Ah. Dragonfly! ;)

That's the one:ok: , i'm loosing it here.

globespan website is offereing cwl to yyz from november on. another 767 coming to cwl?

Those flights are operated by Zoom with a GSM codeshare

oopsie my bad, got a little trigger happy there.

Dragon/Eastern?
 

Do you mean Dragonfly are covering the route for eastern:confused:

TA,

I tried a few test bookings in the Eastern web booking engine and couldn't find any available flights in September.

The first date I could find with availability was Monday 2 October.

Having regard to the fact that the CAA June and July figures for the CWL-BRU route were 509 pax and 488 pax respectively (giving an average load of between 6 and 7 if all rotations were flown in those months), I can't believe that all flights in September are fully booked already.

It seems the route is taking a slightly longer holiday.

As you said BRU is primarily a business route and the more established SNBrussels BRS-BRU always drops from 3 rotations per day to 2 from mid-July to early September each year.

Eastern must still think there is mileage for them in a BRU link because I believe they are to start a MME-BRU.

Well, I stand corrected! It makes sense for Eastern to suspend the route - BRU will start again as soon as the European Parliament and all the other institutions kick off again. October it is then!!

Im flying out of CWL on Saturday to Palma with Tompsonfly. Will the lack of Dispatch affect if the plane leaves late? As im only going for two days. Thanks for any info.

TOM are handled by the circus not Aviance. Avaince will only provide the ramp services.

Good to know, but Aviance and servisair were i thought the only major handling agents at CWL

They are. Signature run the VIP side of things and the flying club most of the GA stuff.

AvianceUK -

Bir concerned about your last post - I'm a CWL-based pilot handled (usually to good standards) by you chaps; if you'd like to PM me with any safety issues you'd like to discuss (in complete anonymity and confidence, of course), I'd be more than happy to take them up with our bosses on everybody's behalf.

To be honest, I'd rather go late than have anyone break rules on the ramp - they're there for a reason!!!

GL

Gary Lager
 

Cheers for the recognition!!

I will PM you but for the public record......

The majority of the safety concerns are to ground staff with things like manual handling, working alone and lack of experiance.....

Rushing around due to lack of staff causes more injuries (manual handling), and instances of violation (like not enough boarding staff to watch pax, and they wonder off!)(dispatcher handling two flights at once...)... All has caused a severe lack of moral which in turn reflects on our service and willingness..... A lack of an adequate break to eat this summer has been the biggest gripe... On a 12 hour shift and wolfing your food down in 5 mins does no-one any good!!

So sorry if we don't always look happy to be here!!!! There have been better times!!

New TOM services
 

Any idea when the new TOM services to FAO, CMF, INN & SZG will be bookable - nothing currently on their search engine

'Cardiff Airport appointment to develop new routes'
 

Read the link for news....

http://www.uk-airport-news.info/card...ews-300806.htm

Good luck to him.... Hope to see some good development in the near future...

Me too. But I am wondering whether CWL will get any new long-hauls next year?:ok:

I notice that Eastern Airways are operating CWL-BRU today. Is the route back for now then?

Regards,
Chris

They don't seem to have operated the second BRU (no arrival on the BRU website, no arrival at CWL), and the website is still showing nothing until 2 Oct....

Eastern just cant seem to make up their minds when the routes will start and its all very confusing:confused: Sept 11 Oct 2/3 and now this, just what are they doing.:ok: