Bristol Airport is planning to build a huge new multi-million pound public transport hub.
According to the airport, the facility will deliver "substantial improvements" for passengers and staff who travel to the airport by public transport.
The plans for the so-called Public Transport Interchange (PTI) were submitted to North Somerset Council and also include development around the hub, the airport said.
The proposed facility will be based in the northern part of the airport, to the west and north of the main terminal building on the site of the existing 'Drop and Go' car park.
Bristol Airport said its 'Drop and Go' car park would, in turn, be relocated to the existing car parking area to the north of the terminal, next to the multi-storey car park.
The announcement comes weeks after Bristol Airport lodged an appeal against North Somerset Council for refusing its application for expansion.
The plans for the proposed Public Transport Interchange include:
A covered walkway from the PTI to the terminal
A building which will include a passenger concourse
New pedestrian routes and vehicle access
Additional capacity for public transport vehicles
A new taxi rank and taxi service reception
Electric charging units
Food and beverage offerings
Toilet facilities
Bristol Airport said the location of the PTI would create easier access to the terminal and the facilities around it.
Dave Lees, chief executive of Bristol Airport said: “The proposed new Public Transport Interchange will enhance the accessibility of the airport for passengers and staff using public transport.
"Sustainability and greener growth is at the heart of Bristol Airport’s plans and this development supports our ambitions to become carbon neutral for direct emissions by 2025 and a net zero airport by 2050.
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"The PTI will deliver a substantial improvement in the public transport offering at the airport.”
In July, Bristol Airport confirmed it was planning to cut nearly 100 jobs after suffering from the fall in demand for air travel caused by the pandemic.
The airport proposed to reduce its directly employed workforce of 400 by 23 per cent, according to a letter to staff seen by BusinessLive.
The transport hub said passenger numbers had plunged from more than 870,000 in May 2019 to just 874 in the same month this year.
