New flight paths proposed to update decades-old Scottish airspace map

The proposed changes focus on a 61,000 kilometre-squared area that handles more than 200,000 flights annually - (Getty Images)

Scotland’s largest airports could see a major revamp of their airspace under new flight path proposals.

Edinburgh airport, Glasgow airport and the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (Nats) have proposed changes to routes that have not been updated since the 1950s.