More growth forecast at Bristol Airport after passenger numbers climb to record high in 2015

Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared by nearly half a million last year to reach a record 6.76m with bosses predicting further growth will lift 2016's total above 7m. The 7.7% year-on-year increase in 2015 was the sixth consecutive year of growth for England's third-largest regional airport, which has a long-term plan to handle up to 10m passengers a year.