Nestled in the heart of a natural lagoon in the Ria Formosa National Park is the vibrant and bustling fishing town of Olhão. Away from the tourist hotspot of Albufeira, Olhão delivers a real slice of Portuguese charm whilst offering enough to give keep even the most seasoned tourist happy. From 5 star [read more]
With the Champions League Final in Cardiff just days away, Cardiff Airport has been busy preparing for what could turn out to be the busiest week in its history. That’s why we’ve produced the ultimate guide to Cardiff Airport & the Champions League Final. With over 400 extra movements on [read more]
KLM (KL/KLM) and Flybe (BE/BEE) have been ranked in 1st and 6th place overall for flight punctuality to and from UK airports. Exeter based Flybe, which has a hub at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF), achieved 81% of flights on time in 2016 whilst the Dutch airline KLM achieved 87%. The study [read more]
Plans are well underway for the UEFA Champions League Final airlift with hundreds of extra flights to and from Cardiff Airport across the 2nd, 3rd & 4th June. Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been planning for this event for some time and have special plans in place such as positioning empty [read more]
Cardiff Airport has a hat-trick of airlines in the top 10 world’s safest low-cost airlines with Flybe, Thomas Cook and Vueling all featuring. Australian airline Qantas came top overall in the rankings by website airlineratings.com. Flybe, who have 2 based aircraft at Cardiff Airport, operate a network of routes across [read more]
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is to welcome Juventus fans to Wales for the UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid on the 3rd June 2017. Specially chartered aircraft will see the Italian club’s fans arrive at Wales’ National Airport on the 2nd & 3rd June with fights from Vueling already announced [read more]
The Boeing 737 has the accolade of being the most produced jet-powered aircraft in history and it’s not hard to see why given that the first flight of the type was April 9th, 1967, and they are still making it today! In fact, as of February 2017, 9,401 have been built. [read more]
2017 is going to be an exciting year for Cardiff Airport, here’s why. New airlines/routes: Airline Destination Start Date Cobalt Larnaca LCLK/LCA Summer 2017 Alba Star Palma LEPA/PMI Summer 2017 BH Air Burgas LBBG/BOJ Summer 2017 Norwegian Air Shuttle Tenerife South GCTS/TFS Summer 2017 Blue Islands Guernsey EGJG/GCI 02/05/2017 Iberia [read more]
Among the items on Cardiff Airports 10 year “wish list” are a new terminal and 3 million passengers per year. Cardiff Airport Chairman Roger Lewis revealed his vision for Cardiff Airport today which also included selling off at least part of the airport to the private sector as passenger numbers [read more]
Less than 12 months after the launch of flights from Bristol to Keflavik in Iceland, Icelandic low-cost carrier (LCC) WOW Air (WW/WOW) is rumoured to be considering either a reduction in frequency or full withdraw from Bristol Airport. WOW Air and Bristol Airport launched the service with much fanfare claiming it [read more]
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