http://www.cardiffairportonline.com/en/news.asp?id=166
Despite a poor start this year (almost entirely down to bmibaby), CWL should really grow next year, in the charter sector especially. Thomsonfly are boosting capacity by 500,000+, Excel are moving in adding another 100,000, and in the scheduled sector Zoom are adding Vancouver. All these will surely move passenger numbers above 2 million for the first time! 😀 Excel moving in could be down to the new rail link, or the fact that Air Atlanta just bought TravelCity, so it makes sense. Or maybe just becasue it seems like a good idea?
By: Spence_CWL - 5th July 2005 at 18:24
Yeh, it’s hard to believe that back in 93 was the first time CWL broke through the 1m mark, well before BRS, yet 12 years on we still haven’t got through 2m when BRS is carrying twice as many. Down to lack of investment and the fact that unfortunately, airlines have come and gone- uptakes allways been good, yet for some reason airlines have had a summer of sucess then just gone, moving on to bigger bases. Now things are starting to change though, because airlines can actually see the potential, especially now more is being invested- the rail link, plans for much improved road links, and expansion of the terminal, although really they could do with demolishing the exisiting terminal and starting from scratch, because it’s just generally dated in design with hardly any natural light.
Hopefully now Abertis (a Spanish company) have bought TBI, the owners of CWL, we’ll see scheduled links to Barcelona & Madrid, as these have long been demanded by passengers. Theres a general lack of scheduled services to European cities in general, which despite many calls by the public for more to be introduced, none have.
By: LBARULES - 5th July 2005 at 17:40
Excellent news, was shocked to see that CWL didnt carry 2 million pax, even LBA is getting near to 3 than 2 million.
As you say, should really grow, just need a commited loco in there, and decent scheduled airline.
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July 5, 2005 at 3:06 pm