The Donald Has Big Plans For Turnberry, Prestwick Airport

Helen McArdle reports that Donald Trump is floating some big numbers for both his planned revamp of Turnberry and has worked a deal to have private planes landing at Prestwick airport. Oh and the golf courses will get remodeled too, including big changes to the famed seaside holes.

From McArdle's Scottish Herald story.

In a far cry for an airport more associated with budget holidays, wealthy customers en route to Turnberry will also be allowed to land their own private jets at the site before being whisked by limousine or Trump's own Sikorsky 76B helicopter to the famous golf hotel.

Mr Trump, 68, also revealed he was close to agreeing a redevelopment of the famous golf resort with the Royal and Ancient, golf's ruling body, which will see both the Ailsa and Kintyre courses completely overhauled, with work commencing on October 1 next year after hosting the Women's British Open.

A new sprinkler system, renovated clubhouse and major changes to Ailsa's ninth, 10th and 11th holes - which will see the ninth become "the most spectacular hole in all of golf" - will be key to transforming the resort, which Mr Trump said had been neglected for decades by its previous owners.