- Air Wales
Infobox_Airline
airline=Air Wales
logo=Air_Wales_Icon.jpg
logo_size=250
fleet_size=5
destinations=13
IATA=6G
ICAO=AWW
callsign=RED DRAGON
parent=Air Wales Ltd
founded=January 2000
ceased=April 2006
headquarters=Swansea ,Wales ,UK
key_people=Roy Thomas (Chairman )
hubs=Cardiff International Airport
focus_cities=Cork Airport Plymouth Airport Swansea Airport
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
website=www.airwales.co.uk|Air Wales (Welsh: Awyr Cymru) was an
airline based inCardiff ,Wales . It operated scheduled regional services throughout theUnited Kingdom , theRepublic of Ireland ,Belgium andFrance . On23 April 2006 , Air Wales ceased all operations.History
Air Wales was established in January 1997 with the assistance of property financier Roy Thomas and started operations in January 2000. Initially based at
Pembrey Airport in west Wales and operating two aeroplanes, Air Wales expanded to employ over 120 personnel, including 45 flight deck staff, 20 engineers and 20 cabin crew. It revived the name of an airline from the 1970s which was eventually integrated into Air UK.During 2004 Air Wales gave up all routes out of
Swansea due to lack of interest and concentrated on routes out ofCardiff International Airport . During February 2006 Air Wales gave up all routes fromPlymouth to focus on more popular routes and international routes.On
23 April 2006 the airline ceased all scheduled services.Services
Air Wales operated the following services (at February 2006), which had all ceased by the end of April 2006:
Cardiff
*Brussels, Aberdeen, Paris CDG (on behalf of
bmibaby ), Belfast City, Cork, Dublin, Jersey, Newcastle.Cork
*Cardiff, Exeter, Swansea
Exeter
*Cork
wansea
*Cork, Dublin, Amsterdam, London City
Terminated destinations
Air Wales served 20 destinations across
Europe (during operations):Fleet
Air Wales originally operated
Dornier 228 aircraft. These were replaced by a fleet of ATR-42-300 aircraft: [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?categoryid=60&pagetype=65&applicationid=1&mode=summary&owner=air%20wales UK CAA Aircraft Register] ]In March 2006, Air Wales fleet average age was 13.4 years.
References
External links
* [http://www.airwales.co.uk/ Official site]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Air%20Wales&distinct_entry=true Photos]
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