Aviation news and insight from Wales
UK Leisure airline Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) has increased capacity on flights to Turkey from Cardiff Airport. The increase comes partly from the return of Antalya as a destination from the Wales’ national airport as well as a 2nd weekly Dalaman rotation. Thanks to low prices Turkey was the third most [read more]
Flights to Hurghada, Egypt are set to return to Cardiff Airport nearly 3 years after they were cancelled over terrorism fears. UK holiday airline TUI (formerly Thomson) is bringing the destination back into their Winter 2018/19 programme. TUI operates a 2 aircraft base in the summer, and a 1 aircraft [read more]
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) saw guests from the South Wales business and arts communities gather to see a spectacular one-off performance by Organised Kaos Youth Circus at the airport. Art @ the Airport is the latest in a series of events delivered by Arts & Business Cymru. Organised Kaos Youth Circus [read more]
Sailing, not something we normally cover here on Aviation Wales but as the 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race gets underway, its potential to boost Cardiff Airports passenger numbers is in focus. The Volvo Ocean Race is a round-the-world yacht race that takes place every 3 years. It provides teams with the [read more]
A group of students got some valuable experience of working in engineering when they visited British Airways’ Cardiff maintenance facility at Cardiff Airport and Aviation Wales were invited along to see how they got on. British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) carries out repairs and maintenance on the British Airways long-haul [read more]
Cardiff Airport is braced for disruption this afternoon as Ex-Tropical Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK bringing winds of up to 80mph. The latest information this morning shows that Ophelia is heading west so will pass along the west coast of Ireland. This has prompted yellow weather warnings for Wales. Flybe has [read more]
An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 has diverted into Cardiff Airport after it declared an emergency with fumes in the cockpit. The flight, EI845 was en-route to Cork from Amsterdam when the pilots reported smoke or fumes in the cockpit. As a precaution, the aircraft diverted immediately into Cardiff. The Aircraft, [read more]
An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 has diverted into Cardiff Airport after it declared an emergency with fumes in the cockpit. The flight, EI845 was en-route to Cork from Amsterdam when the pilots reported smoke or fumes in the cockpit. As a precaution, the aircraft diverted immediately into Cardiff Airport after [read more]
Work to transform the experience for passengers arriving and departing from Cardiff Airport will begin later this month. The latest phase of the terminal upgrade plans include: A Costa Coffee in the Arrivals Hall for those arriving to Wales or friends and family waiting to collect others Opening additional seating areas in [read more]
Work to transform the experience for passengers arriving and departing from Cardiff Airport will begin later this month. The latest phase of the terminal upgrade plans include: A Costa Coffee in the Arrivals Hall for those arriving to Wales or friends and family waiting to collect others Opening additional seating areas in [read more]
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