Suspicious Bag Shuts Glasgow Airport

A suspect bag left at Glasgow airport last night caused a part closure of the airport, the package found around 8pm by a member of staff was treated with high concern following the incident at East Midlands airport earlier in the week. When a bomb was discovered inside an ink cartridge.

The Royal Navy’s bomb disposal unit were called in to inspect the suspicious bag left at the airport, which was revealed to be a false alarm. The bag was reunited with its owner and the airport was re-opened.

Only a few planes leaving Glasgow were delayed in the incident and a small delay in getting passengers off planes that had arrived.

Jet2.com Sets Up Shop At Glasgow Airport

Budget airline Jet2.com has announced it will start a new service out of Glasgow airport from next year. The service will include flights to 9 destinations including Alicante, Dalaman, Nice, Faro, Tunisia, Majorca, Paphos, Sharm el Sheikh and Tenerife. Glasgow airport will become the 8th base Jet2 has set up.

The schedule will create 150 new jobs which was warmly received by the transport minister Stewart Stevenson, who was especially pleased that some of the 150 jobs created will be funded by the Scottish Enterprise’s Regional Selective Assistance fund.

The jobs in question are 9 maintenance jobs funded by the RSA, this was achieved by work by the Scottish Development International, and the job funding help was a factor in persuading Jet2.com to set up at the Scottish airport.