Merchant Venturer thank you for the kind words and no you are not putting words in my mouth at all, as you say I am a strong defender of CWL as are many of us this side of the water, saying that I am equally pleased to see the growth at Bristol ( that growth helps pay my salary
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Zoom is the far more likely option for Cardiff , having routes such as Boston Cuba and Washington plus the already established routes of Toronto and Vancouver benefit us all in the South West, complimenting nicely the Continental route from Bristol.
Zoom however have yet to confirm that there will be any additional routes from Cardiff yet they have just advised they are looking to expand their route network from existing UK bases of which Cardiff is one.
This year has seen growth at Cardiff and lets hope we see more, but routes do need to be sustainable I really cannot see how two Continental bases so close together with limited catchment areas could work, but as ever I'm happy to be proved wrong.