Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
There is something in the model of Teesside, Norwich etc - the business park with a runway in the middle. It's not all about passenger flights, and Cardiff already has the BA presence.
One thing Norwich has in common with Cardiff is certainly Ryanair and some silly flight times
But yes Norwich has Saxonair, East Anglia Air Ambulance Building, KLM Engineering, Air Livery and the proposal for an aviation business park to be built on the North side of the airport, and the oil and gas sector but of course that won't last forever, hence diversifying with all these other activities. Norwich is never going to be big in terms of pax numbers and with the arrival of Ryanair with their bucket and spade flights, along with TUI, Blue Islands, KLM and Loganair it's found its niche.
Obviously this thread isn't about Norwich but my point is perhaps Cardiff is at a niche for itself and may only ever have these bucket and spade flights as its main source of pax flights. And it needs to diversify into other aviation related business. Of course they have BA but perhaps they should look to other things to expand its activity.