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Cardiff Airport has reported another year-on-year monthly rise in passenger numbers. Figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show Cardiff Airport handle 134,173 passengers in July  – an increase of 6% on July 2012. This follows 9% growth in May and 10% growth in June, making an average growth of 8.3% for the quarter. The rolling year comparison shows …

Cardiff Airport has been named the worst terminal for passenger experience in a new survey of the UK’s small airports. The Which? airport passenger survey reveals smaller airports are, on average, outperforming larger ones in terms of passenger satisfaction. The Welsh Government-owned terminal, however, was ranked equal last in a league table of airports with fewer than four million passengers …

Students in Wales are increasingly satisfied with their university experience, according to new research. The Open University, the nation’s biggest provider of part-time higher education, has retained its place at the top of the National Student Survey (NSS) in Wales. The NSS found 91% of OU learners were satisfied with the quality of their course, which was the highest of …

The new express bus service linking Cardiff Airport and the city centre is costing taxpayers nearly a half a million pounds a year, the Echo understands. Yet after just one week in operation, the service has already come under fire for poor passenger numbers with some buses running empty. The Echo rode the Airport Express – which runs every 20 …

An express bus service between Cardiff city centre and the newly-nationalised airport will start on Thursday, it has been confirmed. Economy Minister Edwina Hart announced the new service at Cardiff Airport this morning, which will see buses running every 20 minutes, seven days a week and will run “from early morning to late at night”. The new service is funded …

British Airways’ first A380 superjumbo, the largest commercial passenger plane ever built, has landed at Cardiff Airport for the first time. The landing was intended to test the airport’s ability to cope with a plane the size of the A380, which has a 80ft tall, and has wings – made at Broughton, in Flintshire – that are 54% larger than …

An express bus service running every 20 minutes almost round the clock between the city centre and Cardiff Airport is to launch next month, under new plans. The Vale of Glamorgan council is inviting bus operators to bid to run the service, which comes four months after the Welsh Government’s £52m takeover of the Rhoose terminal. It will be scheduled …

Cardiff Trains can be local, see map below or Intercity. The intercity train service is due to undergo an electrification process which will Cardiff trains will have shorter journey times. An article on Cardiff  Trains and their stations can be found here. It is always important to CHECK the last train as often with the valleys lines they leave earlier …

Cardiff bus routes are listed on the map below and in addition we have also included the fare zones for a Cardiff bus ‘Day to Go’ ticket, this means that you get unlimited travel for that day. There are similar ‘week to go’ and ‘month’ to go tickets. For full details go to the Cardiff Bus Website ALWAYS have the …

Cardiff Bus is preparing to launch its biggest shake-up of routes in a decade – and has been criticised for failing to consult and properly inform its passengers. Tens of thousands of passengers will potentially be affected by the changes to 40% of the company’s routes. The shakeup will be introduced on July 21 after the firm launched the first …