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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Stephen Sumner & Hannah Baker

Bristol Airport expansion given green light on appeal

Bristol Airport’s expansion plans have been allowed on appeal in a decision branded “devastating” by opponents.

The airport, however, said it was "excellent news" for the region's economy.

The expansion allows the airport to increase its current capacity from 10 million to 12 million passengers a year, while adding thousands more parking spaces. It is yet to hit the current cap and before the pandemic fewer than nine million passengers used the airport.

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