Glasgow Prestwick Airport

The Lithuanian MRO will look at growth opportunities across multiple segments, including wheels and brakes repairs and engine services.

Low-cost carrier Ryanair has blamed the burden of air passenger duty (APD) for its decision to close its base at Glasgow International Airport.

Glasgow Prestwick confident about Ayrshire-London route potential.

A report commissioned by Edinburgh Airport has outlined the employment and economic benefits of the 50 percent reduction in Air Passenger Duty (APD) in Scotland.

This ‘start up aid’ will be made available from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund which was announced by the UK government in June 2013 and is open to airports with fewer than five million passengers per year. This fund has already been partly distributed to support strategic routes to London from Newquay and Dundee but is now being extended to bids for more routes.