GLASGOW Airport could have been on a par with Manchester, had it been
allowed to assume a hub status, Mr Scott Grier, managing director of
Loganair, said yesterday.
Announcing details of Loganair's Premier Service and Club, at
Manchester Airport, Mr Grier joined the large band of airline leaders
opposed to the Government's refusal to allow a review of the status of
Prestwick Airport.
He said: ''Manchester demonstrates the success of a hub airport.
Prestwick must now be the only international airport in the world which
does not have feeder services.''
Mr Grier said that between 1979 and 1981 his airline, in collaboration
with the then British Airports Authority, had provided subsidised
services from Prestwick to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Belfast. They were
unsuccessful.
He said that as Manchester had developed into a major international
hub, Loganair had become its fastest growing scheduled operator, and was
currently the airport's second busiest carrier interms of the number of
flights.
Mr Grier said: ''Manchester has assumed enormous proportions in our
plans.
''We are looking for opportunities to develop there. With the advent
of 1992 and the lowering of EC trade barriers, the airline will be
looking carefully at other European routes.''
The new Premier service will be available between Manchester and
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast City, Brussels, Jersey, and Guernsey.
Passengers with hand luggage only can check in 10 minutes before
departure. The Premier Club is designed specifically for frequent
flyers. The facility will give access to a special lounge.
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