THE Falcon Flyer bus service to Bristol Airport is to start picking up passengers again in Wellington next week following news that the M5 motorway junction 26 is reopening early.

Megabus, which runs the hourly coach service between Plymouth and Bristol, has been by-passing Wellington since the junction was closed in June.

The company originally expected to be able to resume services in mid to late September.

But, now junction 26 and the Chelston link road is reopening overnight on Saturday into Sunday (September 6 to 7).

The Falcon Flyer will immediately resume its pick-ups and drop-offs at the bus stop next to Cades roundabout on Sunday.

National Express and Berrys Coaches have continued to serve Wellington as normal throughout the junction closure.