Airline plans to expand with 50 jobs

The company will have a third plane based at the airport from summer next year to increase capacity on its flights.

Jobs include pilots, cabin crew and ground staff, as the number of seats available from Glasgow Airport rises to 500,000.

The company is celebrating its first year at the airport today.

Around 250,000 passengers have flown with the airline from Glasgow in the past year.

Since September 2010, Jet2.com has more than doubled its routes and now offers 16 popular leisure destinations.

Steve Heapy, chief commercial officer of Jet2.com, said: “Our first year at Glasgow Airport has been tremendously successful.

“Adding new destinations demonstrates our commitment to growth in Glasgow and we aim to continue to add routes that reflect our customers’ holiday choices. “

Mr Heapy added: “Majorca, Turkey and Cyprus are proving extremely popular at the moment with bookings for next year already soaring.

“Our plans for 2012 will mean even more Glasgow passengers will have direct access to an increasing number of fantastic destinations.”