Air Wales to announce Cardiff Airport - Brussels route today
13.12.05
Direct flights from Cardiff Airport to Brussels are to resume from March next year, the Welsh transport minister is due to announce on Tuesday. The twice-daily Air Wales service to the Belgian capital will be restored after a gap of nearly two years.
The route is the first to benefit from a £4m Welsh Assembly Government fund to attract new air connections to Wales. Transport Minister Andrew Davies said the Brussels link sent an 'important signal' about Wales' place in Europe.
Ministers hope the new route development fund will attract many more direct air links to Wales over the next few years. Mr Davies said: 'The fund will play a key role in improving accessibility and competitiveness for Welsh businesses, opening up new markets and encouraging tourism and inward investment. Support will be focused on those routes which deliver a net economic benefit for Wales.'
The fund - which will support international and domestic routes - aims to share the risk in starting new air services which benefit business or tourism. Support is limited to a maximum of three years.
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