Tag: Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh West MSP condemns APD rise
OSBORNE’S QUIET AIR PASSENGER DUTY HIKE LAST THING SCOTLAND NEEDS
The revelation that the fine print of Westminster’s budget includes a planned rise on Air Passenger Duty (APD) has been condemned as the last thing...
Video – Discover Scotland plane launched at Edinburgh airport
Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs, at Edinburgh Airport to officially unveil a new aircraft dedicated “Discover Scotland” and launch six brand new routes – Hamburg, Reykjavik, Berlin, Prague, Copenhagen and Dubrovnik.
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The new...
Edinburgh Western MSP urges moves on Air Passenger Duty
UK WORLD’S WORST FOR FLIGHT TAXES SHOWS SCOTLAND’S NEED FOR APD POWERS
GERS FIGURES REVEAL SCOTLAND IS PAYING MORE THAN ITS PER CAPITA SHARE IN APD
The Scottish National Party has said Scotland needs powers over...
Detoxing Holidays this spring
Detoxing Breaks: Where to Go in 2013
If you’ve made it through the party month of December, even after January has ended the chances are you’re badly in need of a detox. What better way...
Edinburgh Airport promises customer improvements
Edinburgh Airport sets standard in customer service with the launch of new Passenger Commitments
Edinburgh Airport launched its new Passenger Commitments this week, outlining the pledges it will make to improve the customer experience when...
Police partner up with the airports to reduce anti-social behaviour
A recent partnership between Edinburgh Airport and Lothian and Borders Police (LBP) has successfully contributed to a 71% reduction in the number of alcohol-related incidents at Scotland's busiest airport.
The campaign, which ran from June...
Edinburgh Airport looking for new places to go
Scotland’s largest airport has announced the launch of a new £15m route development fund, to drive competition and bring new airlines and new routes to Edinburgh.
Speaking to an audience of Scottish business leaders at...
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder to get Edinburgh Award
One of Scotland’s most popular artists is to receive the much-coveted Edinburgh Award.
Elizabeth Blackadder, who is the Queen’s Painter in Scotland, will be presented with an engraved Loving Cup at a ceremony in early 2013.
She...
Sacred Heart Primary entertain at the airport
On Monday, 10th December 2012, children from Sacred Heart Primary School in Penicuik sang Christmas carols for two hours outside the security area within Edinburgh Airport, all with the purpose of raising funds for Tushinde, which...
Virgin secure flights from Edinburgh to Heathrow
SNP MSP Colin Keir has welcomed news that Virgin Atlantic has been offered the short haul remedy slots from Edinburgh and Aberdeen to Heathrow.
The MSP has hailed the offer, which follows International Airline Group's takeover of Bmi,...
Easyjet offer more routes and jobs in Edinburgh
Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and Chair of VisitScotland, Mike Cantlay, were on hand today to help easyjet announce some good news for the capital's air travellers.
easyjet has added six new routes to its...
Easyjet are going to Iceland
easyJet, Scotland’s largest airline, announced today the addition of its new service from Edinburgh Airport to Reykjavik, which will begin in March 2013. Iceland is renowned for its geothermal hot springs, ethereal glaciers and...
Police advice on new scanners at airport
Lothian and Borders Police have issued some guidance about the new body scanners at Edinburgh Airport.
"The introduction of security scanners at Edinburgh Airport represent another layer of security designed to protect traveller safety. The...
easyJet teams up with Edinburgh International Film Festival
easyJet, Scotland’s largest airline, is the official European travel partner for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, its second year of association with one of the city’s leading Festivals.
As part of the sponsorship deal,...
Ryanair have cheap flights for you today only
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, has just announced the start of its new twice-weekly route from Edinburgh to Szczecin in Poland.
Ryanair celebrated its new route at Edinburgh by releasing 1 million £10.99 seats for...
Ice cream launches new Edinburgh-Naples route
THE LAUNCH OF EASYJET'S NAPLES ROUTE INSPIRES WHISKY AND IRN-BRU FLAVOURED ICE CREAM
An Edinburgh-based ice cream parlour has created a whisky and IRN-BRU flavoured ice cream to mark the launch of easyJet’s new route...
SNP call for Air Passenger Duty to be decided in Scotland
SNP URGE FOR APD DEVOLUTION AS HIKE HITS SCOTLAND
On the day that an eight per cent hike in Air Passenger Duty is to be introduced, the SNP has reiterated calls for Scotland to be treated...
SNP want Ryanair to think again
SNP MSP Colin Keir is urging Ryanair to reconsider its plans to cut routes from Edinburgh Airport and says the company should be working to ensure the future of the airport is focused on...
City Breaks are top of the list this half term
Scots holidaymakers turn to city breaks and ski slopes over the sun this half-term
A mild Scottish winter, ahead of the sudden cold snap at the weekend, has encouraged more Scottish holidaymakers to opt for...
BAA to sell Edinburgh Airport
BAA is to sell Edinburgh International Airport following a decision from the Competition Commission.
BAA was required to sell one of either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport, but it was today confirmed that the capital's sole...
KLM celebrates in Edinburgh
KLM celebrated 65 years of flying to Scotland this week by bringing the ‘golden age of aviation’ to Edinburgh in the form of an original 1944 DC-3 aircraft.
KLM’s only existing original Dakota DC-3 aircraft built in 1944...
Edinburgh Airport to have its busiest weekend
Edinburgh Airport is preparing itself for what could be its busiest weekend ever. It is estimated that 130,000 passengers will pass through its doors this weekend averaging over 32,000 passengers per day.
The...
Red Arrows – up close and personal
We have some more photos of the Red Arrows to show you which are now on Flickr. These are shown below, but we also had a few words with some of the aircrew just...
Premier Inn Launches Edinburgh Airport Hotel
Premier Inn launches its latest Scottish hotel at Edinburgh Airport today.
Festivities will include an official ribbon cutting, food and wine tasting, lice music and entertainment from pupils of local primary schools, who have each...
Easyjet adds new destinations from Edinburgh
easyJet today announced three exciting new routes from Edinburgh Airport, including the country’s only direct route to Athens.
The low fares airline will begin flying to Athens, Tenerife and Grenoble from September.
The new destinations bring...
Edinburgh airport masterplan
Just in case you have missed the planning scheduled for the airport...... You can read about it here. As the man on Brian Taylor's Big Debate today mentioned, Is it a pity that instead...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…..and let’s close the airport!
One of the UK's busiest airports, in the capital city of Edinburgh, is more or less shut. It was closed yesterday for a time and has been closed today since 4am and only now...
easyjet Introduces New Paphos Flight from Edinburgh
easyJet will tomorrow launch flights from Edinburgh to the popular resort of Paphos in Cyprus.
Paphos is said to be the birthplace of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty – and easyJet believes Scots holiday...
Drop-off Charge at Edinburgh Airport starts on 29th October
If you choose to go to the airport and pick up or drop off a loved one by car, then you are from 29th October 2010 being asked by BAA to pay a £1...
Streetcar at Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh is to become the first airport in the UK to see the introduction of a pay-as-you-go car scheme. Streetcar, which offers access to a range of BMW and VW vehicles...
