Cardiff: General Airport Discussion & Updates

[Jerry]

It's been posted on social media that the Welsh football related wording at the front of the terminal is being taken down. Will be interesting to see if it gets replaced with anything.

 

[Em0866]

Yes I saw that too. About time as it was a bit of an eyesore

 

[Jerry]

I kind of liked it tbh.

 

[Samdorob]

Bit of a shame if true. I’ve always liked the uniqueness of it.

 

[Jerry]

Bit of a shame if true. I’ve always liked the uniqueness of it.

Well I'm hoping there's a reason for it!

 

[MrFenner]

Maybe they’re tearing it down to replace it with a massive Ryanair advert?! 🤞😝

 

[Jerry]

Maybe they’re tearing it down to replace it with a massive Ryanair advert?! 🤞😝

Fingers crossed 🤞

 

[Jerry]

This is what's onsale for winter 2026/27 from Cardiff Airport (not including one off flights)
TUI up to 16 weekly departures
Tenerife 4 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 1 weekly
Malaga 1 weekly
Hurghada 1 weekly (suspended 29/12/26-23/3/27)
Palma de Mallorca 1 weekly (starts 23/3/27)
Salzburg 1 weekly (19/12/26-27/2/27)
Paphos 1 weekly (resumes 10/3/27)
Lyon 1 weekly (26/12/26-6/3/27)
Turin 1 weekly (20/12/26-7/3/27)
Ryanair up to 9 weekly departures
Dublin 5 weekly (daily for Xmas and New year & up to 4 daily 18/2/27-22/2/27 for Six Nations)
Alicante 3 weekly (2 weekly between 7/1/27 & 2/2/27)
Tenerife 1 weekly
KLM 14 weekly departures
Amsterdam 14 weekly
Aer Lingus 7 weekly departures
Belfast City 7 weekly (5 weekly between 12/1/27-11/2/27)

In total Cardiff Airport will see up to 46 weekly departures to 15 destinations. That's roughly up to 12,922 seats onsale using 737 800s, E175s and ATR72s. Departures wise the airport is back to 2024/25 winter levels.
There are also one offs to Lapland, extra flights in December on Dublin and Belfast, Caribbean cruise flights (6 over the winter I believe between P&O and TUI) and extra flights and destinations for the Six Nations including Cork and Rome.

 

[MrFenner]

Caribbean cruise flights (6 over the winter I believe between P&O and TUI)

Aren’t these now due to be operated by Norse? Unless I’ve mixed it up with somewhere/something else.

 

[Jack Ruckley]

Aren’t these now due to be operated by Norse? Unless I’ve mixed it up with somewhere/something else.

TUI do their own cruise charters as well

P&O will be Norse

 

[Jerry]

Aren’t these now due to be operated by Norse? Unless I’ve mixed it up with somewhere/something else.

The P&O ones are, TUI will operate their own flights.

 

[MrFenner]

Maybe they’re tearing it down to replace it with a massive Ryanair advert?! 🤞😝

 

[Foxlimayankee]

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Still looks tacky. They should've stuck with a black, red and white style that is on the right of the photo.

 

[cardiff12345]

It's been posted on social media that the Welsh football related wording at the front of the terminal is being taken down. Will be interesting to see if it gets replaced with anything.

I think it is time for an update.

Was at the airport recently and felt like the whole of the front needs a bit of a refresh. The International Arrivals signage also looks dated.

 

[Jerry]

I think it is time for an update.

Was at the airport recently and felt like the whole of the front needs a bit of a refresh. The International Arrivals signage also looks dated.

It's been changed to Croseo Welcome

 

[Qing4theloo]

"Croseo"? That would be embarrassing ... 🙂

 

[Jerry]

Summary of what's onsale for peak Summer 2027 from Cardiff Airport
Overall atm Cardiff Airport will see 102 (204 flights) weekly departures to 28 destinations. Roughly 34,000 seats a week onsale both ways.
Compared to Summer 2026, CWL is down 4 weekly departures and 1 destination (Fuerteventura).
TUI is still the biggest airline and remains unchanged, while Ryanair increases by 2. Others remain unchanged and Vueling tbc.
TUI 56 weekly departures 23 destinations
Palma de Mallorca 8 weekly
Tenerife 4 weekly
Rhodes 3 weekly
Enfidha 3 weekly
Antalya 3 weekly
Dalaman 3 weekly
Malaga 3 weekly
Burgas 2 weekly
Larnaca 2 weekly
Paphos 2 weekly
Hurghada 2 weekly
Corfu 2 weekly
Heraklion 2 weekly
Kos 2 weekly
Zante 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Ibiza 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Menorca 2 weekly
Kefalonia 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Rues 1 weekly
Ryanair 21 weekly departures 5 destinations
Dublin 7 weekly
Malaga 6 weekly
Alicante 4 weekly
Faro 3 weekly
Tenerife 1 weekly
KLM 14 weekly departures 1 destination
Amsterdam 14 weekly (7 E175 & 7 E190)
Aer Lingus 7 weekly departures 1 destination
Belfast City 7 weekly
WestJet 4 weekly departures 1 destination
Toronto 4 weekly
Vueling tbc

 

[cardiff12345]

Summary of what's onsale for peak Summer 2027 from Cardiff Airport
Overall atm Cardiff Airport will see 101 (202 flights) weekly departures to 28 destinations. Roughly 33,500 seats a week onsale both ways.
Compared to Summer 2026, CWL is down 5 weekly departures and 1 destination (Fuerteventura).
TUI is still the biggest airline but down 1 weekly departure, while Ryanair increases by 2. Others remain unchanged and Vueling tbc.
TUI 55 weekly departures 23 destinations
Palma de Mallorca 8 weekly
Tenerife 4 weekly
Rhodes 3 weekly
Enfidha 3 weekly
Antalya 3 weekly
Dalaman 3 weekly
Burgas 2 weekly
Larnaca 2 weekly
Paphos 2 weekly
Hurghada 2 weekly
Corfu 2 weekly
Heraklion 2 weekly
Kos 2 weekly
Zante 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Ibiza 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Menorca 2 weekly
Kefalonia 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Rues 1 weekly
Ryanair 21 weekly departures 5 destinations
Dublin 7 weekly
Malaga 6 weekly
Alicante 4 weekly
Faro 3 weekly
Tenerife 1 weekly
KLM 14 weekly departures 1 destination
Amsterdam 14 weekly (7 E175 & 7 E190)
Aer Lingus 7 weekly departures 1 destination
Belfast City 7 weekly
WestJet 4 weekly departures 1 destination
Toronto 4 weekly
Vueling tbc

Interesting Fuerteventura has gone - whats it been replaced with?

Maybe if Vueling don’t return ryanair will jack up Alicante and Malaga.

 

[Jack Ruckley]

Summary of what's onsale for peak Summer 2027 from Cardiff Airport
Overall atm Cardiff Airport will see 101 (202 flights) weekly departures to 28 destinations. Roughly 33,500 seats a week onsale both ways.
Compared to Summer 2026, CWL is down 5 weekly departures and 1 destination (Fuerteventura).
TUI is still the biggest airline but down 1 weekly departure, while Ryanair increases by 2. Others remain unchanged and Vueling tbc.
TUI 55 weekly departures 23 destinations
Palma de Mallorca 8 weekly
Tenerife 4 weekly
Rhodes 3 weekly
Enfidha 3 weekly
Antalya 3 weekly
Dalaman 3 weekly
Burgas 2 weekly
Larnaca 2 weekly
Paphos 2 weekly
Hurghada 2 weekly
Corfu 2 weekly
Heraklion 2 weekly
Kos 2 weekly
Zante 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Ibiza 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Menorca 2 weekly
Kefalonia 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Rues 1 weekly
Ryanair 21 weekly departures 5 destinations
Dublin 7 weekly
Malaga 6 weekly
Alicante 4 weekly
Faro 3 weekly
Tenerife 1 weekly
KLM 14 weekly departures 1 destination
Amsterdam 14 weekly (7 E175 & 7 E190)
Aer Lingus 7 weekly departures 1 destination
Belfast City 7 weekly
WestJet 4 weekly departures 1 destination
Toronto 4 weekly
Vueling tbc

Summary of what's onsale for peak Summer 2027 from Cardiff Airport
Overall atm Cardiff Airport will see 101 (202 flights) weekly departures to 28 destinations. Roughly 33,500 seats a week onsale both ways.
Compared to Summer 2026, CWL is down 5 weekly departures and 1 destination (Fuerteventura).
TUI is still the biggest airline but down 1 weekly departure, while Ryanair increases by 2. Others remain unchanged and Vueling tbc.
TUI 55 weekly departures 23 destinations
Palma de Mallorca 8 weekly
Tenerife 4 weekly
Rhodes 3 weekly
Enfidha 3 weekly
Antalya 3 weekly
Dalaman 3 weekly
Burgas 2 weekly
Larnaca 2 weekly
Paphos 2 weekly
Hurghada 2 weekly
Corfu 2 weekly
Heraklion 2 weekly
Kos 2 weekly
Zante 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Ibiza 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Menorca 2 weekly
Kefalonia 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Rues 1 weekly
Ryanair 21 weekly departures 5 destinations
Dublin 7 weekly
Malaga 6 weekly
Alicante 4 weekly
Faro 3 weekly
Tenerife 1 weekly
KLM 14 weekly departures 1 destination
Amsterdam 14 weekly (7 E175 & 7 E190)
Aer Lingus 7 weekly departures 1 destination
Belfast City 7 weekly
WestJet 4 weekly departures 1 destination
Toronto 4 weekly
Vueling tbc

TUI Malaga is 3x weekly apparently, Wed,Thu,Sun

Shame about FUE as Canaries are strong and solid but if TUI think a 3rd RHO is better then let’s see but I think FUE going is a mistake

 

[Jerry]

TUI Malaga is 3x weekly apparently, Wed,Thu,Sun

Not on the flight website when I checked it. Will have another look later. Thanks.