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Flybe gets a grip following big losses

Flybe, who have a base at Cardiff Airport, has announced its quarterly results to the end of June show that greater capacity control with a concentration on profitable routes helped it to raise revenue by 11.7% to £174 million. This growth was boosted by new routes from Heathrow and the [read more]

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Thomson to Tui rebrand is well underway

Thomson liveried aircraft flying British holidaymakers off on package holidays have always been a common sight at UK airports including Cardiff Airport but the Tui rebrand is now well underway. Thomson Holidays bid farewell to the British public in an emotional TV advert in december but have stressed that while [read more]

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New Cardiff to Larnaca service with Cobalt

Cypriot startup Cobalt Air (CO/FCB) have added Cardiff to their list of destinations served from Larnaca (LCA/LCLK), Cyprus according to their website. The airline, which aims to be Cyprus’ flag carrier, launched last year with the intention of “redefining the low-cost travel sector by combining the price flexibility and cost [read more]

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Farewell Thomson, Hello TUI

Thomson, A familiar name and sight at Cardiff Airport will soon be disappearing as parent company TUI has decided to operate under a single brand. Both Thomsonfly (formely Britannia Airways) and First Choice (formerly Air 2000) officially became part of the TUI Group in 2007 and were rebranded as Thomson [read more]