Originally Posted by
Reversethrustset
No, the base is closing, pilots will be directionally moved and cabin crew are up for redundancy
But would that have happened if APD was devolved to the Welsh government and the government reduced it to zero?
In the end it's a massive setback for the airport but not the crippling blow that a few years ago it might have been. With an expanded base from TUI and Thomas Cook and KLM adding more seats with more appearances of the E190 and interest from Ryanair the lost passenger numbers hopefully eventually will be made up and it might mean that the airport will have to change its focus to more leisure type routes to the Mediterranean and beyond.