Glasgow airport skyhub opens next month
[September 5th 2008]
Glasgow airport’s new terminal extension is set to open next month and promises to bring a new level of customer service to the airport.
The £31 million skyhub project is the largest single investment at Glasgow airport since the 1990s and is part of a 10 year investment plan costing £200 million at the airport. BAA Glasgow will take over the new terminal extension on September 19th from contractors Balfour Beatty and will then start fitting out the new building.
The skyhub will open on a phased basis, with the first section to open being the ground floor domestic arrivals hall on October 21st. The ground floor level will also include new shops, bars and restaurants.
Then on October 28th a new security search area will open on the first floor, replacing the three existing security areas. All departing passengers will be routed through this single search area from this date.
"We are delighted to be on schedule and on budget, and looking forward to the formal handover of the building so that we begin to fit-out the new extension,” says Amanda McMillan, who only took over the position of managing director of Glasgow airport earlier this week.
"This is an exciting and challenging time to be leading Glasgow airport. However, the opening of this major investment puts us in a stronger position to meet the challenges of the future and deliver a better experience for our passengers,” McMillan continues.
She adds that the £31 million skyhub is just the start of the improvements to come at the airport: “In the coming weeks, we will also begin upgrading and refurbishing the original terminal building, as part of the ongoing transformation of the airport." The second phase of the airport’s redevelopment should be completed by spring next year.
Skyhub is the biggest single investment by BAA Glasgow since the airport’s international pier was opened in 1994 by the Princess Royal. Stewart Macvicar, skyhub project integration directors, remembers that occasion and says: “Skyhub is a smaller investment, but no less important because it promises to transform the experience for passengers. It marks a step change in customer service at Glasgow Airport, and we're looking forward to opening the new facility in less than 50 days."
Written by: Nick Purdom
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