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FlyBe’s new routes from Cardiff Airport (EGFF/CWL) have got underway with the newly based Embraer E195 aircraft. BE4501 departed Cardiff at 06:45am this morning for Edinburgh. The flight was operated by FlyBe’s Embraer E195 G-FBEI which is the first of two of the type to be based at Cardiff to [read more]

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cardiff Aviation and Air Djibouti the Vale of Glamorgan based company will set up an airline in the African country. The airline will initially be freight based but with a strong view to starting passenger operations at a later date. Cardiff [read more]

Cardiff Airport have confirmed that CityJet will be ending their flights to Edinburgh and Paris on 29th June 2015. CityJet started operations at Cardiff Airport following the withdrawl of FlyBe in 2014 however FlyBe have since made a major commitment to Cardiff including a new Paris Route. CityJet have cited [read more]

Thomas Cook have added Cancun to lists of Destinations served by Cardiff Airport in 2016. The one-off flight on the 24th May 2016 will be operated by one of Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft and will return to Cardiff on the 7th June 2016. Last year Thomas Cook announced [read more]

A team of airport executives, including Aviation and Business development manager Spencer Birns, have jetted out to the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai, UAE with the aim of convincing a gulf carrier to begin operations at Cardiff Airport (EGFF/CWL). Cardiff Airport are said to be targeting either Dubai based [read more]

Outgoing Welsh Rugby Union Executive Roger Lewis has been confirmed as the next chairman of Cardiff Airport replacing Lord Rowe-Beddoe later this year. Lewis, who has no previous aviation experience is set to take on the role at the airport which has struggled to recover from years of neglect and [read more]

Early March 2015 saw FlyBe announce a major investment in routes from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in addition to baseing two Embraer E-Jet aircraft there. The new routes include Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Milan, Munich & Paris and will add to the existing services to Belfast City and seasonal flights [read more]

Ever been drawn to the land of Mustard, Alan Partridge and Delia Smith? Yes?, Well in that case we have some great news for you. Links Air and Cardiff Airport have announced that from April there will be a daily (Mon-Fri) service from Cardiff (CWL) to Norwich (NWI) operated by [read more]