With the Champions League Final in Cardiff just days away, Cardiff Airport has been busy preparing for what could turn out to be the busiest week in its history. That’s why we’ve produced the ultimate guide to Cardiff Airport & the Champions League Final. With over 400 extra movements on [read more]
Extra security measures have been announced across the country in the wake of the Manchester Attack on Monday which will mean tighter security at airports including Cardiff Airport. In line with the UK wide terror threat status being moved to “Critical” Operation Temperer has been put into force. Operation Temperer [read more]
Spanish Low Cost Carrier (LCC) Iberia Express (I2/IBS) has announced it is to begin flights between Madrid (MAD/LEMD) and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) earlier than planned in order to give fans more choice to attend the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff. The flights, which first operated over Easter, will operate [read more]
With the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford just over a month away we look ahead to Europe’s biggest military airshow. Crowds from across the UK and the rest of the world flock to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire each year to see the latest military jets and classic [read more]
KLM (KL/KLM) and Flybe (BE/BEE) have been ranked in 1st and 6th place overall for flight punctuality to and from UK airports. Exeter based Flybe, which has a hub at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF), achieved 81% of flights on time in 2016 whilst the Dutch airline KLM achieved 87%. The study [read more]
Plans are well underway for the UEFA Champions League Final airlift with hundreds of extra flights to and from Cardiff Airport across the 2nd, 3rd & 4th June. Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been planning for this event for some time and have special plans in place such as positioning empty [read more]
Cardiff Airport has a hat-trick of airlines in the top 10 world’s safest low-cost airlines with Flybe, Thomas Cook and Vueling all featuring. Australian airline Qantas came top overall in the rankings by website airlineratings.com. Flybe, who have 2 based aircraft at Cardiff Airport, operate a network of routes across [read more]
It was seen by many but exactly why was a Twin Huey flying a Nissan X-Trail around Cardiff Bay today? It turns out it’s all to do with the UEFA Champions League Final according to Nissan’s promotions team. To be fair it was never going to be subtle flying a [read more]
Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) has been shortlisted for the 2017 Charity Awards. The Llanelli based charity has been nominated for an award in the Healthcare and Medical research category. Wales Air Ambulance operates 4 helicopters across Wales providing life saving medical care and rapid transport to hospitals for seriously [read more]
The now annual Wales National Airshow will take place around Swansea Bay on the weekend of the 1st & 2nd of July. Like last year, the organisers have released a mobile app which is the only way to see the times on the day. But after last-minute flying display releases [read more]
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