Airport plans to extend runway for flights to US

BRISTOL Airport is proposing to extend its runway to allow for new long-haul routes to the United States and the Middle East.

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The South West transport hub, which is launching a consultation on the proposals, has said that in order for the runway to continue operating safely - for all types of aircraft and in all weather conditions - it needs to relocate the existing approach lighting and install extra safety features at the runway’s eastern end.

The plans involve moving runway approach lighting and installing rows of lighting, and fencing around those lights, on parcels of land on Felton Common - a green open space owned by Winford Parish Council.