Tag: Edinburgh Airport
Flybe travel advice
Earlier this afternoon Flybe issued this advice to passengers. We hope you all have a bed for the night if you are stranded in Edinburgh (where better to be stranded?)
Due to the adverse weather...
Ryanair add routes from Edinburgh – but announce closure of Glasgow base
Ryanair announced today that it will close its base in Glasgow but will add 11 new winter routes from Edinburgh Airport later this year. The airline blames the burden of Air Passenger Duty for...
Airport launches consultation on managing noise
Edinburgh Airport has launched a noise consultation today which runs till 2 April 2018.
They say they are encouraging airlines to use the quietest aircraft and they continue to talk with local communities.
Now members of...
Edinburgh Airport signs up for Best Bar None
Edinburgh Airport is the first in the UK to sign up to the Best Bar None scheme. This is a scheme which encourages safe and enjoyable environments in which staff work and customers enjoy...
Edinburgh Airport recognised as Autism Friendly
Our capital's airport has become the first in Scotland to get an Autism Friendly Award recognising its accessible and supportive environment for those passengers with autism.
Measures which the airport has implemented to improve the...
Edinburgh West MP wants changes at the airport
Edinburgh Airport is one of the busiest international airports in the UK, a vital and growing hub for tourism and industry for Edinburgh and much of Scotland. However, the changing nature of the air...
Direct air route to China within Edinburgh’s grasp
Edinburgh is still vying to win the first direct Scotland to China flight and today it is announced that Edinburgh Hotels Association (EHA) will be the second major sponsor of the Edinburgh-China Air Link project...
Highest number of air travellers arrive in Edinburgh for the New Year festival
More than 91,000 revellers fly in for New Year.
It appears that Edinburgh’s reputation as one of the party capitals of the world continues to grow as more than 91,000 people fly into the city...
Edinburgh to Sofia direct with easyjet
On Saturday the first flight in the new easyJet service between Edinburgh and Sofia began operating opening up Bulgaria’s capital and biggest city to passengers.
This is the beginning of a twice weekly service which...
Muscat a step closer thanks to air link
Edinburgh to Oman is now possible thanks to Oman Air and Flybe’s new through fares.
They start from £450 and build on the success of Oman Air’s double daily flights from London Heathrow and the...
Taste of Mexico before you fly
Passengers at Edinburgh Airport will get a taste of Mexico when Barburrito opens in the departures area early next year.
It will be the first Barburrito to operate in an airport and will create 20...
Edinburgh Airport has gone sparkly for Christmas
Edinburgh Airport has lit up the iconic control tower with Christmas lights for the first time.
There are around 20,000 lights strung on 2,000 metres of cable wound round the tower to help guide Santa...
Flybe cancelled 170 flights today due to weather – but plan to fly tomorrow
As a result of adverse and resultant atmospheric weather conditions impacting normal operations due to Storm Ophelia today, Flybe has been forced to cancel some 170 flights. A full list is available at www.flybe.com/flight-info
This...
Jardine says no final decision over new flightpaths as yet
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine says the CAA has made it clear to her that no final decision has been made over new flight path proposals for Edinburgh Airport.
Her comments follow a meeting with...
Edinburgh Airport enjoys busiest September on Record
International passenger figures soar to almost 1.3 Million
The number of international passengers passing through Edinburgh Airport soared by 14.1% during the busiest September on record at the terminal.
1,291,640 passengers used Edinburgh Airport in September...
Tracey wins a flight to Barcelona
Vueling surprised their 400,000th customer travelling through Edinburgh Airport, lucky Tracey McTeague from South Queensferry.
Tracey was boarding her flight to Alicante when she was presented with a pair of free return flights to Barcelona...
Milestone for low-cost Spanish operator
Vueling reached its 400,000th customer travelling through Edinburgh Airport and celebrated by surprising South Queensferry resident, Tracey McTeague before boarding her flight to Alicante with a pair of free return flights to Barcelona.
The low-cost...
Washington here we come…..
Yet another transatlantic route has opened up direct from Edinburgh Airport. Following all the flights offered by Delta and Norwegian, now it is the turn of United to fly somewhere new.
This time the route...
Airport gives funding to community groups
Edinburgh Airport shows its commitment to helping local groups by sharing £40,000 of funding by way of its Community Board.
Twenty groups across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife will receive a share of the money...
Edinburgh Airport issue report on second consultation about new flight paths
Edinburgh Airport confirmed this morning that it will be taking all views from local communities and groups into consideration when shaping its new flightpath design. The airport has conducted an extensive consultation programme and...
Sir Freddie Laker’s back!
When travelling with Norwegian recently we mentioned more than once the lovely tail fins on the distinctive planes, and also the late Sir Freddie Laker who first offered low price fares across the Atlantic.
Now...
Edinburgh Airport ‘getting back to normal’
Following an apparent power cut this morning which has led to disruption at check in desks in Edinburgh Airport, a spokesman said that things are getting back to normal
He said : “We can...
Norwegian launches cheapest flights direct to the US
Low-cost airline Norwegian starts its transatlantic expansion from Edinburgh Airport today with the first of three new routes to the US east coast taking off later this afternoon.
Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier, first...
Three men removed from flight after becoming abusive towards cabin crew.
Three men were removed from a Jet 2 Edinburgh to Alicante flight yesterday morning after becoming abusive and aggressive towards cabin crew.
Two of the men tried to evade police by hiding in the plane's toilets with...
China comes a little closer to Edinburgh
It is well known that Edinburgh Airport wants to forge a link with flights to China. Now that seems to be a little closer.
The airport and Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) have signed a...
easyjet are recruiting
easy jet are looking for 450 new pilots across all their bases including Edinburgh in their biggest recruitment drives ever.
They are particularly looking for more female pilots in their Amy Johnson initiative to get more...
Lothians MSP highlights concerns over Edinburgh Airport flight path changes
Conservative MSP Gordon Lindhurst has used a Parliamentary debate this afternoon to urge Edinburgh Airport to consider local concerns over changes to its flight paths.
The MSP was speaking in a debate led by Neil...
Flybe offer a new route to Heathrow
Have you tried out Flybe’s new London Heathrow service which launched at the end of March? The service will operate four times daily year round and Flybe is the first domestic carrier to begin operating at...
Jet to the airport from the north of Edinburgh
There is a new bus route being launched from Ocean Terminal to Edinburgh Airport, offering an alternative to those living in the north of Edinburgh from 23 April 2017.
The Lothian Buses Skylink service will be a...
Record passenger numbers at Edinburgh airport
Passenger numbers for March released this week show that over 956,000 people travelled through Edinburgh Airport last month.
These figures show that this has been the busiest March for a Scottish airport ever, a 4.1 per cent...
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