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GLASGOW Airport has won its first flights to Morocco. |
Holidaymakers will now be able to enjoy the winter sun in Agadir on North Africa's gorgeous Atlantic coast.
First Choice will fly weekly to Morocco from November.
The new flights were today hailed as a clear sign Scots travellers are increasingly willing to holiday further afield.
First Choice already offers holiday flights from Glasgow to Egypt and Tunisia.
Paul White, Glasgow Airport commercial manager, said: "We're delighted to see First Choice expanding into Morocco.
"Passengers are much more adventurous than in the past, and are increasingly travelling further afield to more exotic climes.
"With Morocco added to the growing list of North African countries served from Glasgow, we expect this region to continue growing in popularity."
First Choice said three-star, one-week holidays in Agadir would start at £308 per adult and its website had two-star holidays for even less.
Agadir offers Scots the chance of a traditional sunshine holiday - but with the added glamour of ancient medinas and colourful souks or markets.
Morocco is also reckoned to be a great place for family breaks.
It is an obvious alternative to the ever-popular Canaries, which lie just off its west coast.
Agadir is the latest new exotic destination to be announced for Glasgow Airport for 2006.
MyTravel will start flying to Las Vegas in May and flyglobespan to Florida in June.
The new routes will help the airport mark its 40th birthday.
Bosses plan a series of commemorative events in the months leading up to the anniversary on June 27.
Workers past and present and local schools and community groups have been asked to get involved in celebrating the landmark.
Stephen Baxter, managing director of airport operator BAA Scotland, said: "Glasgow Airport sees itself very much as a community airport.
"And we intend to use this occasion to give something back to the communities who have supported us over the past 40 years.
"We've come a long way since the mid-1960s.
"In those days air travel, particularly international travel, was simply too expensive for many people. Today, it's not uncommon for passengers to take two or three international trips a year."
However, the first flight into Glasgow was from a far less exotic destination - Edinburgh. source: eveningtimes.co.uk |