Cardiff Airport News

As the Wales bill passed through the house of lords the argument regarding Air Passenger Duty (APD) was raised once again with many Lords adding their voices to the argument that at the very least, Long Haul APD should be devolved.. Air Passenger Duty is a tax imposed by the [read more]

Among the items on Cardiff Airports 10 year “wish list” are a new terminal and 3 million passengers per year. Cardiff Airport Chairman Roger Lewis revealed his vision for Cardiff Airport today which also included selling off at least part of the airport to the private sector as passenger numbers [read more]

It’s always nice to see something different at Cardiff Airport and when the RAF’s latest transport plane drops in as a weather diversion its always a bonus. Especially when we got the view from inside the next day! Designed to replace the Lockheed C130 Hercules, The Airbus A400M “Atlas” is [read more]

Cardiff Airport is expecting 35,000 passengers to pass through its terminal this christmas season, a 9% increase over 2015. There figures are helped by new ski destinations including Chambery, Munich and Milan. Winter sun destinations are also proving popular with Thomson and Vueling all reporting strong bookings for the season. [read more]

A series of airline and airport strikes across the UK could cause misery for travellers wanting to get away this christmas. British Airways Cabin Crew are set to walk out for 48 hours on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in action called by the Unite union. In a second swipe [read more]

Figures released by Cardiff Airport have shown yet another month of consecutive growth at Wales’ national airport. November saw an 11% increase in passengers using the airport compared to the same period in 2015. This growth brings the rolling 12 month total to almost 1.4m passengers, an 18% growth overall. [read more]

Fog is causing problems at Cardiff Airport and Bristol Airport with flights being cancelled or diverted. Cardiff has seen aircraft diverted to Exeter and Liverpool along with cancellations for Flybe. Bristol meanwhile has suffered its 2nd consecutive day of problems with cancellations from Flybe & Brussels Airlines. Passengers due to [read more]

Guernsey based Blue Islands (SI/BCI) will operate a 3 times weekly service from Cardiff (CWL/EGFF) to Guernsey (GCI/EGJB) from 2nd May 2017. Blue Islands operate a fleet of ATR  (Avions de transport régional) 42 and 72 aircraft and it is understood that the service will be operated by an ATR72-500 [read more]