Written by: Neil Gregory Tue 14 August Jetting off on your summer holidays from Glasgow Airport this year? Did you know the original s terminal building is hiding inside? All of these resources tell us the full story of how the airport actually came in to being.
Recognise this building? Glasgow Airport has changed significantly from its original s design! The segregation of people, the flow, and the transportation of baggage, are some of the many things that need to be considered when designing an airport.
There have been on-going debates about building a rail link from the airport outside Paisley, directly into Glasgow Central Station to improve your passenger journey. The plan was to have a functional rail system finished in but in this plan was cancelled. Over 7. Then, in October , they were officially given the UK AIrport of the Year at the National Transport Awards and senior members of staff were invited to London for a glamorous ceremony.
The new International Pier was opened in and international airlines such as Air Canada began to fly out of Gatwick Airport. From to passenger numbers continued to increase, reaching 8 million. The second terminal was opened in June , and in the next month Glasgow Airport handled over a million passengers, the first airport in Scotland to do so in a single month.
In , Glasgow Airport overtook Edinburgh Airport to become the second largest airport in Scotland. The main facilities at Glasgow Airport include currency exchange and ATM cash machines, which can be found on both floors of the main concourse. There is also a post office and a pharmacy situated in the main concourse, as well as a play area for children and the Game Grid video arcade.
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