I think TUI will be very guarded over their future plans and any expansions as they announce losses of up to 300m euros due to the MAX groundings plus a possible -26% hit on the yearly figures.
TUI do not think they will see the MAX back this summer and are planning a hit of 300m Euros.

I'd be surprised if they ever operated it from Cardiff but it would be nice but surprising. A lot of the destinations that TUI do from Cardiff are linked to cruises as that is popular. I expect any further expansion would be linked to that or Turkey. Would be nice to see if they brought back Orlando but it would be surprising if they did.

CAA Stats for April 2019
The airport saw 126,274 passengers use it in April up 20.4% on 2018. The rolling year was 1,606,458 up 7.5% on 2018.
Atms were 1384 up 6.4%.
Top 10 routes
1. Amsterdam 13,396
2. Alicante 11,278
3. Tenerife South 10,726
4. Edinburgh 9761
5. Doha 7884
6. Dublin 7814
7. Malaga 7426
8. Palma de Mallorca 6882
9. Paris CDG 6747
10. Arrecife 4234

Ryanair's new services.
Malta saw 2552 passengers use the route. 159 LF per flight 84%LF.
Barcelona saw 2878 passengers use the route down only 3% from last year. 159 LF per flight 84%LF.
Not a bad start.
Qatar Airways
7884 for the month. Average LF of 179 70%LF.

Shame that they haven't updated the excel download as well! Both Mar and Apr show Mar data......

Good rolling total and improving performance on Doha is good to see

Yep overall the airport is going in the right direction and the Qatar route as well seems to be growing. I think its just about awareness and getting people look at Cardiff as their first option. Amsterdam is also doing well and KLM have added extra seats as well. I'm flying with them at the end of the month booked through Delta and it was as cheap as the Heathrow option.

RPS on behalf of Legal and general is preparing an outline planning application to build a new business park on port road adjacent to Cardiff airport which will include offices, industrial units, space for logistics, warehousing and distribution.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/l...a3RFITMSXN_0BY

The Welsh Affairs committee has recommended that the UK government devolve APD to Wales by 2021. The UK government now has 2 month's to reply.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1138220547614097408

APD
 

Link to the official article if anyone is interested:

https://www.cardiff-airport.com/news...wales-by-2021/

I'm not holding my breath but even just long haul would be an achievement.

Wizzair will be operating flights from Budapest to Cardiff on the 19th/20th November for the Wales v Hungary game. The aircrafts will arrive Tuesday morning and then depart in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
https://twitter.com/wizzair/status/1139469604173033472?s=19

it's extra.
So there will be 2 flights from Budapest and 1 from Debrecen

Updated info:
WizzAir will be operating flights from Budapest and Debrecen to Cardiff on the 19th November with the return flights on the 20th November for the Wales v Hungary Euro 2020 qualifier.
The times are below.
19th November
BUD-CWL 08.00-09.45
BUD-CWL 08.30-10.15
DEB-CWL 09.00-10.45
20th November
CWL-BUD 01.00-04.30
CWL-DEB 01.15-04.45
CWL-BUD 01.30-04.55

Budapest flights will be operated by their A321 aircraft and Debrecen by their A320.

CAA Stats May 2019
176,704 passengers used the airport in May up 7.2% on 2018.
The rolling year was 1,618,265 up 7.1% on 2018.
Top 10 routes
1. Palma de Mallorca 14,998
2. Amsterdam 13,799
3. Alicante 11,435
4. Edinburgh 9904
5. Malaga 9884
6. Tenerife South 8736
7. Dublin 8174
8. Dalaman 7734
9. Paris CDG 6957
10. Doha 4997

The Doha stats have increased by 69% over May last year but still seem incredibly low for a daily wide-body. Can anyone provide an accurate load factor for this?

Total May 2019 CWL Performance is excellent overall with a monthly total that is 20,000 pax ahead of the likes of SOU.