Cardiff Airport is in the final stages of securing “significant funding” for the extension of its passenger capacity.
That is according to The Western Mail, which reports that officials from the Welsh aviation hub have met with the Welsh Assembly, as it looks to rival Bristol International Airport as the region’s premier international departure centre.
Particular emphasis has been placed on the airport’s poor transport links – such as its rail and road links – and its inability to attract major European carriers.
Steve Hodgetts, Cardiff Airport’s director of business development, believes that more people will use the airport as the number of flights increase.
He told the regional newspaper: “From our point of view, we want to serve the Welsh market. For us, our biggest aim is to steal people who go to Bristol, and get them to come here.”
Cardiff Airport presently offers both scheduled and chartered flights to domestic and European destinations and handles around two million passengers annually.
