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Built on the site of a former RAF airfield, it opened in 1957 as Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport, [5] replacing Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport as Bristol's municipal airport. From 1997 to 2010, it was known as Bristol International Airport . [ 6 ]
On 31 May 1930, the airport was officially opened by Prince George, Duke of Kent. In its first year of operation, the airport handled 915 passengers, and by 1939 it handled 4,000 passengers. [2] The Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club relocated from Filton Airfield, [3] and together with Bristol Corporation, managed the facilities. [4]
The airport was destroyed by the 1994 eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul and subsequently a new airport was built and opened at Tokua, on the opposite side of the Rabaul caldera. The former airport was located at 04°13′S 152°11′E / 4.217°S 152.183°E / -4.217; 152.183 ( Rabaul Airport (old) ) , Ansett Australia ...
A spokesperson for the airport said that the space, located one mile from the terminal, was opened due to an “increase in customers requiring a multi-faith area in this location”.
1956 – 17 April: Chew Valley Lake (1,200 acres (4.9 km 2)) in Somerset is inaugurated as a reservoir for the Bristol area by the Queen. 1957 – Bristol Airport opens. 1958 – Bristol bus station opens. 1959 – Bristol Siddeley aero engine manufacturer in business. 1963 – 30 April: Bristol Bus Boycott.
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Saturday marks five decades since DFW Airport opened on Jan. 13, 1974, linking two of the state’s largest cities and connecting them with the world. ... people 50 years ago is now the fourth ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic when passenger numbers to the airport had reduced, the A1 route was changed and the bus began serving local stops. This arrangement was discontinued in April 2022. [5] [6] From May 2022, Bristol Zone bus tickets were no longer accepted on the route. [7]