|
 |
|
2.9.10 |
Helsinki link is back
Finnish budget airline Blue1 have launched new flights between
Edinburgh and Helsinki. The service operates every Friday and
Sunday from 29 April until 31 October 2011.
www.blue1.com
|
|
22.8.10 |
Jet2
Budapest and Geneva
Jet2 have announced a new service from Edinburgh to Budapest.
Flights will begin on 21st April and operate up to 3 times a week
over the summer. The airline has also arranged a weekly ski season
service to Geneva. Fares on both new flights start at £29.99
one-way including taxes. www.jet2.com
|
|
10.8.10 |
July
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 961,200 passengers in July - a gain
of 0.6% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to July 2010 stands at 8,683,000 which is 3.1% down on the
same period last year.
|
|
5.8.10 |
More from easyJet
easyJet have announced the addition of twice weekly flights from
Edinburgh Airport to Paphos, western Cyprus, beginning November
3rd and a four-weekly flight schedule to Cologne/Bonn which
commences on November 26.
www.easyjet.com
|
|
10.7.10 |
June
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 854,000 passengers in June - a loss
of 2% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to June 2010 stands at 8,677,600 which is 2.6% down on the
same period last year.
|
|
1.7.10 |
New Edinburgh - Basel route
easyJet have launched a new service from Edinburgh to Basel,
Switzerland. Flights depart four times a week from December.
www.easyjet.com
|
|
12.6.10 |
Jet2 launch
summer 2011 flights on sale
Dubrovnik from £39.99 one way inc. taxes
Faro from £29.99 one way inc. taxes
Ibiza from £39.99 one way inc. taxes
La Rochelle from £34.99 one way inc. taxes
Menorca from £39.99 one way inc. taxes
Murcia from £34.99 one way inc. taxes
Olbia from £39.99 one way inc. taxes
Majorca from £34.99 one way inc. taxes
Prague from £29.99 one way inc. taxes
Salzburg from £39.99 one way inc. taxes
Toulouse from £34.99 one way inc. taxes
Venice from 34.99 one way inc. taxes
Book early for the best fares at www.jet2.com
|
|
10.6.10 |
May
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 726,400 passengers in May - a loss
of 11.6% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to May 2010 stands at 8,694,900 which is 2.3% down on the
same period last year.
|
|
28.5.10 |
Ryanair add Barcelona El Prat
Ryanair are adding 3 flights a week to
Barcelona's main airport from September. This route replaces the
Gerona service.
www.ryanair.com
|
|
20.5.10 |
Jet2 new to Salzburg
Jet2 have added weekly flights to Salzburg, Austria for the ski
season between December and the end of March. www.jet2.com
|
|
16.3.10 |
Barcelona's back
Spanair have launched a new summer schedule between Edinburgh and
Barcelona. Flights will operate 5 times a week between 21 May and
20 October and are currently listed as twice weekly over the winter. The airline will also operate 3 flights a week to
Madrid from June to September.
www.spanair.com
|
|
25.2.10 |
Lufthansa add link to Düsseldorf
Lufthansa have
added a brand new, six-weekly service to Düsseldorf. The early
evening flights began on 26 April onboard Canadair Regional Jet
aircraft with fares available from £6 one way at
www.lufthansa.co.uk.
|
|
17.2.10 |
Norwegian Air Shuttle add
Stockholm
Norwegian have added summer season flights to Sweden's main
airport, Stockholm Arlanda. The Scandinavian budget airline
also flies twice a week from Edinburgh to Copenhagen and up to
five times a week to Oslo over the summer.
www.norwegian.no
|
|
12.2.10 |
New link to South Coast
Flybe have announced a new daily service to Manston (Kent
International), beginning on 27 May.
www.flybe.com
|
|
10.2.10 |
Ryanair expand Edinburgh base
Ryanair have assigned a sixth aircraft to their growing Edinburgh
base and launched four new destinations - Marrakech, Faro, Kaunas
and Paris Beauvais. Frequencies on 11 existing services will also
be increased from May. The latest expansion brings the total
number of destinations served by Ryanair from Edinburgh to 38 with
2.5 million seats available annually.
www.ryanair.com
|
|
10.2.10 |
January
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 513,400 passengers in January - a loss
of 7.4% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to January 2010 stands at 9,006,000 which is a growth of
0.5% on the
same period last year.
|
|
28.1.10 |
New flights to Vilnius
Lithuanian low cost carrier Star1 Airlines have announced a new
twice weekly service between Vilnius and Edinburgh.
www.star1.aero
|
|
25.1.10 |
Aer Lingus Regional
Aer Arann have entered a franchise agreement with Aer Lingus,
forming Aer Lingus Regional which will see an increase in
frequency of the Edinburgh-Dublin service from one daily to 3
daily. The timetable will be flown by one Aer Lingus Airbus 320
aircraft and two Aer Arann ATR-72-500 turboprops and will allow
connections onto the Aer Lingus Dublin-USA network. The Cork
service which is flown by Aer Arann is now bookable through
www.aerlingus.com
|
|
10.1.10 |
December
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 580,100 passengers in December - a loss
of 4.4% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to December 2009 stands at 9,046,900 which is a growth of
0.6% on the
same period last year.
|
|
11.12.09 |
New Edinburgh - Guernsey route
Flybe have launched a thrice
weekly service direct to Guernsey for the summer 2010 schedule.
Other summer leisure routes with Flybe from Edinburgh include
Jersey, Newquay, Rennes and Bergerac.
www.flybe.com
|
|
22.11.09 |
Bargains
Galore from Edinburgh
All of the airlines are vying for business which is good news for
the consumer. With budget flights available from under £20 return,
it's never been cheaper to fly. For inspiration for an extra
weekend break to loads of UK and European destinations with return
flights available at under £100 see our new
Edinburgh flight deals page.
Book early to grab a real bargain air fare before the cheapest
seats are snapped up.
|
|
9.11.09 |
October
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 824,600 passengers in September - a gain
of 3.8% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to October 2009 stands at 9,065,000 which is a 0% change on the
same period last year.
|
|
9.10.09 |
September Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 854,500 passengers in September - a gain
of 3.8% on the same month last year. Total passengers for the year
to September 2009 stands at 9,034,400 which is 0.6% down on the
same period last year.
|
|
10.9.09 |
August Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh
Airport handled 928,500 passengers in August - a gain of 4.8% on
the same month last year. Total passengers for the year to August
2009 stands at 9,003,200 which is 1.2% down on the same period
last year.
|
Edinburgh Airport
News