Cardiff Airport News and Information

Nordwind Boeing 777-300 (Image: John Moore)

Cardiff Airport gets two special visitors in one day

12/05/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has had two special visitors in one day, one delivering Personal Protective Equipment, the other training. The first arrival of the morning was a Nordwind Boeing 777-300 VP-BJL which brought in the latest shipment of PPE equipment for the Welsh Government. The aircraft carried around 600,000 fluid-resistant gowns [read more]

Cardiff Airport appoints new Chairman

06/05/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News 2 minute read

Wayne Harvey has been appointed as the new chairman of Cardiff Airport replace Roger Lewis. Mr Harvey is currently is a senior partner with Audit & Assurance specialists Deloitte and has previously worked for Ernst & Young (EY). He has a tough start to the role with the industry facing [read more]

Cardiff Airport Fire Engine (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Cardiff Airport Firefighters provide support to Dragon’s Heart Hospital

01/05/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Firefighters from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) are providing support to the NHS Dragon’s Heart hospital ((Ysbyty Calon y Ddraig) set up at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. The hospital has been set up to treat Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients boosting NHS bed capacity in Wales. 32 Airport Firefighters will form part of [read more]

Welsh Government releases money to prop up Cardiff Airport

06/04/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The Welsh Government has agreed to re-purpose a tax-payers loan in order to help struggling Cardiff Airport stay in business during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is effectively closed with all the airlines that use it suspending flights but the airport is remaining open for emergencies and required [read more]

A British Airways 787, 777 and 747 at Cardiff Airport (Image: John Bulpin)

In Pictures: British Airways aircraft parked at Cardiff Airport

23/03/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Local pilot John Bulpin has captured these amazing images of British Airways aircraft parked up at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) as a result of travel disruption caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Our thanks to John for the use of the images.

A KLM Embraer lands at Cardiff Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Cardiff Airport asks Welsh Government for another £6.8m

02/03/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Loss-making Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is seeking a £6.8m extension to the existing loan from the Welsh Government just 12 months after recieving a £21.2m loan facility. Senior Members of the Cardiff Airport board will meet with Ministers in Cardiff Bay today to discuss the fiancial state of the airport which [read more]

Cardiff Airport to take over passenger services at Anglesey

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 North Wales, although it only sees two flights per day. The agreement with the Isle of Anglesey County Council will [read more]

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

Rare Honeywell Flying Testbed arrives at Cardiff Airport

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 by Honeywell, amongst other things, to test Jet engines and can carry an engine on an external pod to test [read more]

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

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 to New Zealand. Direct flights have never (and not likely to be any time soon) an option to New Zealand [read more]

TUI rolls out big summer 2020 upgrades from UK regional airports

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 UK’s leading holiday company embarks on its biggest summer season ever with an extra 2 million seats available across the [read more]