Cardiff Airport News and Information

Cardiff Airport to take over passenger services at Anglesey

Published 19/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Cardiff Airport has secured an agreement to manage passenger services at Anglesey Airport (VLY/EGOV) from December 2019. The airport is located within RAF Valley is the only commercial airport in …

Honeywell Flying Testbed Boeing 757-200 N757HW (Image: Phillip Dawson)

Rare Honeywell Flying Testbed arrives at Cardiff Airport

Published 17/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

A rare visitor to the UK skies graced Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) with its presence today as the Honeywell flying testbed arrived at the Welsh Airport. Boeing 757-200 N757HW is used …

Flying to New Zealand? why not use your local airport?

Published 23/10/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

With Air New Zealand (NZ/ANZ) ending its London to Auckland via Los Angeles service from October 2020, the time has never been better to use your local airport to fly …

TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports

Published 22/10/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

TUI UK has announced a raft of new destinations and flights from UK regional airports including Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Bournemouth and Manchester for Summer 2020. The announcements come as the …

Cardiff Airport chairman Roger Lewis to stand down in May

Published 26/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

The chairman of Cardiff Airport, Roger Lewis, is to stand down according to a tweet by Wales’ Minister for Economy and Transport Ken Skates but not before extending his tenure …

UK Government says flight tax will not be devolved to Wales

Published 06/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Cardiff Airport CEO has said that she finds it “difficult to understand” why the UK Government has said that it will not devolve Air Passenger Duty (APD) to the Welsh …

Global Trek officially opens new FBO at Cardiff Airport

Published 30/07/2019 Written by: Lisa Parkes < 1 minute read

Global Trek has formally opened its new Fixed Based Operator (FBO) service at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). The Prestwick headquartered company soft-launched its operation at Cardiff Airport in May and has …

More woes for Cardiff Airport as Vueling cut capacity

Published 29/07/2019 Written by: Lisa Parkes < 1 minute read

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been hit with fresh woes this week as it emerged Spanish airline Vueling will cut capacity on one of its key routes from the Welsh Government-owned …

British Airways 747 G-CIVI at Cardiff Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Wales could get devolved Air Passenger Duty by 2021, with a catch!

Published 11/06/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The Welsh Affairs Committee has recommended that control of Air Passenger Duty at Welsh Airports be handed over to the Welsh Government by 2021 but with a caveat to link …

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 preparing for take-off at Cardiff Airport (Image: The Aviation Media Agency.)

Welsh First Minister deals blow to Cardiff Airport masterplan

Published 05/06/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Welsh Government First Minister Mark Drakeford has dealt a blow to Cardiff Airport’s masterplan by cancelling a vital road link that would have allowed greater freight transport from the Airport …