Bristol Airport (UK): expansion plans halted for a second time

During 2019 the focus was very much on environmental opposition to airport expansion as part of the response to 'climate change', and also on the air transport business' tardiness to react cohesively to spokespeople for the environment. In the space of a few short weeks this year the entire ball game has changed, as dodging the COVID-19 coronavirus has become the priority.

But environmental issues remain important, even while the travel and tourism industries are doing their best to stay in one piece and to avoid the loss of aviation companies - airlines, airports, supporting infrastructure - and of millions of jobs.

In some cases the environmental issues are paramount. One such place is Bristol, UK, where local councillors won't even let the airport build a new car park while public transport access is inadequate.