Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales (now the Senedd) led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital, in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and North Wales in general. A twice daily service began in May 2007 but was suspended in March 2020 and withdrawn in June 2022.[3] The route was variously operated by Links Air, Citywing, and Eastern Airways (on behalf of Flybe until just prior to the flight's suspension in March 2020).