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I know you're all desperate to use and support our Welsh airport based in RHOOSE.
So here is the list of flights available for your delectation and delight in the coming year.
Ryanair ✈️ 4 flights a week to Dublin 🇮🇪 3 flights a week to Malaga 🇪🇸 3 flights a week to Alicante 🇪🇸 1 flight a week to Tenerife 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Faro 🇵🇹 Vueling ✈️ 3 flights a week to Alicante 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Malaga 🇪🇸 KLM ✈️ 3 flights a day to Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Loganair ✈️ 6 flights a week to Edinburgh 🏴 Aer Lingus ✈️ Daily flights to Belfast City ☘️ Balkan Holidays ✈️ Saturday flights to Bulgaria 🇧🇬 TUI ✈️ 6 flights a week to Palma 🇪🇸 3 flights a week to Dalaman 🇹🇷 3 flights a week to Antalya 🇹🇷 3 flights a week to Tenerife 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Larnaca 🇨🇾 2 flights a week to Tunisia 🇹🇳 2 flights a week to Lanzarote 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Paphos 🇨🇾 2 flights a week to Ibiza 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Corfu 🇬🇷 2 flights a week to Alicante 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Rhodes 🇬🇷 2 flights a week to Malaga 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Menorca 🇪🇸 2 flights a week to Zante 🇬🇷 2 flights a week to Bulgaria 🇧🇬 2 flights a week to Kos 🇬🇷 1 flight a week to Dubrovnik 🇭🇷 1 flight a week to Kefalonia 🇬🇷 1 flight a week to Reus 🇪🇸 1 fight a week to Crete 🇬🇷 1 flight a week to Gran Canaria 🇪🇸
I fly regularly from Cardiff & Bristol. Given the choice I would choose Cardiff every time.
No queuing, no hassle car parking, no winding queues to get through security (like a throw back to the 80s compared to many modern airports), quicker & easier to get to by car. It’s got to be worth the extra cost in many instances imo.
The main problem with Cardiff is the lack of choice of destinations - that will always be the downside due to population density - & the poor public transport links.
20-25% of passengers passing through Bristol airport are from Wales, that must be frustrating - as long as so many keep crossing the border to fly from there will be no need for the likes of Jet2 or EasyJet to put flights on from Cardiff
Exactly. It's a chicken and egg situation. If those 25% said we'll fly from Cardiff then Jet2 and Easyjet would provide the flights. And the destinations. Then Cardiff would be profitable.
I’ve flown from Bristol several times this year and it’s not a great experience. The journey up is a nightmare and when you get there it doesn’t improve. The queues to check in and get through are security are lengthy and once you’ve got through finding somewhere to sit can be a real pain. F you’re on a red eye flight getting somewhere to eat is also carnage.
I’ve only flown from Cardiff once this year and it was a much nicer experience, we actually caught the train /bus link which cost just over a fiver- I was really impressed. Getting through security etc was a breeze and there was plenty of space for a drink in the bar.
The flight was packed and it was also cheaper than flying from Bristol which was a surprise because it’s normally the other way around. Cardiff was a much nicer experience, but it doesn’t have the range of flights Bristol has. I don’t think Cardiff can compete with Bristol anymore, but there’s no reason why it can be a commercially viable under the right management.
I’ve flown from Bristol several times this year and it’s not a great experience. The journey up is a nightmare and when you get there it doesn’t improve. The queues to check in and get through are security are lengthy and once you’ve got through finding somewhere to sit can be a real pain. F you’re on a red eye flight getting somewhere to eat is also carnage.
I’ve only flown from Cardiff once this year and it was a much nicer experience, we actually caught the train /bus link which cost just over a fiver- I was really impressed. Getting through security etc was a breeze and there was plenty of space for a drink in the bar.
The flight was packed and it was also cheaper than flying from Bristol which was a surprise because it’s normally the other way around. Cardiff was a much nicer experience, but it doesn’t have the range of flights Bristol has. I don’t think Cardiff can compete with Bristol anymore, but there’s no reason why it can be a commercially viable under the right management.
Passenger numbers are expected to increase about 6% each year for the next 3 years. Heading in the right direction. Exeter, Norwich, Southend, Humberside are far far quieter.
Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
Passenger numbers are expected to increase about 6% each year for the next 3 years. Heading in the right direction. Exeter, Norwich, Southend, Humberside are far far quieter.
Yet Cardiff numbers are only currently 28,000 more than when the Welsh Government took control in 2013. During this time passenger numbers have increased dramatically at other airports. So the Welsh Government run airport is failing and costing the Welsh population money. Nobody will disagree that they would rather fly from Cardiff but Welsh people continue to go to Bristol, the facts can't be denied. The Welsh Government have just not got it right, I wonder if this will be a topic in next year's assembly elections.
I’ve flown from Bristol several times this year and it’s not a great experience. The journey up is a nightmare and when you get there it doesn’t improve. The queues to check in and get through are security are lengthy and once you’ve got through finding somewhere to sit can be a real pain. F you’re on a red eye flight getting somewhere to eat is also carnage.
I’ve only flown from Cardiff once this year and it was a much nicer experience, we actually caught the train /bus link which cost just over a fiver- I was really impressed. Getting through security etc was a breeze and there was plenty of space for a drink in the bar.
The flight was packed and it was also cheaper than flying from Bristol which was a surprise because it’s normally the other way around. Cardiff was a much nicer experience, but it doesn’t have the range of flights Bristol has. I don’t think Cardiff can compete with Bristol anymore, but there’s no reason why it can be a commercially viable under the right management.
There lies the fact. Cardiff would be your choice but you fly from Bristol. Hopefully the next Welsh Government will get it right or shut it down.
Good news for their owners the " Canadian teachers Pension fund". Big player in international infrastructure finance.
Latest news
Macquarie Asset Management is the majority owner of Bristol Airport, having recently acquired a 55% stake from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Macquarie completed the acquisition in early November 2025. .
It was Macquarie w Bank who almost Bankrupted Thames Water and did a pretty poor job other than enriching themselves. I presume it is the same business. The bank once gave a bridging loan to Swansea.
Yet Cardiff numbers are only currently 28,000 more than when the Welsh Government took control in 2013. During this time passenger numbers have increased dramatically at other airports. So the Welsh Government run airport is failing and costing the Welsh population money. Nobody will disagree that they would rather fly from Cardiff but Welsh people continue to go to Bristol, the facts can't be denied. The Welsh Government have just not got it right, I wonder if this will be a topic in next year's assembly elections.
Doncaster airport closed all together in Covid and had only recently re opened. The airport lost £4m last year which is about £2 for each south Wales citizens. If Welsh people are like you and want to close the national asset and surrender the country man ay as well shut down.
People with an Anglo perspective want to shut the Senedd because we cannot apparently run our own affairs and shut the airport which supports 4000 jobs because of small losses.
Doncaster airport closed all together in Covid and had only recently re opened. The airport lost £4m last year which is about £2 for each south Wales citizens. If Welsh people are like you and want to close the national asset and surrender the country man ay as well shut down.
People with an Anglo perspective want to shut the Senedd because we cannot apparently run our own affairs and shut the airport which supports 4000 jobs because of small losses.
Bristol airport is run by an Australian Bank.
TBH who cares who owns Bristol Airport they are knocking spots off the Senedd owned Cardiff airport. Would so many Welsh passengers use Bristol if Cardiff supplied a product they wanted not a chance, they would use Cardiff. The Labour controlled Senedd will be gone in 6 months, let's see how things pan out with the next Welsh Government, if its Plaid they will not be so generous with taxpayers money or they won't last. The Welsh government waste is about to end and not before time.
Doncaster airport closed all together in Covid and had only recently re opened. The airport lost £4m last year which is about £2 for each south Wales citizens. If Welsh people are like you and want to close the national asset and surrender the country man ay as well shut down.
People with an Anglo perspective want to shut the Senedd because we cannot apparently run our own affairs and shut the airport which supports 4000 jobs because of small losses.
Doncaster airport closed all together in Covid and had only recently re opened. The airport lost £4m last year which is about £2 for each south Wales citizens. If Welsh people are like you and want to close the national asset and surrender the country man ay as well shut down.
People with an Anglo perspective want to shut the Senedd because we cannot apparently run our own affairs and shut the airport which supports 4000 jobs because of small losses.
Bristol airport is run by an Australian Bank.
Far better than Mogadon
You give it out, you take it back it`s all part of the game
TBH who cares who owns Bristol Airport they are knocking spots off the Senedd owned Cardiff airport. Would so many Welsh passengers use Bristol if Cardiff supplied a product they wanted not a chance, they would use Cardiff. The Labour controlled Senedd will be gone in 6 months, let's see how things pan out with the next Welsh Government, if its Plaid they will not be so generous with taxpayers money or they won't last. The Welsh government waste is about to end and not before time.
I don't see Plaid being much different to Labour in all honesty.
TBH who cares who owns Bristol Airport they are knocking spots off the Senedd owned Cardiff airport. Would so many Welsh passengers use Bristol if Cardiff supplied a product they wanted not a chance, they would use Cardiff. The Labour controlled Senedd will be gone in 6 months, let's see how things pan out with the next Welsh Government, if its Plaid they will not be so generous with taxpayers money or they won't last. The Welsh government waste is about to end and not before time.
Macquarie are the people that allegedly ran Thames Water into the ground.
AI. The company faced criticism over its ownership, with some reports suggesting that it loaded Thames Water with debt and took large dividends during its tenure. Macquarie disputes these claims.
I personally do not do business with firms that are not good guardians. Macdonald Starbucks Nandos are all tax dodgers.
There is no way in the World a Plaid Cymru led government would close Cardiff Wales airport. Reform might as they are English and would close all iconic institutions of Wales including the Senedd and FAW by consequence.
If CWL could run at a small loss it should be kept open. £4m last year . £2 per head of the south Wales population. . Swansea paid Andre Ayew more than that.
Wales must keep it's international footprint for many reasons tourism being one. There are forces at work to end this..
Macquarie are the people that allegedly ran Thames Water into the ground.
AI. The company faced criticism over its ownership, with some reports suggesting that it loaded Thames Water with debt and took large dividends during its tenure. Macquarie disputes these claims.
I personally do not do business with firms that are not good guardians. Macdonald Starbucks Nandos are all tax dodgers.
There is no way in the World a Plaid Cymru led government would close Cardiff Wales airport. Reform might as they are English and would close all iconic institutions of Wales including the Senedd and FAW by consequence.
If CWL could run at a small loss it should be kept open. £4m last year . £2 per head of the south Wales population. . Swansea paid Andre Ayew more than that.
Wales must keep it's international footprint for many reasons tourism being one. There are forces at work to end this..
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But you are quite happy to profit when a government privatise a state owned company as they did with water companies along with others like gas and electricity. You have claimed many times on here how you profited from government sell offs. So you are happy to personally profiteer but its not ok for others to do similar. Yes we know exactly what you are.
Macquarie are the people that allegedly ran Thames Water into the ground.
AI. The company faced criticism over its ownership, with some reports suggesting that it loaded Thames Water with debt and took large dividends during its tenure. Macquarie disputes these claims.
I personally do not do business with firms that are not good guardians. Macdonald Starbucks Nandos are all tax dodgers.
There is no way in the World a Plaid Cymru led government would close Cardiff Wales airport. Reform might as they are English and would close all iconic institutions of Wales including the Senedd and FAW by consequence.
If CWL could run at a small loss it should be kept open. £4m last year . £2 per head of the south Wales population. . Swansea paid Andre Ayew more than that.
Wales must keep it's international footprint for many reasons tourism being one. There are forces at work to end this..
[Post edited 6 Nov 23:31]
OK let's put some facts to you ridiculous post. There has been no figures made public for the last financial year ending March 2025 or March 2024, I wonder why with the Senedd elections due.
The £4M you quote was for the last financial year actually declared for year ending March 2023. The declared loss was actually £4.5M and they received a Welsh Government grant of £5.3M for that financial year.
The Welsh Government agreed a £205 million grant over 10 years to Cardiff Airport last year and the first £20M was paid in April 2025. There is no guarantee that this is the only grant the Airport will require over this 10 year period, but it is the amount that has currently been pledged. There is currently a legal challenge to this grant yet to be resolved.
I am just putting some clarity to your absurd £4M a year funding from the Senedd claim. Any new Welsh Government do have the option to witholld the any of the £205 grant, probably around the £160M mark when they take power next year. There is no guarantee it will continue, it could well be in a party manifesto. But as seen by the Westminster government manifesto policies can change.
Absolutely worse. The sick. lame & lazy work dodgers on benefits will rubbing their hands in anticipation at the thought of Plaid taking over. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for Wales …
Absolutely worse. The sick. lame & lazy work dodgers on benefits will rubbing their hands in anticipation at the thought of Plaid taking over. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for Wales …
But they would Wales a sanctuary wherever would live one another with no hate in our hearts Where everyone accepted each others culture Where Welsh was the lingual Franca and those who didn’t were forked off Yeah baby
OK let's put some facts to you ridiculous post. There has been no figures made public for the last financial year ending March 2025 or March 2024, I wonder why with the Senedd elections due.
The £4M you quote was for the last financial year actually declared for year ending March 2023. The declared loss was actually £4.5M and they received a Welsh Government grant of £5.3M for that financial year.
The Welsh Government agreed a £205 million grant over 10 years to Cardiff Airport last year and the first £20M was paid in April 2025. There is no guarantee that this is the only grant the Airport will require over this 10 year period, but it is the amount that has currently been pledged. There is currently a legal challenge to this grant yet to be resolved.
I am just putting some clarity to your absurd £4M a year funding from the Senedd claim. Any new Welsh Government do have the option to witholld the any of the £205 grant, probably around the £160M mark when they take power next year. There is no guarantee it will continue, it could well be in a party manifesto. But as seen by the Westminster government manifesto policies can change.
The figures of a £4m trading loss was the last figures available or the last financial figures. £4.5m Ok a bit more .
The airport is an asset and contributed to the ow verbally economy. Supports other jobs..For me a small loss is tolerable. Profit is better if course.
The Grant is an investment to improve infrastructure and other features. It is not a loss. As an investment by the Government it makes sense and a whole lot less risky that greenfield investments which has ve Sen firm pull out late in the process Ineos for example.
We have to fight as a people. CWL is a super asset. Any Government that comes in with an anti Welsh manifesto will serve only one term
The figures of a £4m trading loss was the last figures available or the last financial figures. £4.5m Ok a bit more .
The airport is an asset and contributed to the ow verbally economy. Supports other jobs..For me a small loss is tolerable. Profit is better if course.
The Grant is an investment to improve infrastructure and other features. It is not a loss. As an investment by the Government it makes sense and a whole lot less risky that greenfield investments which has ve Sen firm pull out late in the process Ineos for example.
We have to fight as a people. CWL is a super asset. Any Government that comes in with an anti Welsh manifesto will serve only one term
The grant is not to improve infrastructure.
The grant is actually for attracting and growing aviation and aerospace businesses linked to the Airport. Like all Welsh Government funding/grants there are targets set that must be achieved to maintain the terms of the agreement. It often depends how rigidly these terms are adhered, failure can result in funding/grants being removed.
The appeal by Bristol Airport has been official lodged with The Competition Appeal Tribunal with the substantive hearing is due on 9th February 2026 and should last two days. Everything should be clearer after that.
OK let's put some facts to you ridiculous post. There has been no figures made public for the last financial year ending March 2025 or March 2024, I wonder why with the Senedd elections due.
The £4M you quote was for the last financial year actually declared for year ending March 2023. The declared loss was actually £4.5M and they received a Welsh Government grant of £5.3M for that financial year.
The Welsh Government agreed a £205 million grant over 10 years to Cardiff Airport last year and the first £20M was paid in April 2025. There is no guarantee that this is the only grant the Airport will require over this 10 year period, but it is the amount that has currently been pledged. There is currently a legal challenge to this grant yet to be resolved.
I am just putting some clarity to your absurd £4M a year funding from the Senedd claim. Any new Welsh Government do have the option to witholld the any of the £205 grant, probably around the £160M mark when they take power next year. There is no guarantee it will continue, it could well be in a party manifesto. But as seen by the Westminster government manifesto policies can change.
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