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Six routes, 395,000 more seats, Cardiff International Airports big week
17 November 2005
Cardiff International Airport has recorded its largest number of new routes and increased flights ever announced in one week.
Three airlines announced a total of six new routes and increased frequency on a range of existing routes, totalling almost 400,000 additional seats for flights using Cardiff.
bmibaby marked its third year at Cardiff by announcing three new Boeing 737 services for 2006 - to Amsterdam, Glasgow International, and Belfast International - alongside increased frequency on its Mediterranean routes from Wales. This will expand the number of bmibaby flights from Cardiff International to 150 per week, with a third B-737 to be based at the airport from next March.
David Bryon, bmibaby managing director, also revealed that a fourth Cardiff-based aircraft is under active consideration.
Air Southwest, one of the UK's fastest growing regional airlines, announced that it will begin flying from Cardiff International with new Bombardier Dash-8 routes to Manchester and Newquay (Cornwall). Both services will operate twice-daily on weekdays and once daily at weekends.
Zoom Airlines revealed that the Boeing 767 flight on its very successful route from Cardiff to Toronto will begin operation in February, much earlier than 2005's May start. This follows Zoom's recent decision to launch a new direct service from Cardiff to Vancouver for 2006.
Alpha One Airways, the much publicised start-up by 19-year-old Martin Halstead (now being hailed as "Baby Branson") announced a new scheduled service from Cardiff to the Isle of Man, due to begin early in the New Year.
Jon Horne, Managing Director of Cardiff International Airport, said: "This has been the largest number of new routes and additional flights we have ever experienced in one week, and sustains a pattern which has also seen new routes and services announced by Excel and Thomsonfly.
"The transformation of Cardiff as a true
European capital city, the international promotion of Cardiff and
Wales as a world-class business and tourism location, the delivery
of a new rail link and planned road link, and our investment in
upgrading every aspect of the airport, have all contributed to the
fact that airlines and tour operators are increasingly recognising
the huge business potential at Cardiff International," said Mr
Horne.
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