Airport’s weather system is a real benefit

At Glasgow Prestwick Airport they believe they have their own weather system.

And maybe they do – did you know Glasgow Prestwick had zero passenger cancellations due to bad weather in 2016?

In fact, there were only four passenger flights cancelled last year overall, and none of them were because of adverse weather.

The Air Traffic Control strike in March meant the cancellation of the four flights, but according to the Glasgow Prestwick log, those were the only ones for the entire year.

This means that, despite having to battle the elements with the now infamous storms Barbara and Conor, and putting up with a wetter than average January and June, the staff at Glasgow Prestwick made sure passengers made it to their destinations.

That’s right, thanks to your local airport being situated in an area of high latitude, that comes with clear skies and low rainfall, they were able to keep flights flying.

And that’s not all – having great weather conditions allows for other airports to call on them to take in diversions.

Jules Matteoni, Operations Director for the airport said: “Our favourable weather conditions makes us one of the most reliable airports in the UK, and this reliability has led to Glasgow Prestwick Airport regularly being utilised as a key diversion airport within Britain.

“Having no passenger cancellations in 2016 sets us apart from other airports.”