For
the first time in its 51-year history
Glasgow Airport recorded more than one million passengers in
the month of June, representing a 5.7% increase on the same period
in 2016.
Demand for EU-scheduled services increased by 16.1% thanks to
additional capacity on destinations including Berlin, Amsterdam,
Dublin, Bucharest and Dusseldorf, as well as new routes to
Brussels, Valencia and Lisbon.
There has also been the introduction of a new twice-weekly
Blue Air route to the Romanian city of Iasi.
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said:
"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.
"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 to new destinations in the second half of 2017,
including Madrid, Krakow and Frankfurt."