Why not Cardiff???

[speedbird_heavy]

Or re-open the domestic pier for domestic flights. Direct access to stands 1,2,3 and 4 instead of using a bus from Gates 1, 3, 4, 6 or 7.

Or

Taxiway E is dormant most of the time so why not extend the apron that way allowing the terminal to be extended onto stand 1.

I can remember HF and CM showing me the plans earlier in the year for the re-development with the entire first floor as a departure lounge

[No_Speed_Restriction]

Flower, what are the chances of making stand 9 an air wales only stand? Am I lazy? yes ma`am!

[newscaster]

How many foreign airlines erve Cardiff? I had Emirates are evaluating them, any other potentails? US carriers? Air India, PIA, Gulf Traveller?

[LTNman]

Wait your turn boys, TBI have always been tight with their spending money and only spend it when they really need to. At the moment all their money is going into LTN as it will reach saturation next summer if money isn’t spent fast.

[flower]

The Emirates rumour has been around a long time but I have no more knowledge on it than anyone else I am sure.

[aeulad]

I would bet money on the fact that, like Continental, IF Emirates were to start a service from Bristol or Cardiff, Bristol would undoubtedly win. It is simple, there is more of a market at BRS for such a flight, and an EK 332 would have no problems operating from BRS' runway.

Regards

Mike

[speedbird_heavy]

what are the chances of making stand 9 an air wales only stand

Can you fit the airbidge on an ATR.......?

The only Emirates aircraft in recent times was a 744F to collect a spare jet engine.

[No_Speed_Restriction]

No, but think of the wear and tear you'd save on shoes as compared to walking stand 1.

[speedbird_heavy]

Kick Baby and Ryanair off stand 13. You can use gate one then

[pipertommy]

Could`nt Air Wales have the stand/s which myt have left empty, since they wont be based here over the winter.Only fare,if AW is cwl based.Think myt are just popping in and out over winter.It is daft having to watch a/c squeezing past each other when the other side of the airport is empty?or is this a cost implication.

[loveJet]

Cardiff doesnt have the same as other airports because

small catchment

difficult road access within wales

Limited in bound potential apart from New Zealand (!)

Bmibaby reductions

proximity to Bristol (which acts like a hoover for the local population)

More grade c, d, e demographic population

A, b, c1 tend to fly Low cost and more often so airports with either more catchment or smaller catchment but bigger a,b,c1 ratio makes sense ofr routes

ANYWAY Cardiff is fine at 1.9million (?) pax per annum, so whats the big fuss about?

Jet

[speedbird_heavy]

Could`nt Air Wales have the stand/s which myt have left empty

Not really. The VZ airbus's used stands 6 or 7 90% of the time because of the airbridges. Stand 6 is out of the question becasue there is no steps down to the apron. Stand 7 could be used but if there is a BY 757 on stand 9 an FCA 320 on 6 with a JKK 320 due in, the ATR would be hogging a stand with an airbridge which will be needed. AWW dominate stand 1 and they are happy with that.

[Standard Noise]

Don't wish more carriers on us at Brs, we have quite enough to be getting on with ta very much.

[terrier21]

and there still coming

[pipertommy]

Can we have some ?loads of room trust me lots of empty space!