Istanbul based Freedbird Airlines (FH/FHY) has been confirmed as the operator for the weekly Thomson flight from Cardiff (CWL) to Dalaman (DLM) this summer. The Airline which started life in June 2000 operates an 8 strong fleet of modern Airbus A320 aircraft and carries out charters across Europe and the [read more]
As Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) celebrates 15 years of flying across Wales it has announced that it will be operating 3 new helicopters from January 2017. The charity currently uses 3 Eurocopter EC135 models supplied by Bond Aviation Group. These will be replaced by Airbus H145 aircraft also supplied [read more]
Thomson Airlines has suspended all flights to Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh resort from Cardiff Airport until at least the 12th November following increasing suspicion that a bomb brought down flight KGL9268 over the Sinai peninsula. Flight KGL9268, which departed Sharm El Sheikh bound for St Petersburg in Russia, crashed into the [read more]
This weekend will see 2 Quarter Final matches for the Rugby World Cup played in Cardiff. With Both France and Ireland in action Cardiff Airport will see a significant increase in traffic over the weekend with around 200 extra movements expected. In september Cardiff Airport saw passenger numbers increase by [read more]
Thomas Cook have added Cancun to lists of Destinations served by Cardiff Airport in 2016. The one-off flight on the 24th May 2016 will be operated by one of Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft and will return to Cardiff on the 7th June 2016. Last year Thomas Cook announced [read more]
A team of airport executives, including Aviation and Business development manager Spencer Birns, have jetted out to the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai, UAE with the aim of convincing a gulf carrier to begin operations at Cardiff Airport (EGFF/CWL). Cardiff Airport are said to be targeting either Dubai based [read more]
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