As Bristol and Cardiff airports tussle, is it time for the ‘far-fetched’ Severnside?

As the cities clash over their hubs, the case for one facility on an artificial island first proposed in 2003 gets stronger

It was a bold, ambitious and controversial idea: close Cardiff and Bristol airports and build an international facility on an artificial island. So aspirational, in fact, that the Severnside plan was roundly rejected as far-fetched when it was unveiled more than 20 years ago.

But now the proposal does not seem nearly as bizarre as a result of the climate crisis and a long-running legal battle between the two airports.