Airbus has highest rate of cycle commuters among large employers in North Bristol

Cycling has always been a popular way to get to work at the Airbus Filton site, but the figures have increased by around 50 commuters per year since 2012 thanks to an employee-led bike users group and the improved bike park, showers and drying facilities on the Airbus Aerospace Park which opened last year.

Simon Tomlinson, who leads the bike users group said; “These figures are fantastic and confirm what we have always known: that cycling really is the commuting method of choice for so many people. The members of the bike users group are extremely grateful for the investment Airbus has made in providing benchmark cycling facilities as part of the new Aerospace Park which has been a catalyst for a lot of people to get in the saddle. It all goes to show what can be achieved when everyone works together.”

The bike users group has almost 700 members and provides benefits such as support for new cyclists, lending tools for repair, consulting on bike facilities on site and promoting cycling events. Members of the group cycle in from as far away as Bath, Portishead and Chepstow, but the main target is to encourage more cycling for short distance commutes.

The SusCom survey also found that in the last year bus use and car sharing had increased and solo car use had decreased.