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To sum up Forum #4.
FlyBe - We will just have to wait and see what they will decide for CWL. The timetable is all over the shop, so i'm guessing they are just playing around at the moment. Hopefully the Mar 1st annoucement regarding Bacon will bring news for CWL too.
BmiBaby - Lets just live in hope. Who knows, maybe next year will be the year they sort out CWL once BHX is sorted.
Highland Airways - Below article commenting due to flight schedule that any business pax will have less than 4 hrs in Cardiff
Ground Inceident - Can comfirm there was an incident where a Blueline MD83 was jacknifed on pushback. The exact cause i dont know. A/c checked by engineer and cleared to continue back to CDG for next rugby flight.
A/c parked on stand 6 when it came back, so didnt need to be pushed again!
New Departures/Baggage area - Seems to be coming along nicely, maybe the company building this bit will actually make it within the deadline, or at least a few weeks late rather than a few MONTHS late!
Zoom - I doubt they will leave CWL anytime soon. They seem comfortable with how things are performing. I cant see Zoom UK doing any routes anytime soon though. I read elsewhere Zoom CA are to get an extra 757 this year. And also speculation that Zoom UK will lease one of the Canadian 763's for a few months. Talk is the 757 doing charter work from Canada to Carribean. But Would CWL-YYZ be possible direct on a 757? (Ambitious i know!)
FlyBe - We will just have to wait and see what they will decide for CWL. The timetable is all over the shop, so i'm guessing they are just playing around at the moment. Hopefully the Mar 1st annoucement regarding Bacon will bring news for CWL too.
BmiBaby - Lets just live in hope. Who knows, maybe next year will be the year they sort out CWL once BHX is sorted.
Highland Airways - Below article commenting due to flight schedule that any business pax will have less than 4 hrs in Cardiff
Businessmen from North Wales who catch the new intra-Wales flight from Anglesea to Cardiff Airport could have less than 4 hours in the capital before having to start their journey back, it has been revealed.
The aircraft will be based in Cardiff and could offer business passengers travelling from south to north a useful day's work in Anglesey or Bangor. But as the plane has to leave Valley before 18:00 on its last return journey to Cardiff, this dictates a late-afternoon departure as the second fllight from Cardiff to Anglesey.
Allowing for the one-hour flight time each way, travel between Cardiff and the airport, and check-in for the return journey, passengers flying south to the capital and returning on the same day would therefore only have from about 11:00 to 14:30 in the city. And on Fridays they would have to start back even earlier - at 13:30 - because the RAF shuts Valley airfield at 17:00.
The aircraft will be based in Cardiff and could offer business passengers travelling from south to north a useful day's work in Anglesey or Bangor. But as the plane has to leave Valley before 18:00 on its last return journey to Cardiff, this dictates a late-afternoon departure as the second fllight from Cardiff to Anglesey.
Allowing for the one-hour flight time each way, travel between Cardiff and the airport, and check-in for the return journey, passengers flying south to the capital and returning on the same day would therefore only have from about 11:00 to 14:30 in the city. And on Fridays they would have to start back even earlier - at 13:30 - because the RAF shuts Valley airfield at 17:00.
A/c parked on stand 6 when it came back, so didnt need to be pushed again!
New Departures/Baggage area - Seems to be coming along nicely, maybe the company building this bit will actually make it within the deadline, or at least a few weeks late rather than a few MONTHS late!
Zoom - I doubt they will leave CWL anytime soon. They seem comfortable with how things are performing. I cant see Zoom UK doing any routes anytime soon though. I read elsewhere Zoom CA are to get an extra 757 this year. And also speculation that Zoom UK will lease one of the Canadian 763's for a few months. Talk is the 757 doing charter work from Canada to Carribean. But Would CWL-YYZ be possible direct on a 757? (Ambitious i know!)
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Is it true xl airways are in talks with airport management about returning to CWL next summer as a base?
I doubt management will let anything slip just yet
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Spoke to an Airport Duty Manager last week and they said that at the moment the new baggage recalim area is on schedule, even possibly ahead of scheduel. At least they have learnt their lessons from the company that constructed the new pier.
It would be strange if XL were to have a base at CWL again this summer especially when it would only be 6 months since they pulled out. What would be the reason for them coming back if they did? Thought they were doing ok at BRS. Would they continue to use Servisair or would the contract be up for grabs again?
Lets wait and see whats going to happen with the announcment of FlyBe/Bacon which should be on the 1st. Hopefully they will add more routes from CWL, but it could be possible that they will pull out alltogether if their having trouble recruiting pilots for the A/C as rumoured. Surely they can't hold off announcing new routes (if any) for much longer.
It would be strange if XL were to have a base at CWL again this summer especially when it would only be 6 months since they pulled out. What would be the reason for them coming back if they did? Thought they were doing ok at BRS. Would they continue to use Servisair or would the contract be up for grabs again?
Lets wait and see whats going to happen with the announcment of FlyBe/Bacon which should be on the 1st. Hopefully they will add more routes from CWL, but it could be possible that they will pull out alltogether if their having trouble recruiting pilots for the A/C as rumoured. Surely they can't hold off announcing new routes (if any) for much longer.
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Apologies, wasn't reading it properly. I was talking about summer next year. They have taken a a few new a/c within the last year, and i think 2 more are due by summer. The a/c would probably be available. With the only new bases being DUB and STN (1 a/c each). There's alot going on with XL on the continent at the moment, so who knows where these a/c would go.
This summer coming would be leaving it a bit late!
This summer coming would be leaving it a bit late!
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Nice to see that the Airport has finally updated it's website.
It's announcment of the North - South route nearly a week later than it was actually announced.
Everything seems quiet at the moment now. Just waiting to see what flybe are going to do.
It's announcment of the North - South route nearly a week later than it was actually announced.
Everything seems quiet at the moment now. Just waiting to see what flybe are going to do.
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Don't forget alongside the DUB + STN bases there is also the base out in LCA/PFO in Cyprus, 2 aircraft worth I believe, taking over from the old Helios/Ajet operation.
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maybe my eyes decieved me but was there a white tailed 757 outside this morning? sure i saw one whilst we where running up our 744. any ideas on why it was there?(if it was there of course).
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Help with Flybe
Hi Guys,
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, please feel free to move if it is.
I have been looking for flights for a colleague to fly over from Belfast to Cardiff in June. Tried booking a ticket on-line through Flybe but run into problems, it is showing 2 flights from Belfast but only 1 flight back. Does anyone know if this is an error?
My colleague would prefer to fly from Belfast City rather than International, so do you think a second flight from Cardiff to Belfast well be coming soon?
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, please feel free to move if it is.
I have been looking for flights for a colleague to fly over from Belfast to Cardiff in June. Tried booking a ticket on-line through Flybe but run into problems, it is showing 2 flights from Belfast but only 1 flight back. Does anyone know if this is an error?
My colleague would prefer to fly from Belfast City rather than International, so do you think a second flight from Cardiff to Belfast well be coming soon?
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just reading a recent news article on the aiports website about bmibaby new business initiative with interest, it seems good and a useful service to those that will be using cardiff airport.
But something did catch my interest within in the article,
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Ummm?????? i wonder what he means by that, they surely arent going to anounce another route or keep Prague on are they?
But something did catch my interest within in the article,
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bmibaby will continue to invest in its network and service from Cardiff International airport. We announced last month that we were retiming our first flight of the day to Belfast International to a more business friendly departure time of 7am and have further plans in the pipeline"
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Well, it looks like any pretence that baby is a proper low cost airline has been swept away....
Frequent flyer miles? Flexible tickets? No limits on hand luggage?
The airline with tiny fares indeed.... my guess is that the vast majority of their punters would rather see smaller fares than frequent flyer miles. There is a reason that Ryanair (love them or hate them) grow year on year in passenger numbers and profit - it is because they focus on low fares and resist the temptation to add frills.
Baby will learn that they are entering dangerous waters here - as soon as an airline ceases to strive to be the best or the cheapest, life gets tougher...
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Frequent flyer miles? Flexible tickets? No limits on hand luggage?
The airline with tiny fares indeed.... my guess is that the vast majority of their punters would rather see smaller fares than frequent flyer miles. There is a reason that Ryanair (love them or hate them) grow year on year in passenger numbers and profit - it is because they focus on low fares and resist the temptation to add frills.
Baby will learn that they are entering dangerous waters here - as soon as an airline ceases to strive to be the best or the cheapest, life gets tougher...
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I'm doubtfull of anything major hapening, maybe just another increase or decrease in schedules.
Oh and you can still book prague through the travel agents way past July, hummm either they have a super slow response to changes in airlines schedules or another carrier/or WW are keeping the route, surely theres a reason for that, you carn't go booking people on flights that dont exist.
Oh and you can still book prague through the travel agents way past July, hummm either they have a super slow response to changes in airlines schedules or another carrier/or WW are keeping the route, surely theres a reason for that, you carn't go booking people on flights that dont exist.
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Bmi Baby 'Open for Business'
At CWL this scheme doesn't offer much more than the airline allready does. BmiBaby allready has online check-in, Lounge access for £15.
Unlimited weight is a joke for 1. It still has to fit inside the dimensions. 2. Majority of business pax would not require much more if any of the 10kg allowance to normal passengers. 3. If it doesn't fit inside the dimensions then it will have to be checked in and which will mean a charge of £6 each way at the airport.
How will BmiBaby passengers be able to claim these business points? As BmiBaby has opted to use a rubbish check-in facility, i don't think it will recognise the swipe readers.
How many passengers would want to pay £15 fro approx half an hour to 3/4 of an hour.
And regarding the availability to switch to an earlier flight free of charge, and a later flight for a one off charge of £35. At CWL there is only two flights daily to EDI and BFS and Once daily to Glasgow. So really it doesn't really apply to CWL.
With Flyme having 2 or 3 Astraeus a/c available after it went bust it would be great if BmiBaby got hold of them and have one at CWL.
Too be honest i'll be very suprised if there will be anymore route announcments by BmiBaby from CWL this summer unless it's waiting to see what FlyBe are planning.
Could we be seeing a possible battle evolving soon?
Just some of my views feel free to debate this matter further.
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Unlimited weight is a joke for 1. It still has to fit inside the dimensions. 2. Majority of business pax would not require much more if any of the 10kg allowance to normal passengers. 3. If it doesn't fit inside the dimensions then it will have to be checked in and which will mean a charge of £6 each way at the airport.
How will BmiBaby passengers be able to claim these business points? As BmiBaby has opted to use a rubbish check-in facility, i don't think it will recognise the swipe readers.
How many passengers would want to pay £15 fro approx half an hour to 3/4 of an hour.
And regarding the availability to switch to an earlier flight free of charge, and a later flight for a one off charge of £35. At CWL there is only two flights daily to EDI and BFS and Once daily to Glasgow. So really it doesn't really apply to CWL.
With Flyme having 2 or 3 Astraeus a/c available after it went bust it would be great if BmiBaby got hold of them and have one at CWL.
Too be honest i'll be very suprised if there will be anymore route announcments by BmiBaby from CWL this summer unless it's waiting to see what FlyBe are planning.
Could we be seeing a possible battle evolving soon?
Just some of my views feel free to debate this matter further.
cheers