• The application will ask for a runway extension and new routes to the Middle East and the United States alongside raising the annual passenger cap from 12 million to 15 million.
• Bristol City Council voted on July 8 to formally oppose the expansion over environmental and quality-of-life concerns, though North Somerset Council will hold the final decision.
• Work continues on a new long-stay car park due to open in spring 2026 as the airport pursues net-zero carbon operations for its ground services by 2030.