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Doha to Cardiff 3,360 miles, 737 Max-8 range quoted as 3,700 in lowish density two-class configuration. First deliveries to Qatar 2018. Hmmm... Wonder if Boeing has a few more miles up its sleeve???
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That would be a perfectly sized aircraft for the route, and the A321NEO. Would allow a higher frequency than that of the B787 so would be more useful.
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This is great news for me personally, I travel home from the Middle East to Cardiff at least 10 times per year. Normally use Emirates and fly into LHR, will move all my business to Qatar including all my business trips. Time to say goodbye to Emirates Skywards Platinum and hello to Qatar!
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Fantastic news for CWL & such a great airline to secure. Things are certainly looking up for CWL after all these years and I imagine this new route will prove to be very popular not just for Wales but also for SW England.
The Independent are saying it's most probably going to be 4 flights a week initially on a A320 with a 7 hour flying time. Anyone know if this is true or will we be seeing the 787 or A330 ?
The Independent are saying it's most probably going to be 4 flights a week initially on a A320 with a 7 hour flying time. Anyone know if this is true or will we be seeing the 787 or A330 ?
Congratulations. I would imagine aircraft type will be down to expansion of whatever fleet they have in mind and depending on growth in the next 12 months. EK have reduced a lot of services on different routes mainly to and from the States. However I'm surprised a 320 could go that far without a tech stop somewhere.
Qatar A320s used to operate from Heathrow to Doha
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A320, A321, A330, A350 or 787 doesn't really matter as long as we got this over BRS !!! Such a great airline to secure with such an endless list of onward connections.
CWL best sort those airbridges out to fit on whatever aircraft they are going to use. Can just imagine seeing one of their grey & burgundy aircraft at the end of the pier.
Imagine it's going to be popular with freight increase too so maybe the larger Airbus aircraft or 787 be the best.
It wouldn't surprise me if there's going to be another announcement coming soon, maybe not long haul but short haul/European......CWL really needed this and hope there's more to come.
CWL best sort those airbridges out to fit on whatever aircraft they are going to use. Can just imagine seeing one of their grey & burgundy aircraft at the end of the pier.
Imagine it's going to be popular with freight increase too so maybe the larger Airbus aircraft or 787 be the best.
It wouldn't surprise me if there's going to be another announcement coming soon, maybe not long haul but short haul/European......CWL really needed this and hope there's more to come.
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An interesting description ... That CWL is an airport to serve south-west England, if I were from Wales I would probably be offended whilst uttering "We are NOT here to serve the English" 
Qatar also operate from both LHR and BHX so what is CWL'\s catchment area, up the A449/A40/M50 I guess Ross-on-Wye would be the cut-off point between CWL and BHX, along the M4 I guess the Chippenham turn off the cut-off point between CWL and LHR and as for the true south-west of England ... I guess Somerset falls within CWL's catchment area but for Devon & Cornwall they have the A303/M3 linking them with LHR.
I just wonder if Qatar studied a road map or an aeronautical map before deciding that CWL was to serve south-west England, it will be interesting to see what size of aircraft they may operate on the route, it will be good if it does become a viable route but it doesn't have the greatest of catchment areas.
Qatar also operate from both LHR and BHX so what is CWL'\s catchment area, up the A449/A40/M50 I guess Ross-on-Wye would be the cut-off point between CWL and BHX, along the M4 I guess the Chippenham turn off the cut-off point between CWL and LHR and as for the true south-west of England ... I guess Somerset falls within CWL's catchment area but for Devon & Cornwall they have the A303/M3 linking them with LHR.
I just wonder if Qatar studied a road map or an aeronautical map before deciding that CWL was to serve south-west England, it will be interesting to see what size of aircraft they may operate on the route, it will be good if it does become a viable route but it doesn't have the greatest of catchment areas.
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An interesting description ... That CWL is an airport to serve south-west England, if I were from Wales I would probably be offended whilst uttering "We are NOT here to serve the English"
Qatar also operate from both LHR and BHX so what is CWL'\s catchment area, up the A449/A40/M50 I guess Ross-on-Wye would be the cut-off point between CWL and BHX, along the M4 I guess the Chippenham turn off the cut-off point between CWL and LHR and as for the true south-west of England ... I guess Somerset falls within CWL's catchment area but for Devon & Cornwall they have the A303/M3 linking them with LHR.
I just wonder if Qatar studied a road map or an aeronautical map before deciding that CWL was to serve south-west England, it will be interesting to see what size of aircraft they may operate on the route, it will be good if it does become a viable route but it doesn't have the greatest of catchment areas.
Qatar also operate from both LHR and BHX so what is CWL'\s catchment area, up the A449/A40/M50 I guess Ross-on-Wye would be the cut-off point between CWL and BHX, along the M4 I guess the Chippenham turn off the cut-off point between CWL and LHR and as for the true south-west of England ... I guess Somerset falls within CWL's catchment area but for Devon & Cornwall they have the A303/M3 linking them with LHR.
I just wonder if Qatar studied a road map or an aeronautical map before deciding that CWL was to serve south-west England, it will be interesting to see what size of aircraft they may operate on the route, it will be good if it does become a viable route but it doesn't have the greatest of catchment areas.
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Catchment isn't an issue, there are 1 million passengers within CWL's long haul catchment
People will come down from BHX if the price is right, same goes from the far south-west and along the M4 too.
Catchment isn't an issue, there are 1 million passengers within CWL's long haul catchment. People will come down from BHX if the price is right, same goes from the far south-west and along the M4 too.
Hopefully there'll be enough traffic from South Wales and the English side of the Severn crossings to sustain Qatar, and if it has the range, a smaller narrow bodied aircraft would seem a good way to start the route.