Flights - Cardiff to London (City)

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[Thatcham Crossing]

http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1701/18.htm

Flybe have announced that the CWL-LCY service is going to continue through the 2017 Summer flights season to October (at least).

Some positive voxpops for the service within the above press release (esp. from the big business world).

I've been checking it's punctuality from time to time and it appears to be fairly good. Actual flight times are often around 40 mins.

[chrisr_75]

Now announced that they're to end in October

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40873067

Flights between Cardiff and London will end in October, it has been announced.

Carrier Flybe launched the route when the closure of the Severn Tunnel for work disrupted rail travel between the capitals in September 2016.

But, because of demand, the temporary service continued when the tunnel fully reopened later that year.

Now Flybe's chief revenue officer Vincent Hodder has said passenger levels are not enough to make it "commercially sustainable".

He added: "Despite the investment and hard work by all parties involved to build the market, and the passionate support of a small group of regular passengers, the results have not reached the level required."

The last flight from Cardiff to London City Airport will be on Friday 27 October

[Timmer]

Whether it be trains or planes you've got to fill 'em to make them pay. Unless the government is paying of course 

Shame about this service ending though.

[grahame]

Whether it be trains or planes you've got to fill 'em to make them pay. Unless the government is paying of course 

Shame about this service ending though.

And with certain exceptions (such as Westray to Papa Westray) the short hops and a thinnish schedule don't compete well with other modes of travel on offer.

[IndustryInsider]

I'm surprised it's folded quite so quickly.

[TaplowGreen]

It was doomed as soon as they stopped passengers taking sheep on board.