Originally Posted by
OC37
Red Drogon Travel who owned Air Cymru were Cardiff based but that didn't stop them operating from the likes of LGW and leasing airc raft to the Airlines of Britain Group, they had a loyal following in Wales just for being a Welsh business.
Aspro Holidays much the same, the owners weren't even British never mind Welsh but had that loyal Welsh following just for being based there whilst they also operated thru such UK airports as BRS, EMA, GLA, NCL/ MAN. LTN, LGW, MSE & BFS.
What it seems CWL is suffering currently, according to other poster(s), is, dare I say it, 'English' tour operators who want to charge the Welsh a premium for the privilige of flying thru CWL, if WG can afford an airport can they not afford a tour operator to offer the travelling Welsh, even if they only travel once per year, a value for money product without overcharging them.
Yes, that tour operator/airline shall need to diversify in the quest for profit but then don't Welsh rugby ever play away?
Lets not let the facts get in the way of a bit of good old fashioned nationalism!
The reason holidays from CWL were more expensive than elsewhere was the fact that the charges made by CWL were higher and the CWL management were unwilling to reduce them.
Due to this added burden, the Welsh public voted with their wallets and flew out of BRS.
Result can be observed in the pax figures for BRS and CWL respectively for at least the last 20 years.
Did I really see a reference to FlyForBeanz up there? Lord above!!