Bristol Airport issues warning over ‘busiest ever Easter period’

Bristol Airport has issued a warning over possible queues as it expects more than 400,000 passengers over the Easter break - as some people took to social media this morning (March 31) to complain about long queues.

And bosses have predicted that the busiest day will be Good Friday (April 7), when they expect 27,000 passengers through its doors.

It is down to many people looking to fly out for an Easter break over the school holidays. Another factor is the start of two airlines - Aegean Airlines and Sun Express - running flights from Bristol. And they will soon be joined by Corendon Airlines.

There will also soon be an increased frequency on the Swiss Air service to Zurich.

Last Easter, the airport faced daily issues with people queuing up for security to get to make their flights - some even missed them. As a result, the airport is rminding peopel to arrive at check-in at least two hours before the scheduled departure time.

It has also reminded people to prepare for arriving at security by having their boarding card ready, laptops removed and liquids placed in bags.

The warning comes passengers reported queues this morning at the airport. One Twitter user said: “@bristolairport what on earth is going on there? Security queues preventing passengers boarding in a timely manner. 90 mis to transit security !”

An airport spokesperson said: “Bristol Airport is anticipating one if its busiest ever Easter period with over 400,000 passengers planning to travel through the Airport over the coming weeks.

“One of the busiest days will fall on Good Friday – 7 April, when approximately 27,000 passengers will travel through the airport. During the busy Easter holiday period passengers are advised to arrive at check-in at least a minimum of 2 hours prior to scheduled departure time.”