It has a 1960's oil fired heating system, it is draughty and freezing cold in the winter and draughty and cool in the summer. the huge volume of air that needs heated just in the check in area is hugely wasteful and expensive.
Whilst there has been some work in the departure area, it remains unattractive and unsuited for processing large volumes of passengers. It was built for another world, in an era of B707s and Comet 4s that carried about 100 pax in a sedate manner, not 149 low cost pax being processed through with 25 minute turnarounds.
The Aviator Suite has all the glamour, glitz and ambience of a miners welfare club, complete with sticky threadbare carpets.
I am not saying this to be spiteful, but there is a realism that needs to be faced. Just to get to the level of being able to attract any airline there is a significant investment needed. Just to keep the lights on the Scottish Government is spending about a million a month - this is even before we look at changing anything.....
Last edited by Granite City Express; 5th May 2014 at 20:06.