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Article: Glasgow Airport earns (pounds) 700m a year for Scots; New figures show cash generated is twice as high as Edinburgh rival

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August 27, 2002
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GLASGOW Airport is contributing (pounds) 700million a year to the Scots economy - more than twice as much as its Edinburgh rival.

Research published today revealed the extent of the airport's contribution and is a major boost for Glasgow's campaign to become Scotland's national hub airport.

The country's economic think-tank has worked out that Glasgow generates (pounds) 709m for the Scots economy, compared with just (pounds) 287m from Edinburgh.

Experts reckon Glasgow Airport also indirectly supports 15,000 full-time jobs, compared with just 7000 in the capital.

The figures were published today in a study carried out by Strathclyde University's respected Fraser of Allander Institute for ...

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