More passengers are flying from Bristol Airport to Scotland than from any other UK airport outside London, according to new figures. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data shows nearly 630,000 journeys were made between Bristol and Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness in 2012 – a 4.5% increase on the previous year. Bristol Airport’s biggest carrier,...

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Can’t decide whether to splash out to see your favourite band on their European tour or go skiing? These days you can do both, writes travel editor ANNE GORRINGE With veteran bands like The Stones charging an arm and a leg for their concert tickets, it could be wiser to spend your money on...

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Bristol Airport has become the first in Britain to gain WorldHost Recognised Business status, in recognition of its commitment to welcoming visitors to the South West and Wales. WorldHost is a world-class customer service training programme that has already been used to train nearly 1m people worldwide, including tens of thousands of staff and...

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Frankfurt become the latest German city on Bristol Airport’s destination map earlier today when bmi regional started its six-times a week service to the major European finance centre. The first flight just after midday marked the return of a direct link between the two major cities after a gap of almost four years. German...

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First Great Western is to continue running rail services between the West and London for another three years under a franchise extension announced today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The train operator had previously been granted a six-month extension until October following the fallout from the West Coast franchise debacle last year. First Great...

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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...

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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...

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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 rise in passenger...

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Swindon Business News travel writer Anne Gorringe has been named as one of the winners of the prestigious Business Travel Awards, collecting her trophy last night at a glittering ceremony in the heart of London. Anne, scooped the Best Newcomer title for two articles, one of which appeared on the Swindon Business News website...

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Passengers on the first bmi regional service from Aberdeen to Bristol Airport were met by a band of bagpipes as they disembarked today. The airline has launched a twice daily direct jet service linking the South West with the Scottish city – one of the first new routes announced following bmi regional’s acquisition by...

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