Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (French: Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac) (IATA: BOD, ICAO: LFBD) is an international airport of Bordeaux, in southwestern France. It is situated in the commune of Mérignac, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Bordeaux, within the département of the Gironde. It mainly features flights to metropolitan and leisure destinations in Europe, Northern Africa, and Canada, and serves as a base for easyJet, Ryanair and Volotea.[4]
In May 2024, Ryanair announced it will be leaving Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport citing fee increases, leading to the termination of 40 routes.[2] The airline will cease operations at the airport by November 2024.[6][7]
Terminals
Bordeaux Airport has three passenger buildings:
Terminal A is mainly for international flights.[8]
Terminal B passenger air terminal has two levels and is principally dedicated to Air France traffic between Paris and Bordeaux.[9]
Terminal billi is a separate facility for low cost carriers. It has one floor and has small check-in and arrivals areas as well as a departures area with six aircraft parking positions which are used for walk boarding.[10] Users of Terminal billi are easyJet and Ryanair.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport:[11]
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^"Volotea announces three new routes from greece to France". 12 January 2022.
^ a b c"Volotea s'alia amb Eurowings i llança vuit noves rutes amb Alemanya". ON ECONOMIA. 15 February 2023.
^"Aéroport de Lille : Volotea ouvre une ligne vers Bordeaux le 17 décembre | la Gazette Nord-Pas de Calais".
^"Volotea adds a new route linking Strasbourg with London Gatwick". Archived from the original on 19 July 2023.
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^"Bordeaux : Extension du tramway a jusqu'à l'aéroport | Air Journal". 30 April 2023.
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^Yves Maugue (29 April 2016). "Bordeaux : voici le tracé du tramway qui va desservir l'aéroport" (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
External links
Media related to Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Aéroport de Bordeaux (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)