Tag: Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh to Toronto flights will begin next year
Canadian airline WestJet will operate a new route between Edinburgh and Toronto from summer 2022.
The service will fly three times a week between the cities in a first for the airline which has...
Airport criticise council for denying planning permission
Edinburgh Airport bosses have criticised a decision by the city council refusing permission for a new access road – saying councillors and officers are not providing "the leadership we need" after the pandemic.
Edinburgh Airport...
Virgin Atlantic to begin transatlantic flights from Edinburgh in December
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to begin flying form Edinburgh Airport to Barbados from December and to Orlando in Florida from April 2022.
This will be a first for the company and will be...
Edinburgh Airport lights up for Livvy
Edinburgh Airport’s iconic air traffic control tower is lit up yellow this weekend as the terminal shows its support for Livingston Football Club in the League Cup Final.
The West Lothian side take on...
Jet2 will have more flights from Edinburgh next summer
Jet2 has confirmed that it can take passengers and holidaymakers to 32 sunshine destinations next year from Edinburgh Airport, and flights are on sale now.
There are three new weekly Greek routes to Skiathos,...
Loganair will fly twice weekly to Jersey next year
Loganair today announced a twice weekly service between Edinburgh and Jersey in its 2021 summer schedule.
Tickets are on sale from today for the route, which starts on 22 May 2021 and which will operate...
Coronavirus – Edinburgh Airport introduces public screening centre
The first public Covid screening centre set up in any Scottish airport has opened at Edinburgh Airport where people will be able to receive fast and accurate PCR swab tests.
The ExpressTest site is in...
TUI summer 2022 holidays go on sale
With uncertainty hanging over where we'll be allowed to go next summer, TUI UK is tempting us (and letting us dream) with 11 holiday destinations on offer direct from Edinburgh for winter 2021/22 and summer...
Increases to airport drop off fees from November
Changes to Edinburgh Airport’s forecourt will be introduced next month to help the airport cope with the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. They are also being made as a response to feedback from users...
Edinburgh Airport calls for more testing
Edinburgh Airport say today that the number of people travelling through the airport over the summer months has fallen by 91% due to the impact of Covid-19.
A total of 785,000 people passed through the...
Edinburgh Airport publishes data to help you #flysafe
Move intended to allow passengers to make informed decisions about quarantine.
Edinburgh Airport has created Covid-19 Dashboards and published them on its website in a bid to help passengers to make more informed travel decisions.
Using...
Drive In Movies at Edinburgh Airport – programme details
The Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events have announced more films at the Drive In Movies event at Edinburgh Airport later this month.
Last month around 4,000 people went to the outdoor cinema...
First Aer Lingus flight to Belfast will take off later today
The first flight on the new Edinburgh to Belfast route operated by Stobart Air for Aer Lingus Regional will take off at teatime today.
There will be up to three daily flights from Edinburgh...
Stobart Air begin new Edinburgh to Belfast City route
Stobart Air will begin a new Edinburgh to Belfast service in August.
The company is the operator of Aer Lingus Regional and they will fly three flights a day with an ATR72-600 aircraft.
This...
Airport boss says government strategy on air travel will ‘damage economy’
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, confirmed yesterday that while the UK Government had announced a list of the countries which it will remove from quarantine restrictions in relation to travel to England, the Scottish...
WHAT’S ON – Monthly drive in movies at Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh International Film Festival & Unique Events launch new monthly Drive-In Movies event at Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events, the team behind the capital’s successful ‘Film Fest in the City’ outdoor cinema events have teamed...
Edinburgh Airport operating a drive through testing facility for key workers
Key workers will be able to get tested for coronavirus at the new testing centre at Edinburgh Airport.
In common with those already in place in England this will be a drive-through testing facility....
Edinburgh Airport scaling back operations
Edinburgh Airport said today they are putting their 'consolidation plan' in place.
This means that parts of the airport will be closed off along with food and beverage outlets. The demand for flights has...
Loganair cuts flights
Loganair has cut the number of flights from Edinburgh Airport and others throughout Scotland due to the impact of coronavirus.
The airline has cut half of its flights for April and May and will put...
Unite calls for crisis task force to save airport jobs
Unite calls for Civil Aviation Crisis Task Force within 48 hours as industry faces growing pressures
Unite the union has written to the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, requesting the immediate establishment of a Civil Aviation Crisis Task Force...
Unions say Swissport jobs at risk at Edinburgh Airport
Both Unite the Union and the GMB union have reacted to news that there is a possibility of redundancies among Swissport staff at Edinburgh and other airports.
Unite represents the majority of Swissport employees...
Promotional fares for flights from Edinburgh to Japan
Flying to Japan? If you are then Finnair have launched Economy Class saver fares from Edinburgh, London Heathrow and Manchester to four top cities.
Special promotional fares from £607 return to Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and...
Airport records drop in passenger numbers in October
Edinburgh Airport has said this morning that fewer passengers passed through the airport in October 2019 than during the same month last year.
A total of 1,309,170 passengers passed through the airport – 1%...
Luxury guesthouse on market for over £1.75m
A luxury guesthouse on the outskirts of Edinburgh near the airport is on the market for offers over £1.75m.
Kellerstain Stables Guesthouse is a detached property with five en-suite rooms and four suites plus owner...
New coaches on Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow route
Scottish Citylink has launched a multi-million pound fleet of coaches on its popular AIR route between Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow City Centre.
Five state-of-the-art double deck coaches are being introduced on the route, with interior...
EasyJet will whisk you away to Verona
A new year-round service to the Italian city of Verona will take off this December as easyJet expands its destination choice at Edinburgh Airport.
The inaugural flight will depart Scotland’s busiest airport for Verona on...
Airport numbers busiest month again in July
Edinburgh Airport recorded the busiest ever month for a Scottish airport for the second time as a total of 1,508,586 passengers passed through it in July 2019.
The figures are up 0.4% on the same month last...
Ryanair will whisk you off to Romania – for £14.99 if you book by...
Ryanair today announced a new Edinburgh route to Bucharest in Romania, with a three times weekly service commencing in November 2019, as part of the airlines extended Edinburgh winter 2019 schedule.
Just after Wizz Air...
New flights on offer to Europe with Norwegian
Norwegian this week launched more than 75,000 seats between Edinburgh and Europe this winter.
Scottish consumers can now book affordable flights to Scandinavia and convenient onward connections to almost 50 destinations in Europe, North...
Two airport outlets win international awards
Brewdog and Barburrito are celebrating after winning awards at an international ceremony.
The two companies have food and beverage outlets in Edinburgh Airport and they were honoured at the Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference...
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