Airline bmi regional today announced three more direct flights from Bristol Airport to major European cities – opening up key business opportunities for West firms. The airline, which launched its service to Hamburg on Monday, is to fly to Munich, Hanover and Milan from May. It also today announced that, due to demand, it...
The first direct flight from Bristol Airport to Hamburg by bmi regional took place this morning – strengthening trade links between the two cities. Landing at the German city on time to a sunny but chilly morning – the temperature at the airport was minus-5 degrees – the Bristol delegation of VIPs on the...
Eastern Airways, the airline flying from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen and Leeds/Bradford, has launched a promotion offering a 25% discount for travellers booking four return flights. The 4-4-3 Route Pass means any passenger buying four flights on any Eastern Airways route gets them for the price of three. The fares are fully flexible, there...
Bristol Airport’s link with Amsterdam is to be strengthened this spring when Dutch airline KLM introduces additional capacity on its four-times daily service between the two cities. KLM will increase capacity by over 12% from the start of the summer schedule by introducing the new Embraer 190 aircraft on two of the four daily...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport have risen for the third successive year. The 2.8% year-on-year increase to 5.9m makes Bristol the only airport in the UK’s top 10 to achieve growth each year since the end of 2009. Last year’s figures also include record monthly totals for June and July. The figures come...
A new direct bus service linking Bristol Airport with the centre of Bath is to be launched in March, potentially providing a significant boost to the city’s tourist industry, it was revealed today. The service, which will be operated by Bath Bus Company, was announced at Bath Tourism Plus’s (BTP) annual forum. The 200...
Direct flights from Bristol Airport to Corsica are to be launched next summer. Tour operator Corsican Places will operate the service to Bastia in North East Corsica every Sunday for 13 weeks between June 23 and September 22, chartering aircraft from airline bmi regional. The two-and-a-half-hour flights will be aboard 47-seater aircraft and departure...
Work is underway on the £600,000 project to create a new, larger lounge at Bristol Airport. When it opens next spring the Aspire by Servisair lounge will be 50% larger than the existing lounge and offer an improved service for business and leisure passengers with greater levels of comfort in a stylishly-designed environment. Kitchen...
Bath Business News travel writer Anne Gorringe has been named as one of the winners of the prestigious Business Travel Awards, collecting her trophy last week at a glittering ceremony in the heart of London. Anne, pictured, scooped the Best Newcomer title for two articles which appeared on Bath Business News and its sister...
Brussels Airlines has introduced new aircraft on its popular Bristol-Brussels route which have increased the number of seats available by 60%. Under a new agreement with Flybe, the three-times daily service will be operated by a 78-seat Bombardier Q400. The service was previously operated by an Embraer-145s which did not carry the Brussels Airlines...
