Last week we reported that Glasgow Airport users pay more for their parking than for a return flight according to a new study.
Experts at leading UK automotive retailer Evans Halshaw analysed data for all UK airports to discover who is charging the most for parking - including Glasgow Airport.
The data revealed that passengers using the airport were paying £37.99 to park in the airport's short stay area for a weekend, which is more than the average price (£31.88) for a weekend break away via a return flight from Glasgow.
Now a Glasgow Live search has uncovered cheap return flights to Spain that cost just half as much as what holidaymakers would fork out to park at the airport before they jet off.
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It concerns return flights to Malaga from Glasgow Airport to Malaga with Ryanair, leaving at 7:20am on Sunday, May 9, and returning on Thursday May 12 at 5:50pm UK time.
The current cost for the flights alone on the Ryanair website per person for their value fare is listed as £31.98*, which allows the passenger to travel with a small bag under their seat.
Parking the car at the airport to coincide with the flights, we found, would cost a passenger £67.47 using the on-airport multi-storey car park, over double the cost of the flights to Spain.
The revelation comes amid fresh concerns over the poor public transport links with Glasgow Airport, with a lack of buses and shortage of taxis leaving tourists and locals alike "stranded in the cold" for over an hour a few weeks back.
The 11pm last service time for the Airport Express service meaning that its actually easier for Glaswegians to get home from Edinburgh Airport - which has a 24/7 bus link to Buchanan Street Station.
*Price correct as of 4pm, Thursday, April 28.
