Cardiff Airport Motorhome Hire
Dated: April 8th, 2010
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The Air Ministry requested rural land in the Vale of Glamorgan and setup a war time satellite aerodrome and training base for RAF spitfire pilots for No 53 Operational Training Unit.
Post War, Aer Lingus in the 1950s started a service to Dublin. A new airport terminal was built and flights where offered to Belfast, Cork and continental France. By the early 1960s one million passengers regularly past through the airport on national and international flights.
So successful was the airport that it was transferred from Ministry of Defence to Glamorgan County Council ownership. Shortly afterwards in 1971 the first transatlantic flight took-off from Cardiff Airport. The airport had truly come of age.
Further development took place to the Terminal Building and Control Tower as well as extending the main runway. Ready for the Mediterranean package holidays of the early 70′s to 80′s.
In the early 90′s Manx Airlines established their European Air Route Hub at Cardiff with daily services to key business destinations within Europe and the UK. Scheduled passenger levels exceeded 100,000 for the first time in a single year.
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra unveiling a commemorative plaque in 1992 to celebrate the airports Golden Jubilee, celebrating 50 years of flying from Cardiff.
Cardiff Airport today is a strong passenger orientated regional airport and Cardiff Airport motorhome hire is equally popular.
