Recent content by Barry Man

If the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) rules in your favour, the other party (usually a competition authority, regulator, or opposing business) has limited options to challenge the decision, as the CAT is a specialist tribunal. The main actions they can take include: Appealing to a Higher...

You can follow this on line , link a bottom Bristol Airport v Welsh Ministers Registered 20/06/2025 Tribunal Ben Tidswell John Alty Tim Frazer Status Appeal brought under section 70(1) of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (SCA). The Appellant seeks review of the decision of the Welsh Government to...

Posts on Facebook with people comparing prices with Heathrow through Skyscanner , are already saying it’s too expensive to fly from Cardiff compared to Heathrow . Just can’t win hopefully prices will be more competitive, just have too Waite and see.

New cargo warehouse at Bournemouth airport

Have heard there could be a 4th TUI in ext year , will have to Waite and see

As can be seen now under the ownership of the Welsh Government they are now attending these events, TBI’s attitude was as I said airlines come to them which I think under the ownership of TBI didn’t make themselves very accommodating to airlines which has left this legacy of being unable to...

At least they are there unlike TBI who’s attitude was WE don’t go to airlines they come to us ,I had this off the marketing manager at the time when I asked him if they were going to attend . My thoughts were that’s going to be very helpful in the future for the airport , things like this stick...

Apparently there is another council meeting in November to final sign it off ? 2 months way could be interesting, with Reform who have council seats in the area apparently.

I have to mention that during the time Abertis owned the airport the day today running and spending was down to TBI who were left to run the airport on their behalf, I don’t think a lot of people know this and remember TBI were a Welsh firm , this was mentioned to me when I came back to work at...

The hearing is on 9th February 2026 ,scheduled to last 2 days from the documents filed .

Bit of back history from a person I presume in a good place to know this . This is from :- 14th November 2020 In December and January the airport was in talks with jet2 about the Thomas Cook slots. A deal was agreed where jet2 ground agents would occupy their own ground handling as they do...

Here is a picture of the 3 new stands ,bottom right which have just been built for European cargo at Bournemouth

This the apron layout 2022 has not changed much since

As far as I know there is no outbound loads to URO , only inbound know this as I am sometimes there on shift so can see what is going on with the cargo flights

Unfortunately not a passenger flight for Cardiff ,may have passengers on it from Gatwick but not from Cardiff. This is due to the fact that the flight in yesterday did not have luggage containers put on due to hight winds at Gatwick , so luggage was left behind, this flight is in to collect the...