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Of course.
In fact perhaps thanks to the passengers in the South West who have embraced the Go / easyJet operation @ BRS and through their patronage made it a success.
Unfortunately not the same for CWL / bmiBaby. Capacity scaled back and little growth around routes.
Why should this be?
Chris, thanks for your considered response: a couple of questions about what you wrote:
Of course.
In fact perhaps thanks to the passengers in the South West who have embraced the Go / easyJet operation @ BRS and through their patronage made it a success.
Unfortunately not the same for CWL / bmiBaby. Capacity scaled back and little growth around routes.
Why should this be?
Chris, thanks for your considered response: a couple of questions about what you wrote:
- What do you perceive as the good points that CWL has to offer that BRS doesn't?
- Is the fact that Cardiff is a capital city a good enough justification for the introduction of new flights, and what business and industries do you see supporting 'more airlines... and more routes'?
- You've mentioned Ryanair, what are the other airlines and routes do you envisage coming to CWL?
- Given the big increase in bucket and spade flights from CWL next year with Thomsonfly's additional flights and Excel's basing of an aircraft, is there a sufficient market out there to fill these flights and what do you base this opinion on?
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Why is nobody posting on this thread, everyone over the bridge seems to start a thread and not keep it going, there must be sumet happening over there even if it is just a sheep straying onto the runway!
C'mon more CWL post please, let us bristolians know if we gota worry about anything!
C'mon more CWL post please, let us bristolians know if we gota worry about anything!
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Just doing my daily browse at the Icwales website and I came across this;
LOSS-MAKING Air Wales has recorded its highest-ever passenger numbers.
The airline, owned by successful Swansea-based property tycoon Roy Thomas, said it is now flying more passengers than at any other time in its six-year history.
Air Wales carried more than 31,000 passengers in July, 5,000 more than in June - and an increase of 145% on July last year.
Mr Thomas said many of the airline's services were now flying at full load, with strong advance bookings through its Swansea-based call centre.
The airline attributed the rise in passengers to the popularity of its new routes from Cardiff International Airport to Paris and Jersey - which it runs in partnership with low-cost airline BMIbaby.
As well as its expanding destination offer, Air Wales said its increasing passenger numbers were a result of improved customer service.
Chairman Mr Thomas said, "The latest passenger numbers are extremely encouraging and reflect the reliability and sustainability of Air Wales in a growing and competitive market.
"We are pleased with the development of our flagship routes including the success of our twice daily, long-awaited Paris service which is currently performing beyond all expectations.
"Over the past year, as well as launching a new portfolio of flights, we have finely tuned our customer service strategy to ensure we continue to deliver an outstanding service.
"The airline industry is a tough one to be in - delays and cancellations are often out of our control. However, despite that, Air Wales has achieved a time and cancellation record which is second to none with figures way above the industry average.
"This has been an outstanding year for Air Wales and we look forward with confidence to further strong growth over the coming months."
However, the company is operating in the red. Its latest full-year accounts submitted to Companies House (to March 31, 2004) reveal it incurred pre-tax losses of just more than £9m, compared to £4.48m in 2003.
In the accounts Air Wales, in which Mr Thomas has a 98.5% equity stake, said the losses were "due to the continuing high levels of start up costs associated with the development of new routes".
The directors of the airline, which employs about 100 people, said they were confident that the company's trading position would improve.
During the year directors provided additional loan funding of just more than £3m.
However, the accounts show that revenues during the year improved from £2.7m to £5.9m
Welsh aviation expert Martin Evans said, "We should be very grateful that a private individual [Roy Thomas] is prepared to provide funding for Wales to have its own airline.
"However, the time has now come for Air Wales to draw up a sustainable long-term business plan so that Roy doesn't have to keep funding the airline."
Air Wales' accounts to the end of March 2005, have yet to be filed with Companies House.
However a spokesman for the company yesterday said it "was not far off" moving into a profitable trading position. He also confirmed that the company was working on its next stage of expansion.
Air Wales flies to 11 destinations out of Cardiff - to Aberdeen, Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Glasgow Prestwick, Jersey, Liverpool, Newcastle, Norwich, Paris and Plymouth.
Looks like they are wanting to expand more..
Regards,
Chris
LOSS-MAKING Air Wales has recorded its highest-ever passenger numbers.
The airline, owned by successful Swansea-based property tycoon Roy Thomas, said it is now flying more passengers than at any other time in its six-year history.
Air Wales carried more than 31,000 passengers in July, 5,000 more than in June - and an increase of 145% on July last year.
Mr Thomas said many of the airline's services were now flying at full load, with strong advance bookings through its Swansea-based call centre.
The airline attributed the rise in passengers to the popularity of its new routes from Cardiff International Airport to Paris and Jersey - which it runs in partnership with low-cost airline BMIbaby.
As well as its expanding destination offer, Air Wales said its increasing passenger numbers were a result of improved customer service.
Chairman Mr Thomas said, "The latest passenger numbers are extremely encouraging and reflect the reliability and sustainability of Air Wales in a growing and competitive market.
"We are pleased with the development of our flagship routes including the success of our twice daily, long-awaited Paris service which is currently performing beyond all expectations.
"Over the past year, as well as launching a new portfolio of flights, we have finely tuned our customer service strategy to ensure we continue to deliver an outstanding service.
"The airline industry is a tough one to be in - delays and cancellations are often out of our control. However, despite that, Air Wales has achieved a time and cancellation record which is second to none with figures way above the industry average.
"This has been an outstanding year for Air Wales and we look forward with confidence to further strong growth over the coming months."
However, the company is operating in the red. Its latest full-year accounts submitted to Companies House (to March 31, 2004) reveal it incurred pre-tax losses of just more than £9m, compared to £4.48m in 2003.
In the accounts Air Wales, in which Mr Thomas has a 98.5% equity stake, said the losses were "due to the continuing high levels of start up costs associated with the development of new routes".
The directors of the airline, which employs about 100 people, said they were confident that the company's trading position would improve.
During the year directors provided additional loan funding of just more than £3m.
However, the accounts show that revenues during the year improved from £2.7m to £5.9m
Welsh aviation expert Martin Evans said, "We should be very grateful that a private individual [Roy Thomas] is prepared to provide funding for Wales to have its own airline.
"However, the time has now come for Air Wales to draw up a sustainable long-term business plan so that Roy doesn't have to keep funding the airline."
Air Wales' accounts to the end of March 2005, have yet to be filed with Companies House.
However a spokesman for the company yesterday said it "was not far off" moving into a profitable trading position. He also confirmed that the company was working on its next stage of expansion.
Air Wales flies to 11 destinations out of Cardiff - to Aberdeen, Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Glasgow Prestwick, Jersey, Liverpool, Newcastle, Norwich, Paris and Plymouth.
Looks like they are wanting to expand more..
Regards,
Chris
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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!
How much truth is in the rumour that the CAA has refused to allow the addition of a new airframe?
Did you really invent penecillin? I thought that was Al Gore
How much truth is in the rumour that the CAA has refused to allow the addition of a new airframe?
Did you really invent penecillin? I thought that was Al Gore
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Was watching boyo news last night and CWL are now a travel agent. www.cwlfly.com
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Don't know whether this is reliable / correct info or not.
Was chatting to somebody yesterday, who has a connection with Brittania. Apparantly the BY 767 is staying at Cardiff through the winter and the First Choice 320 will not reappear at Cardiff, even on rotation from exeter.
Brittania will be operating all the first choice routes.
The start of first choice withdrawing from the airfield? - I'm sure i read a rumour on here previously about this?
TIO
Was chatting to somebody yesterday, who has a connection with Brittania. Apparantly the BY 767 is staying at Cardiff through the winter and the First Choice 320 will not reappear at Cardiff, even on rotation from exeter.
Brittania will be operating all the first choice routes.
The start of first choice withdrawing from the airfield? - I'm sure i read a rumour on here previously about this?
TIO
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FCA will be doing the single TFS this winter, the same as last year (in a W with EXT).
Next summer will see the same programme, except being operated by skyservice. It will be one of FCA's 320's (AT or AS) re-registered as canadian, as has been happening for the past few years. Canadian flight deck, and welsh cabin crew (same as MYT).
Any other rumours??
Next summer will see the same programme, except being operated by skyservice. It will be one of FCA's 320's (AT or AS) re-registered as canadian, as has been happening for the past few years. Canadian flight deck, and welsh cabin crew (same as MYT).
Any other rumours??
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FR7095 Murcia 19:45 Landed 19:53
I was just looking at CWL's website and saw this odd arrival into CWL from MJV. FR do no operate this route from CWL and the DUB route which FR do operate is being operated by another aircraft, so it is not as if this aircraft is arriving to operate the DUB flight.
Any ideas why it's at CWL?
Regards,
Chris
I was just looking at CWL's website and saw this odd arrival into CWL from MJV. FR do no operate this route from CWL and the DUB route which FR do operate is being operated by another aircraft, so it is not as if this aircraft is arriving to operate the DUB flight.
Any ideas why it's at CWL?
Regards,
Chris
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Good news for CWL!
Thomson Fly..
Four new routes launched!
AGP, ALC, IBZ, PMI..
Watch out BMIbaby..!
The frequencies are;
AGP - 5x Weekly
ALC - 4x Weekly
IBZ - 3x Weekly
PMI - 5x Weekly
Regards,
Chris
Thomson Fly..
Four new routes launched!
AGP, ALC, IBZ, PMI..
Watch out BMIbaby..!
The frequencies are;
AGP - 5x Weekly
ALC - 4x Weekly
IBZ - 3x Weekly
PMI - 5x Weekly
Regards,
Chris
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It is certainly good news for CWL but these are the flights announced some time ago and included in the Tui summer 2006 brochures.
I am currently looking at the Portland Summer 2006 brochure which shows these flights.
It seems that they will be flown in the main by the 738 to be based at CWL next summer (along with the usual 757 plus a part of the week 763 for the transaltantics), and the Tui group appears to be using them both as a low cost airline and as vehicles for their inclusive tour holidays. A pretty sensible move in my view.
I am currently looking at the Portland Summer 2006 brochure which shows these flights.
It seems that they will be flown in the main by the 738 to be based at CWL next summer (along with the usual 757 plus a part of the week 763 for the transaltantics), and the Tui group appears to be using them both as a low cost airline and as vehicles for their inclusive tour holidays. A pretty sensible move in my view.