FlyGlasgow.net Glasgow Airport news, Glasgow International Airport news, latest news from Glasgow Airport, Prestwick Airport news, Glasgow Prestwick Airport news, latest news from Prestwick Airport.| Aer Lingus reveal livery for new regional aircraft | 10 March 2010 | Aer Lingus yesterday revealed the livery design for the new Regional arm of the company; Aer Lingus Regional, at a hangar in Shannon.
The new livery sports the airline's trademark colours, as well as new green “Regional” text on the fuselage. Like all aircraft in the Aer Lingus mainline fleet, the aircraft has been named after a Saint, this particular aircraft is Saint Finbarr.
By the end of March 2010 Aer Lingus will have a total of four ATR72 type aircraft, all operating as Aer Lingus Regional.
Pictures of the new aircraft can be seen by clicking here.
The airline will use the new aircraft to increase the number of flights between Glasgow and Dublin from two to eight and will adding a new daily service to the city of Cork.
Additional flights to Dublin are available from 28 March 2010, the same day flights to Cork will commence.
Aer Lingus flights from Glasgow International to Cork and Dublin can be booked online now from just £40 return, including tax at aerlingus.com. |  | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Emirates add new connections to Dakar and Tokyo | 09 March 2010 | Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines has announced plans for new flights to Dakar, Senegal and Tokyo, Japan.
The airline will launch flights to Tokyo on 28 March 2010 with flights operating every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Flight time from Glasgow to Tokyo will be just 19 hours and 45 minutes, including a short stop in Dubai.
Emirates will launch a second new route, this time to Dakar in Senegal on 01 September 2010 with flights operating every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Flight time from Glasgow to Dakar will be just 16 hours, including a short stop in Dubai.
These new global connections from Dubai are excellent news for Scottish passengers, giving customers more choice when flying to these exciting destinations while also cutting flying time between Glasgow and the two cities by as much as 7 hours. Not to forget the convenience of more non-London orientated connections.
Flights from Glasgow to Dakar and Tokyo are available to book now from just £540 return, including tax. | 
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Virgin Atlantic plan more flights from Glasgow for 2011 | 03 March 2010 | Virgin Atlantic’s love for Glasgow appears to have no boundaries as the carrier again plans to increase the number of flights on offer from the city.
Currently the airline offer up to five departures per week direct to Orlando, Florida, during the school Easter and summer holidays. However from April 2011, Virgin Atlantic plans to operate a permanent schedule of flights.
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed that flight from Glasgow International to Orlando International will operate twice weekly, every week, from early April to late October. The airline has also confirmed all flights to and from Glasgow will be operated by a Boeing 747-400 type aircraft.
FlyGlasgow can reveal that should advanced bookings prove popular, Virgin Atlantic will have the capacity to add a third weekly flight, for the entire season.
Virgin Atlantic launched flights from Glasgow International Airport in 2007 and has since then increased capacity from the airport every year.
Flights for 2011 will not be on sale until 12 months in advance of departure date; however package holidays for summer 2011 to Florida flying with Virgin Atlantic from Glasgow can be booked now with Virgin Holidays. | 
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | US Airways summer 2010 flights from Glasgow now on sale | 02 March 2010 | US Airways, one of the largest airlines in the United States, has released its summer 2010 flights from Glasgow to Philadelphia, giving customers in Scotland another getaway to the Americas.
The Philadelphia based airline will operate daily from 16 May 2010 till 03 October 2010. Flights will be operated by a Boeing 757 type aircraft, offering both Economy and Business Class seating.
The American carrier expects to serve 60,000 travellers on the route over the summer, giving Glaswegians an opportunity to enjoy a visit to many of the United State’s top holiday destinations including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and Orlando.
US Airways launched flights to Glasgow International in 2005. Since its launch, the route has continued to perform well and in 2009 the flight regularly carried more passengers from Glasgow than Continental’s daily service to New York, making the route Glasgow’s most popular service to the USA.
Return flights direct to the US are available from just £268 per person, including all taxes and additional charges.
US Airways flight US769 will depart Glasgow International at 10:10 and arrive in Philadelphia at 13:00, while the return flight, US768 will depart Philadelphia at 18:45 and arrive in Glasgow at 06:45.
Flights can be booked now via the airlines official website at usairways.com | 
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Kiss Flights add fourteenth new route from Glasgow International Airport | 27 February 2010 | Kiss Flights, a new and rapidly expanding start-up airline, which, in January 2010 announced plans for a new base at Glasgow International Airport with 13 routes, has today added its fourteenth route from the airport, this time to the Spanish city of Alicante.
The Glasgow based airline will operate the new service every Saturday using a Boeing 737-800 type aircraft which will be based at Glasgow International Airport.
FlyGlasgow can exclusively reveal that BAA has held meetings with Kiss Flights this week in Glasgow and a BAA Glasgow Spokesperson commented; “Expect announcements on extra Glasgow International capacity soon.”
Kiss Flights director Paul Moss said: "Kiss Flights are enjoying a period of strong growth and we are delighted to be able to offer these flights from Glasgow.
Since the demise of FlyGlobespan we have had unprecedented requests from the travel trade to offer increased capacity from Glasgow."
Kiss flights from Glasgow to Alicante, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Malaga, Palma, Paphos, Rhodes, Tenerife and Zante are on sale now from just £70 return, including tax at kissflights.com |  | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Business leaders to act as ambassadors for Glasgow International Airport | 26 February 2010 | Three of Scotland's most successful entrepreneurs have agreed to act as business ambassadors for Glasgow International Airport in a campaign to position Glasgow as Scotland's main business and leisure gateway.
Jim McColl, Chairman & Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers, John McGlynn, Chairman of the Airlink Group, and Chris Gorman, Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Exchange, are to take on the role in a bid to promote the city and airport.
The three entrepreneurs have extensive business interests, and contacts, across the UK, Europe and beyond. As ambassadors for Glasgow International Airport, they will foster closer ties between the airport and local, national and international businesses, and provide greater insight into the travel needs of the business community.
The 'Glasgow Gateway' initiative is the brainchild of Amanda McMillan, Managing Director of Glasgow International Airport, who aims to build on Glasgow's status as Scotland's gateway to the world.
With direct flights to Africa, Asia, Europe, Central America and North America; Glasgow International Airport is truly Scotland’s only intercontinental airport and with more destinations that any other airport, Glasgow International it the ideal gateway to and from Scotland.
Airport bosses hope the plan will encourage more business travelers to use Glasgow International Airport, and ultimately attract new flights, aimed at the business market, to key destinations across Europe and beyond.
The airport envoys will also be encouraged to provide feedback on their experience as regular business passengers of Glasgow International Airport, and share examples of good customer service from other airports around the world.
A package of incentives is planned in a bid to encourage business travelers to fly to and from the airport, including fastrack parking, security and lounge access.
Amanda McMillan said: "We are delighted that three of Scotland's most successful entrepreneurs have agreed to act as business ambassadors for Glasgow International Airport. They are some of Scotland's greatest business talents, with an impressive track record of business success, and an extensive network of contacts in the UK, Europe and beyond. We are confident that we can harness those contacts, and the entrepreneurial spirit of our ambassadors, to encourage more businesses to use Glasgow International Airport as their gateway to and from Scotland.
"We are grateful that they have agreed to support our initiative and confident that they will prove worthy ambassadors for the airport. Their advice and feedback will allow us to deliver a better experience for regular business travellers, and indeed for all passengers."
John McGlynn, Chairman and Founder of the Airlink Group, is one of the business leaders backing the initiative. He said: "Glasgow International Airport plays a vital role in the economy of Scotland, supporting inward investment and inbound tourism, both of which are essential for a successful economy. This recession has hit the air travel industry hard, but instead of sitting on their hands and waiting for better times, the airport team has responded with a series of campaigns designed to win new business.
"I am personally delighted to support this latest initiative. It shows a real determination on the part of the airport to encourage more business travelers to use Glasgow International Airport, and promote the city's airport as the natural gateway to Scotland for overseas visitors."
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is also backing the campaign. Chief Executive Stuart Patrick said: "This initiative harnesses some of Glasgow's, and the UK's, leading entrepreneurs to actively promote the city and what it has to offer. It is exactly this kind of initiative that the city needs to encourage investment and growth. A successful airport is vital to the city's prosperity. I welcome Amanda McMillan's vision and the Chamber will do what it can to continue to support the growth of the city's airport."
The new ambassadors have already set to work, with a range of innovative ideas designed to promote Glasgow and its main airport under discussion. | 
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | FlyGlasgow condems competition appeal tribunal decision | 25 February 2010 | FlyGlasgow, today (25 February 2010) condemned the decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal to overturn the universally acclaimed decision by the Competition Commission to force the break-up of the BAA airport monopoly by requiring the BAA to sell London Gatwick, London Stansted and Glasgow International.
Today’s decision, which was based on a finding that there might have been an appearance of bias in relation to one of the six members of the Commission, because of his advisory role to the pension fund of the employees of shareholders of Manchester Airport Group plc, is in FlyGlasgow’s view damaging to competition, damaging for consumers, damaging to British tourism and damaging to the economy.
As a result of this decision, the sale of Glasgow International will now be delayed for a minimum period of two years, with the result that traffic at Glasgow International Airport will continue to decline, as consumers suffer squalid and inefficient terminal facilities and continue to be victimised by the BAA monopoly’s high charges.
FlyGlasgow believes that a sensible and practical outcome to any finding of an appearance of bias in this case would be for Manchester Airport Group plc to be prohibited from bidding for London Stansted and/or Glasgow International.
The original decision to break-up the BAA airport monopoly was universally welcomed by airport users, airlines and national newspaper editorials all over the UK. More importantly, none of the substantive findings of that decision was challenged by the BAA.
It’s no coincidence that the only major airport in Scotland which is set to grow in 2010 is Glasgow Prestwick Airport; Scotland’s only major airport not controlled by the BAA monopoly.
Speaking today, a FlyGlasgow Spokesperson said: “The original Competition Commission decision to order the break-up of the BAA airport monopoly was welcomed by the entire airline industry, passengers and the national media. Today’s decision, which appears to be based on a legal technicality (or irrelevancy), will now delay the much needed introduction of competition and consumer choice at Glasgow International by at least two years. We regret that passengers at Glasgow International will pay higher charges and suffer inferior facilities for at least two more years as a result of this regrettable Competition Appeal Tribunal decision.
“As traffic continues to decline at Glasgow International, and airlines and passengers continue to suffer high charges and badly run facilities, we again call on the BAA monopoly to sell Glasgow International Airport in order to introduce much needed competition in the Scottish airport market, or alternatively for the Court of Appeal to overturn the Tribunal’s ruling and bring forward the break-up of the high cost, inefficient and anti-consumer BAA airport monopoly in the interests of competition and a better deal for Scottish consumers, passengers and tourism.” |
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Glasgow top for conferences for fourth consecutive year | 25 February 2010 | Glasgow City Marketing Bureau has been named the UK’s Best Convention Bureau for the fourth year in a row.
In a poll for the influential industry magazine Meetings & Incentive Travel, Glasgow took the top title ahead of Newcastle Gateshead Convention Bureau, Yorkshire South Tourism and Conference Torquay at RICC.
Previous contenders London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham failed to make the shortlist in the category this year.
There was more good news last night when the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) took silver in the Best UK Conference Centre category.
The awards are considered highly prestigious because they are voted for by more than 3,000 meetings industry professionals and were presented at a gala dinner last night (Feb 22) at the Novotel London West Hotel attended by more than 600 industry leaders from around the world.
Councillor Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, commented: “As an industry-led accolade, the M&IT Award is a clear endorsement of the confidence that the meetings industry has in Glasgow.
“For GCMB to have won this award four years in a row clearly demonstrates that Glasgow leads the way in the UK conference market.
“In the last year we have secured conventions business valued at more than £100 million in economic benefit for Glasgow and Scotland.
“Developing our conventions industry will continue to form an integral part of Glasgow’s economic strategy.”
Ben Goedegebuure, Director of Sales of the SECC, said: “Meetings & Incentive Travel magazine represents key buyers of conferences and exhibitions across the UK and beyond; our success in these awards is testament to the continually high standard of events we put on in Glasgow.”
Latest figures from the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) show that in 2008, Glasgow was the UK’s international conference capital, attracting more international delegates than any other British city. | 
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Barr Construction to build new Ryanair hangar | 24 February 2010 | Barr Construction has won the contract to build a second maintenance hangar for Ryanair at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
The £8m three-bay facility will help service the budget airline's fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
Work on the 6600 sq m building has already started and it is due to open in September 2010.
Ryanair said the project to build the maintenance hangar would "allow up to 200 high-tech well paid jobs to be created from September this year".
Barclay Chalmers, managing director of Barr Construction, said: "This contract will enable us to continue our involvement in the on-going upgrade of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, having completed late last year the expansion and refurbishment of the departure lounge."
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| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Aer Arann switch Donegal flights from Glasgow Prestwick to Glasgow International | 23 February 2010 | Aer Arann has revealed it will switch its Donegal flight from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Glasgow International Airport.
The airline launched flights from Glasgow Prestwick to Donegal in 2006, with three flights per week to the Irish destination. Since its launch the route has continued to perform well and in 2007 Aer Arann increased flights to four weekly.
From 28 March 2010 the service will operate four days per week, direct from Glasgow International Airport, replacing the current Glasgow Prestwick route. Flights are on sale now with fares starting from £37 one way including taxes.
Donegal Airport opens up the North-West of Ireland for the leisure and business traveler. Located at Carrickfinn, Kincasslagh, the airport is approximately 15 minutes drive from Dungloe and Gweedore, 45 minutes from Letterkenny and 1 hour from Donegal Town.
Welcoming the new route Aer Arann Corporate Affairs Director Andrew Kelly said: “Donegal and Glasgow have a strong connection and we are responding to popular customer demand by introducing this new link. The Donegal service will further enhance our presence at the airport following the announcement of our Cork-Glasgow International route under the Aer Lingus Regional franchise. We look forward to welcoming both existing and new passengers on board all of our services in the coming weeks and months”.
Scott Taylor, Chief Executive of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, added: "The new service from Donegal has a clear fit with friends and family hopping between Donegal and Glasgow, and with events like the World Irish Dancing championships taking place in the city this year, it’s a perfect opportunity to bring the whole family to experience a major event celebrating the cultural links between the Celts. |  | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Glasgow Prestwick wins new holiday flights to Turkey | 20 February 2010 | Glasgow Prestwick Airport has won its latest new air route, this time a weekly flight to the Turkish holiday destination of Dalaman.
Onur Air, Turkey’s largest private airline, has announced it will operate weekly flights from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the Turkish resort of Dalaman, giving customers in Glasgow more direct access to Turkey.
Flights to Dalaman will commence on 8 June 2010 with flights operating every Tuesday. Dalaman is Glasgow Prestwick’s sixth new route for 2010 and brings the total number of destinations on offer from the airport to 34.
Onur Air also offers four flights a week from Glasgow International Airport to Dalaman, while also flying twice a week to Bodrum.
Onur Air flights from both Glasgow Airports to Bodrum and Dalaman can be booked online now at h4u.co.uk. |  | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Ryanair increase flights on five international routes from Glasgow Prestwick | 16 February 2010 | Ryanair, Glasgow’s largest airline, has announced it will add an extra ten flights per week to existing routes from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
The airline is adding additional flights to Alicante, Carcassonne, Faro, Malaga and Palma. The extra flights will provide an extra 1890 seats from the airport each week.
Flights to Alicante will increase to six times per week, with a new Thursday flight now available. Flights to Alicante will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The newly announced Carcassonne route, which starts on 31 March 2010 was due to operate twice a week, with flights available every Wednesday and Sunday, has, due to high demand, been increased to three flights per week with a new Monday service now on sale.
Flights to Faro are being increased to six per week, with flights operating every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well as two departures every Sunday.
Malaga will see flights operating daily, with a new Wednesday departure now on offer.
Flights to Palma will be increased to seven weekly, with flights departing daily excluding Tuesday but with two flights every Friday.
Glasgow Prestwick Chief Executive Iain Cochrane said: “This is more excellent news for the airport. As well as these welcome extra services, we have new Ryanair routes starting to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands and Ibiza next month, plus summer flights to Jersey and Turkey with other airlines.
“This means that Glasgow Prestwick is number one for sun-seeking Scots this spring and summer and, together, Glasgow Prestwick and Ryanair provide fares and punctual, reliable flights at prices unrivalled in the Scottish market.” |
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Ryanair set to announce new Malta route from Glasgow Prestwick | 14 February 2010 | FlyGlasgow can exclusively reveal that budget airline Ryanair, are set to announce a brand new flight from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the holiday island of Malta.
Ryanair plan to operate the new service two times per week, with flights available every Monday and Thursday. The new route will commence flying on 29 April 2010 and will be the airlines fourth new route from Glasgow in 2010.
An official announcement has not yet been made however FlyGlasgow expect the route to be on sale within the next week.
2010 is set to be a record breaking year for Glasgow Prestwick Airport, with Ryanair basing a sixth aircraft at the airport, with four new routes an increased frequencies on six existing routes.
Earlier this week Ryanair announced that they will invest £8 million in a new maintenance hangar at the Glasgow Airport, while FlyGlasgow also revealed that Ryanair are in talks with airport management with the view of basing a seventh aircraft at the airport by summer 2010.
For the latest on this and all other news regarding Glasgow’s Airlines Industry, keep up-to-date with FlyGlasgow.net. |
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Ryanair to build new maintenance hangar at Glasgow Prestwick | 10 February 2010 | Ryanair, Glasgow’s largest airline, today (10 February 2010) announced that it will build a second maintenance hangar at Glasgow Prestwick Airport at a cost of £8 million, which will create 200 new engineering jobs, increasing the total jobs sustained by Ryanair in Glasgow to over 2,400.
The facility, which is due to open in October 2010, was announced at Glasgow Prestwick Airport by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond and Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary.
The Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow Prestwick Airport secured this 6,000 sq/m hangar investment despite intense competition from five other Ryanair bases throughout Europe.
By securing this new investment Glasgow Prestwick Airport has helped to create over 400 engineering and support jobs between the two hangars, which will maintain a large portion of Ryanair’s 210 aircraft fleet.
Ryanair recently announced that they will base a sixth aircraft at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, with three new routes to Carcassonne, Fuerteventura and Ibiza launching later this year.
Ryanair fly to 29 European destinations from Glasgow, carrying over 2 million passengers per year to and from the airport.
FlyGlasgow has learned that Ryanair are in talks with Glasgow Prestwick Airport to base a seventh aircraft at the airport by the summer, however nothing has yet been confirmed.
For the latest on this and all other news from Glasgow’s Airlines Industry, check back with FlyGlasgow frequently. |
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Glasgow needs Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid and Munich | 02 February 2010 | After London and Manchester, Glasgow is the UK’s third busiest gateway, handling up to 11.5 million passengers per year. As such, it would be expected that the city is well-connected to most of Europe’s major cities.
Currently only Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin and Paris are served daily. A new route to Cork will start later this year, bringing the total number of European cities served daily to six, with a total of 105 flights per week.
Being the United Kingdom’s second city, it would be expected that Glasgow would have daily links Europe’s economic capitals of Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid and Munich. However the truth is, of these four cities, Glasgow only has direct access to Brussels, and that is just four flights a week to Charleroi with Ryanair.
Glasgow's selection of European city flights is among the worst of all UK airports, despite Glasgow being the third biggest market for air travel in the United Kingdom. Airports in Bristol, Leeds, Nottingham and even Southampton all have a greater selection of European city flights than Glasgow.
Glasgow’s existing European flights are all highly successful when compared with other UK airports.
24,000 passengers flew between Glasgow and Paris in July 2009. That’s similar to the number of people flying from Manchester and Birmingham to Paris, while being 10,000 more than from Bristol and 16,000 more than from Leeds.
Up to 9,000 passengers fly between Glasgow and Berlin every month. Figures show that the Glasgow to Berlin route carries more passengers than any other UK-Berlin route, outside London.
With the success of the city’s existing flights, is surprising that the city has so few flights to Continental Europe.
FlyGlasgow has contacted BAA several times about the appalling state of the airports European network, however on all occasions, BAA have failed to comment. |
| Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | Wizz Air to offer online check-in for Glasgow flights | 29 January 2010 | Passengers who book flights from Glasgow with Wizz Air will now have the opportunity to benefit from an online check-in service.
The Hungarian low-cost airline has expanded its selection of European airports where online check-in is now available, to include Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Passengers flying with the airline can check-in online one week before they depart and up to three hours before they are due to take off.
Online check-in will be offered free of charge.
Wizz Air offer up to seven departures a week from Glasgow Prestwick Airport, with four flights a week to Gdansk and three to Warsaw. |  | | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Aer Lingus add new route to Cork and increase Dublin flights | 26 January 2010 | Aer Lingus, Ireland’s national airline, has today (Tuesday 26 January 2010) announced a new route from Glasgow and Cork, as well as more flights to Dublin.
The Irish based airline will operate a new daily service from Glasgow to Cork with flights commencing on 28 March 2010.
Flights will depart Glasgow International at 13:05 and arrive in Cork at 14:40. The return flight will depart Cork at 11:10 and arrive in Glasgow International at 12:40.
The airline also plans to increase capacity on their Glasgow to Dublin route, with flights increasing from the present once daily, to a convenient schedule of four daily departures.
From 28 March 2010, flights will depart Glasgow International at 08:25, 11:35, 17:45 and 20:50 while the return flights will depart Dublin at 06:50, 10:00, 16:10 and 19:15.
Flights to from Glasgow to Cork and Dublin are available to book now from just £40 return, including tax.
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow International Airport, said: "Ireland is one of Glasgow’s biggest overseas tourism markets, generating millions of pounds for the city’s economy, and a crucial trading centre for many Scottish exporters.
"The new and improved service will allow even greater opportunity for business and leisure travel between Scotland and Ireland, with increased frequency on the important Glasgow to Dublin route particularly good news." | | | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Kiss Flights to launch 13 routes from Glasgow International Airport | 18 January 2010 | Kiss Flights, a new and rapidly expanding start-up airline, is to open a base at Glasgow International Airport with 13 new routes.
The airline will base a Boeing 737-800 series aircraft at Glasgow International Airport to operate flights to Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Kos, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Malaga, Paphos, Rhodes, Tenerife and Zante.
Kiss will launch 6 of the new routes in early April, with the remaining 7 new flights taking-off in mid June.
Kiss Flights director Paul Moss said: "Kiss Flights are enjoying a period of strong growth and we are delighted to be able to offer these flights from Glasgow.
Since the demise of FlyGlobespan we have had unprecedented requests from the travel trade to offer increased capacity from Glasgow."
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow International Airport, said: "We are making good progress in our efforts to backfill the capacity lost by FlyGlobespan, and this latest announcement from Kiss Flights is further good news for passengers.
"We are determined to ensure that holidaymakers continue to have a wide choice of airlines and destinations from Glasgow International. Competition equals lower prices for travellers."
She added: "This is the first of several announcements we hope to make in the coming weeks as we continue our work to backfill the capacity lost by FlyGlobespan, and secure new international routes for Glasgow."
Kiss flights from Glasgow to 13 European destinations are on sale now from just £70 return, including tax at kissflights.com | | | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Pakistan air link 'to continue' | 08 January 2010 | A threat to end a direct air link between Glasgow and its twin city of Lahore in Pakistan has been lifted.
It comes after senior officials at Pakistan International Airlines held talks with Glasgow International Airport's managers twice on Wednesday. City council officials and Pakistan's consul-general in Scotland were also involved.
It was agreed there would be improved efforts to market the twice-weekly flights between Glasgow and Lahore. The plan is hoped to give the airline a higher profile in Scotland.
It will focus on an effort by leaders of the Pakistani community in Scotland to increase use of the route, or face a renewed threat of its loss.
It is understood that aircraft between Glasgow and Lahore have been operating at 64% of their capacity, whereas they need to fill about 74% of seats if they are to break-even.
This is being explained by poor marketing and a downturn in demand linked to economic problems in Pakistan and in Scotland.
FlyGlasgow would also like to thank and congratulate Glasgow Central MP; Mohammad Sarwar for the hard work he put into helping save this air service.
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| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Emergency talks aimed at saving direct Glasgow to Pakistan flights | 06 January 2010 | Scotland’s only direct flight to Pakistan is facing the axe, prompting emergency meetings between civic leaders in Glasgow and the Pakistan government-owned airline that operates the Glasgow to Lahore route.
Mohammad Sarwar, the Glasgow Central MP, was due to meet officials from PIA Pakistan International Airlines in Glasgow last night and has petitioned the Pakistani prime minister and defence minister over the last fortnight in an effort to retain the twice-weekly service.
The route, which was started in 2005, has proved popular with the Pakistani community of 30,000 in Glasgow and is seen as a vital link for families and businesses.
The PIA officials, who travelled from Pakistan to Glasgow for last night’s meeting, are due to meet Glasgow International Airport owners BAA this morning to explore whether any additional support can be given to help maintain the route, Mr Sarwar said.
He added: “It’s a good service for the Pakistani community who travel to Lahore directly from Glasgow. Unfortunately, PIA is planning to withdrawn this facility, and community leaders are in dialogue with the group that is visiting from Pakistan.
“If the service is withdrawn, it will be a big barrier for people wanting to travel to Pakistan. It is a vital link for the Pakistani community in Scotland and people are angry and upset that PIA has suddenly decided to withdraw it.”
Glasgow City Council, which is officially twinned with Lahore, also expressed concern over the proposal.
A spokesman said yesterday: “Our prime responsibility is to the citizens of Glasgow and it is clear that this service to our twin, Lahore, is highly valued by a great many people in this city. We would like to see this service continue and will do what we can to facilitate an agreement between the carrier and the airport.”
An airline official confirmed yesterday that it was due to meet BAA over the proposed withdrawal of the service today but refused to comment further.
A spokesman for BAA added: “We are due to meet with PIA but it is too soon to say what the content of that meeting will be.” Reproduced with the permission of the Herald and Times Group.
Reproduced with the permission of the Herald and Times Group. | | | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Spanair announce new Glasgow to Barcelona flights | 05 January 2010 | Spanair, Spain’s second largest airline will launch direct flights from Glasgow to Barcelona in May 2010.
The Barcelona based airline will operate the new service two times a week: on Saturdays and Sundays. Return tickets are available from £230 per person.
The airline expects to serve 11,000 travellers on the route over a period of one year, giving Glaswegians an opportunity to enjoy a visit to one of Europe’s most popular cities. The new route is Scotland’s only direct flight to Barcelona.
Saturday flights depart from Glasgow International at 23:55, arriving in Barcelona at 02:15. The return flight departs Barcelona at 21:40 and arrives in Glasgow International at 22:55.
Sunday flights depart from Glasgow International at 06:00, arriving in Barcelona at 10:00. The return flight departs Barcelona at 11:00 and arrives in Glasgow International at 13:00.
Flights can be booked online now by clicking here. |  | | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | PIA to axe Glasgow to Pakistan flights | 28 December 2009 | PIA Pakistan International Airlines have announced that they will axe all their flights from Glasgow International Airport to Pakistan.
The last ever PIA Pakistan International Airlines flight from Glasgow will depart on Sunday the 17th of January 2010, bound for Lahore.
Competition from Emirates Airlines, who offer similar fares to Pakistan while offering a far superior product, has been blamed for PIA’s failure at Glasgow.
Emirates Airlines will continue to offer flights from Glasgow to Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar via Dubai from just £460 return, including tax. Emirates flights can be booked online at emirates.com. | | | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | FlyGlasgow's reaction to BAA appeal on Monopoly break-up | 21 December 2009 | FlyGlasgow today (21 December 2009) said it was deeply disappointed by the decision of the Competition Appeals Tribunal to allow the BAA airport monopoly to continue. Glasgow International Airport has suffered for too long under the BAA monopoly with high costs at the airport forcing airlines to operate from other airports and this cannot be allowed to continue.
FlyGlasgow is worried that this finding will allow the BAA monopoly to further delay the sale of Glasgow International Airport. The sale of Glasgow International Airport has the support of the overwhelming majority of airline users and passengers at Glasgow International, where high costs and the inefficient facilities delivered by the BAA monopoly has caused substantial declines in traffic over the past five years.
FlyGlasgow welcomed the Tribunal’s findings on the substantive elements of the BAA’s appeal, in which they dismissed the BAA’s claims that the Competition Commission did not take the timing of divestiture into account. FlyGlasgow also welcomed the fact that the Tribunal did not conclude that the Competition Commission’s decision to break-up the BAA monopoly was wrong. FlyGlasgow will, along with numerous airlines, continues to campaign for the urgent breakup of the high cost, inefficient, badly run BAA airport monopoly. |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Thomas Cook to base sixth aircraft at Glasgow International | 19 December 2009 | Thomas Cook Airlines, Glasgow’s second largest airline, has announced plans to base a 6th aircraft at Glasgow International Airport, to replace capacity on European routes lost by FlyGlobespan’s collapse.
Thomas Cook’s sixth aircraft will focus on routes previously offered by Flyglobespan to/from Alicante, Dalaman, Faro, Lanzarote, Palma, Paphos and Tenerife. The airline will also add an extra weekly flight to Antalya in Turkey, not previously offered by FlyGlobespan.
Flights to Alicane will operate thrice weekly, Antalya will operate four weekly, Dalaman will operate with seven flights per week, Faro will operate thrice weekly, Palma will operate five times per week, Paphos will operate twice weekly while flights to Tenerife will see five departures each week.
Glasgow is one of Thomas Cook Airlines biggest bases with four Boeing 757s, one Airbus A320 and one Airbus A330. Thomas Cook Airlines fly direct to 37 worldwide destinations from Glasgow International Airport. | 
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Ryanair to base sixth aircraft at Glasgow Prestwick | 18 December 2009 | Ryanair, Glasgow’s largest airline, announced today (Friday 18 December 2009) that it will base a 6th aircraft at Glasgow Prestwick Airport and open a new route to Fuerteventura from March next year.
Ryanair’s six Glasgow based aircraft will deliver 2 million passengers per year and sustain 2,000 jobs including 300 direct Ryanair jobs.
Ryanair’s sixth aircraft will focus on routes once offered by Flyglobespan to/from Alicante, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife to replace capacity lost after FlyGlobespan went into administration earlier this week.
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said: “Ryanair is delighted to announce a sixth aircraft and a new sun route for Glasgow Prestwick which will ensure that Glasgow holidaymakers can still jet to sun destinations in Alicante, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife.
Flights to Fuerteventura and 28 other European destinations can be booked now at ryanair.com. |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Virgin Atlantic add extra flights from Glasgow to Orlando | 17 December 2009 | Virgin Atlantic is to lay on additional Florida flights from Glasgow following the demise of Glasgow based operator FlyGlobespan.
Virgin Atlantic currently offer 2 departures per week from Glasgow to Orlando, however the airline has said it will add an additional seven flights throughout summer 2010.
Virgin Atlantic are widely regarded as one of the world's top airlines, having won a number of prestigious awards including Best Long Haul Airline 2009 and Best Transatlantic Airline 2009.
Virgin Atlantic flights from Glasgow to Orlando offer three classes of travel, Economy, Premium Economy and Upper Class Suites. Economy flights are available from just £580 return, including tax.
Free National Express vouchers will also be available to people travelling from Edinburgh and Cardiff to connect with Virgin Atlantic flights to Orlando from Glasgow International, Manchester and London Gatwick, subject to availability. |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | FlyGlobespan given 48-hour deadline extension | 16 December 2009 | Troubled budget airline FlyGlobespan has been given a 48-hour extension by the CAA to finalise an investment package that will save the airline from bankruptcy.
The company yesterday denied reports that it was on the brink of financial collapse after allegedly failing to receive payments from its credit card clearance company E-Clear.
The extension has given the airline breathing space to obtain funds from Jersey-based Halcyon Investment by Thursday afternoon.
FlyGlobespan has remained confident that it will receive the financial backing in time to satisfy the airline regulatory body.
In a statement released last night, owner Tom Dalrymple said the deal would allow the company to “expand its airline and associated products and services”.
The CAA reiterated that it would not comment on the situation other than to confirm the airline held both an ATOL and an Air Operator Certificate.
Flyglobespan directors are believed to be in a meeting now and more news is expected within the next 24 hours. | 
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Crunch time for FlyGlobespan | 14 December 2009 | FlyGlobespan, Scotland's largest airline faces a "crunch-time" funding deadline tomorrow, which is likely to decide the fate of the company.
It's believed that Globespan, which was spared administration at the 11th hour last month, is still awaiting payments from Halcyon Investments, a Jersey-based special purpose vehicle.
It is understood the payment is linked to funds owed to the airline by E-Clear, a credit-card processing firm. Failure to receive the cash could force the airline into administration this week. A big-four accountant is on standby, and it is believed that the Civil Aviation Authority is once again being kept abreast of the firm's situation.
A source said: "This is not of Globespan's own making but the situation is once again very serious. We are getting to crunch time."
Globespan Group, which was founded in 1970, has around 900 staff and operates a fleet of more than 10 planes, primarily from Glasgow International Airport to holiday destinations such as Alicante and Orlando.
Globespan today confirmed that it is on the verge of successfully concluding a major investment from Halcyon Investments Ltd.
A spokesperson said Halcyon has negotiated an investment package with the Glasgow - based company that includes up front and future injection into the group to enable it to expand its airline and associated products and services. |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | FlyBe to launch flights from Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 02 December 2009 | FlyBe have today announced that they will launch flights from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
The airline, which already has a large base at Glasgow International Airport plans to operate a new direct route to Jersey every Saturday from the 19th of June 2010.
The route is to be operated by a 78-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft, with return flights available from just £52 including tax.
Alongside the new flight from Glasgow Prestwick, FlyBe will double the number of flights between Glasgow International and Jersey. The airline will increase flights between the two airports from two flights per week to four flights per week. The additional flights will operate every Tuesday and Thursday.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport Spokeswoman Paula Horne said: “This is a double helping of good news for Glasgow Prestwick,”
“Not only do we have a wonderful new route to the Channel Islands, but we also welcome Flybe, Europe's biggest regional airline, which is operating its first-ever scheduled service from the airport."
“It means our prospects are excellent as we go into 2010 with thirty-three great low-cost routes around the UK and Europe.”
Paula added: “The Jersey connection comes hot on the heels of the announcement of our new Ryanair route to Carcassonne next year, so we now have two terrific new names for our 2010 destination board." | 
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Air Transat increase flights to Toronto | 02 December 2009 | Air Transat, one of Canada's largest airline, has announced it will increase the number of flights it operates between Glasgow and Toronto.
The airline is adding an additional two nonstop flights per week to Toronto from May 2010. The extra flights will increase capacity between Glasgow and Toronto by 7,000 seats.
Flights from Glasgow to Toronto will operate daily, with two flights operating every Thursday. The airline will code-share on all flights with Thomas Cook Airlines. Thomas Cook Airlines will operate five flight per week, while Air Transat will operate the two remaining flights.
Air Transat will also operate weekly flights direct from Glasgow to Calgary to Vancouver. The airline will offer over 51,000 seats between Glasgow and Canada next summer.
An Air Transat spokeswoman said: “We have always been a loyal and consistent operator offering the lowest cost flights, so we are thrilled to announce this additional capacity.
"At a time when many other operators and airlines are cutting back, we are certain that this investment will be welcomed with open arms.”
Flights from Glasgow to Canada can be booked online now from just £320 return, inclucing taxes, via the official Air Transat, Canadian Affair and Thomas Cook websites. | 
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Glasgow hotels are beating recession | 20 November 2009 | Glasgow is the only city in Europe where hotel bookings are up despite the recession.
The city has beat destinations including Barcelona, Amsterdam, Dublin and Paris by attracting more visitors to its hotels this year than last.
Glasgow's hotels have been at 75% occupancy, up 0.5% on last year and behind only London, which boasts the highest room occupancy in Europe at almost 80%. Room rates are also bucking the economic downturn in Glasgow.
Though the average cost of staying in one of the city's hotels dropped by £1 on last year to £63, the figure is nothing compared with the fall of the prices in cities such as Dublin, which are down more than 17% and Barcelona, which have fallen by more than 15%.
Tourism chiefs say Glasgow has continued to attract visitors because of its conventions and events as well as cultural events and shopping.
Scott Taylor, chief executive, of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, said: "This global report by Deloitte tracks 38,000 hotels and five million rooms worldwide. European hotel occupancy has been on a downward curve since January 2007.
"Glasgow has continued to outperform its competitors.
"Its strong performance is reflected in the level of interest by developers and Glasgow is the place where smart money chooses to invest." |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Ryanair announce new route from Glasgow to Carcassonne | 18 November 2009 | Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, has today (Wednesday 18 November 2009) announced it will launch a new route from Glasgow to the French city of Carcassonne, giving customers in Scotland direct access to the South of France.
Flights to Carcassonne will commence on 31 March 2010 with flights departing every Wednesday and Sunday. Flights can be booked online now and are available from just £30 return, including tax. The new route starts just one day after Ryanair's new route to Ibiza takes-off.
The budget carrier expects to carry 10,000 passengers on the route over a period of one year giving Glaswegians an opportunity to enjoy a visit to one of the most beautiful cities in France as well as bringing a large number of French tourists to Glasgow.
Carcassonne is a great destination, whatever your budget and holiday plans are. Whether you want to visit the Medieval City and the Bastide Saint Louis, or just enjoy some quiet moments of relaxation by the banks of the lake in the Raymond Chésa Leisure Park or by the Canal du Midi, you can really do a bit of everything in Carcassonne and with direct flights now on offer from Glasgow, there has never been a better time to visit. |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Thomas Cook launch second route to Egypt | 13 November 2009 | Glasgow’s second largest airline Thomas Cook, have launched their latest new route from Glasgow International Airport, this time to the Egyptian resort of Hurghada.
Flights from Glasgow to Hurghada will operate every Tuesday alongside the airlines existing Egyptian route from Glasgow to Sharm el Sheikh which operates every Monday and Thursday.
Hurghada is Thomas Cook’s 32nd International destination from Glasgow International Airport and the new Hurghada service will be operated by one of the airlines five Glasgow based Boeing 757s.
Thomas Cook Flights and Package Holidays flying from Glasgow can be booked online now at thomascook.com |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Ryanair launch four new routes from Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 05 November 2009 | Europe’s largest airline Ryanair, has launched four new routes from its Scottish base at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
New flights to Alicante, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Palma on the Island of Majorca all took off this week for the first time.
Flights to Palma Majorca will operate five times per week, while Alicante will be served by four flights a week. Both Gran Canaria and Lanzarote will operate twice a week.
Mr. Sweenie of Glasgow Prestwick Airport said: "These new routes are a huge vote of confidence in Glasgow Prestwick by Europe’s largest low fares airline. Just half an hour from Glasgow city centre, we offer great flight times, quick, hassle free check-in, cheap parking and a 50% discount on rail travel to / from anywhere in Scotland."
"For cheap winter sun, Lanzarote's volcanic landscape, Gran Canaria's mountainous scenery and for Tenerife’s year-round appeal, the Canaries are unbeatable," he said.
Ryanair plan to add a fifth new route from the airport in April 2009 when the airline will launch a new thrice weekly flight to Ibiza. Ryanair flights from Glasgow to 29 European destinations can be booked online now at ryanair.com |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Ryanair increase flights to Malaga and Tenerife | 20 October 2009 | Ryanair, Europe's largest airline will increase the number of flights it operates from Glasgow to Malaga and Tenerife.
The low fares airline will operate two additional flights a week to Malaga while Tenerife will benefit from one extra flight per week.
Flights to Malaga will operate six days per week, daily excluding Wednesdays while flights to Tenerife will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Ryanair flights from Glasgow Prestwick to Malaga and Tenerife can be booked online now from just £28 return.
The news comes as a major boost to the airport after Ryanair earlier this year announced it was cutting up to 12 routes from Glasgow Prestwick Airport due to a feud between the airport and airline. FlyGlasgow understands that management from the airport are in continued discussions with Ryanair to resolve the situation and a number of the axed routes could be re-instated in 2010. |
| | Glasgow Airport News. All the latest news and route developments from Glasgow Airport. | Glasgow Airline News | | Construction work starts on Glasgow's newest arena | 15 October 2009 | Construction work has started on Glasgow's newest area, the arena which will be located at the SECC on the bank of the River Clyde will be known as Scotland's National Arena.
Scotland’s National Arena will be an exciting new addition to the expanding cultural and event hub at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. The new Arena will provide an outstanding indoor venue for concerts and performances. A highly flexible building, it is designed to accommodate a wide range of events - from pop concerts to grand theatrical shows. The Arena will provide both visitors and performers with the best possible experience of concerts and live performance.
As part of the new Queen’s Dock (QD2) development, the Arena’s relationship to the Clyde Auditorium and the river itself creates a fresh public approach to the SECC, framing a new outdoor square. The main entrance is carved into a generous top-lit ground level foyer. The second main foyer, at high level, has its own distinct character with views south through a glazed facade, over the public square to the river. The state-of-the-art auditorium provides a performance ‘bowl’ with seating for up to 12,500 people at ground level with a combination of fixed, retractable and removable seating to create different staging and concert layouts, including some sports events. The upper part of the building is clad in translucent material which allows the front of the building to glow at night and will also facilitate the projection of patterns or images onto the façade to subtly change its appearance.
The angle of the roof gives a low profile facing onto the expressway. Moving around to the south of the building, the façade reveals itself, culminating in the 40m-high front elevation. Internally, fixed seating wraps around the stage above ground level, rising further to the front to optimise the balance between viewing angle and distance to the stage. This gives the auditorium its distinctive sloping appearance. The roof of the auditorium will itself be spectacular, spanning 120 metres in a shallow dome of diagonally latticed steelwork. |
| | Glasgow City News. All the latest developments from the City of Glasgow. | Glasgow Airline News | Emirates cut travel time between Glasgow and Sydney | 02 October 2009 | Emirates has announced a forthcoming change to its schedules that will reduce the flying time between Glasgow and Sydney by more than 6 hours.
On December 1st, the airline will launch a new daily flights to Sydney from Dubai that will put the Australian city less than a day's travel away for passengers flying from Glasgow International Airport.
The service from Dubai will depart 75 minutes after the arrival of the incoming flight from Glasgow International Airport.
Overall travel time from Glasgow to Sydney will be 22 hours and 25 minutes, having previously been over 30 hours.
Laurie Berryman, the airline's UK manager, said: "Australia is a key destination for both business and leisure passengers travelling with us from Scotland, and our new Sydney service makes flying Down Under quicker than ever before."
Alongside Sydney, Emirates passengers from Glasgow can also fly to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth as well as Auckland and Christchurch in New Zealand.
Emirates flights from Glasgow International to over 70 worldwide destinations can be booked online now at emirates.com |
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