Flybe to provide air link from Cardiff to London City Airport

Flybe customers will land in the heart of London’s docklands less than one hour after departing Wales’ national airport, with a range of convenient flight times to choose from throughout the day. The link will also offer ideal opportunities for tourism both into and out of Wales.

Vincent Hodder, Flybe’s Chief Revenue Officer comments: “We have pulled out all the stops to ensure that customers wanting to travel between the two capital cities of Wales and England still have convenient and affordable travel options during the period when the Severn Tunnel will be closed and there will be no direct rail link. Flybe champions regional air travel and we hope these rescue flights will help alleviate the travel woes of the thousands of passengers displaced by the loss of the region’s direct rail services.”

Debra Barber, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Cardiff Airport, said: “This is really good news for Wales and another great way in which the Airport has been able to serve the people of South Wales. It’s fantastic to see the Flybe response to the news about Severn Tunnel closure. The airline’s swift offer to step in and create alternative options for Welsh business and leisure passengers to travel to London by air from Cardiff at such short notice, is further evidence of the confidence they feel about growing their flights linking Wales to key British, Irish and European cities.”

This is not the first time that Flybe has come to the rescue following disruption to national rail services – in 2014, the airline stepped in for many months to provide additional capacity on its popular London Gatwick to Newquay service when a portion of the rail line between the UK capital and Cornwall was severely damaged at Dawlish during winter storms.