Glasgow Airport began its life spread between two, primarily military, airfields: Renfrew and Abbotsinch. In 1943 Abbotsinch, the larger of the two, became a Royal Naval Air Station, with Renfrew assuming the role of Glasgow's airport after the war. It was not until 1966 that Renfrew was closed and Abbotsinch was officially opened as Glasgow Airport. However, by the end of its first year in this role over a million passengers were recorded as having passed through its gates. BAA bought the airport in 1975 and began a plan of extensive expansion which, by the late 1980s, meant it had the capacity to handle over 6 million passengers annually, a number which grew further in the 1990s as Prestwick lost its monopoly on transatlantic flights. Glasgow Airport, has, for many years, been the busiest fixed-wing airport in Scotland. Although it has since been overhauled by Edinburgh, particularly with regards to passenger numbers, Glasgow still currently accommodates 8.1 million passengers a year and over forty airlines. Further expansion is planned for the future. This illustrated book covers the histories of both Renfrew and Abbotsinch, bringing the story to the present, as well as looking at what the future might hold for Glasgow Airport.
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Good to have a history that not only covers the old, but also comes bang up to date (till published date, as in most avaiation related things,changes happen at a fair rate)
From my recolections on the whole it is a fairly accurate history, with good illustrations.
Must get the Edi, and Prestwick ones.
From my recolections on the whole it is a fairly accurate history, with good illustrations.
Must get the Edi, and Prestwick ones.
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i purchased this product a week ago and arrived a few days later. the book covers all sorts of aspect regarding glasgow airport form its early days as an RAF base and then to the present where it goes into great detail about wherew glasgow international is as an international airport.
love it and highly recomend it to all airport fanatics. five stars
love it and highly recomend it to all airport fanatics. five stars
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