A recent report published in The Evening Times has stated that the largest operator of tours to Canada has declared its plans to offer flights to around 25,000 additional passengers out of Glasgow Airport during next summer alone.

It appears that Canadian Affair is planning this move, with the firm attempting to respond to the recent demise of Zoom Airlines. Zoom was one of the main carriers offering its flights from the Scottish capital to the North American country.

The tour operator"s summer schedule already featured about six flights a week operated between Glasgow and Toronto. However, the airline has stated that it could still increase that number to about nine - well in time to meet the significant demand during the peak season next year.

Canadian Affair has also decided to launch non-stop weekly flights to two destinations including Vancouver and Calgary. The said services are to be operated over 26 weeks and 17 weeks respectively.

While pointing out that the extra capacity introduced by the airline would amount to not less than 25,000 extra seats, Kathryn Munro, the marketing director observed that "record numbers of passengers travelled with Canadian Affair this summer".

She added, "Now we are responding to customer demand with more choice in our programme for summer in 2009."

Welcoming the move by the airline, Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport noted, "This is good news for Scottish holidaymakers and Scotland"s own tourist industry."