Archive Eastern Airways at Cardiff Airport

[Samdorob]

Haven't seen one of these at Cardiff for a while.
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Looking on the BBC is seems like it was for the PM on a campaign trail. I did see around 6 police motorbikes this morning heading towards Barry so I assumed someone important was in the area.

 

[Jerry]

Looking on the BBC is seems like it was for the PM on a campaign trail. I did see around 6 police motorbikes this morning heading towards Barry so I assumed someone important was in the area.

Yeah I heard he was in Wales, looking at arrivals looks like it arrived from East Midlands and he was in Derby earlier as well.

 

[geoff]

It must have been the PM because he was due in Scotland this afternoon.

 

[Jerry]

It must have been the PM because he was due in Scotland this afternoon.

Yeah it was, pretty sure he used the aircraft to fly into the airport as he was in Derby.

 

[MrFenner]

Various sources saying T3 have filed for administration and could collapse in days.

A shame of course for the current crew who kept it flying day in, day out even given the airlines woes of late. I guess the end of the KLC contract was the final nail in the coffin.

Always sad to lose an airline from the UK skies - thankfully however they no longer flew from CWL, but I wonder how long it’ll take WalesOnline to link T3 back to CWL and have another pop at the airport…

😔

 

[Jerry]

Always sad to lose an airline from the UK skies - thankfully however they no longer flew from CWL, but I wonder how long it’ll take WalesOnline to link T3 back to CWL and have another pop at the airport…

Yep small mercies considering no doubt it would've been spun as a negative story about Cardiff.
Feel for the staff at Eastern Airways though. The way things are going there won't be many airlines left for regional UK.

 

[Nethercote2019]

Sad to see the loss of a airline and loss of jobs
& I can’t see where a new airline is going to come from in future