Blue Islands (SI/BCI) has confirmed it will return to Cardiff Airport in summer 2018. The Saint Peter Port headquartered airline will once again operate a twice-weekly service between Guernsey (GCI/EGJB) and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) under a Flybe franchise. The flights, which are bookable through the Flybe.com website are scheduled to begin on [read more]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched a review of airline seat policies and how airlines handle charges to sit together on flights. The move comes following consumer research showed many people are being told by their airline they would need to pay extra if they want to sit [read more]
Every now and again you need to get somewhere cheap and when it comes to fares, rarely is anyone cheaper than Ryanair. But that cheap air fair comes at a cost right? Given the choice I would go full-service every time, nothing beats slipping into that plush business class seat [read more]
Cardiff Airport (CWL-EGFF) has seen a 9% rise in passenger numbers for 2017 according to the airport’s own figures. The airport says that 1.46 million passengers used its terminal in 2017 although official Civil Aviation Authority figures have yet to be released. The Welsh-Government-owned airport, which posted a pre-tax loss [read more]
Stobart Group has today announced that they launch commercial and business flights on the 4th June 2018 from Carlisle Airport (CAX/EGNC). The Group which owns the airport also operates Stobart Air which is one of the airlines likely to use Carlisle as a gateway to the Lake District offering connections [read more]
Cardiff Airport has reported pre-tax losses of £5m for 2016-2017 financial year and revenues were also down around £400,000 from just over £17m to £16.6m. The losses are an increase of £1m over the 2015-2016 losses of £4m. Despite the increase, the airport reports it is on track with its 5-year [read more]
Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, has announced it is increasing the discount for a UK domestic passenger by 50%. The discount was introduced to make it cheaper for domestic passengers to use Londons Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) and encourage domestic flights. It counters some of the harmful effects of the Governments [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]
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is gearing up for what is expected to be the busiest Christmas period in 7 years for Wales’ national airport. Around 30,000 passengers are expected to fill the terminal over the next two weeks, a 10% increase on 2016. Amsterdam tops the destinations from Cardiff Airport this [read more]
According to the latest figures released by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for October, growth at Cardiff Airport had slowed compared to previous months. The figures show that 134,349 passengers used the Welsh Government owned airport in October 2017, a 4.1% rise over the same period last year but [read more]
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