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Qatar Airways return to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has taken a step closer with the airline applying for slot pairs into the Welsh Capital from Doha. The application made to Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) shows the airline has requested four weekly slots starting on the 18th December 2023. Information from application [read more]

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has confirmed that it will be closing its base at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) after a year of operations plagued by cancellations, failures and bad press. The two winter routes to Milan and Bucharest will end earlier than planned on 25th January and all further operations from [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has put its new Cardiff (CWL/EGFF) to Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) on sale. The new route will connect the Northern Irish capital with the Welsh capital twice weekly from the 29th of March 2023 operating on a Wednesday and Saturday through to the end of October. The new route [read more]

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has confirmed that its aircraft, operated by 2Excel Aviation, will relocate to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) following the closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The OSRL Boeing 727 will move, along with all the related assets, to Cardiff before the 31st of October where it will continue [read more]

Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Emerald Airlines is set to restore the link between Cardiff Airport and Belfast City Airport from July. The route will operate five times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7th July. Emerald Airlines head of commercial Ciaran Smith said: “As we [read more]

The Welsh Government has scrapped the Cardiff Airport to Anglesey (Ynys Mon) air route it funded to provide an air link between North and South Wales. Launched in 2007 the twice-daily (weekdays) service was used by Welsh Ministers to connect with Cardiff Bay and by members of the public to [read more]

When it comes to Bristol’s congestion, which comes into force later this year, it really is a tale of two airports as the boundaries mean it will be bad news for Bristol Airport, but potentially great news for Cardiff Airport across the river. Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) lies outside of the [read more]

The future of Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been thrown into doubt today following comments made by the Welsh Labour-controlled Government that owns the airport. Welsh Labours deputy minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, has told the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) that further subsidising of the airport would not be in [read more]