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Press Release – For immediate use 31 October 2006

BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES OPEN
TENDER FOR TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE CAR SERVICE

Bristol International Airport has today announced that it is to put out its airport taxi/private hire car service to open tender.

The announcement comes ahead of the current concession expiry date with the new agreement commencing on 1st April 2007.

Commenting on the announcement Simon Preece, Head of Retail Concession at Bristol International Airport said: “Over the last eight to nine years Airportcarz have provided an excellent service to our customers. However, with the expiry of the existing agreement coming up in March 2007, we believe it is both appropriate to look at the wider market, and important to seek the best possible service and standards for our customers by exploring every option for the provision of taxi/private car hire services at Bristol International.”

Expressions of interest for the concession are required in writing by 24th November 2006. All applications should be sent to the Managing Director, Bristol International Airport, BS48 3DY.
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• Bristol International is the second fastest growing of the top 15 international airports in the UK.
• Bristol International has been the fastest growing of the top 15 UK airports in the last five years (+144%)
• Over 5.5m passengers will fly from Bristol in 2006.
• 58 scheduled destinations [International (41) and Domestic (17)] are now served by direct flights from Bristol International.
• 58 Charter destinations are now served by direct flights from Bristol International.
• Bristol International has the largest network of low cost services outside of London with direct flights to 41 destinations in the UK and Western Europe [International (30) and Domestic (12)].
• 8 new Scheduled routes introduced in 2006 (Dusseldorf, Girona, Krakow, La Rochelle, Marseille, Norwich, Rijeka, Tenerife).
• Bristol International was a finalist in the 2005 and 2006 ‘Best UK Airport’ category by both Travel Trade Gazette and Travel Weekly.
• More international passengers and routes are served from Bristol than from other major UK regional airports including Belfast, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Newcastle.
• Bristol International was a finalist in the 2005 and 2006 West of England ’Business of the Year’ awards.
• Readers of Wanderlust, the UK’s leading magazine for independent travellers voted Bristol International into number 4 spot in a 2005 consumer survey of UK airports based upon the airport’s wide destination choice and terminal facilities enhanced.

I hope they are aware that only HC vehicles can form a rank to wait for work. PH vehicles would need to wait out of public view until the passenger had contacted a licensed operator who could then dispatch a car.

Surely if they require immediate service a queue of HC at the door is the best option.

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

Not if it's private land and they have a small office there, whats to stop them having a small booking office where they give their name and jump in the next in line?
Our marshall's are to have a PDA so they can enter a booking wirelessly on the computer whilst their stood outside, no need for the punter to even go in the office anymore, it takes 30 secs.

Take a look at Stansted!
ORGANISE EDUCATE AGITATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The views expressed by this contributor do not neccesarily reflect the policys of The GMB Nationally or of the GMB London Region.

Or Gatwick.

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IDFIMH

Yes indeed, lets look at Stanstead, where the drivers all leave after less than a year because of the crap pay and 12 hour shifts.

Would it surprise anyone as to where all their drivers are now recruited from?

Nope. I did'nt think it would, Polish is the new language on the block.