Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways in their Autumn 2011 newsletter called for the reopening to be considered in the reletting of the Greater Western passenger franchise. Campaign for Better Transport Bristol/Bath Travel Area submitted a statement to the House of Commons Transport Committee, which was published in 2008's Delivering a Sustainable Railway.
In it, they called for the reopening of Flax Bourton railway station to serve Bristol Airport. Railfuture in the South West also called for the reopening as a way to serve the Airport.