The plan was to have a functional rail system finished in 2012 but in 2009 this plan was cancelled.Ģ015 proved to be quite an award-winning year for Glasgow Airport. 2002 saw The Scottish Executive announce that there was going to be a rail link built. There have been on-going debates about building a rail link from the airport outside Paisley, directly into Glasgow Central Station to improve your passenger journey. In 1996, Glasgow Airport was announced as the fourth busiest airport in the whole of the UK with 5.5 million annual passengers! Following Heathrow with an eye-watering 56 million, Gatwick and then Manchester. By 1994 building work was completed and international traffic was able to move to the newly developed pier with 7 air bridges and able to handle any aircraft.īoth international and domestic passenger numbers continued to rise steadily, helped by the increased number of gates, remote parking areas and expansion from low coast operators. The closures could have a knock-on effect on some BA passengers, who have been advised to take the train or car if their flights are cancelled.Another major change took place in 1990 as Prestwick airport lost its monopoly on transatlantic flights and many airlines could move across to Glasgow's runway. Repair work will also disrupt services on the east and west coast mainlines, with the Gatwick Express service also affected. The rail network will shut down from 8pm on Christmas Eve until 6am on December 27.
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Drivers were also urged to drive carefully in the foggy conditions. Motorists have been urged to avoid travelling at peak hours tomorrow, when the evening rush hour is expected to be the busiest of the year, with a combination of people leaving work, families starting their Christmas holidays and lorries making extra deliveries to shops. If they are wrapped then people are going to be very upset because security will have to unwrap them."ĭelays at Heathrow are likely to be more than matched on the roads over Christmas as 18m vehicles make journeys over the weekend. We are telling people that any presents that are put in hand luggage should not be wrapped.
A BAA spokesman said: "To avoid tears at airports around the country we are asking people to bear new security arrangements in mind for hand luggage. BAA, the owner of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, has recruited extra staff amid criticism of its handling of the summer crisis.īAA also asked passengers to check in Christmas presents, or be forced to unwrap their gifts at security gates because of a ban on wrapped packages in hand luggage.
Passengers had already been warned to expect lengthy queues at large airports because of new security measures after the August terror scare. Flights at Gatwick, Glasgow and Liverpool's John Lennon airport were also cancelled. BA cancelled 30% of its Heathrow service as the frequency of take-offs and landings was cut by half. The National Air Traffic Service limited all flights to and from the airport because of bad weather, forcing airlines to cancel departures and divert arrivals. The airline said it had cancelled flights to destinations that were accessible by rail.Ī BAA spokesman warned that delays could last well into the weekend because of the disruption to airline operations, which has left planes and crews in the wrong places. "The fog is likely to remain over south-east England for the next 48 hours and will also impact British Airways' operations at London Gatwick as well as London Heathrow," BA said last night. Many families are flying to Heathrow on domestic flights to connect with long-haul journeys. Overspill tents were also being used outside terminals in near-freezing conditions last night.Ī record three million people are planning to travel abroad over Christmas and New Year, with the majority flying to their destinations. Long-haul flights took off yesterday, but were subject to delays, with long queues snaking round departure halls. Passengers using Heathrow have been urged to check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport.
About 800,000 people are due to use the airport during the next four days.
BA grounded more than 200 Heathrow flights yesterday because of thick fog and warned that severe delays and cancellations would last at least two days, with poor visibility forecast until Christmas Day.
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