Cardiff Airport News and Information

AAIB to conduct search for aircraft missing near Alderney

30/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has announced that is to conduct an underwater seabed search for the aircraft that went missing with Cardiff City football player, Emiliano Sala onboard. In conjunction with the Ministry of Defence’s Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Project Team, an area of four square nautical [read more]

Ryanair 737 at Cardiff Airport (Max Thrust Digital)

Ryanair to launch Cardiff Airport to Malaga flight this summer

25/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ryanair is launching a direct flight from Cardiff Airport to Malaga this summer according to its website, bringing the number of destinations served from Wales’ national airport to six. The flight (FR4950/4951) will operate 3 times per week from 3rd June through to September. Ryanair’s Robin Keily said: “Ryanair is [read more]

An Embraer Executive Jet (Image: TransportMedia UK)

Cardiff Airport chosen by Global Trek Aviation as it expands FBO

17/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Global Trek Aviation has chosen Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to be its second location as it expands its Fixed Based Operator (FBO) services beyond Belfast. The company will join existing FBO, Signature Flight Services, on the south side of the Airport in April and will focus on attracting fuel-related transit flights. [read more]

A Smartlynx Airbus operating for Thomas Cook at Cardiff Airport

Thomas Cook increases Cardiff Capacity with leased A321

04/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is increasing its summer capacity at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) by using an Airbus A321 aircraft for Summer 2019. The Airbus A321 is the stretched variant of the A320 that normally operates from the airport but it still isnt a Thomas Cook aircraft. Like the A320, the A321 [read more]

Flybe at Cardiff Airport (The Aviation Media Agency)

Cardiff Airport sees strong late summer growth

27/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has reported strong late summer growth with 178,681 passengers using the airport in September. The number represents a 7% increase on the same period last year at Wales’ national airport bringing the passenger figure for the last 12 month period to 1.56m. 2018 has seen a number [read more]

Ryanair doubles its routes from Cardiff Airport for S19

18/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Irish budget airline (FR/RYR) is increasing its presence at Cardiff Airport for Summer 2019 as it doubles the number of routes to 4. In addition to the recently announced route to Malta (MLA/LMML) it will also fly to Barcelona (BCN/LEBL) in Spain from April 2019. The airline already flies to [read more]

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Cardiff to Doha route performing well based on CAA figures

28/09/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The daily Qatar Airways service from Doha (DOH/OTHH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is on target for a 65% load factor in its first year of operation. The news comes as figures are released for its first 4 full months of operation and they show that the route has grown each [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737 Max200 (Image: Ryanair)

Ryanair to launch twice weekly Cardiff to Malta flight

11/09/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ryanair has put a twice weekly service to Malta from Cardiff Airport on sale on its website. The flights, which begin in April 2019, are designed to work with Ryanairs new partnership with Air Malta which offers onward flights from Luqa Airport with the Maltese airline. The route is the [read more]

Cardiff Airport (The Aviation Media Co.)

Cardiff Airport hits 1m passengers for 2018 in August

23/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has hit 1 million passengers for 2018 this august, a 7% increase over the same period in 2017. Figures showed that Cardiff Airport saw 935,000 passengers pass through its terminals 9 months in to 2017 but it has already welcomed 1 million passengers since 1st January 2018. [read more]

British Airways 747 G-CIVI at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding/Aviation Wales)

Airport Watch scheme launched at Cardiff Airport

09/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

South Wales Police have recently launched an airport watch scheme at Cardiff Airport for plane spotters and aviation enthusiasts. Cardiff Airport Watch allows local plane spotters and regular visitors to the airport to become a reliable source of information about goings on outside of the fence and help to boost [read more]