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Air Wales ( cy, Awyr Cymru) was an airline operating flights between
Air Wales ( cy, Awyr Cymru) was an airline operating flights between Cardiff International Airport
Cardiff Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Caerdydd) is the only airport offering commercial passenger services in Wales. It has been under the ownership of the Welsh Government since March 2013, operating at an arm's length as a commercial business. Pa ...
and Hawarden Airport in Flintshire commencing in 1977 and ending 18 months later.
History
Air Wales was founded in August 1977 by aircraft brokers DK Aviation and Orbit Trust. It began operations at Cardiff Airport on 6 December 1977 using a 9-seater Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain (G-BWAL) on its twice-daily scheduled route from Cardiff toChester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
(Hawarden Airport).
Clwyd County Council provided the company with a start-up grant of £10,000 on the grounds that the service would improve communications between North East Wales and Cardiff. The single fare was £16.50p. Notwithstanding the confined space of the aircraft, complimentary coffee was routinely served in-flight to passengers by the First Officer."Cardiff Airport at Rhoose. 70 years of aviation history by Geoff Jones". The History Press 2011, The airline added services from Cardiff to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin () is a city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016.
and Brest in France.
In 1978, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (G-CELT) was added to the fleet to operate a service from Cardiff to Brussels connecting into Sabena's network. The airline was granted permission to operate twice daily between Cardiff and London-Gatwick.
With break-even
Break-even (or break even), often abbreviated as B/E in finance, (sometimes called point of equilibrium) is the point of balance making neither a profit nor a loss. Any number below the break-even point constitutes a loss while any number above i ...
estimated at some 15 months away, Air Wales, unable to raise sufficient working capital, ceased operations on 30 June 1979 and became part of Air Anglia and ultimately part of Air UK.
Fleet
See also
* Air Wales * List of defunct airlines of the United KingdomReferences
{{Airlines of the United Kingdom Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Organisations based in Wales