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I hate to be a doomsayer but this is not a viable business at the moment - it is haemorrhaging cash and if the best Spencer can say is “we had some NHS training flights” - which it wasn’t - it was Maleth using the airport for some days with an aircraft with NHS written on it - that’s scary. I...

Did I also hear they have to pay the WG £69m as the total taxpayer outlay ?

I agree his response does seem a little confused - if there is strong demand and you match capacity then you can manage yields to your desired level of profit - no ? If they had the aircraft previously (not aware they have reduced their fleet) - why is aircraft resource an issue ?

Jerry - if this were a commercial business run on commercial terms it would no longer be in business. Indirectly the welsh taxpayer subsidises the entire airport and its employees. Lots of more profitable businesses (but with poor cash flow in current circumstances) have gone under but do not...

Mathers - I agree with you but I would like to see some forward thinking from CWL management (as difficult as it is at the moment). I know all the arguments about APD, Wales national airport etc) - if they can’t provide any then I don’t want my taxpayers money poured into a never ending black...

Jerry - I never thought I would write this as an avid supporter (and large user) of CWL but I hope they can do better or I think I will resent my tax propping them up. Maybe those Wimpey homes are a better use of money.....,,

Below is a link to evidence submitted by the airport to the Senedd for tomorrow’s committee. It is pretty bland and devoid of much new information. What surprises me is the lack of any future strategy for growth aside from the usual “we continue to talk to airlines”. I do hope the committee...

and Air Wales !

It’s hard to believe that in2007/8 the airport had a number of based summer aircraft - Thomson (3.5 I think including part based LH), First Choice x1, MyTravel x2, Excel x1, bmibaby x 3, Zoom to Toronto and Vancouver, KLM and other stuff and over 2m pax. How things have changed....

Exactly. Their lack of interest or commitment maybe shows they are not what the airport needs right now.....

I am not sure you can really gauge demand on completely business unfriendly timings and fares (if at usual business model levels) - in fact quite the opposite. Eastern are IMO really not useful for CWL at the moment apart from VLY (which they are paid to run anyway) - they will do nothing for...

Unless FR come in I am struggling to see where any growth for CWL comes from ?

True and they might settle for 209k pax next year lol

Yes and a change to FCO advice - possibly on or by 29/6

And BCal and Midland......

When the airport was busy......:)

So, as it stands (although sure this could change) am flying on first day of resumed ops ! Hope those a/c well maintained lol but believe it when it happens

Gets me there tho !

TBH - could be a J41 for all I care as long as it gets me there.....

Looks like a 738