An airport has enjoyed its busiest ever June as summer holidaymakers boosted passenger numbers.
A total of 905,689 passengers passed through Glasgow Airport last month, a 14.2% increase on the previous year.
International traffic grew by 15.6% on last year, with Ryanair reporting increased demand on its European routes and Germanwings experiencing a busy month for its Dusseldorf service.
Domestic traffic grew by 12.2% due to significant increases in demand for services to London.
June marked the start of the school holidays and the airport said passenger numbers were boosted by the summer getaway which saw more than 160,000 travellers take to the skies over the final weekend of the month.
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: "June has always been a busy month at the airport with the arrival of the school holidays, but this year we were busier than ever as we continue to enjoy unprecedented levels of growth in our passenger numbers.
"From a route development perspective, we saw the launch of new flights to Budapest and Bordeaux, and easyJet announced a new direct flight to Milan starting in December this year.
"Despite passenger numbers approaching the one million mark, June was one of our best months from an operational perspective with 99.77% of passengers passing through security in less than 10 minutes and 97.13% passing through in under five minutes.
"This month is set to be even busier as the city hosts the IPC Swimming World Championships, and we will also welcome visitors from across the globe for the Scottish and British Opens at Gullane and St Andrews."
The airport said long-haul carriers WestJet and American Airlines reported consistently high loads on their transatlantic services last month, while Emirates enjoyed strong demand for its double daily service to Dubai.
On the domestic front, British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair put on additional seats on flights to London, resulting in a 15% increase to the UK capital compared to the same period last year.
An increase in demand for a number of regional services, including Belfast and Bristol, also contributed to the month's domestic growth.
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