AF to return to GLA
May 14, 2016, 11:27 am
#17
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,211
May 15, 2016, 4:22 pm
#18
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Glasgow
Programs: British Airways Silver, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, AMEX plat
Posts: 251
May 20, 2016, 7:45 am
#21
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 51
Co-incidentally, flew it Friday (day of your post). Hadn't been to Glasgow in over a year so was happy to have a direct AF flight back.
Not a problem for priority security and lounge access (BP on my phone, no voucher needed).
Glasgow airport seems to become worse every time I go there (despite the weird renovations a few years back) - typical annoying UK thing of making passengers walk through a shopping mall with perfume stands all over the walkway.
You have to walk around/through the busy Pub to get to the lounge which was bright with windows (and views over the grey and dismal Glaswegian scenery) - quite busy, the thing which struck me was that there was a bar with barmaid and nearly one in every two tables had people drinking alcohol (mostly beer and wine, some spirits). This was at 9am.....
Boarding was a bit of a disaster - no priority lane, boarding gate was in a narrower part of second wing of the terminal so it was somewhat of a free for all (they did announce Priority/Business passengers only at the beginning, however, it was probably lost on most passengers either due to the Glaswegian accent or due to the amount of alcohol being consumed early in the morning).
The flight was pretty much full, normal AF short haul service (although the croissants were stale). On time.
I normally arrive either early or late in CDG (actually this flight has pretty bad timings for business travel), first time in ages landing at CDG around midday so I was rather surprised with the queues for immigration (seemed like the entire AF A380 fleet had just landed...). Made me start to understand why some complain about CDG....
Not a problem for priority security and lounge access (BP on my phone, no voucher needed).
Glasgow airport seems to become worse every time I go there (despite the weird renovations a few years back) - typical annoying UK thing of making passengers walk through a shopping mall with perfume stands all over the walkway.
You have to walk around/through the busy Pub to get to the lounge which was bright with windows (and views over the grey and dismal Glaswegian scenery) - quite busy, the thing which struck me was that there was a bar with barmaid and nearly one in every two tables had people drinking alcohol (mostly beer and wine, some spirits). This was at 9am.....
Boarding was a bit of a disaster - no priority lane, boarding gate was in a narrower part of second wing of the terminal so it was somewhat of a free for all (they did announce Priority/Business passengers only at the beginning, however, it was probably lost on most passengers either due to the Glaswegian accent or due to the amount of alcohol being consumed early in the morning).
The flight was pretty much full, normal AF short haul service (although the croissants were stale). On time.
I normally arrive either early or late in CDG (actually this flight has pretty bad timings for business travel), first time in ages landing at CDG around midday so I was rather surprised with the queues for immigration (seemed like the entire AF A380 fleet had just landed...). Made me start to understand why some complain about CDG....
I think EDI's recent "upgrade" of their duty free will take some beating in the shopping centre stakes. You literally can't avoid it!
Jul 13, 2017, 6:44 am
#22
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
Programs: KL Platinum; A3 Gold
Posts: 28,740
AF to drop GLA from W17
Air France will drop Glasgow from October 28 2017.
Originally Posted by Business Traveller
Air France and United are both quitting Glasgow this winter.
The French national airline only returned to the route in March of last year. But already it has decided to suspend services owing to poor passenger load factors.
In a somewhat nebulous statement emailed to Business Traveller, Air France says “from October 28 Air France will be adapting its flight offering from Paris CDG by suspending its route to Glasgow.”
The French national airline only returned to the route in March of last year. But already it has decided to suspend services owing to poor passenger load factors.
In a somewhat nebulous statement emailed to Business Traveller, Air France says “from October 28 Air France will be adapting its flight offering from Paris CDG by suspending its route to Glasgow.”
