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In May 2007 BAA, the operator of Glasgow Airport, revealed the details of a £30m scheme to expand and improve airport facilities. The new development, which has been called Skyhub, is intended to cut waiting times at security points, boost terminal capacity and offer passengers a wider choice of shops, bars and restaurants through a new two-storey structure with a floor space of 4,000m².

When the project is completed in September 2008 (this first phase will be complete by the third quarter of 2008), all passengers will be able to pass through a single security area instead of filtering through three separate security zones (international, domestic and east pier) as they do currently.

Gordon Dewar, managing director at Glasgow Airport, said: "Our aim, ultimately, will be to reduce the amount of time passengers wait in security lines and, in the process, deliver a better customer experience for our growing number of passengers.

"Skyhub is the biggest single investment by BAA in Glasgow Airport for a generation and underlines BAA's long-term commitment to the airport. It is an exciting, ambitious project which puts the interests of passengers first. We want to make the journey through Glasgow Airport as safe, smooth and enjoyable as we can for all our passengers, delivering better service not just for today, but for the next generation of travellers."

The Skyhub project will be the biggest single capital investment at Glasgow Airport since the opening of the international pier in 1994. Glasgow Airport is Scotland's busiest airport with 8.9 million passengers a year. Over the past ten years, passenger numbers have increased by 58%. The airport is five minutes from Paisley, accessed via Junction 28 of the M8. Glasgow Airport and is eight miles from the city centre.
The two-storey Skyhub development will offer one departure hub open to all passengers, a new purpose-built security screening area on the first floor to make security checks faster and more efficient and a wider choice of shops, bars and restaurants including a new duty free shop on the ground floor. As well as the new retail and catering facilities on the ground floor there will be additional seating capacity.

The existing three-zone security area will later be converted for use as retail, lounge and other passenger facilities. The new search security area will have capacity for up to 14 X-ray machines, four more than at present.

Gordon Dewar added: "This expansion will allow us to concentrate our security search areas in one location, freeing up a huge amount of additional capacity within the terminal. This is particularly important during the busy summer months when Glasgow Airport can expect to handle over one million passengers in a single month."
Skyhub will be delivered in two phases. The first phase will involve the construction of the 4,000m² two-storey extension of the terminal which will create a departure lounge common to both domestic and international passengers.
The second phase will involve the transformation of the existing three security zones (international, domestic and east pier) into retail, lounge and other passenger facilities. Phase two will be complete in 2009.

Glasgow is quite unusual in that the majority of shops are currently landside at present, 32% of the airport's retail offer is situated airside (beyond security).
The creation of a new central search area will result in a change to the landside / airside boundary, thereby increasing the proportion of airside retail to 71% of the overall total. By switching the boundary, and moving the majority of the retail facilities airside, it means passengers will have more time to shop, eat and relax anywhere in the terminal.
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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is working on a new direct rail link between Glasgow Central and Glasgow International Airport. The Glasgow Airport Rail Link would run every 15 minutes from Glasgow Central Station to a new, purpose-built station at Glasgow International Airport.
The Parliamentary Bill was approved by MSPs by a majority of 118 to three. The Bill has now received Royal Assent (15 January 2007) and construction will begin in 2008. It is expected to be completed by end 2010.
The Glasgow Airport Rail Link will provide a rail service every fifteen minutes between Glasgow Central station and the airport. The journey will take 16 minutes making one brief stop at Paisley Gilmour Street.
The rail link uses existing railway line between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street, with track upgrade work from Shields Junction to Arkleston Junction to reinstate a third track. A new 2km branch line will be built from near Paisley St James Station to the airport. The electrified, double-track line will be built mainly on viaduct with some embankment. A new platform will be built at Central Station in Glasgow to provide capacity for the new service.
A formal public consultation was carried out in early 2005. Over 3,000 individuals and organisations were involved in the process. The proposal for an airport rail link received 82% support from those who responded to the consultation and 81% made a preference of a viaduct to cross the St James Playing Fields. SPT has continued to have an open dialogue with any interested parties throughout the project.
The number of people using Glasgow Airport has grown significantly in recent years with 9 million people using the airport in 2007. Patronage is expected to continue to increase with conservative estimates seeing a near doubling to 15 million a year by 2030. Department for Transport figures suggest that patronage could increase to 15 million by 2030, Airport owner, BAA Scotland’s latest forecasts are even higher and indicate that passenger numbers could rise as high as 24 million by 2030. At present, 95% of these passengers travelling to Glasgow Airport do so by road.

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Glasgow International Airport - Terminal Forecourt Revamp
BAA Glasgow is to invest more than £500,000 to improve drop off facilities at Glasgow Airport in the wake of this year’s failed attack.
Work is about to begin on a project to widen the drop-off zone on St Andrew’s Drive to increase capacity, install new shelters along St Andrew’s Drive and build a covered walkway to the main terminal. The area will also be re-surfaced to allow easy access for trolleys.
New processes for passenger pick up are also being considered, including improved facilities for disabled passengers. Currently, 'blue badge' holders can pick-up or drop-off in car park 2, directly opposite the terminal, with up to 30 minutes free access.
The investment brings the total cost of the attack to BAA to more than £2 million.
Gordon Dewar said: “We believe that the improvements we are making represent a balanced and proportionate response that combines tougher security measures with safe and secure access for passengers.
“We are grateful to our passengers for the patience and understanding they have shown over the past few months. Our first priority, following the attack, was to safeguard the safety and security of our passengers. In doing so, we inevitably had to compromise on some aspects of customer service, and we appreciate that the facilities currently in place along St Andrew’s Drive are not up to the standard we would like.
“This is inevitable given that the area was never originally designed as a drop off zone.
“However, over the course of the next few weeks, we will be working flat out to improve facilities for passengers using St Andrew's Drive for drop-off. At the same time, we are looking at ways to improve the passenger pick-up experience.
“Our aim is to provide as safe and convenient a service as possible within the context of the new security constraints we now face.”
BAA Scotland’s communication team received a Gold Award from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) for its handling of the failed attack on Glasgow Airport. The award was presented at last Friday’s CIPR PRide Awards in Glasgow.
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Work is about to begin on a project to widen the drop-off zone on St Andrew’s Drive to increase capacity, install new shelters along St Andrew’s Drive and build a covered walkway to the main terminal. The area will also be re-surfaced to allow easy access for trolleys.

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BAA Press Release: Skyhub Ready for Take-off as Construction Phase Begins
The next phase of Glasgow Airport’s £30 million transformation is now underway as construction work begins on the year long project.

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Glasgow International Airport - Terminal 1 Expansion - Skyhub	FlyGlasgow
In May 2007 BAA, the operator of Glasgow Airport, revealed the details of a £30m scheme to expand and improve airport facilities. The new development, which has been called Skyhub, is intended to cut waiting times at security points, boost terminal capacity and offer passengers a wider choice of shops, bars and restaurants through a new two-storey structure with a floor space of 4,000m². When the project is completed in September 2008 (this first phase will be complete by the third quarter of 2008), all passengers will be able to pass through a single security area instead of filtering through three separate security zones (international, domestic and east pier) as they do currently. Gordon Dewar, managing director at Glasgow Airport, said: "Our aim, ultimately, will be to reduce the amount of time passengers wait in security lines and, in the process, deliver a better customer experience for our growing number of passengers. "Skyhub is the biggest single investment by BAA in Glasgow Airport for a generation and underlines BAA's long-term commitment to the airport. It is an exciting, ambitious project which puts the interests of passengers first. We want to make the journey through Glasgow Airport as safe, smooth and enjoyable as we can for all our passengers, delivering better service not just for today, but for the next generation of travellers." The Skyhub project will be the biggest single capital investment at Glasgow Airport since the opening of the international pier in 1994. Glasgow Airport is Scotland's busiest airport with 8.9 million passengers a year. Over the past ten years, passenger numbers have increased by 58%. The airport is five minutes from Paisley, accessed via Junction 28 of the M8. Glasgow Airport and is eight miles from the city centre. The two-storey Skyhub development will offer one departure hub open to all passengers, a new purpose-built security screening area on the first floor to make security checks faster and more efficient and a wider choice of shops, bars and restaurants including a new duty free shop on the ground floor. As well as the new retail and catering facilities on the ground floor there will be additional seating capacity. The existing three-zone security area will later be converted for use as retail, lounge and other passenger facilities. The new search security area will have capacity for up to 14 X-ray machines, four more than at present. Gordon Dewar added: "This expansion will allow us to concentrate our security search areas in one location, freeing up a huge amount of additional capacity within the terminal. This is particularly important during the busy summer months when Glasgow Airport can expect to handle over one million passengers in a single month." Skyhub will be delivered in two phases. The first phase will involve the construction of the 4,000m² two-storey extension of the terminal which will create a departure lounge common to both domestic and international passengers. The second phase will involve the transformation of the existing three security zones (international, domestic and east pier) into retail, lounge and other passenger facilities. Phase two will be complete in 2009. Glasgow is quite unusual in that the majority of shops are currently landside at present, 32% of the airport's retail offer is situated airside (beyond security). The creation of a new central search area will result in a change to the landside / airside boundary, thereby increasing the proportion of airside retail to 71% of the overall total. By switching the boundary, and moving the majority of the retail facilities airside, it means passengers will have more time to shop, eat and relax anywhere in the terminal.	FlyGlasgow Terminal 1 Exterior FlyGlasgow New Look Airport from Above FlyGlasgow New Look Departures FlyGlasgow Airside Shopping FlyGlasgow Departure Gates
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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is working on a new direct rail link between Glasgow Central and Glasgow International Airport. The Glasgow Airport Rail Link would run every 15 minutes from Glasgow Central Station to a new, purpose-built station at Glasgow International Airport. The Parliamentary Bill was approved by MSPs by a majority of 118 to three. The Bill has now received Royal Assent (15 January 2007) and construction will begin in 2008. It is expected to be completed by end 2010. The Glasgow Airport Rail Link will provide a rail service every fifteen minutes between Glasgow Central station and the airport. The journey will take 16 minutes making one brief stop at Paisley Gilmour Street. The rail link uses existing railway line between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street, with track upgrade work from Shields Junction to Arkleston Junction to reinstate a third track. A new 2km branch line will be built from near Paisley St James Station to the airport. The electrified, double-track line will be built mainly on viaduct with some embankment. A new platform will be built at Central Station in Glasgow to provide capacity for the new service. A formal public consultation was carried out in early 2005. Over 3,000 individuals and organisations were involved in the process. The proposal for an airport rail link received 82% support from those who responded to the consultation and 81% made a preference of a viaduct to cross the St James Playing Fields. SPT has continued to have an open dialogue with any interested parties throughout the project. The number of people using Glasgow Airport has grown significantly in recent years with 9 million people using the airport in 2007. Patronage is expected to continue to increase with conservative estimates seeing a near doubling to 15 million a year by 2030. Department for Transport figures suggest that patronage could increase to 15 million by 2030, Airport owner, BAA Scotland’s latest forecasts are even higher and indicate that passenger numbers could rise as high as 24 million by 2030. At present, 95% of these passengers travelling to Glasgow Airport do so by road.	Glasgow Airport Train Station
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BAA Glasgow is to invest more than £500,000 to improve drop off facilities at Glasgow Airport in the wake of this year’s failed attack. Work is about to begin on a project to widen the drop-off zone on St Andrew’s Drive to increase capacity, install new shelters along St Andrew’s Drive and build a covered walkway to the main terminal. The area will also be re-surfaced to allow easy access for trolleys. New processes for passenger pick up are also being considered, including improved facilities for disabled passengers. Currently, 'blue badge' holders can pick-up or drop-off in car park 2, directly opposite the terminal, with up to 30 minutes free access. The investment brings the total cost of the attack to BAA to more than £2 million. Gordon Dewar said: “We believe that the improvements we are making represent a balanced and proportionate response that combines tougher security measures with safe and secure access for passengers. “We are grateful to our passengers for the patience and understanding they have shown over the past few months. Our first priority, following the attack, was to safeguard the safety and security of our passengers. In doing so, we inevitably had to compromise on some aspects of customer service, and we appreciate that the facilities currently in place along St Andrew’s Drive are not up to the standard we would like. “This is inevitable given that the area was never originally designed as a drop off zone. “However, over the course of the next few weeks, we will be working flat out to improve facilities for passengers using St Andrew's Drive for drop-off. At the same time, we are looking at ways to improve the passenger pick-up experience. “Our aim is to provide as safe and convenient a service as possible within the context of the new security constraints we now face.” BAA Scotland’s communication team received a Gold Award from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) for its handling of the failed attack on Glasgow Airport. The award was presented at last Friday’s CIPR PRide Awards in Glasgow.	glasgow Padestrianised Forecourt scotland Covered Walkway
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BAA Press Release: Glasgow Airport to invest £500k open new look drop-off zone Work is about to begin on a project to widen the drop-off zone on St Andrew’s Drive to increase capacity, install new shelters along St Andrew’s Drive and build a covered walkway to the main terminal. The area will also be re-surfaced to allow easy access for trolleys. Click Here for full story. BAA Press Release: Skyhub Ready for Take-off as Construction Phase Begins The next phase of Glasgow Airport’s £30 million transformation is now underway as construction work begins on the year long project. Click Here for full story.