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Old 14th Feb 2010, 10:55
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Well if Oliww is correct about winter 2010 schedule out in 6 weeks and more charters then we will have to just wait and see.

Yes CWL this winter has been a ghost town but with BFS not selling well and EDI being contested with by BE then it is not suprising thats it's been quiet.

Both GNB and GVA never really sold that well either hence GNB removed from all stations.

There is no need to operate aircraft on a loss just to have the flight number showing on the departure boards they may as well keep the aircraft on the ground. It makes commercial sence to me.

The issue that WW has at CWL is that for lots BRS can be as easy to reach as CWL. Now with Ryanair and Easyjet offering much lower base fares than WW with better times and frequencies they find it easier and more convenient to go to BRS.

WW don't really advertise at or around CWL other than the airport, 1 or 2 buses at Newport and Cardiff and on the ITV Wales Weather.

So with 2 based aircraft for S10 it will be very quiet for WW at CWL but i can assure you if WW pull out at last minute, it will be a while and lot of jobs will be lost before a replacement will come in.

Don't forget other than the big 2 (Easy and Ryanair no one is taking risks in this current climate)
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