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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2024, 16:35
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

The only possible way CWL will benefit from this...

The only possible way CWL will benefit from this is if it frees up at ATR76 to boost overall seat capacity.
Are CWL-EDI flights still booked to be the ERJ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2024, 11:56
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Which I do find a bit strange given that there's...

Which I do find a bit strange given that there's regular end of term and half term holidays in the UK, but you rarely here a new Airline launch a route to cater for school holidays. A one off for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2024, 10:28
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Fly Play

New route announced:
Fly Play - Cardiff - Iceland with connections to the US.

Random dates available in October and November only, but hopefully will be made permanent in the future.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Apr 2024, 10:23
Replies: 55
Views: 8,140
Posted By caaardiff

Would it just be better to buy out Eastern...

Would it just be better to buy out Eastern Airways? A ready made Airline that doesn't appear to be very well run or know where it wants to go. Everything setup ready to go, aircraft, maintenance,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2024, 08:37
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Is it? Why? Ryanair have expanded at CWL. On...

Is it? Why?

Ryanair have expanded at CWL. On a much smaller scale but it's still growth.
This constant comparison of CWL and BRS is tiring. You don't read similar articles comparing BRS and LHR...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2024, 16:00
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

No signs that they are cutting any CWL schedules....

No signs that they are cutting any CWL schedules. The aircraft could be coming from anywhere, new Max deliveries, cuts elsewhere or another lease in for the summer season.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2024, 00:27
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

TUI's flights are mostly going out full....

TUI's flights are mostly going out full. Obviously that is never a sign that the yields are working, but when you combine that with everyones perception that CWL is always more expensive (side note -...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2024, 22:18
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

TOM is up to 3 based summer aircraft, some W...

TOM is up to 3 based summer aircraft, some W patterns and using other carriers. They have filled the gap left by TCX, so i'd say that is expansion.
Ryanair are now operating DUB, AGP, ALC and TFS,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2024, 18:30
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

All very valid points. CWL has not recovered as...

All very valid points. CWL has not recovered as well as many other Airports. BRS has been one of the best to recover and is now over pre-pandemic passenger numbers.
What does that tell you? A large...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2024, 09:13
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Questions do need to be asked why CWL is falling...

Questions do need to be asked why CWL is falling behind other Airports. But at the same time, are you completely forgetting that CWLs management in recent years have got Qatar Airways in, Wizz in,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2024, 12:38
Replies: 1,843
Views: 869,046
Posted By caaardiff

Where does the responsibility lie with getting...

Where does the responsibility lie with getting passengers to destination? Do TUI step in as the Tour Operator and look for alternatives where possible?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2024, 12:55
Replies: 1,843
Views: 869,046
Posted By caaardiff

As long as TUI get right and meet expectations...

As long as TUI get right and meet expectations then it's a good deal all round.

There's still differences between the two products and expectations with differ.

Overall the aircraft are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2024, 14:58
Replies: 632
Views: 434,187
Posted By caaardiff

There seems to be a decline in connecting traffic...

There seems to be a decline in connecting traffic at BRS overall. BMI to MUC and FRA, recently replaced by LH who have since dropped the route. AF to CDG and Brussels Airlines to BRU, all no longer....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2024, 14:53
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Something is seriously wrong when you look at...

Something is seriously wrong when you look at those figures. CWL carrying just 10% of what EZY ORY carried, without even considering the CDG numbers. CWL just needed 800 more passengers to have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2024, 18:55
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

What's the setup at St Athan? If I remember...

What's the setup at St Athan? If I remember correctly the WG don't own it, but Cardiff Airport operates it? That would surely bring in some income
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2024, 13:09
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

I don't think it's made a profit in over 10...

I don't think it's made a profit in over 10 years. Up to around 2019 I think various Welsh government scrutiny meetings that were broadcast brought a lot of facts and projections out. Projections...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2024, 07:38
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

I don't think knocking a couple of quid off a...

I don't think knocking a couple of quid off a holiday flight will make a huge difference, as there's also no guarantee the airline will take it off the fare.

A change of management is needed. From...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Feb 2024, 23:55
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

There in lies the issue. There are only a certain...

There in lies the issue. There are only a certain number of airlines left that could base at CWL without diluting their own operation at BRS. Wizz was one of those candidates but completely messed...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Feb 2024, 22:44
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

I'm not convinced by the propensity to fly...

I'm not convinced by the propensity to fly argument for the reason CWL is failing. Pre-covid in 2019 CWL had 1.63 million passengers which was continually creeping up from the 1m passengers in 2014....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 19:41
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Of course what you say is correct in theory, but...

Of course what you say is correct in theory, but why are well over 1m Welsh people using BRS, if not more than 1m? Even for routes operated from CWL. Quite simply, price. The Southwest region is more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 19:32
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Flybe were effectively paid to operate the E95...

Flybe were effectively paid to operate the E95 routes, Vueling had a substantial marketing budget, there is talk, although not confirmed, that QR and Qatar had various subsidies and deals. Wizz...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 19:29
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

The point you were trying to make wasn't a...

The point you were trying to make wasn't a factual point though. CWL and BRS pricing structure is different in a number of ways, so unless you do a complete analysis of a certain aircraft type and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 16:48
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Where did you find those charges? Because the...

Where did you find those charges? Because the charges I've found on each Airports website are different:

Cardiff
Landing fee between 25-200 tonnes = £23.50 per tonne
Parking fee = £240 (Free for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2024, 19:02
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Some spot on comments from previous posts....

Some spot on comments from previous posts. There's a mix of things going wrong at CWL. The main one I would say is people automatically looking at Bristol or other Airports as their first choice,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Nov 2023, 07:19
Replies: 3,558
Views: 740,373
Posted By caaardiff

The same applies to CWL-FAO and EXT-FAO, neither...

The same applies to CWL-FAO and EXT-FAO, neither of which have been put on sale. Last winter CWL-FAO operated but was dropped this winter. There's one strange lone flight on March 26th that's been on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2023, 19:21
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

A sign of the current Airport MD failing? He has...

A sign of the current Airport MD failing? He has been at the Airport a very long time so has seen some of the positive introductions, QR, BE, Wizz, FR and TUI growth
QR and BE couldn't be helped,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2023, 19:16
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2023, 19:10
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2023, 19:08
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2023, 19:05
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Its astonishing that Eastern are actually still...

Its astonishing that Eastern are actually still in business. Are they actually running any routes that have been long time established? Apart from the Scotland routes.
They chop and change what...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jul 2023, 13:04
Replies: 1,974
Views: 1,060,775
Posted By caaardiff

Not everyone lives just down the road from the...

Not everyone lives just down the road from the Airport they are flying from so a lot will stay in a hotel the night before, usually on site.
The benefits are more for the Airports and ground...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jul 2023, 05:18
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

The CAA stats show 6957 passengers, so 224 a day,...

The CAA stats show 6957 passengers, so 224 a day, 112 per flight on average.
Was CDG double daily on some days back in 2019?

Edit: It was 11x weekly. Unsure on which days though.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2023, 13:55
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

Just another triumph from Eastern. No...

Just another triumph from Eastern. No advertising, high fares and suggested poor reliability. Give them 6 months and they'll be off to some other random new route.
The potential is there. May 2018 -...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jun 2023, 09:27
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

May not be a direct subsidy from the Airport. ...

May not be a direct subsidy from the Airport.
Can be done in many ways like reduce fees and marketing budgets to promote routes. Happens all the time, Airlines get deals all over the world, although...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Mar 2023, 13:12
Replies: 864
Views: 280,531
Posted By caaardiff

It's entirely possible, but Eastern are notorious...

It's entirely possible, but Eastern are notorious for chopping and changing routes, opening and closing bases. How they're still going with their model is amazing.
That being said, CWL can't be too...
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