Prestwick News Archive

Marseille route returns to Prestwick

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has reopened Scotland's only route to Marseille in the south of France.

Ryanair launched a direct connection between Prestwick and the French city on May 1st.

The service is expected to prove popular among Scots looking for a sunshine break and is set to boost the airport's passenger numbers by around 40,000 over the summer period.
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Hawk to boost security at Prestwick

Security at Glasgow Prestwick Airport is set to receive a boost from an unlikely source – a four-year-old Harris hawk.

The bird of prey, called Jasper, will be used at the Ayrshire hub to scare away seagulls that have taken up residence nearby.

Birds can pose a serious danger to aircraft if they fly too close to engines and it is hoped that Jasper's presence on the airport grounds will discourage seagulls from coming too close to the runway, icScotland.co.uk reports.
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Prestwick Airport keen to keep Elvis connection

Officials at Prestwick Airport have expressed doubts over claims that rock star Elvis Presley once visited London.

The Glasgow hub boasts a star-shaped plaque that declares it was the only place in the UK that Elvis ever visited.

However, claims have now emerged that the much-loved rocker once visited London in 1958.
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Ryanair launches new route from Prestwick-

A new route from Glasgow Prestwick Airport is being set up by Ryanair to Barcelona Reus and the region of Salou, it has been reported.

The new service brings the total number of destinations served by the airline from Glasgow to 26.

Other routes offered by the airline from the Scottish city include Cork, Stockholm (Skavsta), Derry and Milan (Bergamo).
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Stranded passengers finally coming home

After spending the past three days waiting in airport lounges in the Canary Islands, hundreds of British passengers are set to head for home today.

A travel company called Seguro Holidays has just one jet and when that suffered technical difficulties, it left over 300 holidaymakers stranded in airport lounges as they waited for the problem to be fixed so they could return to Prestwick Airport from Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.

Due to the firm cancelling flights both to and from Prestwick Airport, more than a 1,000 passengers have been left in limbo and around 330 passengers are believed to have had their money refunded by Seguro after finding their flight from Prestwick cancelled on July 21st.
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Fresh investment for Glasgow Prestwick

Glasgow Prestwick Airport is to benefit from some £28 million more investment from a leading airport maintenance firm.
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