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BUDGET airline flyglobespan is launching a new daily service from Glasgow to Amsterdam after its rival easyJet ditched its service.
The Scots firm today stepped into the gap left by its competitor and pledged to offer flights to the Dutch city from just £25.99 including charges.
The new route will start in February and flights are available from noon today on the airline's website.
Glasgow Airport received another boost yesterday when the Evening Times revealed Pakistan International Airlines was to launch direct flights to Lahore and Islamabad.
Flyglobespan currently operates daily Glasgow services to Palma, Malaga, Alicante, Faro, Tenerife, Barcelona, Prague and London Stansted.
The new Amsterdam route comes after aviation sources confirmed easyJet would ditch its Amsterdam flights later this month after five years.
The airline is expected to replace it with at least one new alternative destination from Glasgow.
Flyglobespan chairman Tom Dalrymple has promised further expansion next year.
He said: "I am delighted we are able to offer another daily route from Glasgow.
"Amsterdam is one of Europe's most popular destinations and it makes sense for us to be flying there.
"The Glasgow area has proved it can sustain daily flights to other cities we fly to, such as Prague and Barcelona, and I am confident this will work well for everyone.
"There is also a huge benefit to the local economy. As well as taking Scots abroad we bring an enormous number of foreign visitors and businessmen into Glasgow - those figures will now also grow."
Flyglobespan launched in April 2002 and is one of Britain's fastest growing airlines. It also runs schedules from Edinburgh and Stansted.
This year it expects to fly almost 1.5million passengers - a 50% increase from last year - and in 2006 the figure is predicted to rise to more than two million.
Glasgow Airport's managing director Stephen Baxter said: "This is yet more exciting news from flyglobespan which is an increasingly important player for Scotland and its airports."
BUDGET airline flyglobespan is launching a new daily service from Glasgow to Amsterdam after its rival easyJet ditched its service.
The Scots firm today stepped into the gap left by its competitor and pledged to offer flights to the Dutch city from just £25.99 including charges.
The new route will start in February and flights are available from noon today on the airline's website.
Glasgow Airport received another boost yesterday when the Evening Times revealed Pakistan International Airlines was to launch direct flights to Lahore and Islamabad.
Flyglobespan launched in April 2002 and is one of Britain's fastest growing airlines. It also runs schedules from Edinburgh and Stansted.
This year it expects to fly almost 1.5million passengers - a 50% increase from last year - and in 2006 the figure is predicted to rise to more than two million.
Glasgow Airport's managing director Stephen Baxter said: "This is yet more exciting news from flyglobespan which is an increasingly important player for Scotland and its airports."
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