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Indeed, here's another perspective: https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2024/03/former-chair-black-emerges-as-prestwick-bidder/amp/ While it has a long runway that is fog-free and can handle large aircraft, doubts have been cast on suggestions that it could be established as a long-haul hub. The sourc...

https://archive.is/jkvRH Thanks cammtboy. I was right about the author being a half wit. So the former chairman want to buy it in conjunction with a Canadian fund management company which is involved with WestJet. Interesting revelations that the Scot Gov may have conditions that it is used as an a...

Bidders circle PIK apparently. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glasgow-prestwick-airport-takeover-sale-what-happens-next-g8lz396h3 I can’t see the article and it was obviously written by a half wit due to the headline about ‘Elvis Airport’ but if anyone can see it, 1. Why you subscribe to The Tim...

McG wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:36 am

Clive wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:41 am German Air Force Boeing 707 due in from Billund at 10:36 and out to Toulouse an hour later according to FR24.

It’s the new A350 - it has the same reg 10+02 as the retired 707. FR24 for some reason is listing it as the 707.

Shame. That’s progress, I guess.

German Air Force Boeing 707 due in from Billund at 10:36 and out to Toulouse an hour later according to FR24.

Spoke to aircraft crew whilst en route to TFS a few weeks back and they said that Glasgow would be the second scottish airport to be upgraded to the airbus on Jet2 probably beginning next year. Flight crew or cabin crew? In my experience cabin crew along with ground crew tend not to have a clue abo...

There’s a Titan A321 due in from STN and out to LIS this afternoon.

Well I went to pay the final balance on our holiday in June today. We had already paid extra for two 20kg bags but as TUI have announced a new 20kg bag allowance on all holidays queried the situation as would it mean the £36 paid was refunded or offset against the outstanding balance due. Neither! ...

hads wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:39 pm No blame to you mate. At all. I just looked at it as a positive development in an otherwise non positive environment at the airport.

Reckon the airport bosses are quite upbeat at the mo with double digit percentage growth predicted for the next few years.

GeorgeNTravels wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:09 pm GLA has services to 19 of these - JFK, DOH, MAD, CPH, IST, ZRH missing

Good info. Top priorities among them. With a fair wind we could secure NYC, MAD, CPH and IST from this list as well GVA year round which is huge but not properly served from GLA with the current schedule.