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FREE Issue 17 September 2018 GLASGOW AIRPORT’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO TRAVEL, LIFESTYLE AND BUSINESS DISCOVER VENICE BE INSPIRED BY THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY STV’S SEAN BATTY IS UP IN THE CLOUDS: PAGE 50 CONTENTS 08 12 WELCOME WE’VE HAD a busy summer at Glasgow Airport and enjoyed seeing 32 excited families and travellers head off to sunny climes to enjoy a much-deserved break. 19 Our European sunshine 14 destinations have been popular as have our new routes including Frankfurt. Perennial favourites such as Florida have also been busy while our routes to Iceland, Canada and New York have provided great holiday options for people looking for a different type of holiday. Autumn, however, is when we start thinking about a skiing holiday, visiting one of Germany’s amazing 4 ROUTES 19 BRING ON BERLIN Christmas markets, a city break New routes from Glasgow, including Find out why Berlin is one of Europe’s most popular city-break destinations or some winter sun – as well as Venice with easyJet planning next year’s summer holiday. And there is no shortage of 8 EXPLORE VENICE 24 DISCOVER DUBAI inspiration. See Venice’s famous sights but explore its Dubai is one of the world’s most In October, easyJet will launch hidden alleyways and squares too fascinating and exciting cities a new service to Venice, that most romantic and cultural of cities. And 10 CHRISTMAS MARKETS 26 HIT THE SLOPES if you’re thinking about exploring the Dust down your skis and fly direct to the Soak up some festive spirit at one of USA, Delta Air Lines will operate its Germany’s famous Christmas markets best snow in Europe from Glasgow longest-ever season from Glasgow to All destinations images courtesy of Getty Images and Shutterstock unless credited 12 MARVELLOUS MUNICH 32 SHANGHAI SURPRISE New York-JFK in summer 2019. Mountains, fairytale castles and beer – Space-age skyscrapers sit alongside Wherever you want to go or you’ll find them all in Bavaria’s capital colonial architecture in Shanghai wherever your business takes you, Glasgow Airport is waiting to extend 14 NEW YORK IN WINTER 44 PAINT THE TOWN RED a warm welcome. Happy travelling! See the sights, go shopping and get set Chris Trainer is the driving force behind for Christmas on a New York city break Glasgow’s new Radisson RED hotel Mark Johnston Managing Director 16 LAND OF FIRE AND ICE 59 GLASGOW NEWS, Glasgow Airport Have an adventure in Iceland REVIEWS & EVENTS • Editor Karen Peattie [email protected] • Publisher Darren Bruce [email protected] Designer Allan Black [email protected] • PA to Publisher Mandy McHarg 0141 302 7722 [email protected] • Sales Development Manager Ronnie Dodd 0141 302 7757 [email protected] • Senior Media Sales Executive Carol-Anne Forbes 0141 302 6418 [email protected] • Key Accounts Manager Karen MacBeth 0141 302 7758 [email protected] • Pre-press Manager Joyce Brady 0141 302 7747 [email protected] • Marketing Manager Danielle Camillo 0141 302 7743 [email protected] • Circulation & Distribution Manager David Boyle 0141 302 7719 [email protected] High Flyer is published for Glasgow Airport by The Herald & Times Group Magazines, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3QB Tel: 0141 302 7700 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 3 ROUTES NEWS NEW ROUTE TO VENICE SCOTLAND’S LARGEST airline easyJet launches a new route from Glasgow Airport to Venice in October. The new year-round service will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with fares starting from £26.70 one way per person. Ali Gayward, easyJet’s head of Scotland, said: “As Scotland’s largest airline we are pleased to further TURN TO PAGES 8-9 FOR OUR strengthen our network with the announcement of this new route to FEATURE ON VENICE Venice. “Given this is not a route already served from Glasgow we believe it commenting: “Venice is considered to markets and as a major city-break will prove a very popular addition for be one of the most beautiful cities in destination, Venice will undoubtedly our passengers.” the world, attracting millions of visitors prove a huge draw for passengers.” Glasgow Airport’s head of aviation, every year. Flights to Venice from Glasgow Paul White, said the launch of the “It is important for Glasgow to have Airport will commence on October 30. Venice route was “fantastic news”, regular, direct links with European easyjet.com DELTA TAKES BIGGER BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE THERE’S GOOD news for passengers Francois Bourienne, chief planning a trip to New York as Delta commercial officer for AGS Airports, Air Lines reveals plans to operate its owner of Glasgow Airport, said: longest-ever season from Glasgow “This announcement from Delta Air Airport to New York-JFK next summer. Lines to operate an extended service The US airline will recommence its next summer will be welcome news daily flights, operated in conjunction for our passengers. with Virgin Atlantic, on May 24 and “Since launching in May last year, operate for seven more weeks than the airline’s Glasgow to New York- this year, ending on October 26, JFK service has proved very popular 2019. with long-haul passengers looking “Glasgow has strong historic and to either stay in the Big Apple or commercial links with the United make use of the fantastic onward States and those ties have supported Roberto Ioriatti, Delta’s vice-president connections available thanks to the our flight to go from strength to (transatlantic). route’s convenient flight times.” strength,” said “We’re giving our customers even Delta Air Lines has scheduled more opportunity to explore a Boeing 757-200 aircraft on the Big Apple and beyond the route, which has 167 seats, with more than 40 convenient including 15 flat-beds in the Delta connections from New York- One business class cabin. JFK.” delta.com 4 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM ROUTES NEWS FLYBE, EUROPE’S largest regional airline, has boosted frequency of its KAREN PEATTIE INTERVIEWS FLYBE’S Southampton route from Glasgow ROY KINNEAR ON PAGE 36 Airport over the winter. The airline’s 2018/19 winter schedule will feature a second daily flight to Southampton, one of its most popular routes from Glasgow. Southampton’s role as the UK’s cruise capital makes it a very busy route for Glasgow Airport and Roy Kinnear, Flybe’s chief commercial officer, said that the additional flights had been launched in response to customer demand. “We are pleased to add some additional flights for our Glasgow customers,” he said. “The added frequency will better serve those wishing to make convenient day returns as well as those wishing to take advantage of quick and easy EXTRA FLIGHT TO SOUTHAMPTON travel to board the many cruises that depart from Southampton in winter.” FROM GLASGOW THIS WINTER Glasgow Airport’s head of aviation, Paul White, said: more choice for our business and peak festive season. The airline’s “Southampton is an extremely leisure passengers.” winter schedule from Glasgow busy route for the airport so the In addition, Flybe has increased features six routes with a choice of introduction of an additional rotation flights to both Southampton and up to over 130 flights per week. It is fantastic news. An additional flight Exeter over the busy October and runs from October 28 to March 30, on this daily service provides even February half-terms, and also the 2019. flybe.com ICELANDAIR SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN ICELAND EXPANDS WITH JET2.COM AND JET2CITYBREAKS ROUTES TO JET2.COM AND Jet2CityBreaks are offering dedicated trips to Iceland CANADA AND from Glasgow Airport to experience the Northern Lights in February USA 2019. A three-night midweek break (February 11-14) or a four-night ICELANDAIR IS expanding its weekend trip (February 7-11) are services to Canada from Reykjavík available. in 2019, increasing its current Steve Heapy, chief executive of seven flights to Toronto to eleven Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: from May 15 and increasing “Iceland is a destination that is frequency to Vancouver from four rapidly growing in popularity thanks times a week to six from May 18. The airline will also extend to its abundance of natural wonders, incredible aurora borealis, Iceland services to Chicago, Kansas City such as the Northern Lights, Golden offers the ultimate city-break and Minneapolis for summer Circle and Blue Lagoon. destination in stylish Reykjavík. 2019. From May 15, there will “As well as geothermal spas, “This programme of dedicated trips two flights a day to Chicago. The geysers, natural parks and the to Iceland from Glasgow Airport gives seasonal service to Kansas City our customers even more choice for TURN TO PAGE 16 FOR OUR TOP resumes on May 24 with four winter 2019.” flights a week. TIPS ON WHAT TO DO IN ICELAND jet2.com, jet2holidays.com/iceland icelandair.com 6 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM DESTINATION: Venice DISCOVER VENICE Venice is a city waiting to be explored but it’s not all about the popular tourist traps – head off the beaten track and soak up the WHAT TO DO AND atmosphere away from the selfie snappers and day-trippers SEE IN VENICE VENICE CARNIVAL This world-famous event, above, takes place in St Mark’s Square during the 10 days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. The 2019 Carnival runs from February 16 to VENICE March 5. IT’S ONE of the world’s most Venice’s most famous landmark. romantic cities with its narrow, However, there’s a side to the city and its cobbled streets and hundreds six quarters – sestieri – that day-trippers BRIDGE OF SIGHS of bridges, and has inspired rarely see.