Cardiff to Anglesey Flights

Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:15 pm on 15 June 2022.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 3:15, 15 June 2022

Certainly, Carolyn. Absolutely right: we obviously do need to improve, as fast as possible, connectivity between all areas of north Wales and south Wales. The brand-new 197 trains that will be introduced in north Wales will be introduced well before they're introduced in the rest of Wales, and they're due to enter service no later than the end of this year, but later this year, and we're working to make that as soon as possible this year. We have 77 trains on order, and they will increase capacity on our services, exactly as you say, improve passenger experience and enable new services to be introduced along the north Wales route, as well as making sure that we have sufficient capacity at peak times on the route. So, I absolutely accept the premise, and we will be able to redirect the money from the service to accelerating that.