Airport News
Bristol Airport to gain new hotel
Thu, 14 Oct, 2010
Planning permission has been granted to construct a new hotel at Bristol Airport by North Somerset Council's South Area Committee.
Currently the ninth largest airport in the UK, Bristol is the only one of the top 15 hubs in the country not to have any on-site accommodation.
Work on the new 251-room hotel is pencilled in to begin early next year, with work estimated to be completed during the winter of 2012/13.
Situated 100 metres away from the main building, the new facility is part of ongoing plans to improve and overhaul the airport's existing features.
Robert Sinclair, chief executive officer at Bristol Airport, said: "An on-site hotel is essential if we are to achieve our ambition of becoming a world-class regional airport serving the south-west.
"It has long been high on the list of facilities requested by our passengers."
Another hub currently planning expansion work is Birmingham Airport, which is hoping to extend its runway to boost its profile in the international market.