It has been described as ‘a significant improve that’s the most vital growth in a long time’
Seven “vital” parking adjustments have come into drive at Bristol Airport this week. The airport’s web site particulars the adjustments on its web site. It impacts key areas together with the meet-and-greet zone, the multi-storey and the short-stay automobile park.
It comes because the airport’s new ‘passenger transport interchange’ opened on July 16. The adjustments been described by the airport as “a significant improve that’s the most vital growth in a long time”, and means passengers arriving by automobile, bus, coach or shuttle bus will now entry the terminal through a coated bridge.
The multi-storey automobile park has been expanded, meet-and-greet companies have been relocated and there’s a bigger new drop-off and pick-up space, Bristol Dwell studies.
The passenger pick-up space, beforehand on the short-stay automobile park, has relocated to the transport interchange.
There’s additionally a brand new drop-off and pick-up zone for minibuses and ‘over-height automobiles’.
The airport’s web site advises of adjustments in these seven areas listed under, as of July 16:
Silver zone – seven minute bus switch to terminal
Shuttle bus will drop off and decide up from Transport Interchange which has flat-level entry to the terminal through a coated bridge.
Multi-storey – three to 10 minute stroll to terminal
Doubles in measurement with extra coated areas. Flat-level entry to the terminal through coated bridge.
Meet and greet – Three to 5 minute stroll to terminal
Relocates to stage two of the multi-storey automobile park. Use the raise to achieve stage 4 for straightforward, flat entry to the terminal.
Quick keep and pick-up – eight to 10 minute stroll to terminal
Turns into a brief keep solely automobile park. Passenger decide up relocates to the transport interchange (drop off and decide up). Costs begin from £7 for 10 minutes.
If you’re dropping off and can be longer than 10 minutes, the airport recommends the Quick Keep and Choose Up automobile park.
Drop and go – three to 5 minute stroll to terminal
Relocates to the Transport Interchange and turns into Drop Off & Choose Up. Flat-level entry to the terminal through coated bridge.
Bus and coach park – three to 5 minute stroll from the terminal
New space for automobiles over 16 seats opens within the transport interchange, changing the present coach park. Flat-level entry to the terminal through coated bridge.
Minibus & over top automobiles
New drop off and decide up zone for minibus and over top automobiles (underneath 16 seats, over 2.1m) opens.
Particulars of the interchange have been introduced final 12 months with an interchange for coaches, buses and ‘different types of transport’, a glazed bridge hyperlink between the automobile parks and the terminal, new ready and relaxation services, an enlarged drop-off and pick-up space and an M&S comfort retailer which is “coming quickly”.
The long-stay automobile park stays closed till spring 2026.
Dave Lees, CEO at Bristol Airport, stated in 2023 when the works have been introduced: “This undertaking is transformational for our clients. It’s the largest single capital funding undertaking for the reason that terminal opened in 2000 and can take 18 months to finish.
“As with all large-scale initiatives, they’re complicated and the event work will must be phased to accommodate the conventional daily airport operations.”
