We’re inching ever closer to the summer, and that means our summer holidays are getting closer too. We’ve put together an all you need guide to Cardiff airport, for everyone going away from our local airport, we’ve got directions, flight information and even a bit of a look at the history of the site.
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00:00Plenty of us will be looking forward to our summer holidays coming up and although this
00:10year with the cost of living crisis still ongoing, some of us might be looking at cheaper
00:14ways of holidaying like staying somewhere in Wales or the rest of the UK. Some lucky
00:19few though will definitely be looking at flying to somewhere a little bit warmer.
00:24We're here in Cardiff Airport to take a look at everything you need to know before flying
00:28from Reuss. This airport has had a bit of a tumultuous history and is now owned by the
00:32taxpayer. It was bought by the Welsh Government way back in 2013 for £52m and was supposed
00:38to become the designated airport for Welsh travellers but that hasn't really happened.
00:46It never quite recovered its already low pre-pandemic levels of passengers and many have seen it
00:51as a waste of money from the Welsh Government. Still, it's seen some iconic moments, not
00:55least when the Wales squad flew from here on their way to Qatar for the World Cup in
00:592022.
01:04So for those of you who will be flying from here this summer, let's take a look at how
01:19you can best plan ahead.
01:23When I made my way to the airport today I thought it was best and easiest to get a map
01:27app up on my phone and follow those directions. Well, that turned out to maybe be an oversight.
01:32It took me down some proper country lanes and even though there wasn't much traffic
01:36around generally, the route took much longer than planned because they're all single track
01:40roads. So that was definitely a bit of a nightmare. It was a nice drive though through some beautiful
01:45villages, but that's probably not what you're looking for if you're rushing to catch a flight.
01:52All I can suggest is to follow the proper signs. If you're coming from the Newport or
01:55Cardiff directions via the M4, take junction 33 and not 34 like Google Maps told me to.
02:01If you're coming from the Swansea side, take junction 37 at the pile turn off.
02:08So when you actually get here, unless you're lucky enough to have someone drop you off,
02:11you'll need to park. And the benefit of Cardiff airport being a smaller one is that parking
02:15is relatively easy and really quite close to the airport. I'm here in the car park now
02:21and you can see it's just a few minutes walk to the airport behind me. Staying for a week
02:26will cost somewhere close to £120-£150 depending on if you pay for wider spaces and things
02:31like that. And that price doesn't really increase even though through the summer holidays.
02:38So you've got here, you're parked and now it's the easy bit. The whole airport really
02:41isn't very big so you can't miss the check-in desks and the departures land also isn't that
02:46big so it's all quite self-explanatory. And now you're on your way to your final destination,
02:52ready to enjoy your summer holiday. Kyle Tythiago, have a safe trip.