SoFly Announces Cardiff Airport for MSFS
SoFly has recently announced the development and imminent release of Cardiff Airport (EGFF) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving Cardiff, Wales, with a yearly average of 859,000 passengers.
It was built as RAF Rhoose in 1941 and started operations a year later as the home grounds for the No 53 Operational Training Unit, which trained future Spitfire pilots for World War 2 and beyond.
It was abandoned right after World War 2, only to be brought back to life in the early 1950s after the Minister of Civil Aviation brought up his wish to build an airport in South Wales. After much deliberation between the options, they decided to repair the abandoned RAF station and invest whatever was necessary to convert it into a commercial airport.
It was then inaugurated in 1952 as Rhoose Airport, with Aer Lingus being the first to start scheduled commercial service routes from their base in Dublin. Flights from the former main airport in Cardiff (Pengam Moors) were transferred to Rhoose in 1954, featuring flights to France, Belfast, and Cork.
In early 1965, the airport was transferred to Glamorgan City Council, which started a five-year development plan that included a new tower, a new terminal building, and a runway extension.
The runway was further extended in the 1980s, marking its renaming as Cardiff-Wales Airport. The new extension attracted British Airways’ attention, as it could accommodate their Boeing 747s for maintenance.
A 100 million pound development strategy was announced in 2005, aiming to extend and upgrade the terminal. It was anticipated that it would attract up to 5 million passengers within a decade, a 150% increase. Only 3 million pounds were actually spent, half funded by the Welsh Government, refurbishing and redeveloping the passenger terminal. Further upgrade work was carried out in 2017 at an extra 4 million pounds.
Aer Lingus, KLM, Loganair, Play, Ryanair, TUI Airways, and Vueling serve it.
The upcoming scenery promises an accurate rendition of the airport, with an animated hangar, full GSX compatibility, highly detailed custom models, custom ground texturing, custom terminal interiors, and more.
It’s set to release next Thursday (the 29th) for roughly $15.71.
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