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Glasgow Airport

Airport Information

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Address

Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Renfrewshire PA3 2SW, UK

Country Code

44

Telephone

(0)141 887 1111

Fax

(0)141 848 4769

E-mail

customercomments_glal@baa.com

Website

www.glasgowairport.com

Location

The airport is located 13km (8 miles) west of Glasgow

Time Zone

GMT (GMT + 1 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)

Number of Terminals

2

Transfer between Terminals

The terminals are connected via a covered walkway.

Driving Directions

The airport is located just north of the M8 motorway at junction 28.

Car Parking

Short-stay, long-stay and business parking are all available, operated by NCP (tel: (0)870 606 7050; website: www.ncp.co.uk). The short-stay car parks are all within walking distance of the terminals, and there are regular transfer coaches to the terminal from the long-stay car park. Long-stay parking with discounts can be pre-booked through BAA Advance (tel: (0)870 000 1000) or online via the airport’s website.

Car Hire

Alamo, Avis, Europcar, Hertz and National have desks next to Domestic Arrivals .

Public Transport

Rail: The Gilmour Street railway station in Paisley is 3km (2 miles) from the airport and is only a few minutes away by taxi or local bus. Trains run to Glasgow Central rail station. Transfers to either Queen Street station or Buchanan bus station are available on bus no.398. For more information, contact the 24-hour National Rail enquiries line (tel: (0)870 748 4950; website: www.nationalrail.co.uk). Road: Taxi: Metered taxis are available 24 hours a day. Bus: Bus no.905 runs to central Glasgow, stopping at Glasgow Central station, Queen Street station and Buchanan bus station. Buses are also available to other destinations. For more information on travel to/from the airport, contact the Airport Travel Line (tel: (0)141 848 4330).

Information and Help Desks

The airport information desk is on the first floor, next to the Domestic Arrivals/Departures area. There are computer information kiosks on the ground floor and a Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley Tourist Board (tel: (0)141 848 4400 or 4758) in International Arrivals, providing tourist and accommodation information.

Airport Facilities

Money and communications: The airport has bureaux de change, ATMs, a post office and telephones equipped with fax and e-mail facilities. Eating and drinking: Restaurants, cafés and bars are concentrated on the first floor. Shopping: Shopping includes duty-free. For more information, contact the Shopping Information Line (tel: (0)870 000 1000). Luggage: The left-luggage facility (tel: (0)141 848 4938) is open daily 24 hours. A lost property service (tel: (0)141 848 4740) is also available. Uniformed members of staff are on hand to assist with baggage. Other facilities: These include a pharmacy, baby care facilities and children’s play areas.

Conference and Business Facilities

A business workstation with telephone, fax and Internet facilities is available on the first floor concourse. The Glasgow Airport Business Centre (tel: (0)141 847 5450) offers meeting rooms, conference and training facilities, an IT suite and full secretarial support. There is a Servisair Executive Lounge, with credit-card operated telephones and fax facilities. Conference facilities for up to 35 delegates are available at the Travel Inn (tel: (0)141 842 1563).

Disabled Facilities

Facilities include wheelchair-accessible toilets, ramps, lifts and reserved seating, as well as induction loops, a TDD telephone and a Minicom information line (tel: (0)141 848 4848). Passengers should advise their airline in advance of any special needs. Disabled parking spaces are available. Passengers requiring assistance from the car park to the terminals should arrange this in advance by contacting Passenger Assistance Limited (tel: (0)141 848 4938). Wheelchair push and provision is available free of charge (tel: (0)141 848 7777).

Airport Hotels

The Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport (tel: (0)870 400 9031), Travel Inn (tel: (0)141 842 1563) and Express by Holiday Inn (tel: (0)141 842 1100) can all be found in the airport grounds. Hotel reservations can be made at the information and reservation desk (tel: (0)141 887 7220), situated in the Domestic Arrivals area on the ground floor.

City

Glasgow

Full Airport Name

Glasgow Airport

State or Province

Scotland

Frankfurt Airport

Airport Information

Country

Germany

Address

Frankfurt Airport, 60547, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Country Code

49

Telephone

(0)69 6900 or (0)1805 372 4636 (within Germany)

Fax

(0)69 690 70081

E-mail

info@fraport.de

Website

www.frankfurt-airport.de

Location

The airport is located 12km (8 miles) southwest of Frankfurt

Time Zone

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)

Number of Terminals

2

Transfer between Terminals

Free Sky Line shuttle trains run between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (journey time: 2 minutes). Free shuttle buses can also be found by the roadside of each terminal.

Driving Directions

The airport is directly linked to the A3 (Cologne-Munich) and A5 (Hanover-Basel) motorways, which border the airport’s eastern and northern boundaries and meet up at the Frankfurter Kreuz junction for access to the airport on the federal road B43. The A67, serving destinations in the south, connects with the A5.

Car Parking

Each of the terminals has a multi-storey car park and/or an underground car park providing direct access to the terminal 24 hours a day (tel: (0)69 6907 8887). Passengers should follow the ‘P’ signs; P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 serve Terminal 1 parking, while P8 and P9 are for Terminal 2. There are also reserved parking spaces for women drivers in the Terminal 1 parking facilities (P1, P4 and P5) and a secure car park, also at Terminal 1, offered by the Airport Car Service (tel: (0) 69 690 27901; website: www.acs-airport.de).

Car Hire

Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt, with offices located in Terminal 1, Arrivals hall A and in Terminal 2 on level 3.

Public Transport

Rail: Frankfurt airport has two passenger railway facilities. The Regional Train Station (platforms 1-3) is located beneath Terminal 1. From here, S-Bahn commuter trains (lines S8 and S9) depart for central Frankfurt and the Hauptbahnhof (central station). Trains also run to Offenbach and Hanau, and to Ruesselsheim, Mainz and Wiesbadn. RegionalExpress (RE) and StadtExpress (SE) trains serve many other destinations. The AIRail Terminal long-distance train station (platforms 4-7) is linked via a connector building to Terminal 1. From here, a number of high-speed trains depart to the central stations of Cologne (journey time: 1 hour) and Stuttgart (journey time: 75 minutes). Road: Taxi: Taxis are readily available outside both terminals (journey time to the city centre: 20 minutes). Bus: Regular buses stop at the bus station in front of the Terminal 1 Arrivals hall, and at the bus bay in front of the Arrivals/Departures halls of Terminal 2. Bus no.61 serves Frankfurt-Südbahnhof, bus no.900 serves Obertshausen Bahnhof and bus no.73 serves Kelsterbach, while the Darmstadt Airliner runs to Darmstadt. There are also Lufthansa bus lines to Hahn Airport, Heidelberg, Mannheim and Strasbourg, stopping in front of Arrivals Hall B, Terminal 1.

Information and Help Desks

Airport information desks are located in the Arrivals and Departures halls of both terminals. They are staffed 24 hours a day. There are also several touch-screen info-terminals situated throughout both terminals.

Airport Facilities

Money and communications: Numerous banks, bureaux de change and ATMs are available in Terminals 1 and 2. A number of major German banks offer a comprehensive range of domestic and international banking services at their branches in the Frankfurt Airport Centre (FAC) opposite Terminal 1. Postal services are available throughout the airport. 3C Communications provide 24-hour credit card phones and faxes, plus Internet access. Deutsche Telekom also provides Internet ports at some gates. Eating and drinking: Restaurants, bars and cafés can be found in all terminal areas, many of which are open 24 hour. Shopping: There are over 130 shops at the airport, including duty-free and 24-hour newsagents in Terminal 1. Luggage: An escort and porter service is available (tel: (0)69 6906 6666). Transport boxes and crates for bulky luggage are available at the FGS airport baggage service in the Arrivals hall B of Terminal 1 and the Arrivals hall E of Terminal 2; reservations should be made in advance (tel: (0)69 6905 1211). Left luggage and lockers are available in both terminals. The lost property office is situated on the first level of Terminal 1 (tel: (0)69 6906 6359). Trolleys are available. Other facilities: The airport has pharmacies and a 24-hour medical clinic in Terminal 1. There are various children’s play areas, baby change rooms and buggy hire at the left-luggage offices in both terminals.

Conference and Business Facilities

The Airport Conference Centre (tel: (0)69 690 70500; website: www.acc-frankfurt.de) in FAC offers 28 conference rooms for up to 200 people, audiovisual equipment, Internet access, secretarial services, interpreters, office supplies, videoconferencing and catering. There are also presentation rooms for hire in Terminal 2 (tel: (0)69 690 70291). Many of the major airlines have executive lounges and the airport’s Europe City Club lounge, located on level 3 of Terminal 1, is open to all for a fee.

Disabled Facilities

Facilities for disabled passengers include elevator and ramp access throughout the two terminals, automatic doors, adapted telephones and washrooms. Disabled passengers should inform their airlines of any assistance required prior to travel. The Fraport arrival service provides waiting rooms for disabled passengers (tel: (0)69 690 71276). The passenger transport company Behinderten – und Krankentransport Kaster (tel: (0)60 7481 4544) offers transport services for disabled travellers to/from the airport. Reserved parking is available. The Sky Line shuttle train is wheelchair accessible, while electric buggies are available in both terminals. A wheelchair-accessible bus service, equipped with an ambulance lift runs daily; a door-to-door transport service is also offered (tel: (0)69 979 8770).

Airport Hotels

There are about 25 hotels either close to the airport or offering a free shuttle service, including the Comfort Inn/Feger, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Novotel Airport, Rhein-Main Raunheim and Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt. The Sheraton Hotel (tel: (0)69 69770) is linked to Terminal 1 via a covered walkway. There are direct telephone links to the hotels at the bus stops outside the Arrivals area A of Terminal 1 and outside area E at Terminal 2.

City

Frankfurt

Full Airport Name

Frankfurt Airport