Consultation outcome

Bristol Airport: designation as a 'coordinated' airport

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 February 2020
• Last updated: 1 March 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

Due to the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on the aviation industry since the original application, Bristol Airport has informed Department for Transport (DfT) that it has withdrawn its request and will resubmit as traffic levels recover. 

DfT will continue to engage with Bristol Airport on this issue. Interested parties seeking to discuss this matter with us may email SlotConsultation@dft.gov.uk.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposal to designate Bristol Airport as a 'coordinated' airport and appointment of Airport Coordination Limited as the coordinator.

This consultation ran from
24 February 2020 to 11:45pm on 26 June 2020

Consultation description

Proposal for Bristol Airport to be:

1. designated a ‘coordinated’ airport, a status reserved for congested airports
2. have Airport Coordination Limited as designated coordinator should the original application be approved

The coordinated designation has currently been given to:

• London Heathrow
• Gatwick
• Stansted
• London City
• Luton
• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Bristol (effective for summer seasons only during 23:00 to 06:59 hours)

Documents

Bristol Airport's application for year-round slot coordination

Ref: DfT-2020-02

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Published 24 February 2020
Last updated 1 March 2021 + show all updates

1. 1 March 2021

   Outcome released stating how Bristol Airport has removed its application to be a 'coordinated' airport.

2. 2 April 2020

   Consultation extended to 26 June 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

3. 24 February 2020

   First published.