Links Air G-JIBO (Credit N Harding)
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Links Air to go into liquidation

Links Air, the former Intra-Wales operator is about to go into liquidation according to information received by BBC Wales. Doncaster based Links Air had its Air Operators Certificate suspended by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority in October 2015 following safety concerns. It then withdrew without notice from the government subsidised [read more]

Andrew RT Davies APD Qoute (Images courtesy of Wales Air Forum)
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Wales United for Air Passenger Duty Campaign

Aviation Wales and Wales Air Forum have united to start a devolved Air Passenger Duty campaign called APD 4 Wales The announcement was made in a press release by the two leading Welsh Aerospace and Aviation sites which said:  Aviation Wales and Wales Air Forum have today announced that they [read more]

Vueling A320 EC-KDX
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Vueling increase capacity from Cardiff Airport

Vueling has today announced it will increase capacity from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) for summer 2016. The boost will see an additional 44,000 seats available across all of Vueling‘s destinations from Cardiff Airport. With the additional seats it means there are 151,000 seats available between April and October 2016. Vueling, which [read more]

Cardiff Airport
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Air Passenger Duty: Its Our Right

One of the most hotly debated topics concerning Wales and in particular, Cardiff Airport is the devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD), the unfair tax levied by the UK Government on passengers flying from the UK. The Silk Commission report on devolved powers to Wales recommended that Air Passenger Duty [read more]