Air Wales flies CWL-NCL/LPL and LPL-NCL
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MerchantVenturer,
I know what you mean. But it seems as if (for now) they have only withdrawn the LPL service, as if you try to book CWL-LPL you get a "No available flights were found" error message. The load factors on the PLH/CWL/NCL flights being markedly better than those through LPL.
The twice I've visited Bristol have been by train, mainly because EZY didn't fly the route back then, and Virgin were much cheaper than BA! Enjoyed both my visits though, despite the marathon train journey.
I know what you mean. But it seems as if (for now) they have only withdrawn the LPL service, as if you try to book CWL-LPL you get a "No available flights were found" error message. The load factors on the PLH/CWL/NCL flights being markedly better than those through LPL.
The twice I've visited Bristol have been by train, mainly because EZY didn't fly the route back then, and Virgin were much cheaper than BA! Enjoyed both my visits though, despite the marathon train journey.
Luxury Surfing breaks to a Surf School on the Gower.... now there IS a contradiction in terms.
I live in a surfing area and surf myself and can assure AW that the numbers of luxury passengers generated who wish to go to a surf school on the Gower will be about the same as Winter Sun in Baghdad.
It will be interesting to see if Air Wales now pull off the Plymouth to Jersey Summer route since Air Southwest are starting this one in the Spring.
I live in a surfing area and surf myself and can assure AW that the numbers of luxury passengers generated who wish to go to a surf school on the Gower will be about the same as Winter Sun in Baghdad.
It will be interesting to see if Air Wales now pull off the Plymouth to Jersey Summer route since Air Southwest are starting this one in the Spring.
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What the Hell is going on??
I rarely comment about Air Wales or anyone else on PPRUNE - just a silent watcher - but a few thoughts go thru my head....
1. Given the rumors about the former MD and his seeming desire to run the place down for a fire sale, are the current management on the same kick? They:
a. Only put out bad news press releases (eg, zilch on new service to Brussels, loads on dropping the Liverpool)
b. Jump on and off routes seemingly for the hell of it
c. Don't try and sell any tickets - the website sucks, it is way out of date, and the call centre seems to be run by monkeys
d. Change prices and policies all the time - what happened to the flat rate tix?
2. Is anyone running the airline? All the news seems to be about departures, not arrivals.
3. Customer service is laughable - all the comments about not answering phones etc etc
I'll give them three months at this rate. Can only assume that the chairman has VERY deep pockets and long arms, cos it just can't be doing anything other than bleeding money out the door.
If they have got any management, why do they all seem to be sat on their hands? If they haven't, why don't they get some, before the whole shebang goes down the toilet???
TFL
1. Given the rumors about the former MD and his seeming desire to run the place down for a fire sale, are the current management on the same kick? They:
a. Only put out bad news press releases (eg, zilch on new service to Brussels, loads on dropping the Liverpool)
b. Jump on and off routes seemingly for the hell of it
c. Don't try and sell any tickets - the website sucks, it is way out of date, and the call centre seems to be run by monkeys
d. Change prices and policies all the time - what happened to the flat rate tix?
2. Is anyone running the airline? All the news seems to be about departures, not arrivals.
3. Customer service is laughable - all the comments about not answering phones etc etc
I'll give them three months at this rate. Can only assume that the chairman has VERY deep pockets and long arms, cos it just can't be doing anything other than bleeding money out the door.
If they have got any management, why do they all seem to be sat on their hands? If they haven't, why don't they get some, before the whole shebang goes down the toilet???
TFL
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Anyone from 6G care to comment on this? As an observer of the airline, I can't argue with what TFL has said - could only really add to it!
He/she forgot to mention the shambles at SWS - it seems to be NOTAM's closed two days a week, flights originating from CWL instead, and resignations (?) all round....
Wither 6G?
TA
He/she forgot to mention the shambles at SWS - it seems to be NOTAM's closed two days a week, flights originating from CWL instead, and resignations (?) all round....
Wither 6G?
TA
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Am booked LPL/PLH in May.
Emailed their customer services last week asking if the flight was still on. Was told to ring reservations, who said the flight was still running.
But this flight comes in from CWL then goes onto NCL, so who knows?
Cant see it happening though as Air Southwest start MAN/PLH in May, its cheaper and quicker!
Emailed their customer services last week asking if the flight was still on. Was told to ring reservations, who said the flight was still running.
But this flight comes in from CWL then goes onto NCL, so who knows?
Cant see it happening though as Air Southwest start MAN/PLH in May, its cheaper and quicker!
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Well, I certainly hope Air Wales prospers.
I hate to see any airline go under and, with my aviation aficionado's hat on, I loved seeing the strikingly-coloured ATR 42 on her evening approach into Cardiff from London City last summer as she passed in the vicinity of my house on the edge of south Bristol.
If I was in my garden on a sunny evening I would look out for the ATR in the same way I used to look at Concorde going in the other direction into LHR, albeit a teeny bit higher. I have now lost the one, I should hate to lose the second.
But of course there are far more important reasons for Air Wales to prevail than providing me with a pleasant backdrop to the evening summer sky.
I hate to see any airline go under and, with my aviation aficionado's hat on, I loved seeing the strikingly-coloured ATR 42 on her evening approach into Cardiff from London City last summer as she passed in the vicinity of my house on the edge of south Bristol.
If I was in my garden on a sunny evening I would look out for the ATR in the same way I used to look at Concorde going in the other direction into LHR, albeit a teeny bit higher. I have now lost the one, I should hate to lose the second.
But of course there are far more important reasons for Air Wales to prevail than providing me with a pleasant backdrop to the evening summer sky.
