The usual Thursday morning bustle at Glasgow airport comprises business people flying British Airways to Heathrow and London City, island-hopping Loganair flights darting off to Barra and Shetland, and a jostle of budget airline departures on easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair. But shortly after 11am on Thursday 15 May, an Airbus A380 took off to New York – against many predictions, including mine.
The giant Global Airlines plane had spent the previous night tucked in beside the airport’s west security gate, attracting a steady stream of planespotters and photographers as it sparkled in the evening sun.
