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Bristol airport 'surge teams' on standby for August bank holiday rush

Air
James Chapple
17 August 2022

Bristol airport has put "surge teams" on standby to ensure additional staffing resource is on-hand at short-notice over the August bank holiday weekend.

Bristol airport 'surge teams' on standby for August bank holiday rush

More than 900,000 passengers are expected to travel through the West Country airport during August, with passenger numbers "rapidly approaching" pre-pandemic levels.


Around 32,000 people a day will fly in and out of the airport on Thursday 25 August and Friday 26 August, anticipated to be the two busiest days of the getaway. Top bank holiday weekend destinations from Bristol include Palma, Alicante and Dublin.


Bristol is advising passengers to prepare and plan ahead by checking in online and arriving a minimum of two hours before their scheduled departure time.