Julian Verity retired some time ago and Veritair was already under the ownership of Sir Peter's ambitious aviation plans.However he allegedly wanted Cardiff Council to subsidise the running costs of the heliport,which the council own ,and Veritair closed the operation when they couldn't reach an agreement. The city council is looking for a new operator but the Veritair lease still has some time to run .......real mess.
Meanwhile ,whilst other options exist on both sides of the Bristol Channel,the problem is fuel .The Helicopter Museum at WSM has crew fuel( bacon sarnies etc) but no avtur , as the previous fuel provider closed his business and not enough throughput to warrant setting up fuel in house. With Filton closed too there is a potential need though,to avoid the high charges at Cardiff and Bristol Airports.
Last edited by heli1; 30th Jan 2015 at 18:53.
Reason: Correction