 Glasgow gets terminal 2
BAA Scotland is to invest £12 million in the development of a second
terminal at Scotland's busiest airport, the company said today.
The airport operator said Glasgow Airport's "T2" was being introduced
to meet rising demand, primarily from no-frills airlines.
Work is already under way at the existing St Andrew's Building and the
terminal is scheduled to open in May this year.
Glasgow is the first major airport in Scotland to develop two
terminals.
Also included in the development will be four new aircraft parking
stands, a £1.8 million hold baggage screening system and a new
facility to expand the airport's recycling facilities.
The terminal project is part of a £1 billion investment package by BAA
Scotland at its three Scottish airports over 20 years.
Stephen Baxter, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said the
development was "an ambitious project and a significant investment".
"As Glasgow Airport gets busier, particularly over the next 12 months,
there is a need for new terminal capacity to meet the new demand from
our new services," he said.
"We are putting that capacity in now, ahead of the need, to ensure a
straightforward and efficient hand-over to the airlines in May."
The project will involve the complete renovation of the St Andrew's
building, with a doubling of floor-space and the installation of nine
additional check-in desks.
T2 will be connected directly to the main terminal building with a
covered walkway.
Donal Dowds, managing director of BAA Scotland, said: "This is a
further considerable investment in Glasgow Airport's infrastructure
and is part of our wider, £200 million development programme at the
airport to increase capacity in line with the expected long-term
growth in demand.
"Over the next two years, BAA Scotland will be investing the
equivalent of more than £1 million a week in Scotland's main airports
at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, reinforcing this company's
commitment to Scotland and to providing high-quality facilities and a
strong direct international route network, supporting our communities,
the economy, the business world and the tourism industry."
According to BAA Scotland, Glasgow is Scotland's busiest airport,
handling more than 8.1 million passengers a year.
As well as long-haul flights to New York, year-round, and summer
services to Chicago and Toronto, new services are being launched to
Dubai and Philadelphia.
Next summer, the airport will handle 90 additional flights a week and
serve 21 new destinations. | 
