Jet hub bosses say thanks a million
Airport hits landmark for first time in history
David Campbell
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The bumper figures represent a massive 5.7 percent increase on the same period last year as holidaymakers flock to the Renfrewshire transport hub.
Airport bosses say demand for European city breaks increased by 16.1 per cent thanks to additional capacity on city- break destinations including Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Bucharest and Dusseldorf as well as new routes to Brussels, Valencia and Lisbon.
The airport’s success in strengthening its European connectivity continued with the introduction of a new twice- weekly Blue Air route to the Romanian city of Iasi.
International traffic also grew by 10.4 percent as the busy school holiday period got underway, while long-haul routes were up 12.4 percent due to strong demand on services to North America and Dubai.
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: “June is traditionally one of our busiest months of the year, but to exceed one million passengers is yet another significant achievement for Glasgow Airport.
“Our strong performance in the first half of 2017 has been driven by our efforts to enhance existing services and expand our growing network with new destinations to give even more choice to our customers, including the launch of Ryanair’s new Zadar route last week.
The airport is set to add further routes in the year which are set to boost figure further.
Ms McMillan added: “Later this month we’ll see a return of Scotland’s only direct link with Seoul as Korean Air’s in-bound charter service returns with an additional flight.
“Route development continues to be a key priority in driving growth at the airport, and we’re looking forward to welcoming a number of services in the second half of 2017 to exciting new destinations including Madrid, Krakow and Frankfurt.”
The airport flies to 130 destinations worldwide and recorded its busiest year on record in 2016 when 9.4 million passengers passed through its doors.