11 Facts About Cardiff International Airport

Since 2020, like most other airports, Cardiff Airport has suffered a major downturn in passengers due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since 2013, Cardiff Airport has undergone a huge transformation with improvements made to the terminal, surrounding infrastructure, customer service standards and the introduction of new routes.

In October 1952 the new Rhoose Cardiff International Airport was opened by Rees-Williams's successor as Minister of Aviation Alan Lennox-Boyd.

Cardiff International Airport is not only the main maintenance base for British Airways but home to a variety of aerospace-oriented firms and colleges, and therefore a major contributor to the economic development of the region.

In 2012, the Cardiff International Airport faced sustained criticism from the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones.

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Cardiff International Airport's comments are hardly going to encourage tourism and business to Wales.

Cardiff Airport has had several problems with wild fly-grazing horses around the airfield and the Redwings Sanctuary in Norfolk were needed to assist in the rescue of 23 unclaimed horses that had been left on the site.

Cardiff Airport is the only airport in Wales that offers international scheduled flights and is served by scheduled, low-fare, business and charter carriers.

Cardiff International Airport was home for many years to a number of flying clubs and small general aviation operators.

From 1 August 2013, TrawsCymru has operated the Cardiff Airport Express from Cardiff Airport to Cardiff city centre with railway connections.

Cardiff International Airport management favoured the third option, claiming that it would have eased pressure on the A4232 and provide better access from South West Wales, the South Wales Valleys and Mid Wales, but in June 2009, the National Assembly announced that the plans for any new road would be dropped in favour of increased public transport frequency by rail and bus.