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My arse is not fully orange yet, still has some shades of red and bite marks from the senior dragon!
Totally different airline at BRS, I have been based in BRS for some 13 days and have only worked 3 days, keep it it coming.
Totally different airline at BRS, I have been based in BRS for some 13 days and have only worked 3 days, keep it it coming.
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Might speak to you tomorrow flower, I've just had 2 days off, I'm on standby today and tomorrow I'm going down to FAO late in the afternoon so if I don't speak to you then maybe i will on Tuesday afternoon. But after working for 2 days I then get 6 days off.
I now know what it feels like to be like the flower, who is always off from work!
I now know what it feels like to be like the flower, who is always off from work!
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No direct routing for you then Stone Cold 
Nah on mornings for next two days so will miss you again, perhaps we shall see you at the Cardiff blast.
Flower who is doing everything she can to avoid Stone Cold on the RT
Now back to CWL
Nah on mornings for next two days so will miss you again, perhaps we shall see you at the Cardiff blast.
Flower who is doing everything she can to avoid Stone Cold on the RT
Now back to CWL
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Hey guys anyone heard if CWL have published their master plan following the white paper yet? Would be interesting to see what the new owners have in store for the airport.
Also do you guys think that the airport could support another LOCO operator, Charter and full fare scheduled operator ?
BYCREWLGW
Also do you guys think that the airport could support another LOCO operator, Charter and full fare scheduled operator ?
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The only infromation that I have about another Low Cost Operator opening a base at CWL is that Ryanair are looking at making the airport a base within the next 2 years. There was also some news a while back that Thomson Fly (LOCO) were looking at CWL as well as Jet2.
CWL could sustain a "real" LOCO that offered routes to varied destinations but at a decent frequency. Unlike BMIbaby who seem to have gone off the rails.
Is there much chance of Whizz or another Eastern European carrier starting a route to CWL. The reason I say this is that there seem to be a hell of a lot of Polish citizens working "legally" in the South Wales & South West area.
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Chris
CWL could sustain a "real" LOCO that offered routes to varied destinations but at a decent frequency. Unlike BMIbaby who seem to have gone off the rails.
Is there much chance of Whizz or another Eastern European carrier starting a route to CWL. The reason I say this is that there seem to be a hell of a lot of Polish citizens working "legally" in the South Wales & South West area.
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Chris
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The only infromation that I have about another Low Cost Operator opening a base at CWL is that Ryanair are looking at making the airport a base within the next 2 years. There was also some news a while back that Thomson Fly (LOCO) were looking at CWL as well as Jet2.
CWL could sustain a "real" LOCO that offered routes to varied destinations but at a decent frequency.
...Unlike BMIbaby who seem to have gone off the rails.
Is there much chance of Whizz or another Eastern European carrier starting a route to CWL. The reason I say this is that there seem to be a hell of a lot of Polish citizens working "legally" in the South Wales & South West area.
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You have just taken apart nearly everything poor old CWL_Chris had to say. He will learn from being foolish enough to express an opinion.
Mind you I would love a full explanation of the Accession Treaty... or maybe not
Mind you I would love a full explanation of the Accession Treaty... or maybe not
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The Ryanair rumour has been around for a long time but to be honest i think it will remain just a rumour.
The Thomson Loco one however is i understand coming to fruition next year, especially with comments already made here by Thomson fly workers.
Can we sustain more flights? absolutely we can. Although there may be those who dash Cardiff at every opportunity there is huge potential. We are constantly fed the lines that there is no money in Wales, bu that is probably from those who haven't visited here in a long time and haven't seen what has happened around here. Although we may not have the same catchment areas as some airports we still have a huge market which could be captured.
I think to say we have the crumbs is a little bit of an exaggeration but it is an opinion some always have of anything to do with CWL and Wales in general.
The Ryanair rumour has been around for a long time but to be honest i think it will remain just a rumour.
The Thomson Loco one however is i understand coming to fruition next year, especially with comments already made here by Thomson fly workers.
Can we sustain more flights? absolutely we can. Although there may be those who dash Cardiff at every opportunity there is huge potential. We are constantly fed the lines that there is no money in Wales, bu that is probably from those who haven't visited here in a long time and haven't seen what has happened around here. Although we may not have the same catchment areas as some airports we still have a huge market which could be captured.
I think to say we have the crumbs is a little bit of an exaggeration but it is an opinion some always have of anything to do with CWL and Wales in general.
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Cardiff airport is classed as a future base for FR according to page 9 of this presentation:
http://www.ryanair.com/site/about/in...0205boeing.pdf
I'm not sure how 100% true this is, or if this is definately correct. There's a discussion going on in the Bristol topic that FR are to base there, so maybe the Cardiff base plan has been dropped and BRS is being considered instead.
http://www.ryanair.com/site/about/in...0205boeing.pdf
I'm not sure how 100% true this is, or if this is definately correct. There's a discussion going on in the Bristol topic that FR are to base there, so maybe the Cardiff base plan has been dropped and BRS is being considered instead.
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I don't think there is any more basis to FR basing at BRS than at CWL. It is all conjecture/wish list etc. I wonder if FR wouldn't be more likely to fly into CWL and/or BRS from one or more of their European bases rather than base a/c at the Severnside airport (s). They seem to be testing this water with the new SNN-BRS route.
flower
I haven't read the Tui timetables for next year but I seem to remember reading on this MB a few weeks ago that the Thomsonfly (why have they given up that respected Britannia name?) a/c based at CWL next summer (a 757, 738 and 763 for the long haul) were flying almost a daily timetable to one or more of the Costas and/or Balearics as part of their roster.
Is the time coming when Thomsonfly 'inclusive tour/charter' and Thomsonfly 'low cost' become one?
And of course there is also Excel starting at CWL next summer with seat-only offers seemingly a big part of its business.
I don't think there is any more basis to FR basing at BRS than at CWL. It is all conjecture/wish list etc. I wonder if FR wouldn't be more likely to fly into CWL and/or BRS from one or more of their European bases rather than base a/c at the Severnside airport (s). They seem to be testing this water with the new SNN-BRS route.
flower
I haven't read the Tui timetables for next year but I seem to remember reading on this MB a few weeks ago that the Thomsonfly (why have they given up that respected Britannia name?) a/c based at CWL next summer (a 757, 738 and 763 for the long haul) were flying almost a daily timetable to one or more of the Costas and/or Balearics as part of their roster.
Is the time coming when Thomsonfly 'inclusive tour/charter' and Thomsonfly 'low cost' become one?
And of course there is also Excel starting at CWL next summer with seat-only offers seemingly a big part of its business.
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Interesting presentation - couldn't help noticing what appears to be Belfast also on the future growth map - very unlikely that will ever happen due to the almost omnipotent presence of a certain other loco at BFS unless, of course, BHD would be considered.
Interesting presentation - couldn't help noticing what appears to be Belfast also on the future growth map - very unlikely that will ever happen due to the almost omnipotent presence of a certain other loco at BFS unless, of course, BHD would be considered.
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You have just taken apart nearly everything poor old CWL_Chris had to say. He will learn from being foolish enough to express an opinion.
More to the point this is a forum, 'a public meeting place for open discussion' and this what we're doing - Chris is welcome to express his opinion any time and I'm entitled to my opinion as much as he is - and there is no requirement to agree
I think to say we have the crumbs is a little bit of an exaggeration but it is an opinion some always have of anything to do with CWL and Wales in general.
I'm not a naysayer when it comes to CWL - I live 15 minutes from the airport and wish there was a larger choice of flights, but easyJet have got the South West (and I include South Wales in this) market covered through BRS and that's where I need to travel from.
If there were to be more destinations from CWL I'd want to know that a long term proposition was on the cards - the worst possible situation would be to see someone arrive and then disappear within a couple of years as a result of ill chosen, poorly researched destinations - having in the meantime destroyed the existing CWL operators..
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Jet Stream,
All that I was doing was expressing my opinion and you did exactly the same. However, there has been speculation not just on this website but also from people working for the respected airlines.
As you can see from the map of "possible" FR routes, it looks to me that CWL could be in line to become a base for Ryanair.
As you may know, some citizens from Poland are allowed to work in the UK and other areas of the EU, however many I "think" have permits for.. 6, 12, 18 etc months. This means that some obviously do not renew them and work in the UK illegally.
Easy Jet have done a good job with the BRS operation, however CWL has other good points going for it that BRS does not have. As I am sure you also know, many Welsh people find that having to go to another country to fly a disappointment. I am one of them. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and is a major area for Business & Industry in the UK. To me the city, people and culture are far more in depth and interesting than the equivalent in BRS.
More airlines will come to CWL and more routes also.
Don't forget, CWL has just recently received good news with XL commencing operations next year.
Regards,
Chris
All that I was doing was expressing my opinion and you did exactly the same. However, there has been speculation not just on this website but also from people working for the respected airlines.
As you can see from the map of "possible" FR routes, it looks to me that CWL could be in line to become a base for Ryanair.
As you may know, some citizens from Poland are allowed to work in the UK and other areas of the EU, however many I "think" have permits for.. 6, 12, 18 etc months. This means that some obviously do not renew them and work in the UK illegally.
Easy Jet have done a good job with the BRS operation, however CWL has other good points going for it that BRS does not have. As I am sure you also know, many Welsh people find that having to go to another country to fly a disappointment. I am one of them. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and is a major area for Business & Industry in the UK. To me the city, people and culture are far more in depth and interesting than the equivalent in BRS.
More airlines will come to CWL and more routes also.
Don't forget, CWL has just recently received good news with XL commencing operations next year.
Regards,
Chris
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Just to update you on the Polish worker theme. I work for the Civil Service & for the past 2 years, I have interviewed overseas workers here in the UK for National Insurance Number applications.
Poland has been an EU member since May 2004, therefore ANY polish national may live/work here in the UK with NO other restrictions other than applying to the Home Office for the Worker Registration Scheme costing £50.
After 12 months continuous employment here in the UK, that person will then have the right to apply for a Residence Permit exercising their EU treaty rights.
There is nothing ILLEGAL about EU residents working here - They have the same rights as UK nationals working anywhere in the EU.
Poland has been an EU member since May 2004, therefore ANY polish national may live/work here in the UK with NO other restrictions other than applying to the Home Office for the Worker Registration Scheme costing £50.
After 12 months continuous employment here in the UK, that person will then have the right to apply for a Residence Permit exercising their EU treaty rights.
There is nothing ILLEGAL about EU residents working here - They have the same rights as UK nationals working anywhere in the EU.
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Talking of National Insurance Numbers.. I lost my card. Well, basically I lost my wallet on public transport and contacted the Inland Revenue who said that losing it is not a problem as if someone starts using it they'll only contribute to my pension and will soon be found out. Is this correct?
Regards,
Chris
Regards,
Chris
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Anyone know what the site work is for?, going on down the end of the carparks towards BAMC?