Posted by: glamkitty, Glasgow on 11:09am Tue 22 Apr 08
All I can say is, its about time!!
All I can say is, its about time!!
Posted by: mollusc, Japan on 11:09am Tue 22 Apr 08
it's about time too.
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 11:18am Tue 22 Apr 08
Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?
Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 11:45am Tue 22 Apr 08
Would have been good if this could have been done when Glasgow was Scotland's #1 airport, rather than a declining, provincial blip on the landscape.
Would have been good if this could have been done when Glasgow was Scotland's #1 airport, rather than a declining, provincial blip on the landscape.
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 12:07pm Tue 22 Apr 08
I think Glasgow has always been a much better Airport than Edinburgh .Edinburgh is welcome to be busiest it jst doent matter these little acolades.Most folks given choice including edinburgh would rather have a train at the airport than a tram.
I think Glasgow has always been a much better Airport than Edinburgh .Edinburgh is welcome to be busiest it jst doent matter these little acolades.Most folks given choice including edinburgh would rather have a train at the airport than a tram.
Posted by: gsteve2001, Glasgow on 12:28pm Tue 22 Apr 08
Hopefully, this will end the daylight robbery being conducted by black cab drivers on unsuspecting travellers (£35 to East Kilbride - aye right from Glasgow City Centre). They already have sidelined the private cab operators at the airport with their preferential drop-off lane. Quicker we have an alternative with the train, the better.
Hopefully, this will end the daylight robbery being conducted by black cab drivers on unsuspecting travellers (£35 to East Kilbride - aye right from Glasgow City Centre). They already have sidelined the private cab operators at the airport with their preferential drop-off lane. Quicker we have an alternative with the train, the better.
Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 2:30pm Tue 22 Apr 08
[quote][bold]jim[/bold] wrote:
Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?[/quote] The train will still stop outside, the airport owned by another company...
It's not a BAA project it's an SPT project.
jim wrote:
Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?
The train will still stop outside, the airport owned by another company...
It's not a BAA project it's an SPT project.
Posted by: Ian, Glasgow on 5:07pm Tue 22 Apr 08
Good news for Glasgow and Renfrewshire in particular! I'll certainly use the train!
I'm with Jim - Edinburgh is a god awful experience these days. Too big too quickly, long queues especially in the mornings, dull disinterested staff and a terrible access route to get there. Delays at Edinburgh are also the worst in the country. Thankfully I no longer have to use the place as Glasgow has now got Paris links back with both easyJet and Flybe
Good news for Glasgow and Renfrewshire in particular! I'll certainly use the train!
I'm with Jim - Edinburgh is a god awful experience these days. Too big too quickly, long queues especially in the mornings, dull disinterested staff and a terrible access route to get there. Delays at Edinburgh are also the worst in the country. Thankfully I no longer have to use the place as Glasgow has now got Paris links back with both easyJet and Flybe
Posted by: SunnyJhim, South of the River on 5:18pm Tue 22 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Big Al[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]jim[/bold] wrote: Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?[/quote] The train will still stop outside, the airport owned by another company... It's not a BAA project it's an SPT project.[/quote] Not any more Al.
Transport Scotland have taken control of the operational delivery of the GARL project (a) thank gawd (b) about time too.
Big Al wrote:
jim wrote: Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?
The train will still stop outside, the airport owned by another company... It's not a BAA project it's an SPT project.
Not any more Al.
Transport Scotland have taken control of the operational delivery of the GARL project (a) thank gawd (b) about time too.
Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 5:25pm Tue 22 Apr 08
[quote][bold]SunnyJhim[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Big Al[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]jim[/bold] wrote: Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?[/quote] The train will still stop outside, the airport owned by another company... It's not a BAA project it's an SPT project.[/quote] Not any more Al. Transport Scotland have taken control of the operational delivery of the GARL project (a) thank gawd (b) about time too.[/quote] Yes indeed Jim that is what I should have said. My point being that the potential sale of GLA by BAA will make no difference to the project. (a) Hopefully, (b) Transport Scotland will no doubt find it's own way to delay the project... (lol)
SunnyJhim wrote:
Big Al wrote: jim wrote: Yes its good news.But what will happen when BAA sell off Airport?
The train will still stop outside, the airport owned by another company... It's not a BAA project it's an SPT project.
Not any more Al. Transport Scotland have taken control of the operational delivery of the GARL project (a) thank gawd (b) about time too.
Yes indeed Jim that is what I should have said. My point being that the potential sale of GLA by BAA will make no difference to the project. (a) Hopefully, (b) Transport Scotland will no doubt find it's own way to delay the project... (lol)
Posted by: snap c, glasgow on 10:01pm Tue 22 Apr 08
great news for glasgow now lets buy the airport from baa,and get our people the long haul flights we need ,in this day and age we should have the flights to oz ect thousands of scots have to go to heathrow why,you fly back over the country you left,strange,
great news for glasgow now lets buy the airport from baa,and get our people the long haul flights we need ,in this day and age we should have the flights to oz ect thousands of scots have to go to heathrow why,you fly back over the country you left,strange,
Posted by: I Predict A Riot, Glasgow on 10:53pm Tue 22 Apr 08
My question is:What time will the last train from the airport leave at? No point in spending millions to build a railway line if it is closed when you land.
My question is:What time will the last train from the airport leave at? No point in spending millions to build a railway line if it is closed when you land.
Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 1:41am Wed 23 Apr 08
[quote][bold]snap c[/bold] wrote:
great news for glasgow now lets buy the airport from baa,and get our people the long haul flights we need ,in this day and age we should have the flights to oz ect thousands of scots have to go to heathrow why,you fly back over the country you left,strange,[/quote] Well... I wouldn't be happy leaving London for 'Oz' to find myself heading north west over Glasgow either... lol
Truth be told, there may be a demand for an direct Austrailan connection via GLA, but Qantas already tried it via MAN and prefer to put their 747's into London. Why not try the established and daily, Emirates service to Oz via Dubai ? If nowt else, it's a nicer stop over than Heathrow...
snap c wrote:
great news for glasgow now lets buy the airport from baa,and get our people the long haul flights we need ,in this day and age we should have the flights to oz ect thousands of scots have to go to heathrow why,you fly back over the country you left,strange,
Well... I wouldn't be happy leaving London for 'Oz' to find myself heading north west over Glasgow either... lol
Truth be told, there may be a demand for an direct Austrailan connection via GLA, but Qantas already tried it via MAN and prefer to put their 747's into London. Why not try the established and daily, Emirates service to Oz via Dubai ? If nowt else, it's a nicer stop over than Heathrow...
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