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Air Wales Closes Operation

27th March 2006 Loss-making Air Wales has promised to reimburse about 1,000 passengers affected by its decision to cease scheduled services from next month with the loss of 80 jobs.

Having ploughed £30m of his own money into the venture over a six-year period, Swansea-based millionaire Roy Thomas yesterday effectively threw in the towel by announcing a cessation, from April 23, of the airline's eight routes. These include services to Brussels, Dublin and Newcastle.

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www.airwales.com

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