Tag: Glasgow Airport

Emirates’ iconic A380 touches down in Glasgow

Emirates’ flagship A380 has touched down in Glasgow Airport for the first time since September 2019. The added capacity will meet market demand and offer customers more travel options from Glasgow to Dubai, and beyond. The iconic double-decker received a warm welcome by Scottish bagpipe play...

Pancake pioneers Stack & Still land at Glasgow airport

The pancake pioneers behind Stack & Still are gearing up for take-off this spring as they prepare to launch their airport-based venue at Glasgow. The Glasgow-headquartered company, which serves in excess of a million pancakes per annum, will open its latest Stack & Still venture airside a...

Glasgow Airport to pilot special assistance passenger support app

Glasgow Airport is trialling an app to ensure all passengers who require additional support get the help they need. Approximately 25% of requests for special assistance are made on the day of travel and are not pre-arranged for a number of reasons. The PRM Assist app will supplement the current s...

Air Transat’s Toronto service returns to Glasgow Airport

Air Transat’s popular Toronto service arrived back in Glasgow this morning making it the first North American route to operate to Scotland in over a year. The service will offer up to 2 weekly flights, Thursdays and Saturdays, during the winter season. For summer Air Transat will increase capac...

Reverse Vending Machines touch down at Glasgow Airport

Glasgow Airport has installed two Reverse Vending Machines as part of a pilot project to encourage passengers and staff to recycle more of their cans and bottles. Introduced partnership with the airport’s waste management partner Biffa, the two machines will be based on the first-floor area nex...

Glasgow Airport lands second new airline to operate route to Paris Orly

Glasgow Airport welcomes the announcement of a second route to Paris Orly Airport in a week with AirFrance/KLM Group’s low cost airline Transavia. The low-cost carrier will operate three services per week to Paris Orly Airport from Thursday 14 April. Operating each Tuesday, Thursday and Sund...

Glasgow Airport welcomes First Minister to Boeing Innovation Forum

The two-day event which welcomed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being co-hosted by Glasgow Airport and Boeing and brings together partners in Scotland and the broader aviation sector to demonstrate the role today's sustainable technologies can play in the future of aviation and prepare the indust...

British Airways operates passenger flight using recycled cooking oil

Britain's aviation industry has come together to operate a net zero flight. The short flight - British Airways BA1476 from London Heathrow to Glasgow Airport - was powered directly by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), provided by bp, blended at 35% with traditional jet fuel in accordance with tech...

KLM commemorates 75 years flying from Glasgow

Today, KLM is commemorating the milestone of 75 years of operations from Glasgow to Amsterdam. On 29 July 1946, the first flight took off from Glasgow Airport and landed later that afternoon at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The first flight was operated by a chartered DC-3 Scottish Airlines airc...

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays take to the skies again from Glasgow Airport

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays took to the skies once again this morning, (1st July), as the award-winning airline and tour operator recommenced its flights and holidays programme from Glasgow Airport, following last week’s announcement from the UK Government on international travel. Flights departe...

AGS Airports Ltd introduces enhanced operational measures

AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports, has introduced a series of health measures to provide a safe environment for staff and passengers. The measures are being introduced as a number of airlines prepare to relaunch key domestic routes later this month. ...

Aviation superfans Ross and Ryan connect with Glasgow Airport’s general manager

Two young aviation fans got the chance to chat and put their questions to one of Glasgow Airport’s top bosses via video link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkj6OrZVruQ&feature=youtu.be Ross McMillan, 10, and his brother Ryan, seven, are huge fans of the airport and regularly post p...

Coronavirus testing centre to open at Glasgow Airport.

Glasgow Airport’s Long-stay Car Park is currently being transformed into a drive-thru mobile testing facility to support the country’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The 17-acre car park site based on Abbotsinch Road is part of a series of measures being introduced to incr...

Flightpath Fund Greenlights £40,000 Sustainable Communities Challenge

Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund has today (Thursday 30 January) pledged £40,000 to support four local sustainability-themed projects. To celebrate 10 years of the FlightPath, the Fund’s committee is urging local groups, charities and organisations to submit applications to support sustai...

Coffee cup recycling stations land at Glasgow Airport.

Glasgow Airport’s new recycling stations have arrived with a sustainable solution for the disposal of single-use coffee cups in the terminal. Three stations have been introduced in the James Martin Kitchen, Panopolis and Starbucks catering outlets in the main departures area with a further fo...

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