BRISTOL Airport has submitted plans to expand with thousands more flights and long-haul journeys.
Along with more passengers the terminal will be larger, there will be new shops, restaurants as well as an extended runway at the cost of £500million.
New plans have been submitted to North Somerset Council for Bristol Airport to extend its runway which will allow for long-haul flights.
The proposal revealed the airport had plans to reach “world cities within Europe and beyond”.
This includes a limited number of new flights to North America, the Middle East and Asia.
By the late 2030s, the expansion is hoping to increase passenger numbers too from 12million to 15million.
The amount of travellers that pass through Bristol Airport is currently 10.8million.
The increased take-offs and landings mean that there could be up to 100,000 flight movements a year- up from 85,990.
On the busiest days, there could be as many as 35 aircraft movements.
Bristol Airport added: “The plans would see around £500 million invested in improvements at the airport and local infrastructure.
“These include extending the runway to accommodate larger aircraft and increasing capacity of the terminal that includes a number of improvements to enhance the customer experience, including more space, a wider choice of retail and restaurants and the ability to walk onto aircraft without getting on a bus.”
Along with the extended runway are plans for a larger terminal with more space for a bigger immigration hall, baggage handling facilities, shops and restaurants.
Other improvements detailed in the plans include travelators, better public transport and the expansion of car hire facilities.
Chief executive Dave Lees said: “Our proposals deliver what customers have told us they want to see at their local airport.
“We will open up opportunities to visit places further afield and for businesses to expand into new international markets.”
Bristol Airport originally revealed its masterplan to expand last year with the ambitious plans taking it up to 2040.
There are currently 14 airlines operating from Bristol Airport which go to 115 destinations including Alicante, Majorca, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Tenerife and Barcelona.
In 2024, Amsterdam was the most popular destination, followed by Alicante and Majorca.
Bristol Airport once offered flights as far as New York, operated by now-closed Continental Airlines.
However, these were scrapped back in 2010, with the longest route from the airport now just under six hours to Cape Verde.
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