Glasgow Airport 2023 Route Comparison

Glasgow Airport continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, and the end of 2023 marks another significant point in that journey.

Owned by AGS, Glasgow is home to a number of domestic, European, North African, Asian and North American Flights.

Below is a comparison of passenger numbers on each route between 2022 and 2023, as well as any need to know information for a specific route.

Domestic Breakdown

In 2022 Glasgow was home to 22 domestic routes across Scotland, England & Northern Ireland. This figure remained the same in 2023

Destination	2022 Passengers	2023 Passengers	Change
Barra	13,102	12,836	-266
Belfast City	63,869	103,076	+39,207
Belfast International	300,346	310,049	+126,445
Benbecula	24,028	25,561	+1,533
Birmingham	183,489	163,724	-19,765
Bristol	290,662	295,945	+5,283
Campbeltown	5,709	7,004	+1,295
City of Derry	15,588	15,855	+267
Exeter	12,898	12,773	-125
Islay	25,979	28,990	+3,011
Jersey	49,176	51,034	+1,858
Kirkwall	16,257	17,534	+1,277
London City	176,763	208,629	+31,866
London Gatwick	434,363	466,131	+31,768
London Heathrow	694,334	858,173	+163,839
London Luton	210,398	235,998	+25,600
London Stansted	214,969	228,389	+13,420
Newquay	5,476	5,045	-431
Southampton	74,832	87,044	+12,212
Stornoway	62,233	66,894	+4,661
Sumburgh	21,733	20,080	-1,653
Tiree	10,796	11,319	+523
TOTALS	2,907,000	3,232,083	+325,083

Domestic traffic from Glasgow continues to be the secondary passenger source for the airport, with a higher number of international passengers using the airport.

In 2023 the airport recorded 3,232,083 domestic passengers, this is still 686,906 behind 2019 levels, however, Flybe who provided a significant number of seats in 2019 collapsed.

European Breakdown

In 2022 there were services to 50 European destinations spread across 19 countries.

In 2023, Glasgow Airport had service to 54 European destinations, spread across 21 countries. A summary of the changes is below.

• Added: Munich, Budapest, Donegal, Bologna, Lisbon, Porto, Bucharest, Girona
• Removed: Pula, Marseille, Paris Orly, Venice

Country	Destination	2022 Passengers	2023 Passengers	Change
Austria	Salzburg	4,900	6,080	+1,180
Belgium	Brussels CRL	19,520	24,459	+4,939
Bulgaria	Burgas	10,395	11,266	+871
Croatia	Dubrovnik	8,502	9,103	+601
Croatia	Pula	5,391	0	-5,391
Croatia	Split	18,368	15,961	-2,407
Cyprus	Larnaca	10,730	11,880	+1,150
Cyprus	Paphos	44,755	43,326	-1,429
Czechia	Prague	14,719	23,873	+9,154
Finland	Kitilla	3,351	2,925	-426
France	Bordeaux	6,236	5,599	-637
France	Chambery	3,138	4,700	+1,562
France	Marseille	5,354	0	-5,354
France	Paris CDG	105,716	150,041	+44,325
France	Paris Orly	20,670	0	-20,670
Germany	Berlin	38,209	37,072	-1,137
Germany	Frankfurt	115,212	147,566	+32,354
Germany	Munich	0	607	+607
Greece	Chania	6,235	6,502	+267
Greece	Corfu	23,290	32,111	+8,821
Greece	Heraklion	26,858	27,637	+779
Greece	Kefalonia	7,419	7,502	+83
Greece	Kos	27,291	17,086	-10,205
Greece	Rhodes	38,564	42,783	+4,219
Greece	Zakynthos	17,320	20,748	+3,428
Hungary	Budapest	0	5,047	+5,047
Iceland	Reykjavik	59,802	99,163	+39,361
Ireland	Donegal	0	2,050	+2,050
Ireland	Dublin	402,362	482,599	+80,237
Italy	Bologna	0	4,221	+4,221
Italy	Naples	17,674	8,062	-9,612
Italy	Rome Fiumicino	24,293	37,337	+13,044
Italy	Turin	4,570	4,777	+207
Italy	Venice Marco Polo	7,364	0	-7,364
Italy	Verona	5,886	6,979	+1,093
Malta	Malta	10,205	17,386	+7,181
Netherlands	Amsterdam	339,390	380,548	+41,158
Poland	Krakow	33,995	62,609	+28,614
Poland	Warsaw Modlin	30,751	22,152	-8,599
Poland	Wroclaw	22,017	22,051	+34
Portugal	Faro	112,774	124,936	+12,162
Portugal	Funchal	14,319	17,204	+2,885
Portugal	Lisbon	0	17,417	+17,417
Portugal	Porto	0	16,739	+16,39
Romania	Bucharest	0	4,588	+4,588
Spain	Alicante	235,421	257,478	+22,057
Spain	Barcelona	32,037	43,678	+11,641
Spain	Fuerteventura	37,507	40,791	+3,284
Spain	Girona	0	6,065	+,6065
Spain	Gran Canaria	96,823	112,001	+15,178
Spain	Ibiza	58,665	61,836	+3,171
Spain	Lanzarote	113,490	126,435	+12,945
Spain	Mahon	18,179	19,359	+1,180
Spain	Malaga	206,775	217,422	+10,647
Spain	Palma	161,044	167,831	+6,87
Spain	Reus	48,410	50,796	+2,386
Spain	Tenerife	220,216	243,250	+23,034
Switzerland	Geneva	13,104	20,203	+7,099
TOTALS		2,909,216	3,351,837	+442,621

In 2023 the airport recorded 3,351,837 European passengers, meaning it is behind 2019 figures for European passengers which was 3,834,553. However, a strong performance in 2024 could recover that figure to 2019 levels.

North Africa and Asia

In 2022 Glasgow Airport hosted seven routes across Turkiye, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

In 2023 this was increased to ten routes following the introduction of TUI flights to Sal in Cape Verde, and Enfidha in Tunisia. Alongside these easyJet introduced a new route to Hurghada in Egypt

Country	Destination	2022 Passengers	2023 Passengers	Change
Cape Verde	Sal	0	2,954	+2,954
Egypt	Hurghada	0	4,232	+4,232
Egypt	Sharm El Sheikh	2,792	5,261	+2,469
Morocco	Agadir	4,257	9,994	+5,737
Turkiye	Antalya	112,168	119,649	+7,481
Turkiye	Bodrum	8,731	14,930	+6,199
Turkiye	Dalaman	112,345	114,739	+2,394
Turkiye	Izmir	8,666	10,647	+1,981
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	243,992	316,909	+72,917
TOTALS		492,951	608,422	+115,471

In 2023 the airport recorded 608,422 passengers travelling to Africa and Asia, meaning it is behind 2019 figures for this market which were 720,368.

North America

In 2022 there were six routes spread across Canada, Mexico, Barbados, Jamaica and the USA from Glasgow Airport.

In 2023 this reduced to five routes with the loss of Halifax flights with WestJet.

Country	Destination	2022 Passengers	2023 Passengers	Change
Barbados	Bridgetown	2,968	6,065	+3,097
Canada	Halifax	17,245	0	-17,245
Canada	Toronto	81,688	75,001	-6,687
Jamaica	Montego Bay	2,076	1,638	-438
Mexico	Cancun	45,458	31,272	-14,213
USA	Orlando MLB	25,692	28,620	+2,928
TOTALS		175,154	142,596	-32,558

In 2023 the airport recorded 142,596 North American passengers, meaning not only has it decreased when compared to 2022, but it remains significantly behind the 2019 total for this market which was 368,377 passengers.

To put into perspective just how poor the transatlantic market from Glasgow is currently, below is a comparison of the 2019 figures and the 2023 figures.

Country	Destination	2019 Passengers	2023 Passengers	Change
Barbados	Bridgetown	6,705	6,065	-640
Canada	Halifax	30,357	0	-30,357
Canada	Toronto	103,956	75,001	-28,955
Cuba	Cayo Coco	648	0	-648
Jamaica	Montego Bay	4,109	1,638	-2,471
Mexico	Cancun	42,914	31,272	-11,642
USA	Las Vegas	639	0	-639
USA	New York JFK	38,104	0	-38,104
USA	New York Newark	49,228	0	-49,228
USA	Orlando International	74,419	0	-74,419
USA	Orlando Sanford	17,298	28,620	+11,322

Some Things To Note

• Significant disruption to schedules was recorded on August 29th and 30th due to a NATS ATC collapse in the UK, impacting flights to and from Glasgow
• The collapse of Flybe has reduced the number of domestic seats available.
• The collapse of Thomas Cook reduced the number of international seats available.
• January-March of 2022 was impacted by travel restrictions introduced due to the pandemic, meaning that the increases recorded in 2023 may not be completely accurate.

Route Changes for 2024

Starting with cuts from Glasgow, these flights operated at some point in 2023, but have either already been cut for all of 2024, or will be cut from summer (these cuts will be marked by *). Some routes will still be served by other airlines.

• Glasgow to Warsaw Modlin – Ryanair
• Glasgow to Reykjavik – PLAY
• Glasgow to Sharm El Sheikh – TUI*

In more positive news, the following changes will add additional capacity on certain routes to Glasgow at some point in 2024.

• Glasgow to Enfidha – easyJet
• Glasgow to Larnaca – easyJet
• Glasgow to Pula – easyJet
• Glasgow to Marseille – easyJet
• Glasgow to Agadir – Jet2
• Glasgow to Berlin – Jet2
• Glasgow to Marrakesh – Jet2
• Glasgow to Vienna – Jet2
• Glasgow to Verona – Jet2
• Glasgow to Antalya – Southwind
• Glasgow to Naples – TUI

It should also be noted that the following routes added in winter 2023 will provide additional capacity in 2024.

• Glasgow to Hurghada – easyJet – operates year round
• Glasgow to Southampton – easyJet – operates year round
• Glasgow to Munich – Lufthansa – operates winter months
• Glasgow to Sal – TUI – operates year round
• Glasgow to Bucharest – WIZZ Air – operates year round
• Glasgow to Budapest – WIZZ Air – operates year round

If any routes are missing please let me know, this took a very long time to put together so I may have missed one by mistake.