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Closed: Saint John's Lane (B3122) / Wedmore Vale
In the Bristol area, a road closure is reported at Saint John's Lane (B3122) to Raymend Road via Wedmore Vale, which may impact travel to or from Bristol Airport.
Read update →Closed: Kensal Avenue
In the Bristol area, Kensal Avenue to Atlas Road is currently closed, which may impact travel to or from Bristol Airport. This closure may cause delays, so it is advisable to consider an alternative route.
Read update →Heavy traffic building in the Bristol area
There is heavy or slow-moving traffic building on several routes in the Bristol area, including Main Road to Clift House Spur and Clift House Road, as well as Marsham Way to West Town Lane.
Read update →Closed: Saint John's Lane (B3122) / Atlas Road
In the Bristol area, a road closure is reported at Saint John's Lane (B3122) / Atlas Road to Kensal Avenue, which may impact travel to or from Bristol Airport.
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Bristol Airport to close overnight for a month from 8 November for runway work
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Yellow fog warning disrupts flights at Bristol Airport
A Met Office yellow weather warning for dense fog covering Bristol, Somerset and Gloucestershire came into force overnight and led to delays for passengers at Bristol Airport on Sunday morning, 1 November.
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Bristol Airport wins permission to take Cardiff Airport subsidy fight to Court of Appeal
2 million subsidy for Cardiff Airport to the Court of Appeal, reviving a dispute that had appeared settled after Bristol lost at tribunal earlier this year.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Thu 29 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently reporting all 18 morning departures as on time between now and the next few hours. There are no delays to report at this time.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Tue 27 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing no disruptions to its morning departures, with all 20 flights showing on the board for the next few hours departing on time.
Read update →Bristol Airport this morning: 1 departure cancelled (Sun 25 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing minimal disruption with 19 out of 20 morning departures on schedule between now and the next few hours, and 1 cancellation.
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Storm Austen disruption widens at Bristol Airport as Guernsey flights cancelled
Storm Austen disruption at Bristol Airport has widened on Friday afternoon, with Aurigny cancelling its service to Guernsey and several other flights running late, beyond the Loganair Jersey cancellations already reported earlier in the day.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Fri 23 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing no disruptions to its morning departures, with all 20 flights scheduled to depart between now and the next few hours showing as on time.
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Storm Austen cancels Bristol Airport flights to Jersey as 70mph gusts approach
Loganair has cancelled at least three flights between Bristol Airport and Jersey for Friday 23 October, as Storm Austen, the first named storm of the 2026/27 season, brings strong winds to the South West.
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Police chase crash shuts A38 near Bristol Airport for hours
A police pursuit ended in a crash that closed the A38 near Bristol Airport for more than four hours on Tuesday morning, with two people taken to hospital as a precaution.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Mon 19 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing no disruptions to morning departures between now and the next few hours, with all 20 scheduled flights showing as on time.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Sun 18 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing no departure delays, with all 20 morning flights showing as on time. However, there is disruption on the surrounding roads, which may impact journeys to the airport.
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Government to review airport drop-off charges after Bristol Airport fee hits £8.50
The government has confirmed it will review drop-off charges at UK airports, including Bristol Airport, after prices rose sharply across the country over the past year.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Tue 13 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing no disruptions to its morning departures, with all 18 flights scheduled to depart between now and the next few hours showing as on time.
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Bristol Airport generates record 1.7m kWh of solar power in 2026
7 million kWh of solar energy so far in 2026, 20% more than over the same period last year, the airport confirmed this week.
Read update →Bristol Airport running normally this morning (Fri 9 Oct)
Bristol Airport is currently experiencing no disruptions to its morning departures, with all 20 flights showing on the board for the next few hours departing on time.
Read update →Here are the recent changes at Bristol Airport that affect how you travel, from new routes and price changes to construction and security rules. This page was last updated in August 2026. It covers what has changed, not today's live status.
Checking live delays and departures today
For today's delays, cancellations and live departure boards, check the official Bristol Airport website and your airline app, or a flight tracker such as Flightradar24. This page tracks the changes that stick, not minute-by-minute status.
Travel alerts and recent disruption
- 7 to 8 Aug 2026 Bristol Airport suspended all flights from about 18:00 BST on Friday 7 August 2026 after engineers found a runway defect. The runway stayed shut overnight and reopened at 08:00 BST on Saturday 8 August, after roughly 14 hours of cancellations, with backlog delays, further cancellations and diversions through the day (one inbound flight from Rhodes was diverted to Newcastle). Airlines including easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, TUI and KLM were affected, and some passengers described the disruption as a "shambles". (source) (source) (source)
Parking, drop-off and fare price changes
- 23 Jul 2026 RAC analysis found the average cost of dropping off at the UK's busiest airports has risen by about a third since last summer, and the last free major-airport drop-off disappeared as London City introduced charges; all 10 of the EU's busiest airports still charge drivers nothing. Bristol's own drop-off tariff rose to £8.50 for 10 minutes in January 2026 (see below); a free waiting-zone option (up to one hour, with shuttle bus) remains available. (source) (source)
- 5 Jan 2026 Bristol Airport raised its "Drop Off & Pick Up" tariff from £7 to £8.50 for a 10-minute stay. "Short Stay" also rose from £7 to £8.50 for 15 minutes and from £9 to £10.50 for 15 to 30 minutes. The airport said the rises follow the Chancellor's budget, which will more than double its business rates, now its single largest non-operational cost. A free waiting-zone option for up to one hour, with a free shuttle to the terminal, remains available. (source) (source)
Construction / terminal and transport works
- Aug 2026 Bristol Airport announced four new restaurants for its departure lounge as the next phase of its £400m transformation plan, which includes a more spacious departure lounge. Bill's arrives first in early summer 2027 (only its second UK airport site), followed by Bristol-born Cosy Club (its first-ever airport location), wagamama, and a new bar and kitchen called Tap + Brew partnering with a local craft beer company. (source) (source)
- Jul 2026 The new fleet of electric A1 (Bristol) and A3 (Weston-super-Mare) Airport Flyer buses is now fully on the road, in partnership with First Bus. Nearly 1.4 million passengers and staff used the Flyer services last year; the A1 runs every eight minutes from 07:00 to 19:00 and every 30 minutes overnight, and the new buses add air conditioning, USB charging and Wi-Fi. (source) (source)
- Jan 2026 A fleet of 21 new electric buses began rolling out on the A1 and A3 Airport Flyer services; a new public transport service now connects North Somerset towns including Nailsea and Backwell; and a daily Plymouth coach route started on Monday 12 January 2026. (source) (source)
Passenger records / milestones
- 24 Jul 2026 Bristol Airport said it expects around 1.8 million passengers over the summer holidays, one of its busiest seasons on record. It forecast about 80,000 travellers between Sat 26 and Wed 28 July, and around 160,000 between Fri 21 and Mon 24 August, and has taken on extra seasonal staff across engineering, fire, catering and ground transport. (source) (source)
- Ongoing Bristol Airport holds planning permission to grow from 10 to 12 million passengers a year (granted after appeals and a High Court challenge) and has set out a masterplan to 2040 with further capacity ambitions. (source)
New and changed routes / airlines
- Jul 2026 easyJet put a new Bristol to Strasbourg route on sale: flights start 20 November 2026, twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays, making easyJet the only airline flying direct from Bristol to the "Capital of Christmas". The announcement followed the arrival of easyJet's 20th based aircraft at Bristol (its 13th fuel-efficient NEO), with the airline now offering around 90 routes from Bristol to 27 countries. (source) (source)
- Summer 2026 Bristol's summer 2026 schedule adds new routes including Seville, Reus, Bari, Cape Verde and Thessaloniki, with Budapest flights starting this winter; Ryanair operates dozens of routes from Bristol including a new Bari connection and increased frequencies on several leisure and city destinations. (source) (source)
Security rule changes (liquids / electronics)
- 2026 (verified 22 Aug 2026) Bristol Airport no longer enforces the 100ml liquids limit. Its official security guidance now states the maximum size of each liquid container is 2 litres, liquids stay inside your bag with no clear plastic bag needed, and electronics can also stay packed, following the airport's next-generation CT scanner upgrade. Consumer group Which? lists Bristol among the UK airports that have passed government checks to scrap the 100ml rule (alongside Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham and both Belfast airports), while some other UK airports such as Luton and Manchester still enforce 100ml, so always check the rules at your return airport too. (source) (source)
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Last verified September 2026 by the Bristol Airport Guide editorial team. Prices and timetables change, so confirm the specifics on the official Bristol Airport website before you travel.