Envoy
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I read that Bristol Airport is set for even further expansion. Unfortunately, it is sited to the south of the city in a location with no rail link and no direct link to the motorway system. It developed at this location due to it originally being a war time airfield.
From both a rail and motorway point of view, Filton would have been the ideal location for a major airport serving south-west Britain- but they went and blew the chance of that by developing land in this area for Cribbs Causeway Mall, Bradley Stoke, etc.
Failing that, a new airport should surely have been built near the M49 with an expanded Pilning station bringing mainline trains directly into the airport terminal. Such a location would have had direct trains to not only Bristol centre & the south-west but also Bath and the line via Salisbury; Newport, Cardiff & on to west Wales. Gloucester and Cheltenham could also have had direct trains to such an airport - especially if a new link line was built to link with the route up the Vale of Berkeley.
https://forums4airports.com/threads/4817/
Map of Pilning area:>https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...b24828a!8m2!3d51.5316526!4d-2.5765851!5m1!1e1
From both a rail and motorway point of view, Filton would have been the ideal location for a major airport serving south-west Britain- but they went and blew the chance of that by developing land in this area for Cribbs Causeway Mall, Bradley Stoke, etc.
Failing that, a new airport should surely have been built near the M49 with an expanded Pilning station bringing mainline trains directly into the airport terminal. Such a location would have had direct trains to not only Bristol centre & the south-west but also Bath and the line via Salisbury; Newport, Cardiff & on to west Wales. Gloucester and Cheltenham could also have had direct trains to such an airport - especially if a new link line was built to link with the route up the Vale of Berkeley.
https://forums4airports.com/threads/4817/
Passenger numbers are expected to pass the nine million mark for the first-time next year. The proposed development includes new infrastructure, improvements to existing facilities, and operational changes to ensure the airport can continue to meet demand for air travel to and from the South West of the UK well into the next decade. Annual traffic through the terminal is currently limited to 10 million passengers under the current planning permission.
Map of Pilning area:>https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...b24828a!8m2!3d51.5316526!4d-2.5765851!5m1!1e1