December 29, 2005 at 5:11 pm
An airline’s decision to cut flights between Plymouth and Dublin has been greeted with disappointment by the local business community.
Article Here:Here
Something stuck out that I want to know more about:
Mr Jones said the cuts were coming after a major investment in new infrastructure at the airport, including the extension of its runway.
He said: “The extension was a big hope in the future development of Plymouth, so this a big loss.”
😀 😀 😀
By: Spence_CWL - 31st December 2005 at 16:31
Yes the comment at the end is very true! At the end of the day Air Wales are out to make money, and if they don’t make money then somethings not right. This is obviously a route thats not working for them, partly their own fault, and they’ve decided to pull the plug. The fact is a number of Air wales routes in the past have not been profitable, which has led to them making a loss every year. They don’t help themselves much, but if they are pulling this service, then it probably means its a big drain on their coffers.
By: PlymouthCity - 30th December 2005 at 18:06
Many people in the region want the route back and officails are holding talks with Air Wales to see what has gone wrong with the service!
FULL ARTICLE:Here
Someone has written a comment at the bottom which is actually the real reason why the route is not doing well :p
By: Spence_CWL - 30th December 2005 at 17:52
Three times a week via Newquay 😉
Its a shame Air Wales are becoming a joke. There is a lot of potential for a regional airline operating out of CWL and Southwest England competing with Aer Arran and Air Southwest. Air Wales have even messed up CWL-NCL recently which they had successfully built up over the past two years with sensible flight times
Even though some passengers are becoming disgruntled with Air Wales (lack of consistency, dodgy booking system), it’s mainly us “enthusiasts” (I really hate that word!) that are finding it a joke. We regularly check the website, are upto date with aviation news etc, but most passengers just click onto the website once every few weeks or less to book a flight, they don’t know if routes have been appearing and disappearing off the website, they just see the route they want (if its there) and book a flight. Lets just hope that it stays that way, and the passengers don’t become aware of AirWales terrible behind the scences organisation (or lack of it). Oh and the cocked up CWL-NCL timings are being resolved in March with the new timetable, and it’s be 3Xdaily- morning, lunchtime, evening.
By: Humberside - 30th December 2005 at 17:25
Exactly, which means you can guarantee that they’ll be back :rolleyes:
Three times a week via Newquay 😉
Its a shame Air Wales are becoming a joke. There is a lot of potential for a regional airline operating out of CWL and Southwest England competing with Aer Arran and Air Southwest. Air Wales have even messed up CWL-NCL recently which they had successfully built up over the past two years with sensible flight times
By: Spence_CWL - 30th December 2005 at 17:17
Im not surprised. The airline is Air Wales
Exactly, which means you can guarantee that they’ll be back :rolleyes:
By: tomfellows - 30th December 2005 at 12:09
Im not surprised. The airline is Air Wales
just what i was thinking 😎
By: Humberside - 30th December 2005 at 12:07
Im not surprised. The airline is Air Wales
Oppurtunity for Air Southwest or even Aer Arran?