Originally Posted by
Somedaymaybe
A fully laden 747 with fuel for a transatlantic crossing, would not lift from cardiff its impossible looking at performance for all types i.e -200/3/400, this again has been proven as the Travelcity to orlando has to reguarly go via shannon or dublin? dont quote me on the irish tech stop airport as i am unsure of the correct location i am just aware its one of them?
The runway is long but not that long!
Can i just add as well, if cardiff is all the things mentioned, why is it that continental chose BRS over CWL to operate there newark as well as the new long haul services from BRS with FCA and not cwl, plus ryanair pulled out due to a disagreement with the bods at CWL, and that was there most promising future as O leary had mentioned a possible hub at CWL doh! oh and another thing every welsh airline that has ever started has ceased trading!
CWL will always loose out now to BRS, because BRS can offer more, not just in terms of flights but also pax convinience and the willing to invest in its airlines.
SDM
I remember the days of Paramount with their MD80 thingies, so often they had to drop into CWL en-route to the Canaries because the runway at BRS wasn't long enough to take fuel and passengers, one or the other but not both at the same time.
CWL serves the purpose for it's catchment area, BRS has got nothing, absolutely nothing, to shout about with their damn short runway stuck up there on top of the hill and much of the time in cloud.
B747's, A330's, DC10's etc in & out of CWL, well compare CWL's runway performance to that of Lulsgate National
