GLA Spotting

I travel to Glasgow fairly frequently and I’ve regularly spotted from inside the terminal, in the seating near the retail area – at the top of the escalator in Arrivals – without any trouble whatsoever.

You can’t see all of the stands from there, but nothing can land or take-off without going past you. It’s ideal if it’s raining. 😉

Another excellent spot. I know the one you mean. The restaurant/bar (Garfunkel’s?) area next to the departures area is another good spot. The views are practically the same as mentioned above, but you can grab a front row seat and enjoy a slap-up meal whilst watching the action.

Thanks for the reccomendaion T5, makes me want to go even more! 😀

Excellent stuff. It’s so nice to have a change every so often. Even living a short ride away from the busiest airport on the country (Heathrow), its great to visit some of our smaller, regional airports. Although there are not as many movements, the traffic is certainly unbeatable. Forget all these foreign 747s you see in London, what about the amazing little island-hoppers and other props you see at airports like Glasgow.

michael wasnt the june trip the time you got stopped by the police lol anyone know how relaxed security for spotters is?

It was. They seemed a pleasant bunch though, telling us where we could stand and where we couldn’t. It actually turned out later that they had no right to stop us as we were allowed to be where we were (somebody said on the forum). Never mind… I’ll know for next time! 🙂

I travel to Glasgow fairly frequently and I’ve regularly spotted from inside the terminal, in the seating near the retail area – at the top of the escalator in Arrivals – without any trouble whatsoever.

You can’t see all of the stands from there, but nothing can land or take-off without going past you. It’s ideal if it’s raining. 😉

Another excellent spot. I know the one you mean. The restaurant/bar (Garfunkel’s?) area next to the departures area is another good spot. The views are practically the same as mentioned above, but you can grab a front row seat and enjoy a slap-up meal whilst watching the action.

Thanks for the reccomendaion T5, makes me want to go even more! 😀

Excellent stuff. It’s so nice to have a change every so often. Even living a short ride away from the busiest airport on the country (Heathrow), its great to visit some of our smaller, regional airports. Although there are not as many movements, the traffic is certainly unbeatable. Forget all these foreign 747s you see in London, what about the amazing little island-hoppers and other props you see at airports like Glasgow.

michael wasnt the june trip the time you got stopped by the police lol anyone know how relaxed security for spotters is?

It was. They seemed a pleasant bunch though, telling us where we could stand and where we couldn’t. It actually turned out later that they had no right to stop us as we were allowed to be where we were (somebody said on the forum). Never mind… I’ll know for next time! 🙂

Thanks for the info guys! 😀
Good to know that u can see through the terminal anyway, at BHX its impossible, although there are great views of the main aapron if you look close at the glass there are thousands of tiny white dots that completly ruin photos! 🙂

Thanks for the info guys! 😀
Good to know that u can see through the terminal anyway, at BHX its impossible, although there are great views of the main aapron if you look close at the glass there are thousands of tiny white dots that completly ruin photos! 🙂

If you go up to the ramp at international departures you can get a good look at 1 side of the international pier

Yes – it’s a lot easier and less conspicuous too, now that the food franchises extend all the way to the far end of the terminal.

If you go up to the ramp at international departures you can get a good look at 1 side of the international pier

Yes – it’s a lot easier and less conspicuous too, now that the food franchises extend all the way to the far end of the terminal.

If you go up to the ramp at international departures you can get a good look at 1 side of the international pier

If you go up to the ramp at international departures you can get a good look at 1 side of the international pier

I travel to Glasgow fairly frequently and I’ve regularly spotted from inside the terminal, in the seating near the retail area – at the top of the escalator in Arrivals – without any trouble whatsoever.

You can’t see all of the stands from there, but nothing can land or take-off without going past you. It’s ideal if it’s raining. 😉

I travel to Glasgow fairly frequently and I’ve regularly spotted from inside the terminal, in the seating near the retail area – at the top of the escalator in Arrivals – without any trouble whatsoever.

You can’t see all of the stands from there, but nothing can land or take-off without going past you. It’s ideal if it’s raining. 😉

michael wasnt the june trip the time you got stopped by the police lol anyone know how relaxed security for spotters is?

michael wasnt the june trip the time you got stopped by the police lol anyone know how relaxed security for spotters is?

Thanks for the reccomendaion T5, makes me want to go even more! 😀

Thanks for the reccomendaion T5, makes me want to go even more! 😀

I certainly enjoyed it earlier in the year (June).

A330Crazy and I travelled up with the excellent bmi and enjoyed a day with Ren Frew around the airport. With it being the day that Air Traffic Control buggered up, we got an extra 90 minutes at Heathrow and then an extra hour on the way back, due to all of the delays.

Glasgow itself was also interesting. Compared to Heathrow, it obviously has far fewer movements, but you get to see traffic we don’t see down here, epsecially the BA/Loganair Twin Otters and the charters which don’t come into Heathrow.

Last time I was there, in July, I passed through Glasgow Airport (again with bmi) and saw some more good traffic, including the Travel City Direct 747-200.

Well worth a visit! 😀

I certainly enjoyed it earlier in the year (June).

A330Crazy and I travelled up with the excellent bmi and enjoyed a day with Ren Frew around the airport. With it being the day that Air Traffic Control buggered up, we got an extra 90 minutes at Heathrow and then an extra hour on the way back, due to all of the delays.

Glasgow itself was also interesting. Compared to Heathrow, it obviously has far fewer movements, but you get to see traffic we don’t see down here, epsecially the BA/Loganair Twin Otters and the charters which don’t come into Heathrow.

Last time I was there, in July, I passed through Glasgow Airport (again with bmi) and saw some more good traffic, including the Travel City Direct 747-200.

Well worth a visit! 😀

Cheers, i’ll PM you if i’m definatley going! 😀

Cheers, i’ll PM you if i’m definatley going! 😀

Let me know your plans and I’ll see what I can do. :p

Let me know your plans and I’ll see what I can do. :p