Cardiff Airport News and Information

Cardiff Airport reconnects with Belfast

09/10/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has announced that it will be launching a direct service from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to Belfast City (BHD/EGAC) in January, replacing a route lost when Flybe collapsed. Operating daily during the week, as well as with a flight on Sunday, the flight will be operated by a [read more]

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

Qatar Airways drop Birmingham & Cardiff for W20

26/09/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have officially suspended flights from Doha to Birmingham (BHX/EGBB) and Cardiff (CWL/EGFF) airports for Winter 2020 as travel restrictions mean demand isn’t there. The airline had hoped to resume flights from both airports in October but the current global situation means the airline is focusing on the [read more]

Entire Tui flight from Zante to Cardiff told to self-isolate

30/08/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

All the passengers onboard a Tui Airways flight from Zante to Cardiff last week have been told to self-isolate for 14 days after 7 confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been linked to the fight. Passengers on flight BY6215 which landed at Cardiff Airport on Tuesday 25th August are all now [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Bristol Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Ryanair adds 14 extra weekly flights to Faro

26/08/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) is adding 14 extra weekly flights from UK airports to Faro following the UK Governments decision to put Portugal back on the Coronavirus safe list. The move will make it easier for British holiday makers to travel to the Algarve without the need to quarantine [read more]

Cardiff Airport boss warns airports will close without government help

23/08/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 3 minute read

Cardiff Airport’s interim CEO, Spencer Birns, has joined calls for the UK Government to provide assistance to the Aviation industry and warned that without it they risk “more airlines going out of business and airports starting to close down as a result”. Wales’ only commercial airport has been severely impacted [read more]

TUI to restart flights from Cardiff Airport 1st August

22/07/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Tour operator TUI has confirmed it is restarting holidays from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) from 1st August. The move comes after months of grounding due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Flight to Greece and Spain will resume from 1st August with destinations including Lanzarote, Malaga, Alicante, Antalya, Corfu, Dalaman, Ibiza, Kos, Palma, [read more]

A Vueling A320 departing Cardiff Airport (Aviation Media Agency)

Vueling flights get underway again from Cardiff Airport

17/07/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Spanish airline Vueling ()VY/VLG) has relaunched flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to Spain following the easing of travel restrictions. The first flight to Alicante (ALC/LEAL) resumed yesterday (16th July) with Malaga (AGP/LEMG) resuming on the 1st August and Palma de Mallorca (PMI/LEPA) on the 3rd August. Alicante and Palma flights [read more]

Cardiff Airport CEO to stand down in August

08/07/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 4 minute read

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF), Deb Bowen Rees, has announced that she is stepping down from the role on 1st August 2020. Deb took over as CEO at the Welsh Government-owned airport in 2017 after 3 years as managing director. During that time the airport has [read more]

Ryanair WILL fly from Cardiff Airport this week

01/07/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News 2 minute read

Ryanair dealt an embarrassing blow to Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford today when it rejected calls from him to not operate flights from Cardiff Airport until he relaxes travel in Wales. Mr Drakeford had written to the airline insisting that the flights to Malaga and Faro should not go ahead [read more]

Commercial flights set to resume at Cardiff Airport

29/06/2020 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Commercial passenger flights are to get underway again at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) when Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) restart flying from Wales’ national airport this week. Flights to Malaga (AGP/LEMG) and Faro (FAO/LPFR) will restart again on the 3rd July with departures at 10:20 and 19:25 respectively. Shortly after Ryanair [read more]