Awyr Cymru - Air Wales

From Dominion of British Columbia
Awyr Cymru - Air Wales
Headquarters Cardiff, United Kingdom
IATA code AK
ICAO code CYM
Call sign WELSHAIR
Hubs Cardiff Airport, Cardiff (main)
London Southend Airport, London

Awyr Cymru - Air Wales is a British airline based in Cardiff, Wales, and is the informal flag carrier of Wales.

History

Awyr Cymru - Air Wales was established in 1984.

Awyr Cymru - Air Wales in British Columbia

Air Wales took delivery of six BC-made De Havilland North America (DHNA) Kehloke airliners in 1988–1989; an option was held on four more, but after the Boeing takeover of DHNA and the discontinuation of Kehloke production, the options were converted to four Boeing 737-700s. Air Wales retired its Kehlokes in 2009 and sold them to Albanian Airlines.

Air Wales took delivery of its first long-range airliners, a pair of Boeing 767-200ER aircraft, in 1990, and as its first overseas service inaugurated a weekly flight between Cardiff and Blaenau, British Columbia in May of that year. Two more 767s were received in 1992, and in 1993 a twice-weekly Cardiff–Vancouver service was launched. Service frequency to Blaenau was increased to twice weekly in 1994, and in 1997 a winter-only service was inaugurated between Blaenau and Gatwick Airport in London.

Fleet

Current

Historic

BC-made aircraft

Note: a green background indicates an aircraft in service, a yellow background indicates a retired aircraft, and a pink background indicates an aircraft lost in an accident.

Type Registration C/n Blt Acquisition Disposal
DHBC-9A Kehloke 1 G-CYKA C2010 1988 1988, delivered new 2002, sold to Albanian Airlines (Albania)
DHBC-9A Kehloke 1 G-CYKB C2011 1988 1988, delivered new 2002, sold to Albanian Airlines (Albania)
DHBC-9A Kehloke 1 G-CYKC C2049 1989 1989, delivered new 2002, sold to Albanian Airlines (Albania)
DHBC-9A Kehloke 1 G-CYKD C2050 1989 1989, delivered new 2002, sold to Albanian Airlines (Albania)
DHBC-9A Kehloke 1 G-CYKE C2082 1991 1991, delivered new 2002, sold to Albanian Airlines (Albania)
DHBC-9A Kehloke 1 G-CYKF C2083 1991 1991, delivered new 2002, sold to Albanian Airlines (Albania)

Routes

Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within the UK.

Airport Service area Destination Notes
Aberdeen, United Kingdom (ABZ) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, Switzerland/France (EAP) International Cardiff (CWL)
Belfast City, United Kingdom (BHD) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Birmingham, United Kingdom (BHX) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
Exeter (EXT)
Blaenau, British Columbia (XBL) International Cardiff (CWL)
London Gatwick (LGW) Seasonal
Bristol, United Kingdom (BRS) Domestic London Southend (SEN)
Budapest, Hungary (BUD) International Cardiff (CWL)
Buenos Aires (Pistarini), Argentina (EZE) International Cardiff (CWL)
Cardiff, United Kingdom (CWL) Domestic Aberdeen (ABZ)
Belfast City (BHD)
Birmingham (BHX)
Dundee (DND)
East Midlands (EMA)
Edinburgh (EDI)
Forest, Guernsey (GCI) Seasonal
Gibraltar (GIB)
Glasgow (GLA)
Inverness (INV)
London Gatwick (LGW)
London Southend (SEN)
Londonderry (LDY)
Malew, Isle of Man (IOM)
St Peter, Jersey (JER) Seasonal
Socotra (SCT) Seasonal
International Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (EAP)
Blaenau (XBL)
Budapest (BUD)
Buenos Aires–Pistarini (EZE)
Düsseldorf (DUS)
Faro (FAO) Seasonal
Geneva (GVA)
Girona (GRO) Seasonal
Halifax (YHZ) Seasonal
Hannover (HAJ)
Indianapolis (IND) Seasonal
Kassa (KSC) Seasonal
Las Palmas (LPA) Seasonal
Los Angeles (LAX) Seasonal
Marosvásárhely (QMH)
Milan–Malpensa (MXP)
New York–Kennedy (JFK)
Orlando–Sanford (SFB) Seasonal
Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
Paris–Orly (ORY)
Salzburg (SZG)
Tenerife–Reina Sofía (TFS)
Toronto–Pearson (YYZ)
Újvidék (UVD)
Vancouver (XVR)
Dundee, United Kingdom (DND) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Düsseldorf, Germany (DUS) International Cardiff (CWL)
East Midlands, United Kingdom (EMA) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Exeter, United Kingdom (EXT) Domestic Birmingham (BHX)
London Southend (SEN)
Faro, Portugal (FAO) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Forest, Guernsey (GCI) Domestic Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Geneva, Switzerland (GVA) International Cardiff (CWL)
Gibraltar Int'l Airport, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (GIB) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Girona, Spain (GRO) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (YHZ) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Hannover, Germany (HAJ) International Cardiff (CWL)
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (IND) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Inverness, United Kingdom (INV) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
Kassa, Hungary (KSC) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Las Palmas, Spain (LPA) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
London (Gatwick), United Kingdom (LGW) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
International Blaenau (XBL) Seasonal
London (Southend), United Kingdom (SEN) Domestic Aberdeen (ABZ)
Belfast City (BHD)
Bristol (BRS)
Cardiff (CWL)
Dundee (DND)
East Midlands (EMA)
Edinburgh (EDI)
Exeter (EXT)
Gibraltar (GIB)
Glasgow (GLA)
Londonderry (LDY)
Socotra (SCT) Seasonal
Londonderry, United Kingdom (LDY) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
London Southend (SEN)
Los Angeles, California, USA (LAX) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Malew, Isle of Man (IOM) Domestic Cardiff (CWL)
Marosvásárhely, Hungary (QMH) International Cardiff (CWL)
Milan (Malpensa), Italy (MXP) International Cardiff (CWL)
New York (John F. Kennedy), New York, USA International Cardiff (CWL)
Orlando (Sanford), Florida, USA (SFB) International Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PMI) International Cardiff (CWL)
Paris (Orly), France (ORY) International Cardiff (CWL)
St Peter, Jersey (JER) Domestic Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
Salzburg, Austria (SZG) International Cardiff (CWL)
Socotra Airport, Socotra (SCT) Domestic Cardiff (CWL) Seasonal
London Southend (SEN) Seasonal
Tenerife (Reina Sofía), Spain (TFS) International Cardiff (CWL)
Toronto (Lester B. Pearson), Ontario, Canada (YYZ) International Cardiff (CWL)
Újvidék, Hungary (UVD) International Cardiff (CWL)
Vancouver, British Columbia (XVR) International Cardiff (CLW)