Philadelphia route lost by Glasgow to the capital

Glasgow Airport is to lose its 14-year-old route to Philadelphia to east coast rival Edinburgh next year.

However, the American Airlines gain for Edinburgh will be at the expense of the carrier axing its New York route from the capital.

American operated an Edinburgh-philadelphia service in 2014 but switched it to JFK in New York the following year.

The airline is now effectively reversing that decision – but this time Glasgow has lost out too, perhaps because the airline feels it cannot sustain two Philadelphia routes.

The move also points to American losing the battle for Edinburgh-new York passengers against rivals United, Delta and budget carrier Norwegian.

Glasgow’s summer service to Philadelphia will end next month and operate from Edinburgh between April and October.