Originally Posted by Letsflycwl
(Post 11637932)
Freebird are also operating for TUI this year to AYT (under their own flight numbers not TUI)…..can someone not add this onto Wikipedia too as they seem to be missed off the list.
Good to see Play trying out Cardiff, however limited. |
See Loganair are pulling the SOU-GLA route as a result of direct competition from EZY on the same route. Also pulling the ABZ-NCL & MME flights too.
Be great if Loganair started CWL-GLA or a second daily CWL-EDI instead !! |
Originally Posted by Letsflycwl
(Post 11641980)
Be great if Loganair started CWL-GLA or a second daily CWL-EDI instead !! |
Originally Posted by L1011effoh
(Post 11642198)
I admire your optimism. Short answer, not a chance. Long answer, read the press release and the reasons for cutting services.
Are CWL-EDI flights still booked to be the ERJ? |
Originally Posted by Letsflycwl
(Post 11641980)
See Loganair are pulling the SOU-GLA route as a result of direct competition from EZY on the same route. Also pulling the ABZ-NCL & MME flights too.
Be great if Loganair started CWL-GLA or a second daily CWL-EDI instead !! |
There's a nice sense of irony here. On one hand people defend Cardiff Airport by blaming it having an economically poor catchment area, whilst on the other hand celebrate a new service to one of Europe's most expensive tourist destinations.
Either these same people need to accept this new service will be a short-term disaster due to Iceland (and even the US if you're talking about connections) being too expensive for the poor people in the South Wales valleys, or accept the catchment area reason is simply an excuse and people will happily travel to an airport out of their way if the price is right and it's easy to use. |
Originally Posted by Sean North
(Post 11644946)
or accept the catchment area reason is simply an excuse and people will happily travel to an airport out of their way if the price is right and it's easy to use.
Based on BRS masterplan that said 20% of its passengers come from South Wales, which if still accurate in 2024 is about 2m passengers. What is unique about Play is although EZY compete to Iceland, there's no competition from BRS on flights to the US, so they may attract people from the Southwest. This route could go either way, will be interesting to see what happens with it. |
Originally Posted by caaardiff
(Post 11645113)
This is the most sensible reason.
Based on BRS masterplan that said 20% of its passengers come from South Wales, which if still accurate in 2024 is about 2m passengers. What is unique about Play is although EZY compete to Iceland, there's no competition from BRS on flights to the US, so they may attract people from the Southwest. This route could go either way, will be interesting to see what happens with it. Its a bit of a stretch at this stage to start getting exited about USA connections which would only become a serious opportunity should the service be extended to year round. |
Originally Posted by ATNotts
(Post 11645125)
I would suggest that, given the short season that Play are offering, the market they believe they have identified is the short break / Northern Lights one, not the North America hub over KEF.
Its a bit of a stretch at this stage to start getting exited about USA connections which would only become a serious opportunity should the service be extended to year round. Agreed the short break market will be the primary demand for the route but it does open up new opportunities. Although when WOW operated from BRS the connections weren't all that popular. |
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