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Article: SCOTLAND'S two main airports, Glasgow and Edinburgh, are squaring up for a scrap over which one will be favoured for expansion by the British government.
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- Sunday Business (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 28, 2002
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SCOTLANDS two main airports, Glasgow and Edinburgh, are squaring up for a scrap over which one will be favoured for expansion by the British government.
Glasgow and Edinburgh rank sixth and seventh respectively in terms of total passenger traffic in the UK, and third and fourth among UK regional airports. Before 11 September, both airports were growing rapidly, demand having a boost from the rapid expansion of no-frills operators such as Go, Ryanair and EasyJet.
Passenger volume is picking up again and growth forecasts point to the need for an expansion of airport capacity to meet this demand.
The number of passenger flights to and from Scotland ...