Glasgow Airport celebrates busiest February on record

During the month, 582,879 passengers travelled through the airport’s doors - an annual increase of 14.1 per cent.

And this makes it the airport’s busiest February since records began.

Airport bosses say international traffic grew by 13.2 per cent due to strong demand on European routes to Berlin, Reykjavik and Milan.

Aer Lingus also added capacity on its Dublin service, and Eurowings reported particularly strong demand on its Dusseldorf route.

Domestic traffic increased by 14.8 per cent with Flybe’s services to Exeter and Cardiff proving popular.

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair also reported strong demand for their London services.

Edinburgh Airport saw a total of 770,265 people passed through the doors last month, making it the busiest February ever following a rise of 17.2% on the previous year's figure.

Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport said: "This year marks a huge milestone for the airport as we celebrate our golden anniversary year.

"What makes that even more exciting is the fact that we are continuing to see our passenger numbers grow at record rates, following our success in 2015 securing more than 30 new routes and services.

"We are continuing to make improvements in our airport to accommodate this growth and will be investing significantly this year in a comprehensive air side terminal redevelopment which will include new catering and retail outlets.

"Later this month we will welcome the first of our major new flag carriers when Air France launches its daily service to Paris Charles de Gaulle.

"Over the coming months we will also begin new services to Montreal, Newquay and the Spanish city of Girona."

February’s performance follows the airport's busiest January on record and its busiest year in 2015 since 2007.

Annual passenger numbers grew by 13 per cent to over 8.7 million to see the airport record its fifth consecutive year of growth and become named one of the fastest growing airports in Europe.