cardiff airport

Cardiff Airport today received an EasyJet flight that was diverted from Bristol Airport due to it being temporarily closed by a “hole in the runway”. The EasyJet flight from Venice was one of several flights diverted to different airports as Bristol was forced to close for repairs to be carried [read more]

Flybe has today notified customers that it is taking control of the Cardiff to London City route following the problems with the planned operator VLM Airlines. The route which is due to start in September was to be operated by a VLM Airlines Fokker F50 however sent emails to customers [read more]

Cardiff Airport has today unveiled its new departure lounge as the summer season officially got underway. The new area features a Ritazza coffee bar and a new bar & restaurant “The Beer House” which will feature Welsh beers along with other locally produced products. The new facilities were developed in [read more]

A nation strike in France on the 19th May could lead to cancelled flights to France as Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Airport staff take part. The strike on the 19th May is the latest industrial action to hit France and has been called by the French CGT union to [read more]

Flybe have announced the final part of their 2016/2017 winter schedule for Cardiff Airport today which includes a new service to Berlin and daily flights to Dublin. The new Berlin service will operate twice weekly to Berlin’s Tegel (EDDT/TXL) which is the main international airport for Berlin, a feat ignored [read more]

Cardiff Airport growth has continued for an 11th month according to figures released today. Compared to the same period in 2015, April saw a 40% rise in passengers using Wales’ only international airport. April saw a new route launched by Flybe to Verona and the return of the summer routes [read more]

Cabin Crew for UK holiday airline Thomas Cook (TCX) are voting on whether to take industrial action during the May half-term holiday. The action could see disruption to Thomas Cook flights at 10 UK airports including Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester. The Unite union which represents 1000 Cabin Crew say [read more]

The annual Routes Europe expo has been going on this week in Krakow Poland. The expo is the perfect opportunity for Airports and Airlines to get together and develop new and existing routes. Routes Europe is the largest regional Routes event for companies with an aviation focus from the European [read more]