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Glasgow Airport Hotels
Glasgow International Airport is located 8 miles (13 km) south west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire. In 2009 the airport handled 7,225,021 passengers, an 11.7% annual reduction, making it the second busiest in Scotland, after Edinburgh Airport, and the eighth busiest airport in the United Kingdom. It was the first airport in Scotland to handle over one million passengers in one month, in July 2004. There are plans for expansion of the airport, with passenger numbers expected to reach over 24 million per annum by 2030. The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates five other UK airports, and is itself owned by ADI Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group. The Airport is a base for airlines such as BMI Regional, EasyJet, Flybe and Loganair, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways, and also houses maintenance facilities for British Airways. The other international airport branded as a Glasgow destination is Glasgow Prestwick Airport, situated 32 miles (51 km) from the city centre, serving mainly low cost and cargo airlines. Future plansIn 2005 BAA published a consultation paper for the future development of the airport. The consultation paper included proposals for a second runway parallel to and to the north-west of the existing runway 05/23; redevelopment and enlargement of the East (Low-cost) pier to connect directly with Terminal 2; and an additional International Pier to the west of the existing International Pier. There were plans for a new rail terminal, joined to the airport's passenger terminal and multi-storey car park. On 29 November 2006 the Scottish Parliament gave the go-ahead for the new railway station as part of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link to Glasgow Central station, originally due for completion in 2011. However on 17 September 2009, due to escalating costs, the project was cancelled by the Scottish Government. BAA's plans, which are expected to cost some £290 million over the next 25 years, come in response to a forecasted trebling of annual passenger numbers passing through the airport by 2030. The current figure of 8.8 million passengers passing through the airport is expected to rise to more than 24 million by 2030. Ground transportThe airport is currently linked to Glasgow City Centre by Glasgow Flyer bus service 500. This is run by Arriva Scotland West under contract to BAA. Started in 2007, the service runs 24 hours a day, direct via the M8 motorway. Previously, Arriva and Fairline Coaches ran this service as route 905, under contract to Scottish Citylink, and this ended following the introduction of the Flyer. Fairline later introduced a new Glasgow Airport Link service using the old route 905 number, but this has since been dropped and replaced by First Bus on the 747 route Bus serviceBus Stop 1500 – Glasgow Flyer to and from Glasgow city centre Bus Stop 266 – Arriva To Dykebar via Central Paisley, - This is also is the rail link bus to Paisley Gilmour Street – for trains to Glasgow Central station Bus Stop 3300 – to Clydebank Glasgow Airport links» Glasgow Airport Wikipedia Information Hotels Closest to Glasgow Airport |
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