▁H ald on , ▁then ▁across ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel ▁to ▁Card iff ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁before ▁rec ross ing ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel ▁to ▁West on ▁and ▁then ▁flying ▁on ▁to ▁Br istol ▁( Wh itch urch ) ▁Airport . ▁The ▁distance ▁from ▁Card iff ▁to ▁West on ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁across ▁the ▁water , ▁however ▁the ▁road ▁journey ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁around ▁ ▁or ▁a ▁trip ▁on ▁the ▁Aust ▁Fer ry ▁before ▁the ▁Se vern ▁Bridge ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁although ▁the ▁Se vern ▁T unnel ▁enabled ▁rail ▁travel ▁between ▁South ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁and ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁a ▁passenger ▁terminal ▁and ▁administration ▁building ▁had ▁been ▁completed , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁side ▁opening ▁hang ar , ▁and ▁Western ▁Air ways ▁started ▁services ▁using ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Dragon ▁Rap ides ▁and ▁a ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Dragon fly , ▁for ▁a ▁scheduled ▁service ▁via ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁Manchester . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁Stra ight ▁Corporation , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Whit ney ▁Stra ight ▁purchased ▁control ▁of ▁Norman ▁Ed gar ▁( West ern ▁Air ways ) ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁Western ▁Air ways , ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁R AF ▁use ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁opened ▁a ▁School ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Training ▁at ▁R AF ▁Lock ing , ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁air field , ▁but ▁was ▁only ▁a