GLASGOW Airport has been crowned UK Airport of Year in recognition of growing passenger numbers, new routes and customer service.
Scotlands' second busiest airport was named the winner at the National Transport Awards ceremony in London on Thursday night.
It was previously named Scottish Airport of the Year in June.
In 2015 alone, Glasgow Airport has secured 26 new routes and services including direct flights to Halifax, Nova Scotia; Budapest, Prague and Las Vegas. It has also recorded double digit growth in passenger numbers every month since November 2014 and was one of Europe’s fastest growing airports during the first six months of 2015.
Judges also praised Glasgow Airport's continued investment in infrastructure which has seen more than £25 million spent on terminal redevelopment works over the last 18 months, including a major refurbishment of international arrivals and the £3.5m extension of its east pier to accommodate an additional 750,000 passengers per year.
Congratulations to Amanda & all the team at @GLA_Airport after winning UK airport of the year! Very well deserved! pic.twitter.com/8kWbL9NDIZ
— Gavin Newlands MP (@GavinNewlandsMP) October 8, 2015
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: “To have been named both Scottish and UK Airport of the Year is a tremendous honour and it is an achievement the 5,000 people who work at Glasgow Airport can be proud of.
"Together, we have continued to build on the success of 2014 by adding further new routes which has translated into consistent passenger growth. We have also made a significant investment in enhancing our facilities for passengers but the most pleasing aspect has been our operational performance. Despite securing an additional one million passengers, 99.4 per cent of passengers have passed through security in less than 10 minutes during 2015. This award really is testament to the efforts of the entire airport campus.”
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