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Bristol International Airport (BRS)
Airport Information
(Bristol, Somerset, England, UK)
 Located in the West Country, below the Severn Estuary, Bristol International Airport (BRS) is the largest airport in England's south-west. Bristol Airport handles around six million passengers per year and 90,000 aircraft movements, and currently offers flights to over 50 international destinations throughout Europe, as far afield as Africa. The airport is situated just 13 km / 8 miles south of Bristol city centre and directly west of Bath.
Bristol International Airport is served by many major scheduled airlines and also has a large charter airline complement, with flights running to many holiday destinations in Europe, including Crete, Cyprus, Italy and the Balearic and Canary islands. The relatively recent arrival of budget carriers, such as easyJet and Ryanair, have resulted in continued expansion.
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Located off the A38 and close to both the M32 and M5 motorways, Bristol International Airport is simple to reach by road from south-west England, being close to the city of Bath, Weston Super Mare and even Cardiff. The Bristol International Flyer buses are particularly popular and link the city centre and its Temple Meads rail station. Also available onsite are National Express coaches, public Badgerline 121 buses and taxis, which are operated by Chequer Cars.
Bristol International Airport (BRS) Information: History and Facilities
A particularly historic airport, Bristol International Airport dates back to 1927, when it started life as the Filton Aerodrome. Two years later the flying club was relocated to farmland in the suburb of Whitchurch and in 1930 was officially opened as Bristol Airport, when it was just one of three current airports in the whole of the UK. Bristol Airport remained operational throughout the Second World War and this was a busy time.
By the mid-1950s, due to lack of space and much-needed growth plans, it was necessary to move the airport once more and new facilities were developed at the nearby Lulsgate Bottom Airfield, within Bristol's Redhill suburb. At this stage the airport was known as the Bristol Lulsgate Airport. In the late 1960s, the airport's runway had been extended and a new terminal building built, and in the 1980s, commercial charter flights became popular in a big way.
From 1997, the airport was officially named Bristol International Airport (BRS) and is today managed by both the Spanish Cintra organisation and the Australian Macquarie Bank. Bristol Airport currently sports a single terminal with a wide range of facilities, including a bureau de change, cash machines, postal services, two business lounges and several duty-free shops beyond security.
There are also a range of shops and restaurants throughout the terminal building, such as the Food Village and the 24-hour Ritazza Coffee Bar, while children visiting Bristol Airport will enjoy the games zone. The British Airways and Servisair executive lounges feature fundamental business services and the onsite Media Centre offers a conference room.
Bristol International Airport (BRS) Information: About Bristol Tourism
England's south-westerly city of Bristol offers excellent visitor facilities and a wealth of worthwhile attractions, including extensive shopping and dining opportunities. Bristol is the largest city in the West Country and is best known for being home to genius engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel's awe-inspiring Clifton Suspension Bridge, which hangs seemingly precariously over the beautiful Avon Gorge.
Bristol Airport (BRS) is literally minutes away from the city centre, which is made up of a mixture of medieval, Georgian, Victorian and modern architecture, and is ideal for wandering on foot. The best shopping is located at Bristol's West End, along Whiteladies Road and in the Quarters area, which harbours the city's greatest concentration of cafés, restaurants, pubs and clubs. Close to central Bristol, the stylish Cribbs Causeway shopping mall has enough shops to keep anyone occupied for a whole day.
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