Originally Posted by
airsouthwest
The only way a national airline could work for Wales is a Gulfstream or Learjet, there just isn't the demand. Its easier for the people in South Wales to catch a GWR train to Reading and get the coach, or Paddington and take Heathrow Express/Connect.
Spot on there airsouthwest.
The facts are that north and south Wales is divided by a sparsely populated centre.
The area from Anglesey to Deeside is well served by the A55 Expressway which connects nicely with Liverpool and Manchester airports.
South Wales has the M4 which serves all the highly populated area up to Carmarthenshire with rapid connections to CWL,Bristol,Heathrow and Birmingham.
I cannot see who a Welsh airline would serve.
The Cardiff to Valley flights have been highly supported by public money and the passengers mostly Welsh politicians and BBC / S4C media folk who claim the cost back on expenses.
In the days of Airways Cymru and Inter European these were charter companies built off the back of Red Dragon Travel and Aspro Holidays bookings.
A lot of my GA friends from Rhoose went on to fly for Tony Clemmo and Air Inter European.
With the likes of Ryanair and most travellers now favouring direct internet booking the chances of another airline emerging in Wales is remote.