In 2011 three people who’d not ever met joined in a
discussion on LinkedIn about Cardiff Airport. Needless to say there was lots of
doom and gloom and much evidence of Wales’ 2nd national sport, after
Rugby i.e. knocking Cardiff Airport, from others contributors to the
discussion.
Rather than stand on the side spectating with the
airport’s detractors they decided to try and change things and FlyCardiff was
born
Our two year anniversary has recently passed and much
has happened in that time, some of it predictable, some less so. We don’t think
any of us foresaw the following:
·
Welsh Government buying Cardiff Airport
·
The arrival and then continued expansion of
Vueling’s offering at Cardiff
·
The fact that politicians are now finally
recognising the economic importance of Cardiff Airport (belatedly)
·
Recognition by the Welsh Government that
inbound Tourism ,through Cardiff Airport, would be of economic benefit to the
Welsh economy (again belatedly)
What next for the campaign
and the airport? This week we reached 3000 Twitter Followers and now have 1200
Facebook likes but in our opinion it remains a mystery to us why on earth on
the First Minister’s watch the airport was allowed to hit rock bottom. So much
so, that perhaps in a years’ time there wouldn’t have been a Cardiff Airport.
What an embarrassment that would have been for Wales – a capital city without
an airport!
Nonetheless we have to
look forward – the Airport has got its 'mojo' back and the only way is up.
Off course, there is still
much to do. Outside of the UK – Wales is very little known (another failing of
our elected representatives). Dare we say replacing of The Welsh Tourist Board
by Civil Servants hasn’t exactly been a success?
So we make this plea to
the First Minister –“go out there and sell Wales and all it has offer to the
World, the Airlines and let’s show them how Wales ,our small but confident
nation can punch above its weight in the global and connected markets of
commerce and tourism”
The FlyCardiff Team
PS – First Minister
- No more PR disasters like the X91
Airport Bus fiasco - the people of Wales deserve better than the politics of
continual catch up. Drive the bus – stop running after it in all senses
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