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Maybe Aer arran will only do one day from dublin and one from Belfast,
e.g. :
Dublin - Cardiff - Lorient - Cardiff - Dublin on one day
Belfast - Cardiff - Lorient - Cardiff - Dublin on the other
When did Air Wales drop Paris Beauvais and decide to start Cardiff - Rennes? Was this in response to Aer Arran or as a result?
e.g. :
Dublin - Cardiff - Lorient - Cardiff - Dublin on one day
Belfast - Cardiff - Lorient - Cardiff - Dublin on the other
When did Air Wales drop Paris Beauvais and decide to start Cardiff - Rennes? Was this in response to Aer Arran or as a result?
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Still no mention of the DUB and BHD routes. Guess they were nothing more than rumour mongering. Maybe it was a marketing ploy to get the Aer Arran name banded around the airport?
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It will be interesting to see if they do now try to muscle in on other routes.
You may well be right TIO regarding the original routes bandied about by Aer Arran as the Airport company made no mention of them on their website but this route shows up straight away.
BTW TIO see you made the local rag last night
You may well be right TIO regarding the original routes bandied about by Aer Arran as the Airport company made no mention of them on their website but this route shows up straight away.
BTW TIO see you made the local rag last night
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http://business.scotsman.com/topics....9&id=105332006
Flyglobespan in Cardiff? Anyone got any info on this? Looks quite promising as CWL are aiming for more Long Haul 
Other likely destinations include Boston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, the Caribbean and South Africa. They will be served from a selection of UK airports, including Newcastle, Manchester and Cardiff, as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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I'm desperately out of touch with events at the airport at the moment. You have to wonder why Cardiff was mentioned in a Scottish newspaper unless it is a serious contender.
If things are going the way they appear on the surface to be going I don't think the new stands we are creating will be enough, the terminal size definitely isn't large enough for the expected number of passengers this year,Especially on US days.
I thought CIAL was supposed to be making a very big announcement about the Airport and it's growth around now.
If things are going the way they appear on the surface to be going I don't think the new stands we are creating will be enough, the terminal size definitely isn't large enough for the expected number of passengers this year,Especially on US days.
I thought CIAL was supposed to be making a very big announcement about the Airport and it's growth around now.
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The masterplan is apparently being published in the next week or so.
Seen the airport magazine that shows the expansion plans, as you say, doesnt seem to be many more stands, i can already count 13 based aircraft ( 3 x Bmibaby, 2 x Thomson, 1 x MyTravel, 1 x Excel, 1 x KLM, 3 or 4 Air wales 1 x First choice, 1 x TNT) Not to mention the part week Thomson 763, and constant arrivals from Air Southwest, Spanair, Onur, Futura etc etc!
By the looks of it the airport have expanded to accomodate these, but they will need to look at further expansion if anymore airlines choose to fly into CWL in the future.
We'll soon see when the expansion plans are published
Also I totally agree about the terminal and US days, the slightest sign of a delay the passengers will be crammed in!
Seen the airport magazine that shows the expansion plans, as you say, doesnt seem to be many more stands, i can already count 13 based aircraft ( 3 x Bmibaby, 2 x Thomson, 1 x MyTravel, 1 x Excel, 1 x KLM, 3 or 4 Air wales 1 x First choice, 1 x TNT) Not to mention the part week Thomson 763, and constant arrivals from Air Southwest, Spanair, Onur, Futura etc etc!
By the looks of it the airport have expanded to accomodate these, but they will need to look at further expansion if anymore airlines choose to fly into CWL in the future.
We'll soon see when the expansion plans are published
Also I totally agree about the terminal and US days, the slightest sign of a delay the passengers will be crammed in!
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Just an update on CWL transport links.....
There suddenly seems to be more people using the train service + link bus now we are out of the winter doldrums.
Cardiff Bus are withdrawing the express bus service (X91) that links the Cardiff Hotels, Central Cardiff and then goes non-stop to the airport (it's going from late March). This is due to lack of patronage. The commuter service (X90) that goes out to the Vale is being renumbered X91 and all services will be directed into the airport: any airport passengers will have to slum it with the hoi poloi! This is back to how the situation was several years ago, except with decent new buses with special lugage facilities.
The train is now the quickest way to CWL by public transport!
Daniel
There suddenly seems to be more people using the train service + link bus now we are out of the winter doldrums.
Cardiff Bus are withdrawing the express bus service (X91) that links the Cardiff Hotels, Central Cardiff and then goes non-stop to the airport (it's going from late March). This is due to lack of patronage. The commuter service (X90) that goes out to the Vale is being renumbered X91 and all services will be directed into the airport: any airport passengers will have to slum it with the hoi poloi! This is back to how the situation was several years ago, except with decent new buses with special lugage facilities.
The train is now the quickest way to CWL by public transport!
Daniel
Air Wales take over
Any news update on the wossible take over of Air wales??
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Eastern?? Does that mean we end up being called Western then? 
IF it happened wonder if they'd keep three separate fleets or get rid of the least clapped out ones... tough choice
IF it happened wonder if they'd keep three separate fleets or get rid of the least clapped out ones... tough choice
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I'm waiting to see that as well bycrewlgw
An article in the local newspaper this evening shows that passenger figures over the winter period have increased 13% with a substantial rise on that expected over the summer period.
An article in the local newspaper this evening shows that passenger figures over the winter period have increased 13% with a substantial rise on that expected over the summer period.
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The terminal arrangements look good in the future (2030), I'd have thought the 2015 arrangement would be needed sooner rather than later though.
Anyone know when the current works and new stands will be put in where Domestic Pier was? I can see it getting very tight for space this summer!
Anyone know when the current works and new stands will be put in where Domestic Pier was? I can see it getting very tight for space this summer!
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Thanks for that Aloon! Some very interesting reading there. I agree with you PhilM the terminal layout looks quite impressive for future years! Lets hope some new airlines will come in to use the new facilities! Mentioned in the plan is a need for a low cost carrier who will base 3 aircraft in CWL to make use of the facilities who will bring in around 2 million passengers per annum. Do they mean BMIBaby or have they got their sights on someone else? Or maybe they're just saying they would like a low cost operator there ? Answers on a postcard please! Forgive my ignorance, not really sure about the Cargo side of things, but is there a need for a 'cargo terminal'? Or is it just going to replace the offices and warehouses which are close the the arrivals hall? Also how much of a difference (and no i don't mean feet or metres or any other measurement lol) will the runway extention make? Is it purely a sort of safety net for aircraft or will it allow new jets to land and depart?
Cheers guys!
BYCREWLGW
Cheers guys!
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I read the main points with interest too.
To reach the predicted 5 million annual pax by 2015 means that over the next nine years CWL will grow at almost exactly the same rate in pax terms as BRS, in that CWL expects to go from the current just under 2 million to 5 million and BRS expects to go from the current 5¼ million to between 8 and 9 million by 2015.
If both these things occur there are going top be a lot of extra opportunities for travellers in the area around the Severn estuary. Can only be good news for us punters.
To reach the predicted 5 million annual pax by 2015 means that over the next nine years CWL will grow at almost exactly the same rate in pax terms as BRS, in that CWL expects to go from the current just under 2 million to 5 million and BRS expects to go from the current 5¼ million to between 8 and 9 million by 2015.
If both these things occur there are going top be a lot of extra opportunities for travellers in the area around the Severn estuary. Can only be good news for us punters.
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Originally Posted by MerchantVenturer
If both these things occur there are going top be a lot of extra opportunities for travellers in the area around the Severn estuary. Can only be good news for us punters.
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You may well be right but who, five years ago, would have forecast the rapid growth we have seen in the past half decade?
I did preface my final paragraph with the word 'if' and the comment from the CWL managing director also pointed out that, "Such Master Plans are based upon policy-making, rather than firm development proposals, since they make fixed assumptions. However, they form a substantial opportunity for dialogue and we embraced this opportunity with enthusiasm."
Even if the airports in the south west corner of Britain don't reach the predicted pax figures it is still likely that new opportunities will arise for pax in that area.
I never travel from the London airports any more. I always go from a local airport even if I have to transit via somewhere like AMS to go further afield.
Having taken my son to LHR at the weekend I see no reason to change this habit.
You may well be right but who, five years ago, would have forecast the rapid growth we have seen in the past half decade?
I did preface my final paragraph with the word 'if' and the comment from the CWL managing director also pointed out that, "Such Master Plans are based upon policy-making, rather than firm development proposals, since they make fixed assumptions. However, they form a substantial opportunity for dialogue and we embraced this opportunity with enthusiasm."
Even if the airports in the south west corner of Britain don't reach the predicted pax figures it is still likely that new opportunities will arise for pax in that area.
I never travel from the London airports any more. I always go from a local airport even if I have to transit via somewhere like AMS to go further afield.
Having taken my son to LHR at the weekend I see no reason to change this habit.
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Just tried to book CWL-CDG on bmibaby website and unable to book flights so it looks like 6G have left all Paris pax in the lurch. Seems strange that the lighter routes have been covered but one of their high density routes has not