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DEC 2019 FUND AWARDS ALMOST £110,000 TO WELCOME TO THIS OVER 70 LOCAL GROUPS AND CHARITIES MONTH’S ISSUE OF FLIGHTPATH Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund awarded nearly £110,000 in 2019 to help support The FlightPath Fund has enjoyed over 70 charities and community groups in another hugely-successful year with Renfrewshire, Glasgow, East and West more than 70 local groups and Dunbartonshire. charities sharing over £110,000. Representatives from community groups and The Fund’s committee, chaired charities to benefit from FlightPath Fund support admirably by Archie Hunter, works in 2019 were joined by local politicians and of the local authority areas. The Fund also incredibly hard to ensure our members of Glasgow Airport’s senior provided £8000 to support the Flying Fish neighbouring communities rightly share management team at a celebratory event held eco-learning primary school project ran by the in the airport’s continued success. at the Tannahill Centre, Paisley. Clyde River Foundation. The beauty of the Fund is that it As well as marking another successful year for Archie Hunter, chairman of the FlightPath Fund, supports such a diverse range of local the FlightPath, the Fund’s Chair Archie Hunter said: “Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund groups and charities across Glasgow, and members of the committee were on hand continues to be a force for good throughout its Renfrewshire, East and West to officially open the Tannahill Centre’s neighbouring communities supporting hundreds Dunbartonshire. You’ll find out more FlightPath Café. of charities and groups across four local about some of the groups to receive authorities. support in this last FlightPath edition The Tannahill Centre in Ferguslie Park was the of 2019. recipient of the Fund’s most recent £25,000 “I’m pleased to say this year has been lump sum award and the money was used to exceptional with the FlightPath Fund providing This support is also bolstered by a refurbish the popular community hub’s café. vital support to a diverse range of organisations record £20,000 this year donated by including young carer groups, primary and our generous passengers via the six In addition this year, The FlightPath Fund secondary school projects, community sports collection globes. donated £14,000 to the Ocean Youth Trust to and improvement groups and charities helping support four voyages for youth groups in each some of the most vulnerable people in society.” Next year we celebrate a decade of the FlightPath Fund and I look forward to what I’m sure will be an unforgettable year. GLOBE-TROTTING PASSENGERS BOOST Have a Merry Christmas and a FUND BY A RECORD £20,000 Happy New Year. Passengers travelling through Glasgow Airport helped boost the FlightPath Fund by an incredible £20,000 in 2019 – a record for a single calendar year. Six charity collection globes are positioned throughout the terminal and once again our passengers dug deep to help the FlightPath Fund support even more local groups and charities this year. The globes were emptied three times during the year and featured more than 115 different currencies from around the world from Lebanese Pounds to Malaysian Ringitts. A considerable sum was also raised through pre-Euro and pre-1992 decimal coins, while a £50 note was also retrieved this month. glasgowairport.com FLIGHTPATH DEC 2019 DALMUIR PRIMARY SCHOOL’S ‘BUDDY’ SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT GETS FLIGHTPATH SUPPORT STAR JIM WINS NATIONAL AWARD A project between St Stephen’s Primary School A member of the special assistance team and Alzheimer Scotland’s West Dunbartonshire based at Glasgow Airport has won a Resource Centre received £1,600 from the national award for his endeavours. FlightPath Fund. The Dementia Intergenerational Project brings Regional Skills Trainer Jim Lobban, who together P2 pupils from the Dalmuir school works for Glasgow Airport’s special and users of the centre together for a range assistance provider OCS, has played of activities. a key role in developing our popular hidden disability lanyard service. The children, aged six, partner up with their buddies to take part in games, fitness activities, Jim picked up the Fresh Thinking Award art classes, music, dance and singing sessions. at the OCS 2019 Awards for is new Primary 2 cohort and a different group of dedication and pioneering work St Stephen’s Principal Teacher Maureen Bell day care users.” supporting passengers who require said: “This project was the most amazing additional support, particularly those experience for everyone involved. The care Mrs Bell brought two of the pupils involved with autism spectrum disorder. shown and friendships made were absolutely and their buddies along to the FlightPath end heart-warming. However the rich and of year event at the Tannahilll Centre. Paul Scott, Glasgow Airport’s Terminal meaningful experiences which we were able Assurance Manager, said: “It’s no Archie Hunter, Chair of the Fund’s committee, to provide to Primary 2 and their buddies exaggeration to say that Jim has been said: “We were thrilled to welcome Maureen, would not have been possible without the absolutely instrumental not only to her young guests and their buddies along on the financial support provided by Glasgow developing our hidden lanyard system, day. Everyone in the room was very moved by Airport’s FlightPath Fund. but also in the continual improvement Maureen’s video presentation that underlined of the wider special assistance service “We are absolutely delighted that we have been what a fantastic project this is. It was great to we provide. able to continue and develop this existing see the strong relationships that the young pupils partnership and have now extended it to our have built with their buddies.” AIRPORT NEWS FLYBE will take over the popular London-Southend service from Spring 2020. EASYJET has announced plans to TUI has announced its winter 2020 The airline will increase capacity on the launch three new Glasgow Airport programme with the addition of new route to 18 flights per week between routes to Pula, Barcelona and Dalaman destinations in Egypt, Hurghada and Glasgow and London-Southend Airport. next Spring. Sharm El Sheikh from Glasgow Airport. The introduction of one of Flybe’s The announcement follows the news The new flights to Hurghada and Sharm El Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 78-seat earlier this year that easyJet will commit Sheikh from Glasgow for winter 2020 are aircraft coupled with the additional a fifth aircraft next Spring to its Glasgow on sale now, with weekly flights to services each week brings an base, which will also create around 50 Hurghada operating on a Saturday and additional 85,000 seats annually for jobs at the airport. The airline also flights to Sharm El Sheikh departing on a passengers travelling to London. recently launched a daily double service Wednesday, from 4th November 2020. to Birmingham. TUI announced their biggest ever holiday programme with new destinations; Bodrum Dalaman LUFTHANSA’S popular Frankfurt route (Turkey) and Fuerteventura (Spain) added will increase to a double daily service to its summer 2020 programme from from Sunday March 29 next year. Glasgow Airport. Operated using the one of the German The new flights from Glasgow Airport are flag-carrier’s modern fleet of Airbus A320 on sale with Bodrum flights operating on aircraft, the introduction of a morning Mondays and Fuerteventura on Sundays. service will increase capacity on the route by an addition 65,000 seats. glasgowairport.com FLIGHTPATH DEC 2019 FLIGHTPATH FUND BUYS DOZENS OF GLASGOW OUTDOOR SUITS FOR DRUMCHAPEL NURSERY BECOMES FIRST UK AIRPORT TO Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund has awarded £1600 to support regular outdoor play INTRODUCE activities for children at Cloan Nursery School. ELECTRIC BUS FLEET The award will ensure the popular TO ITS OPERATION Drumchapel-based nursery, which provides childcare and education for children aged Glasgow has become the first UK airport to from six month to five years 52 weeks a year, introduce a fleet of zero-emission electric can buy dozens of waterproof outdoor suits. buses to its car park operation. This means each of the 61 children who The three-strong fleet of three Scottish-built currently attend the nursery will be able to don BYD ADL Enviro200EV full-electric buses will the cosy suits to enjoy Cloan’s outdoor play operate free 24-hour passenger service to area all year round. airport’s Long-Stay Car Park. Cloan Nursey School was one of over 70 local The three-strong fleet of all-electric battery groups, charities and community organisations buses, which were built in Scotland by to receive more than £110,000 in support Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), will replace from Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund. the current diesel fleet. Glasgow City Council and Drumchapel-based “The nursery has a great outdoor activity area, Councillor Malcolm Balfour, who represents but the opportunities for the children to get the area as a member of the FlightPath Fund frequent access is hindered not only by the committee, said: “I know Cloan Nursery weather, but the lack of suitable outdoor wear. School very well and it’s a fantastic asset to The committee felt that it was important to the local community and the staff there work support the nursery’s application so that the incredibly hard. children can get outdoors more.” GLASGOW AIRPORT AWARDED THE SWORD OF HONOUR FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY SUCCESS 2020 FLIGHTPATH In order to compete for the Sword of Honour, FUND MEETING organisations had to achieve the maximum five stars in the British Safety Council’s health DATES and safety management audit scheme in the period August 2018 – July 2019. The FlightPath Fund committee will meet on the following dates in 2020: Each organisation also demonstrated to an independent panel of experts that it had January 24 achieved excellence in health and safety March 20 management across the business.