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The Longest Walkway: Architect proposes solution to Glasgow express train troubles

5 December 2017 | By George Smith (International Airport Review)

How do you save £100 million on a rail link between a city centre and its airport? With a mile-long moving walkway.

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Glasgow Airport invests £1.4 million to increase search area capacity

30 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Following a £700k investment in state-of-the-art body scanners, Glasgow has announced fresh investment to increase its search area capacity by 20 per cent.

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Lufthansa expanding Glasgow services to Germany

2 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Lufthansa will now offer flights to Munich four times a week for winter and five times a week next summer and a new daily flight to Frankfurt next summer.

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Scotland’s biggest airports report busiest September on record

11 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

A year of growth seems set to end with a bang as Edinburgh and Glasgow both announce their busiest Septembers on record.

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The numbers are in and August was a record breaker for many UK airports

11 September 2017 | By International Airport Review

A busy August has come to a hectic close after some UK airports experience one of the busiest ever summer holidays...

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Glasgow’s best-ever July beats all previous passenger number records

11 August 2017 | By International Airport Review

Glasgow Airport has recorded its busiest ever month as more than 1,082,000 passengers travelled through its doors in July – representing a 6.2% increase on the same period in 2016.

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Planning for winter at Glasgow Airport

21 July 2017 | By Louise Hurst

In an interview for International Airport Review, Louise Hurst, Glasgow Airport's Airside Operations Manager, provides an overview of the airport’s winter operation activities and explores the benefits her team can acquire from advances in technology.

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Winter Operations In-Depth Focus 2017

6 July 2017 | By International Airport Review

This In-Depth Focus looks at how some airports are managing their current winter operations and explores advances in technology within the industry...

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Meet GLAdys – Glasgow Airport’s first robot ambassador

15 December 2016 | By International Airport Review

Glasgow introduce the first UK airport's humanoid robot into service...

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Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport signs formal partnership agreement with Houston Spaceport

7 December 2016 | By International Airport Review

Glasgow Prestwick Airport welcomes a delegation from Houston Spaceport and Rice Space Institute to meet with representatives from the Scottish space industry and local politicians...

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Glasgow soars as more than one million passengers take to the skies in july

11 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell

6.4% increase in July’s numbers for Scotland’s Airport of the Year as Glasgow Airport’s monthly passenger numbers topped the one million mark in July.

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Route development at Glasgow Airport

21 July 2016 | By François Bourienne (Commercial Director at Glasgow Airport)

As one of Europe’s fastest growing airports with a catchment area of 2.3 million people and more than 8.7 million passengers travelling through annually, Glasgow Airport is working tirelessly to ensure its route network supplies the ever-increasing demand. Commercial Director, François Bourienne, reveals the airport’s current and future growth plans...

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Glasgow Airport named Best Airport in Europe with 5-10 million passengers

22 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler (International Airport Review)

Glasgow Airport has won the Best Airport in Europe, 5-10 million passengers category at an ACI Europe ceremony in Athens.

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Busiest April on record at Glasgow Airport with demand for EU destinations rising

16 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Glasgow Airport recorded 722,000 passengers last month representing an 8.5 percent growth compared to the same period last year.

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Strong start to the year for Glasgow Airport with busiest February on record

14 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Glasgow Airport has recorded a 14.1 percent increase in February passenger traffic, continuing its strong start to 2016.

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