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You never know.So a case of can't the airport write a big enough cheque if they are minded to try and keep Ryanair.
I'm not sure it's about them being choosy but probably cautious in not wanting to repeat the mistakes of Flybe.I get what you are saying Jerry but at the moment if CWL and WG want their arms length airport company and investment to be a going concern, I don’t think they are in a position to be too choosy.
The snag with relying on a small variety of carriers, especially if they are of the Loganair/Eastern/Blue Islands size, is that they won't deliver the volume of passenger traffic that both the government and its airport company want and need, not least to feed the ancillary revenue streams upon which most smaller airports are so reliant these days.I tend to agree with you Jerry, my fear is that should the airport manage to build a big FR presence at CWL, when MOL cannot get his own way regarding costs and fees etc, he will throw his toys out of the pram, and pull FR from the airport altogether. I think CWL would be better off trying to get a small variety of carriers so they don't fall into the same predicament as what happened with Flybe.
TLY is spot on and in a year or two a change in government in Cardiff Bay could significantly change the current (to CWL) benign political landscape. So there is a burning platform.....
And what if (I really hope this isn’t the case but any responsible business should stress test various scenarios) VY or QR didn’t come back - there isn’t much left in terms of scheduled services.......
The last polls saw suggested a Labour minority government which means that they'd have to form some sort of agreement with the Conservatives or Plaid which could change the landscape for CWL especially as one of them want the airport to go back to private ownership.The only change of government in Cardiff Bay i see is probably Vaughan Gethin eventually becoming first minister. Didn’t Drakeford say he’d only serve one term?
The last polls saw suggested a Labour minority government which means that they'd have to form some sort of agreement with the Conservatives or Plaid which could change the landscape for CWL especially as one of them want the airport to go back to private ownership.
It's most likely the Tories will pick up a significant amount of the UKIP/Brexit party vote. Judging by Drakefords comments on Radio 4 of all nationalists being far right extremists and not socialists i suspect Labour see Plaid as their biggest threat. It's possible a Labour minority government then could be wary of the money they give CWL or use to help CWL as they'll be under much more scrutiny.Ahh really. That’s very interesting. That does surprise me considering as we know, Wales has been Labour for years and i always felt many in Wales voted Conservative in the last election to put an end to Brexit.
I’m not sure Drakeford could win an election if it wasn’t for Wales permanently voting Labour.
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