Scottish airports have been in sharp focus in the last week.

It was heartening to see a huge investment in Glasgow Airport announced by its new owner, AviAlliance, which is embarking on a “comprehensive transformation” of the main terminal building.

Also encouraging was the determination and confidence of new Glasgow Airport chief Kam Jandu around building connectivity, as he highlighted key priorities on this front.

Mr Jandu took over as chief executive of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports owner AGS earlier this year following AviAlliance’s acquisition of AGS.

The degree to which Edinburgh Airport has outperformed Glasgow Airport since around the turn of the millennium has been striking.

Glasgow Airport’s lack of direct North American flights contrasts starkly with the days when it had several flag carriers which operated services to the US and to Canada.

And the days when Glasgow was Scotland’s biggest airport, while also not really that long ago, seem like a distant memory in terms of its current passenger numbers relative to Edinburgh.

Glasgow Airport, which it must be recognised has seen a strong rebound in its passenger numbers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, had around 8.2 million passengers last year.

In 2024, Edinburgh became the first Scottish airport to ever exceed 15 million passengers in a year.

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