Airport boss hits out at 'unprecedented' subsidy for riva

BRISTOL Airport has issued a stinging criticism of Welsh Government plans to invest a further £205 million into Cardiff Airport claiming the scale of the proposed subsidy would be unprecedented in the UK airport sector and provide its nearest rival with an unfair competitive advantage.

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The Welsh Government, which acquired Cardiff Airport in 2013, said the planned investment over the next decade would be used to support the airport's diversification strategy in areas such as aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul, general aviation and increasing freight movements. Some of the funding has also been earmarked to attract new airlines and routes, with the aim of increasing passenger numbers to exceed two million annually.