Cardiff Airport Information
Passengers travelled to 51 destinations from Cardiff in 2002. Cardiff airport is under the control of The British Airports Authority and provides direct services to most of the major English and Welsh cities. Cardiff airport has over 1.5 million passengers a year. Cardiff airport is serviced by scheduled flights and charter flights by such airlines as KLM, Ryanair, Britannia and Air2000. Cardiff airport has ground floor and first floor terminals, each with good amenities and facilities.
Cardiff Airport Terminal Facilities
You can find the following shops and outlets at Cardiff Airport:
World News, Burger King, The Scrum Half, Bakers Dolphin, Serendipity Games (landside) -
Nuance - Duty & Tax free store, Cafe' Ritazza and The Echo Bar (airside).
Cardiff Airport Security Arrangements/Check-in
15,000 banned items are being confiscated every day from passengers, at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick airports alone. The whole system has slowed down because people are still carrying sharp objects in their hand luggage. In the UK an extra £30m of additional investment has been ploughed into airport security and improving surveillance at the major airports. Tighter security measures at UK Airports means that checking in for your flight at Cardiff airport can take longer.
Baggage Allowances/Luggage Restrictions
The majority of airlines base their allowances on recommendations from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). If your hold baggage is heavier than the allowance, the airline is entitled to charge an excess baggage charge. If your cabin luggage is overweight or too big, you might be asked to check it in to the hold. If doing so takes your hold luggage above your hold baggage allowance, you might have to pay excess baggage charges.
Cardiff Airport Special Needs
Use of airport wheelchairs throughout terminal building,you can use your own wheelchairs up until boarding the flight. There is an Ambulift for boarding the aircraft.
There are Low level kerbs at the terminal entrance and exit and lifts between all floors
Disabled toilets are available on the first floor, departures lounge and arrivals hall.
A Minicom facility for the deaf or hard of hearing is available at the Information Desk.
Flight information monitors and tannoy announcements of all flight related messages.
| Cardiff Airport Contacts | Telephone Number |
| Immigration Enquiries | +44 (0)1446 711 111 |
| Left Luggage | +44 (0)1446 711 111 |
| Security | +44 (0)1446 711 111 |
| Freight and Cargo | +44 (0)1446 711 400 |
| Meeting Room Facility - Cardiff 51 Lounge | +44 (0)1446 711 111 |
| Lost Property | +44 (0)1446 711 111 |
| Cardiff Airport Parking | +44 (0)870 606 7030 |
| Cardiff Millennium Stadium | +44 (0)870 013 8600 |
| Taxi | +44 (0)1446 710 693 |
| National Rail enquiries | +44 (0)0845 7484950 |
| National express coaches | +44 (0)8705 757 747 |
| Cardiff Flight Reservations First Choice Airways | +44 (0)1446 712651 |
| Cardiff Airport Flight Reservations My Travel | +44 (0)1446 712 667 |
| Cardiff Flight Reservations Britannia Airways | +44 (0)1446 712693 |
| Cardiff Airport Flight Reservations BMI Baby | +44 (0)870 264 2229 UK passengers |
| Cardiff Flight Reservations Air Wales | +44 (0)870 777 313 |
| Cardiff Hertz Car Hire | +44 (0)1446 711 722 |
| Cardiff Avis Car hire | +44 (0)1446 719569 |
| Cardiff Eurocar Car Hire | +44 (0)870 607 6757 |