Big rise in airport passengers

Edinburgh and Glasgow airports both reported increases in passenger numbers in March

The number of passengers travelling from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports showed a large increase in March.

Glasgow reported 606,117 people travelling through the airport last month, a 14% increase on the same period in 2014.

Edinburgh Airport reported a 6.8% rise, to 791,975 passengers.

For Glasgow it was the airport's 25th consecutive month of growth and its busiest March in seven years. International traffic grew by 22.3%.

This was mainly due to strong demand for European destinations, the airport said.

Domestic traffic at Glasgow grew by 8.2% with British Airways, Flybe and Loganair all reporting a strong demand for London and regional services.

Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: "2015 has got off to a tremendous start and we are continuing to enjoy significant increases in our passenger numbers as a result of our popular and growing list of destinations."

At Edinburgh Airport, domestic passenger numbers rose by 8.7% in March to 432,935.

International traffic increased by 4.7%, with a total of 359,040 passengers travelling.

Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: "March was a strong month for us and we saw a significant increase in the number of passengers travelling through our airport."