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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Cotswolds to Canada via Cardiff: Will new Toronto flights prove a ‘turning point’ for struggling airport?

Cardiff here we come: WestJet Boeing 737 Max on the runway - (WestJet)

As you know, airlines announce new flights all the time. The deepening gloom of late November is a particularly beneficial moment to tell the world about fresh travel opportunities for the summer ahead.

Rarely, though, is a four-times-a-week departure on a narrow-bodied plane from a relatively small airport given public backing by a national leader. Yet that is exactly what has happened with the new link from Cardiff airport.

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