Airport Flyer is a pair of bus routes that serve Bristol Airport. The routes are operated by First West of England.[1]
In 2012, the route began operating 24 hours per day.[2]
The A2 service was withdrawn in January 2018, after having its frequency halved from hourly to two-hourly in January.[3]
In 2018, twelve double-decker Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC-bodied Scania N250UD buses were deployed on the route.[4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic when passenger numbers to the airport had reduced, the A1 route was changed and the bus began serving local stops. This arrangement was discontinued in April 2022.[5] [6] From May 2022, Bristol Zone bus tickets were no longer accepted on the route.[7]
The frequency of route A1 was increased to every 12 minutes in October 2022.[8] [9]
| Number: | A1 |
| Bgcolor: | silver |
| Titlecolor: | blue |
| Operator: | First West of England |
| Garage: | Hengrove |
| Vehicle: | Enviro400 MMC |
| Start: | Bristol Bus Station |
| Via: | Bristol City Centre Bristol Temple Meads station Bedminster |
| End: | Bristol Airport |
| Level: | Daily |
| Frequency: | up to every 10 minutes |
The A1 runs from Bristol Bus Station to Bristol Airport, serving the city centre and Temple Meads Station.[10] The route between Bristol Bus Station and Lime Kiln roundabout is limited stop but from Lime Kiln Roundabout to the airport, the bus serves all stops.
| Number: | A3 |
| Bgcolor: | silver |
| Titlecolor: | light green |
| Operator: | First West of England |
| Garage: | Weston-super-Mare |
| Vehicle: | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC |
| Pvr: | 2 |
| Start: | Weston-super-Mare station |
| Via: | Weston-super-Mare town centre Worle Congresbury Cleeve |
| End: | Bristol Airport |
| Length: | 12.5 miles |
| Level: | Daily |
| Frequency: | every hour |
The A3 runs from Weston-super-Mare to Bristol Airport on a direct, but limited stop route via Locking Road and the A370 through Worle, Congresbury and Cleeve. [11] [12]