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Jim Mason
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 Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: Airport's £30m 'skyhub' plan is cleared for ta ke-off |
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Airport's £30m 'skyhub' plan is cleared for take-off
Scotsman Online 08/05/07
SCOTLAND'S biggest airport will today announce a £30 million redevelopment
programme aimed at streamlining travel and improving services.
Glasgow Airport is to create a single "skyhub" by filling in the space between
the current main terminal and the smaller second one.
A spokeswoman for BAA, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports,
said: "It's about achieving a better service and giving a wider choice of bars
and shops."
Full article at
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=299&id=709862007
which is ©2007 Scotsman.com
Extract posted with the kind permission of the Scotsman Group Syndications
Dept.
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Jim Mason
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Airport's £30m 'skyhub' plan is cleared for ta ke-off |
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In article <MPG.20aa64d627b3606b98a352 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net>,
jim.mason (AT) spamtrappedukonline (DOT) co.uk says...
| Quote: | Glasgow Airport is to create a single "skyhub" by filling in the space between
the current main terminal and the smaller second one.
A spokeswoman for BAA, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports,
said: "It's about achieving a better service and giving a wider choice of bars
and shops."
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Isn't this similar to what has already been done at EDI?
Jim
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Sunshine On Leith
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Airport's £30m 'skyhub' plan is cleared for take-off |
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Jim Mason wrote:
| Quote: | In article <MPG.20aa64d627b3606b98a352 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net>,
jim.mason (AT) spamtrappedukonline (DOT) co.uk says...
Glasgow Airport is to create a single "skyhub" by filling in the space between
the current main terminal and the smaller second one.
A spokeswoman for BAA, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports,
said: "It's about achieving a better service and giving a wider choice of bars
and shops."
Isn't this similar to what has already been done at EDI?
Jim
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yes. Until about 1999, EDI had three separate departure areas;
international (such as it was back in those dark days), domestic, and
British Midland. The huge extension and reconfigurations that took place
there beginning in the late 90s meant that all departures were funnelled
through a single security check, and more importantly, a common
departure area.
A very welcome development at GLA, especially the potentially large
number of security points (EDIs are being extended from an inadequate 6). |
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Clive Braham
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Airport's £30m 'skyhub' plan is cleared for take-off |
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"Sunshine On Leith" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:Rn00i.118374$aB1.9144 (AT) fe3 (DOT) news.blueyonder.co.uk...
| Quote: | Jim Mason wrote:
In article <MPG.20aa64d627b3606b98a352 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net>,
jim.mason (AT) spamtrappedukonline (DOT) co.uk says...
Glasgow Airport is to create a single "skyhub" by filling in the space
between the current main terminal and the smaller second one.
A spokeswoman for BAA, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen
airports, said: "It's about achieving a better service and giving a
wider choice of bars and shops."
Isn't this similar to what has already been done at EDI?
Jim
yes. Until about 1999, EDI had three separate departure areas;
international (such as it was back in those dark days), domestic, and
British Midland. The huge extension and reconfigurations that took place
there beginning in the late 90s meant that all departures were funnelled
through a single security check, and more importantly, a common departure
area.
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Yes, it's great news. The tag line is about passenger convenience and shops
but I'm hoping the common departure lounge will mean the departure gates can
be used with more flexibility. As it stands the old international pier
couldn't take a major expansion by easyJet for example but with the new
layout they could use other gates on the International Pier and/or domestic
pier and remote stands with busses like at BRS. Flexibility is the key to
getting the most out of the facilities. This will provide it and hopefully
be a catalyst for a rash of new services.
Clive |
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Callum Johnstone
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Airport's £30m 'skyhub' plan is cleared for take-off |
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"Clive Braham" <clive (AT) braham5 (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5abkp5F2l1hq6U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net...
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"Sunshine On Leith" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:Rn00i.118374$aB1.9144 (AT) fe3 (DOT) news.blueyonder.co.uk...
Jim Mason wrote:
In article <MPG.20aa64d627b3606b98a352 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net>,
jim.mason (AT) spamtrappedukonline (DOT) co.uk says...
Glasgow Airport is to create a single "skyhub" by filling in the space
between the current main terminal and the smaller second one.
A spokeswoman for BAA, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen
airports, said: "It's about achieving a better service and giving a
wider choice of bars and shops."
Isn't this similar to what has already been done at EDI?
Jim
yes. Until about 1999, EDI had three separate departure areas;
international (such as it was back in those dark days), domestic, and
British Midland. The huge extension and reconfigurations that took place
there beginning in the late 90s meant that all departures were funnelled
through a single security check, and more importantly, a common departure
area.
Yes, it's great news. The tag line is about passenger convenience and
shops but I'm hoping the common departure lounge will mean the departure
gates can be used with more flexibility. As it stands the old
international pier couldn't take a major expansion by easyJet for example
but with the new layout they could use other gates on the International
Pier and/or domestic pier and remote stands with busses like at BRS.
Flexibility is the key to getting the most out of the facilities. This
will provide it and hopefully be a catalyst for a rash of new services.
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Good news.
Something similar is also happening at EDI with the 'retail lounge' concept.
Now that many landside purchases are problematic from a security point of
view, the units are being gradually shifted airside. Hopefully this won't be
at the expense of creating a pleasant passenger experience. Too many shops
and not enough recreational/seating capacity can be a problem: LHR T3 always
represented the worst of that for me. |
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