We flew from Bristol Airport for the first time since its fancy £60m upgrade

We flew from Bristol Airport for the first time since its fancy £60m upgrade

Growing up in Barcelona, I am certainly no stranger to an airport controversy. As Spain entered the economic crisis of the late 2000s and early 2010s, there was a lot of talk in the news of the housing bubble, the banking crisis, unemployment and airports.

You would hear about these airports that had been built in remote parts of Spain, to then barely be used. There was the case of Huesca's airport, which reportedly went six months without a single commercial flight.

That is certainly not the case at Bristol Airport , which describes itself as England's third largest regional airport. Last year, the airport saw a record number of travellers, with 10 million people passing through.

What is more, the airport h