The UK Government has blocked a bid by the Welsh Government to increase the passenger numbers on the Intra-Wales PSO route between Cardiff Airport and Anglesey Airport (Yns Mon). The Welsh Government had applied for a derogation, where an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law is sought, with [read more]
The Welsh Government has announced that it is exploring opportunities to increase domestic flights from Cardiff Airport and ways to bypass Air Passenger Duty on those routes. Ken Skates AM made the announcement yesterday saying he was working to impose up to 9 Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Cardiff Airport [read more]
As we enter the new year with exciting times ahead for lots of areas of the welsh aviation industry in Wales, we take a quick look back at what made the headlines in 2017. A year of highs and lows for our airports and aerospace industry. January 2017 saw the beginnings [read more]
Flybe (BE/BEE) has begun operating its 2017/18 Winter schedule from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) This season will see Flybe operate 14 routes including increased services between Cardiff Airport and Belfast City up to two flights a day on weekdays, and an increase in the frequency of flights to Jersey, Cork and Berlin Tegel, [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]
The airport in the Isle of Barra Scotland may be bijou and quirky but the civilian airport at RAF Valley on the Isle of Anglesey is the very model of compact modern efficiency. Known in Welsh as Maes Awyr Môn, Anglesey Airport (VLY/EGOV) only handles two flights a day, both [read more]
Following on from the presentation of first quarter results this week, Flybe has now released details of Scottish flights from 1st September using Eastern Airways aircraft. Some of these routes will be flown in direct competition with Loganair with whom Flybe has recently ended a franchise agreement. Under their new [read more]
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]
First Minister Carwyn Jones AM has confirmed today that funding for the Cardiff to Anglesey route will continue following a review of the service. The review also recommended that funding is given for expanding the route which is likely to include a 3rd destination to the service. The route from [read more]
An Eastern Airways flight from Anglesey to Cardiff Airport had an encounter with a what was described as a large drone on Tuesday evening whilst approaching the airport to land. The aircraft did not have to alter course or take evasive action but the proximity was enough to make the [read more]
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