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advertised in newspapers and
travel magazines. Students,
those under 26 years old and
senior citizens may be eligible
for a discount. Children and
babies travel for less.
If you choose a discount fare,
always buy from a repu table
operator, and check with the
airline to ensure your seat has
been confirmed. Pack ages may
also be worth con sidering for
cost­savings, even if you enjoy
The terminal at Glasgow International Airport independent travel. Airlines and
tour oper ators can put together
flights can be relatively expensive, Coaches or buses provide a great range of flexible deals to
so unless saving time is a priority, cheaper transport to the town suit your needs, sometimes with
the cost may be prohibitive. centres, though during rush car rental or rail travel included.
hour or heavy traffic, coaches, This can often be cheaper than
buses and taxis may be slow. arranging transport once you
National Express as well as have arrived. A small airport
Scottish Citylink (see p219) tax is imposed on all those
provide direct coach services departing from British airports.
Sign directing passengers to locations from the major airports to
within an airport various destinations. DIRECTORY
Prestwick International is
served by its own train station; Arriving by Air
a service runs to Glasgow city Air Canada
centre every half an hour. Tel (0871) 220 1111.
∑ aircanada.com
Directions to the department for
information on customs Air Fares Air France
Air fares to Scotland are usually Tel (0871) 663 3777.
at their highest from June to ∑ airfrance.co.uk
Internal Flights September. The best deals are American Airlines
Scotland’s size means that available from November to April, Tel (020) 7660 2300.
internal air travel is quick, but it excluding the Christmas period ∑ americanairlines.co.uk
can prove an expensive mode – if you want to travel then, you British Airways
of travel compared to rail, coach should book well in advance. Tel (0344) 493 0787.
or car. There are good air con­ Apex (Advance Purchase ∑ britishairways.com
nections between the Highlands Excursion) fares are often the
and Central Scotland. When best value, though they must bmi regional
Tel (0330) 333 7998.
travelling to the islands off be booked a month ahead and ∑ flybmi.com
the coast of Scotland, flying are subject to restrictions, such
becomes a par ticularly viable as minimum and maximum easyJet
option. Flybe and Loganair, stays and no refunds. Charter Tel (0330) 365 5000.
both subsidiaries of British flights offer even cheaper seats, ∑ easyjet.com
Airways, provide regular flights but with less flexibility. Flybe
from all the major cities on the Promotional fares are often Tel (0371) 700 2000. ∑ flybe.com
mainland to the Western available, and it is worth KLM
Isles, Orkney Islands and checking direct with the air lines Tel (020) 7660 0293. ∑ klm.com
Shetland Islands. for special offers. Cheap deals
are sometimes offered by Loganair
package operators and are ∑ loganair.co.uk
Transport from
the Airports Lufthansa
Tel (0371) 945 9747 (Edinburgh).
Scotland’s main international ∑ lufthansa.com
airports lie on the outskirts of Ryanair
Glasgow, Edinburgh and ∑ ryanair.com
Aberdeen, where there are
efficient transportation links. United Airlines
Taxis are the most convenient Tel (0845) 607 6760.
form of door­to­door travel, but Rental car collection point at Glasgow ∑ united.com
they are also fairly expen sive. International Airport

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