Busiest ever year for a Scottish airport

EDINBURGH Airport has recorded the busiest ever year for a Scottish airport with more than 14 million people passing through in 2018.

A total of 14,310,403 people passed through Scotland’s busiest airport last year, up 6.5% on the previous year.

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The skies the limit for Edinburgh Airport

EDINBURGH Airport has been named as Airport of the Year at the Scottish Transport Awards.  The airport recorded the busiest ever year for a Scottish airport in 2017, handling more than 13.4 million passengers – an increase of 8.6% on the previous year. It also added 34 new routes in 2017, 32 to international destinations.

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Top Dog at Edinburgh Airport

BREWDOG will open its doors this summer, offering passengers a range of beers from its Aberdeenshire-based brewery alongside those hand-picked from craft breweries from around the world. Famed for its wide selection of craft beers, it will also serve food to passengers at Edinburgh Airport and will be homed in the terminal’s brand-new extension, part of an £80 million expansion project.

It’s the first of many establishments expected to open this year at Scotland’s busiest airport, widening choice and variety for the 13.4 million passengers who travel through the terminal every year.

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Up in the air . . .

SCOTLAND'S only route to Finland will now operate the whole year round following an extension to the Edinburgh Helsinki service.

Finnair’s direct flight between the two capitals will extend to year round from 25th March with up to nine weekly flights in the summer season and up to three in winter.

It follows the announcement of two new routes from Edinburgh to Seville and Jersey in a positive start to 2018 for Scotland’s busiest airport.

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On the runway . . .

THE inaugural easyJet service between Edinburgh and Sofia is now in operation, opening up Bulgaria’s capital and biggest city to passengers.  The inaugural flight on Saturday December 16th marked the beginning of the twice weekly service which will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays and offers further choice to and from Scotland’s busiest airport.

Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport Gordon Dewar said:

“The beginning of this route is another positive step for Scotland’s busiest airport as we add another city to our roster, which is already impressive.

“Sofia’s stunning scenery and slopes will cater for those looking for a city break as well as avid skiers, and easyJet have again shown foresight in working with us to provide this for passengers.”

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Edinburgh Airport sees another record month

IT'S the seventh consecutive month with over one million passengers using Scotland’s busiest airport.  A total of 1,226,109 people came through the terminal in October, an increase of 8.5% on the same month last year.

Growth in passengers came from the following:

• Ryanair’s six new routes to Milan Bergamo, Girona, Porto, Vigo and Warsaw Modlin which launched in March and the new three per week service to Eindhoven, which launched on the 1st of September.
• Overall more people flew with easyJet with more flights operating to city destinations such as Geneva, Amsterdam, London Gatwick, Paris CDG, Basel and Prague. Bilbao was launched on 30th April and has proved popular with the Edinburgh market.
• Jet2.com operated more services to popular holiday destinations including Las Palmas, Malaga, Pula, Split, Tenerife and Las Palmas. Girona, Almeria, Fuerteventura, Murcia and Naples which have all launched since last year were also popular.
• More passengers travelled between Oslo and Edinburgh with Norwegian as more flights operated and the aircraft were fuller than last year. The new services to Stewart International (New York), Providence Rhode Island and Bradley International (Hartford/Connecticut) further boosted passenger numbers.
• Eurowings launched a new six per week service to Munich in March to join its services to Cologne and Dusseldorf.
• Flybe’s London Heathrow service which launched for the start of the Summer season in March 2017.

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Up in the air . . .

#EDINBURGH Airport has experienced its busiest month on record and the busiest ever month at a Scottish airport.

A total of 1,413,272 passengers passed through the terminal in July 2017 – up 6.1% on the 1,332,282 passengers who travelled through the terminal in July 2016, the previous record month.

International passengers continued their upward trend while there was also an increase in domestic passengers.

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UK Airports: Regional airports have highest levels of satisfaction

AS millions of Brits gear up for their big summer holiday, Cheapflights, has once again asked them to share how they score the UK’s airports across more than a dozen categories including shopping, cleanliness, Wi-Fi access, bar and restaurant facilities, check-in and security - even the loos come under scrutiny!

In the second of its annual poll, Cheapflights asked frequent air travellers from across the UK to review London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted, Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow International, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle airports. 

Newcastle emerged as the overall winner, achieving the highest levels of satisfaction across all categories, followed closely by London City, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Bristol. London’s airports, with the exception of London City, continue to lag behind, with Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted and Luton all trailing their regional cousins.

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Travelling Solo with Kids?

EDINBURGH Airport has today confirmed that a service offering assistance for parents ‘Travelling Solo with Kids’ is to be continued at peak points throughout the year including the Easter and summer holidays.

Adults travelling alone through any airport with children can be a challenging experience, whether it’s checking-in or collecting bags, going through security or just getting around the airport.

This service builds on Edinburgh Airport’s efforts to be the most accommodating and user friendly airport for families with a dedicated Family Lane in the Security Hall, soft play areas, children’s entertainment during the school holidays and at Christmas as well as children eat free in one of the catering outlets.

The service will resume over the school summer holidays. Details to be announced on social media and on the website (http://www.edinburghairport.com/prepare/travelling-solo-with-kids)

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​Edinburgh is fastest growing UK airport for international passengers

EDINBURGH Airport has welcomed new figures showing that it is officially the UK’s fastest growing airport in terms of international passengers.

The 21% growth in international passengers from 2015 - 2016 at #Edinburgh pipped the Luton for top spot in the table of UK airports above 1m international passengers.

This successful expansion has been reinforced by the fact Edinburgh Airport now, for the first time ever, has over 200 routes on sale.

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Up in the air . . .

#Edinburgh Airport has been ranked as the ‘Top Buzz score improver’ for the airport sector, in YouGov’s annual BrandIndex rankings.

All major UK airports were rated using YouGov BrandIndex’s Buzz score which asked 38,000 respondents, “Have you heard anything Positive/Negative about the brand in the last two weeks through the news, advertising, or talking to Friends and Family?”

The Buzz Improver Rankings rank airports with the highest increase in their Buzz score comparing scores between 2015 and 2016.

Gordon Dewar, Edinburgh Airport’s Chief Executive, welcomed the news and explained that Edinburgh Airport is determined to continue to improve.

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On the runway . . .

#EDINBURGH Airport, the City of Edinburgh Council and Visit Scotland have today welcomed confirmation of a new direct service between Scotland’s capital and Munich by Eurowings.

The five times weekly service - which will commence on the 31 March 2017 – further highlights Edinburgh Airport’s commitment to offering a greater choice of business and leisure links direct between Scotland and Europe.

Munich was Edinburgh's first twin city in 1954 and this new link reinforces and renews business and cultural ties between Bavaria and Scotland.

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New flights to Italy from Britain and Ireland

ALITALIA has introduced a fifth daily flight from London City to Milan Linate. www.alitalia.com 

RYANAIR is to increase frequencies to Bologna with two weekly flights from Dublin and Edinburgh for the 2016 winter season. www.ryanair.com

EASYJET will introduce new flights for the 2016 winter season from Bristol, London Luton, and Manchester to Turin to facilitate winter sport tourism in Piedmont. www.easyjet.com

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Edinburgh Airport launches major consultation

EDINBURGH AIRPORT has started a consultation exercise to get views on the potential impact of altering flight paths above the city and the surrounding areas to allow for maximum operational benefits and to minimize community impact.

The airport is the busiest in Scotland and has experienced more growth in the past three years than it did in the 10 years prior. It’s now handling more than 11.1 million passengers a year. Its airspace was designed in the 1970s, when it had approximately one million passengers annually.

The airport’s chief executive, Gordon Dewar, says: ‘Our international route network has grown to become the envy of many similar-sized European airports. The strong levels of growth we have experienced since 2013 resulted in the airport handling over 11.1 million passengers last year. However, this constant growth in passenger numbers presents us with challenges. We need to modernize and improve Edinburgh Airport in a way that maximizes the benefits across Scotland and minimizes the impact on local communities. The objective of the first stage of the consultation is to gain responses from the public that will help us inform the design of any potential future flight paths. We want everyone to know they have the opportunity to have their say on the positioning of potential future flight path changes.

‘We are absolutely committed to undertaking a robust and meaningful consultation process.’

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Up in the air . . .

EDINBURGH AIRPORT reports that 11,130,584 passengers passed through the airport in 2015, making it the busiest ever year at a Scottish Airport. The annual total represents an increase of more than 950,000 over the 2014 total.

PASSENGERS using Bristol Airport rose by almost 500,000 in 2015 to reach a record 6.76 million. The 7.7% year-on-year increase was the sixth consecutive year of growth for England’s the third-largest regional airport.

HEATHROW has issued its 2015 full-year traffic results, which show that nearly 75 million passengers travelled through the airport during the year, an increase of 2.2% on 2014 and the airport’s highest ever number of annual passengers. 

RYANAIR has added 75,000 extra seats from the UK to Malaga for summer 2016 in response to high demand for the Spanish destination. Additional flights will operate from eight UK airports, with Stansted gaining the most.

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Up in the air . . .

FLYBE is reported to have sought permission to operate regular commercial flights from RAF Northolt, the West London airfield usually reserved for government and military flights, and executive jets. The regional carrier has applied to Britain’s Ministry of Defence for clearance to fly twice a day to five cities.

EASYJET is stepping up services from Scotland next year by adding an eighth aircraft to its base at Edinburgh airport. New routes to Vienna and Venice will operate from the Scottish capital while Glasgow will gain a connection to Marseille.

BRISTOL is to become WOW Air's second UK departure point for flights to Iceland and North America. Tickets for flights beginning in May are now on sale from £39 to Reykjavik, Iceland, and £99 to the USA and Canada. Flights will depart Bristol Airport for the airline's hub in Reykjavik on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Passengers travelling through will then have a short stop-over before continuing on to one of the airline's North American destinations – Boston, Washington D.C., Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, or San Francisco.

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Forth Bridge closure to hit Edinburgh air travellers

TRAVELLERS using Edinburgh Airport face major disruption following the closure the #ForthRoadBridge until the new year. 

Edinburgh Airport is advising passengers that alternative routes will add at least one hour on to their journeys. "Drivers will need to use the Kincardine or Clackmannanshire bridges," it said. "However, this will add at least an hour to journey times, with this likely to be even greater due to congestion."

Gordon Robertson, the airport’s communications director, said: ‘We have alerted passengers via social media about the Forth Road Bridge closure and are requesting people to plan alternate routes from the north and factor in extra time for their journey to the airport. Passengers travelling from the west should also be aware of potential traffic delays as a result of the closure."
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