Cardiff: TUi Airways Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[Chris Gronow]

Anyone know why GTAWD (AGP-CWL) returned to AGP after take off? ✈️

Bird strike

 

[Sean123]

Bird strike apparently

 

[Qing4theloo]

Looks like they borrowed G-TUKX from Manchester to get the passengers back to CWL

 

[Qing4theloo]

Bird strike

G-TAWD back in service today going CWL-TFS

 

[geoff]

NEW ROUTE, CWL to TURIN starting Sunday 20th December 2026 ski holidays, with Crystal Ski Holidays, operated by TUI. ( Credit to CN&I)

 

[MrFenner]

NEW ROUTE, CWL to TURIN starting Sunday 20th December 2026 ski holidays, with Crystal Ski Holidays, operated by TUI. ( Credit to CN&I)

Fantastic news! About time the ski market got a bit of action from CWL

I hope this isn’t a replacement for SZG or CMF?

 

[Jerry]

Surprised by that but good to Italy back on the departure boards.

 

[geoff]

It is in addition to SVG and CMF.

 

[MrFenner]

And also good to see more aircraft utilisation on Sundays in the winter time too ✈️

TRN is excellent not just for ski holidays but lakes and mountains holidaying too.

Surprised by that but good to Italy back on the departure boards.

 

[Jerry]

And also good to see more aircraft utilisation on Sundays in the winter time too ✈️

TRN is excellent not just for ski holidays but lakes and mountains holidaying too.

It'll be interesting to see if in 2027 we see a Lakes and Mountains holiday destination return

 

[MJC73]

Great news.

 

[geoff]

I remember years ago the CEO of BMI Baby, saying that he could fill every plane he had from CWL in the summer, but the passenger take up at CWL in the winter was very low. Now it's nice to see CWL expanding in the winter, and reducing the passenger gap between the seasons, the figures for 2026 should be very good.

 

[Samdorob]

Now it's nice to see CWL expanding in the winter, and reducing the passenger gap between the seasons, the figures for 2026 should be very good.

It’s only TUI capitalising on the ski routes at the moment, but hopefully other airlines are taking note and add one or two.

 

[Jerry]

Geneva would be a nice addition!

 

[fly4gigs]

Will TRN be bookable outside of Crystal Ski Holidays?

 

[Jerry]

Will TRN be bookable outside of Crystal Ski Holidays?

You can book a flight only option but it doesn't look like their are online holiday options. Might have to go to a store for that.

 

[Foxlimayankee]

I remember years ago the CEO of BMI Baby, saying that he could fill every plane he had from CWL in the summer, but the passenger take up at CWL in the winter was very low. Now it's nice to see CWL expanding in the winter, and reducing the passenger gap between the seasons, the figures for 2026 should be very good.

Times and the winter market has changed since those days. BMIbaby also didn't fly as far as the canaries, which is essential for winter flights. When you look at how many ski flights go from Bristol every week as well, the ski market has grown a fair bit.

 

[Jerry]

Looking at the dates available on the TUI website it doesn't look like Cancun will return for 2027. Only the 23/3/26 and 6/4/26 are available for Cancun. There's a departure for La Romana on 8/12/26 and with Barbados there are dates available on 3/1/27, 18/2/27 and 28/2/27.

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[Em0866]

2027 is a long way off yet so there's still time to add it in. Don't write it off just yet.

 

[Samdorob]

Looking at the dates available on the TUI website it doesn't look like Cancun will return for 2027

I could have sworn it was on there a few months ago. Perhaps the uptake wasn’t as popular as they’d have hoped for the sake of 2 departures a year. A shame if it has been pulled.