GLASGOW airport is on an EU list of high-risk airports requiring extra safety measures for passengers.
Glasgow and several other UK airports are on a list compiled by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, which assesses the risk of contracting and spreading coronavirus to passengers and aircrew.
The list, which is effective from today, recommends that airports in major cities across the UK implement additional safety measures, including the disinfection of aircraft based on data including the number of cases in an area and the rate of testing.
Glasgow is one UK airport, along with Luton, Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester which have been recommended to implement an "extra layer of protection" to ensure the safety of passengers and aircrews.
It comes amid reports that EU countries are considering creating "air bridges" to create agreements between countries that their citizens can fly between one another for tourism.
The following airports in the UK are said to be high risk and require extra cleaning when they get to their EU destination:
- Birmingham
- Doncaster Sheffield
- East Midlands
- Gatwick
- Glasgow
- Heathrow
- Leeds Bradford
- Liverpool John Lennon
- London City
- Luton
- Manchester Airport
- Newcastle International
- Stansted
Glasgow Airport has been approached for comment.
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