Archive for the ‘Cardiff airport’ CategoryCardiff airport has announced that, due to construction work in the short-stay car park, changes have been made to the short-stay parking arrangements. All short-stay parking, except pick-up, disabled or drivers returning car hire cars, will be directed to the Long-stay 2 car park. The short-stay parking tariff will still apply. There is no change to the normal drop-off at the front of the terminal building. For up-to-date Cardiff airport information and to book Cardiff airport parking and Cardiff airport hotels click on the links. bmibaby is celebrating its sixth anniversary at Cardiff airport. The first bmibaby flight from Cardiff took to the air in 2002 and since then the airline has carried more than 3.5 million passengers to and from the airport. The winter 2008/2009 season will see bmibaby offer flights from Cardiff to: Malaga, Alicante, Amsterdam, Belfast, Edinburgh airport, Faro, Glasgow airport, Jersey, Murcia and Palma. From 20 December bmibaby will also fly to Geneva. For up-to-date Cardiff airport information and to book Cardiff airport parking and Cardiff airport hotels click on the links. For anyone wishing to catch a glimpse of Santa this year, tour operator Transun is offering short and day breaks to Lapland from Cardiff Airport. Highlights of the trip include searching for Santa’s hideaway log cabin on a reindeer sleigh, a husky sleigh ride and a snowmobile safari through the arctic wilderness. The Lapland day breaks are available on 15 December and prices start from £429 per adult and £399 per child with short breaks available on 11 December - prices start at £959 per adult. Scenic Tours has announced a brand new river cruise programme with flights available from Cardiff Airport. The new programme offers 5* luxurious river cruises to Europe’s finest towns and cities, with direct flights from Cardiff International Airport to Amsterdam and one stop connections to Budapest. The luxury cruise ships all boast private balcony suites and up to 25% more space in public areas than average vessels. All prices quoted include flights, fully inclusive on board accommodation including meals and complimentary wine, gratuities, taxes and all excursions. For up-to-date Cardiff airport information and to book Cardiff airport parking and Cardiff airport hotels click on the links. Flyglobespan is to offer a brand new service from Cardiff airport to Hamilton airport, Toronto. The flights will commence in June 2009 and operate until September – tickets start from £179 (one way including tax). bmibaby has launched stage one of its summer 2009 programme from Cardiff Airport with a new service to Lisbon. Also on offer are flights to Malaga, Alicante, Faro, Murcia and Palma. The new flights to Lisbon will operate on Thursdays and Sunday from 29 March 2009. For up-to-date Cardiff airport information and to book Cardiff airport parking click on the links. Flyglobespan is to offer flights from Cardiff Airport to Hamilton, near Toronto for the first time. Flyglobespan, which is part of the Globespan Group - specialists in Canadian travel for more than 30 years, will offer the weekly service every Sunday from 7 June 09 until 27 September 09. The airline already operates flights to Hamilton Airport from a choice of UK airports including London Gatwick, Manchester airport, Edinburgh airport and Glasgow airport. Prices from Cardiff will start from £179 (one way including tax). Commenting on the new flight, flyglobespan CEO Rick Green said, “We are delighted to be offering this new service to people in the South Wales area. “Our Canadian flying programme is increasing in popularity year after year, and we are confident that our winning combination of low-cost flights and superior service will prove a real hit from Cardiff too.”
Zoom Airlines Inc and Zoom Airlines Ltd, the Canadian and UK airlines announced the suspension of all flights on Thursday after the companies failed to secure financing. In an announcement on their website, Hugh and John Boyle, the founders of Zoom, said “We deeply regret the fact that we have been forced to cease all Zoom operations. It is a tragic day for our passengers and more than 600 staff. “We have done everything we can to support the airline and left no stone unturned to secure a re-financing package that would have kept our aircraft flying.” Zoom operated flights from London Gatwick to New York, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego and Bermuda, plus flights to Canada from Gatwick, Bristol airport, Cardiff airport, Belfast airport, Manchester airport and Glasgow airport. The Civil Aviation Authority, operator of the ATOL protection scheme, has issued advice for Zoom Airline customers at the CAA’s website. Travel Worldwide Ltd, the company that operated the bookings system on Cardiff Airport site cwlfly.com, has ceased trading. Cardiff airport is advising passengers to check that their travel plans have not been affected and has issued the following advice to passengers who have booked on the airport site:
All claims and supporting documentation must be received prior to 21/01/09. Travel Worldwide Ltd ABTA number: K346X/W9059 For up-to-date Cardiff airport information and to book Cardiff airport parking and Cardiff airport hotels click on the links. Initial results for Cardiff International Airport’s co-operative business campaign are proving to be of interest to airlines, with talks of potential new business destinations to be added to the Welsh capital’s route network. The airport launched a major survey of business organisations in Wales in January, by asking the nation’s business executives “If you COULD fly from Cardiff, where WOULD you go?” Business travellers are encouraged to visit www.youwouldifyoucould.co.uk to complete a brief survey about their air travel habits, and participants are kept up-to-date with the results of the project together with news of new routes and schedules. The data is collected and reviewed frequently, providing comprehensive and accurate information about the travel requirements of Wales’ business community, and is presented to the world’s airlines as a clear indication of the growing demand for routes from Cardiff airport. The results are already proving to be of interest to airlines, with initial data confirming that the majority of business travellers in Wales still use British Airways from London Heathrow, primarily due to the fact that they have a limited choice of direct routes from Cardiff, but that they would welcome the opportunity to travel from their local airport. The main destinations for business travel include Europe and North America, but the survey showed that German cities are in great demand, with four appearing in the top ten city destinations visited by business executives. The top ten destinations that featured on the survey and are currently not available direct from Cardiff airport are:
The airport’s head of aviation relations, Spencer Birns, commented: “To ensure we have a comprehensive database we encourage any friends, colleagues or business contacts who are regular travellers to complete the survey. The two minute survey could help substantially reduce Welsh business executives’ journey time in the future and could also open the region to a number of new business opportunities. “ |
