Flybe has announced that it is increasing the frequency of its popular routes from Cardiff Airport (EGFF/CWL) along with a year round service to Munich. The increase is on the back of very positive passenger numbers on the existing routes and comes as the 2nd Embraer E195 aircraft to be [read more]

Thomas Cook’s (TCX) one-off flight from Cardiff (EGFF/CWL) to Orando International (KMCO/MCO) departed today at 11:45 with an almost full flight. The route, which was a package holiday offering, has proved popular amongst welsh travellers and offers encouragement for future holidays of this type to Florida and other long haul [read more]

The two new helicopters that will be covering coastguard duties in South Wales and the Bristol Channel have arrived at their new base at MOD Saint Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Augusta Westland 139 Aircraft G-CILP and G-CILN landed today at 15:11 and 16:07 respectively. Both aircraft are [read more]

With the UK Government giving its clearest signal yet that it is willing to consider devolving Air Passenger Duty (APD) to the Welsh Government,  Bristol Airport has once again decided to throw its toys out of the pram releasing a statement onhow it would be bad for Britain PLC and [read more]

The UK Government in Whitehall have raised questions over the Welsh Government’s loans to Cardiff Airport (owned by the Welsh Government) and the fact that they could breach EU guidelines over state-aid to airlines. In what many are describing as a politicaly motivated move ahead of the Welsh Assembly elections, [read more]

Cardiff Airport based Dragonfly Executive Air Charter is to begin rotary charter operations after taking over the management of a Bell 206 on behalf of a client. Dragonfly, who currently operate a fleet of Beech King Air fixed wing aircraft in the executive charter market, hope that the helicopter will [read more]

Summer 2015 saw a 10% increase in passengers at Cardiff Airport comapared to the same period in 2015 according to Cardiff Airport. The welsh hub states that compared to June, July and August 2014 the numbers this year were up 12%, 8% and 10% respectively. Both Thomson and Thomas Cook [read more]

The Welsh Government has announced that the latest part of Cardiff Airports £13million loan from the Welsh Government will consist of £3million from its capital reserves. £2.7million will also be made available to Airbus to create training facilities at Swansea University and Coleg Cambria in Deeside, Flintshire. The money comes [read more]