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0 Ground navigation aids used at Glasgow, which guide aircraft to and from the airfield, would be decommissioned by 2019 tonnes). Mr Johnston is urging communities and stakeholders to take part in the flight path consultation

“It is important to stress we will only make changes to the arrival or departure flight paths once we have considered the views of all those who respond to the airspace change consultation.

“We will host a number of drop-in sessions over the course of the coming months and all views will then be presented to our regulator, the CAA, before the necessary approval can be granted.”

Glasgowairportrecordedits busiest year on record when more than 9.9 million people travelled through its doors in 2017, representing an annual increase of 5.8 per cent.

The are 30 airlines operating from Glasgow serving 130 destinations worldwide, including

“In moving to this new system, we will be able to reduce the amount of fuel burn from aircraft at Glasgow by over 4,000 tonnes”

MARK JOHNSTON Canada, the US, the Caribbean, Europe and the Gulf.

In addition to being Scotland’s largest charter hub, the airport also supports more than 7,300 jobs across the country.