Wales

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]

Spanish airline Vueling (VY/VLG) has announced it is increasing capacity again at Cardiff Airport for summer 2017. 190,812 seats are now available to Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga and Palma from the Welsh capital, an increase of 16% compared to 2016. The increase is the 2nd in a row for Cardiff Airport,  [read more]

Bad weather once again at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) (the 2nd highest airport in the UK) has seen multiple flights divert into Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). The bad weather is reducing visibility on Bristol Airports runway 09 which doesn’t have a high enough category of instrument landing system (ILS) to handle very [read more]

Cardiff Airport has experienced more sustained growth over the last 12 months with the rolling 12 month increase now standing at 19%. According to the latest figures over 1.3 million passengers used Wales’ only international airport between November 2015 and October 2016 boosted by a host of new routes from [read more]

Tonight marks the end of an era for Aer Lingus connecting Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) and Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) as the last flight leaves at Cardiff at 21:00hrs this evening. We first broke the story that Aer Lingus Regional (Operated by Stobart Air) were ending the service back in June when [read more]

Fog is causing problems across South Wales and West of England with flights being cancelled, delayed or diverted to other airports. So far Flybe have cancelled their morning Paris Charles De Gaulle flight from Cardiff and their later flights are showing as delayed. Bristol however has seen several flights diverted [read more]

On 1st November 2016 Roger Lewis marks his first year as chairman of Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) after taking over from Lord Rowe-Beddow. He has taken the opportunity to reflect back on his 1st year of Cardiff Airport. In his annual report he said: “First and foremost, on behalf of the [read more]

Iberia Express have announced they will begin direct flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to Madrid (MAD/LEMD) next summer. The Spanish national carrier will be the first link between the two capitals and will operate twice weekly on a Thursday and Sunday. The flight will give Welsh travellers access to the [read more]