Strong rumours abound today of a “Terminal 2” building to be constructed at Glasgow on the site of the car rental carpark. It will initially house new international business such as US Airways and Emirates and possibly international low cost airlines such as Globespan and Zoom.
The suggested size of the building is estimated as three times the size of the current temporary structure “St Andrews” building and will be of contemporary design. 15 check-in desks are planned initially.
Confirmation of rumours to follow.:D
By: Bmused55 - 16th January 2004 at 06:19
Originally posted by Matthew Murray
The A319 does have the range Sandy!
Yeah…. just
By: Bmused55 - 16th January 2004 at 06:18
Originally posted by EAL_KING
yeh look at lufthansa they have one in buisiness class layoput leasing it from privatair of switzerland
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Hardly the layout for a Low Co though
By: Ren Frew - 15th January 2004 at 23:24
It’s confirmed. The new T2 will be operational by May and will be a reworking of the St Andrew’s building to something like 4 times the size.
International business will be lo-co and not long haul as I previously speculated. The new terminal will be situated at the east side of the lo-co pier and is a being received as an attempt to attract lo-co business to GLA at a competitive rate and also as a method of ‘freeing up’ check in facilties in the main terminal for the new international operators. A further 4 new aircraft stands will be constructed and the building will add 15 check ins.
The new terminal will be linked to the main facility by a powered walkway and is estimated to be costing BAA something in the region of £12 million. The smart money is on an Easyjet attempt to nulify Ryanair at PIK by announcing a new and substantial UK/European hub
As for the Globespan/Transat question… ? Globespan will provide feeder flights from GLA to european destinations on behalf of Transat (and vice versa) who will import north american tourists to Scotland and the UK in a reciprocal kind of fashion. Globespan are expanding their 737 fleet, whilst Transat are already established at GLA with A310’s and A330’s.:D
And yes Wannabe… you can expect an awful lot more photos from me at GLA.
By: LBARULES - 15th January 2004 at 20:13
Originally posted by EAL_KING
yeh look at lufthansa they have one in buisiness class layoput leasing it from privatair of switzerland
Yeah but they are able to do that as it will never have 100+ seats. Surely a fully loaded 319 couldnt make it across the atlantic?
By: wannabe pilot - 15th January 2004 at 17:34
Sounds good, and does that mean we can hope for more great photos from you Ren?;) Are they gonna get rid of St Andrew’s building, when i used Easyjet in December from there it seemd just like a big Portakabin! Absolutely rubbish! How long has that been around?
By: EAL_KING - 15th January 2004 at 17:27
yeh look at lufthansa they have one in buisiness class layoput leasing it from privatair of switzerland
By: Buddy Boy - 15th January 2004 at 13:53
They’re using AirTransat for Canadian flights, but from quite a few UK locations (plus Dublin) .
By: Bmused55 - 15th January 2004 at 12:33
They only operate 737’s at the moment. 3 or 400’s I think.
Perhaps they’re getting a 757 or similar. I wouldn’t bet on a 319/320/321 as they don’t have the range fully loaded.
By: T5 - 15th January 2004 at 12:17
When I was up in Edinburgh I saw buses advertising this new airline flyglobespan.com and I discovered they are going to serve Canada (Toronto I think ??). Is this going to be a 737?
I know very little about the airline, but it seems quite a promising project.
By: Bmused55 - 15th January 2004 at 07:57
No no no! a heated viewing area implies enclosed, which means double glazed glass to get dirty and ruin any photo ops.
Heated is cozy but means bad photos. Open air would be better 😀
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