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Cathy Owen & Owen Hughes

Luggage scanning equipment and more up for grabs at Welsh airport's sell off

Equipment from Anglesey Airport has gone up for sale after the collapse of the air line between Cardiff and the north Wales island. The subsidised Cardiff-Anglesey air route was scrapped last year, and there is no prospect of the terminal at RAF Valley being reopened.

Now, the Welsh Government is placing some of the equipment up for sale to land some money for taxpayers.

Some of the items of the list include hand held metal detectors and a large arch metal detector like those passengers go through during airport security checks.

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There are also baggage trollies up for grabs, luggage x-ray screening equipment and those plastic trays you stick your phone, belt and wallet in. There is even explosive trace equipment.

The waiting room is also being cleared out with seating racks for up to 24 people on offer. There is also a check-in desk weigh scale - which might be handy before your next holiday. No prices are given.

Anglesey Airport (Reach PLC)

The air link.was first introduced in 2007 but early passenger success trailed off. It had stabilised under Eastern Airways but was then suspended when the pandemic hit Wales in March 2020.

Welsh Government placed it under review in 2021 and it was scrapped last year, saying it will put the money into improving public transport services for the north

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