Passengers set to fly from Bristol Airport are facing serious disruption this morning (Tuesday, November 7) as a technical issue has halted flights. The airport says flights will be suspended until around 8am due to the incident involving airfield lighting equipment.
Customers have been urged to contact their airline for the latest on their flight. In a statement on X – formerly Twitter – a Bristol Airport spokesperson said: “Due to technical problems with the airfield lighting equipment, flight operations have been suspended until 08:00hr this morning. We will continue to update as the situation progresses.
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“Customers are advised to contact their airline for the latest flight information.”
Bristol Live will be bringing you all of the latest on this incident.
Updates will appear in the blog below. We will keep you up to date with the latest information from Bristol Airport as the situation develops.
07:39Key Event
The runway is now open, airport confirms
07:30Key Event
List of late arrivals
Flights to Bristol Airport from Amsterdam and Dublin have been delayed. The Amsterdam flight was scheduled to arrive at 7.20am and will now arrive at 8.11am. The Aer Lingus Dublin flight due to land at 7.35am is now estimated to arrive at 8.09am. The Ryanair flight from Dublin to Bristol due at 9.35am is now due at 10.35am. The Ryanair flight from Krakow due at 12.40pm is now expected to arrive at 1.40pm.
07:25Chloe Parkman
Several flights are now ‘boarding’
A live departure board on Bristol Airport’s website shows that a number of flights are now boarding.
These include flights to Amsterdam, Faro and Tenerife.
Click HERE to view departures.
07:19Key Event
List of flights delayed
The following flights have been delayed: Lanzarote, Amsterdam, Malaga, Faro, Edinburgh, Belfast International, Glasgow, Tenerife, Dublin, Krakow, Alicante, Paris Orly and Dublin.
06:59Chloe Parkman
Around 15 departure flights affected
At the time of publication, a live departure board on the Bristol Airport website shows that around 15 flights due to leave the airport have been impacted.
These include flights heading for Dublin, Krakow and Alicante.
06:56Chloe Parkman
A number of flights have been impacted by the issue
06:53Chloe Parkman
Passengers urged to check with airline for latest travel information
Roads traffic monitoring service, Inrix reports: “Flights suspended at Bristol Airport due to problems with the airport lighting equipment.
“Reports suggest that the runway lights are not working. Departures are being held until at least 0800. The first arrivals are not scheduled until around 0730 but they will be disrupted. Check the status of your flight before heading to the airport.”
06:35Chloe Parkman
Flights suspended until 8am
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