Axe falls on
Iceland links
Iceland Express have cancelled their summer
service to Reykjavik from Edinburgh as the
troubled airline makes big cuts to it's
activities.
22.12.11
Time's up for
bmi
Following the acquisition of loss-making British
Midland Limited (bmi) by British Airways' parent
company IAG, the end is imminent for bmi's
frequent links between Edinburgh and London
Heathrow. British Airways are expected to
increase the number of seats they offer on the
Shuttle to absorb some of the demand on what
will become a monopoly route. bmi provided up to
eight returns a day between the capital cities
of Scotland and England.
20.12.11
Kent coast cut
Flybe have cancelled their flights between
Edinburgh and Manston Kent International. The
airline is withdrawing from Manston citing low
demand from the south coast airport.
14.12.11
Turkish
delight
Turkish Airlines have plans for a new service
between Edinburgh and their world hub at
Istanbul. The details of the service are as yet
are unconfirmed.
10.12.11
Ryanair chop
two routes and add one
Ryanair's seasonal flights to Bologna and
Marrakech will not be resumed for the summer
according to the Ryanair booking engine. However
a new destination has been added - Verona in the
north of Italy is linked by twice weekly flights
from the end of March until the end of October.
10.12.11
Budget flights
to Bergen
Norwegian have added new budget flights between
Bergen and Edinburgh. Direct flights will
operate twice a week over the summer season.
12.11.11
Galway no more
Aer Arann have dropped their Galway to Edinburgh
service.
9.12.11
November
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 642,100 passengers in
November - a gain of 3.2% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to November
2011 stands at 9,266,400 which is 6.5% up on the
same period last year.
11.11.11
October
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 868,600 passengers in
October - a gain of 1.8% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to October
2011 stands at 9,246,400 which is 5.9% up on the
same period last year.
16.10.11
Edinburgh
Airport For Sale
BAA have announced that Edinburgh Airport is to
be sold to new owners to comply with the
Competition Commission's demand that BAA must
divest one of their big two Scottish airports.
BAA intend to formally approach the market in
the New Year and listen to offers with a view to
completing the sale by the summer. The price tag
is estimated to be in the region of £600 million
and early indications point to interest from
airport operators MAG, GIP and Fraport as well
as a local consortium headed by former airport
boss, Richard Jeffrey.
13.10.11
Galway link
closed
Aer Arann are closing their Galway Airport
operations. Flights to Edinburgh are amongst the
cull which leaves the future of the Irish
airport in doubt.
12.10.11
More easyJet
destinations
easyJet have added two more destinations from
their Edinburgh base for summer 2012. Dalaman
and Naples will each have two departures a week
commencing 17 and 18 April respectively. However
services to Cologne/Bonn cease in January.
11.10.11
September
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 899,800 passengers in
September - a gain of 3.0% on the same month
last year. Total passengers for the year to
September 2011 stands at 9,231,400 which is
6.1% up on the same period last year.
29.9.11
Helsinkiback
for S12
Finnish budget airline Blue1 will be back for
summer '12 with two flights a week between
Edinburgh and Helsinki. The service operates on
Thursdays and Sundays until the end April until
the end of October.www.blue1.com
10.9.11
August Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 954,600 passengers in
August - a gain of 3.0% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to August
2011 stands at 9,204,700 which is 6.0% up on the
same period last year.
12.8.11
JulyTraffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 992,500 passengers in
July - a gain of 3.3% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to July 2011
stands at 9,177,000 which is 5.7% up on the same
period last year.
9.7.11
June Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 918,900 passengers in
June - a gain of 7.6% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to June 2011
stands at 9,145,700 which is 5.4% up on the same
period last year.
11.6.11
May Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 825,900 passengers in
May - a gain of 13.7% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to May 2011
stands at 9,080,800 which is 4.4% up on the same
period last year.
6.6.11
Germanwings
winter return
Germanwings have turned their seasonal service
to Cologne/Bonn into a year -round route with
the addition of up to four weekly flights from
Edinburgh over the winter. For the summer season
the schedule increases to six flights a week as
easyJet have given up competing on this route.www.germanwings.com
3.6.11
Ryanair cut
deep this winter
Ryanair are axing more than a quarter of its
routes from Edinburgh this winter. The no-frills
airline will not fly to nine of the 32 European
destinations it offered from Edinburgh last
winter. A total of 20 of its 100 flights a week
from the airport will be cut. They include
Berlin, Malta, Marrakesh, Tampere, Bologna,
Memmingen, Poznan, Tallinn and Turin.
11.5.11
April Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 776,300 passengers in
April - a gain of 43.9% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to April
2011 stands at 8,981,300 which is 2.2% up on the
same period last year.
5.5.11
Jet2 add
Alicante for Summer '12
Jet2.com have announced a new service from
Edinburgh to Alicante for 2012. Low fare flights
to the Costa Blanca airport will go four times a
week over the summer. Also on sale now for
summer 2012 are flights to Murcia (4-5 weekly),
Faro (4 weekly), Ibiza (2 weekly), Palma (4-5
weekly), Malaga (4 weekly) and Mahon (weekly).www.jet2.com
3.5.11
Thomson
Holidays in for the long haul
Thomson will provide a short series of flights
direct from Edinburgh to Orlando and Cancun
during the summer 2012 school holidays with
fares starting from £609 return to Mexico and
from £689 return to Florida. Thomson and First
Choice are also launching new departures to
Lanzarote and Menorca.www.thomson.co.uk
10.4.11
March Traffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 720,000 passengers in
March - a gain of 7.2% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to March
2011 stands at 8,744,600 which is 2.9% down on
the same period last year.
9.3.11
February
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 611,100 passengers in
February - a gain of 5% on the same month last
year. Total passengers for the year to February
2011 stands at 8,696,100 which is 3.7% down on
the same period last year.
11.2.11
January
Traffic Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 583,300 passengers in
January - a gain of 13.6% on the same month
last year. Total passengers for the year to
January 2011 stands at 8,667,000 which is 3.8%
down on the same period last year.
11.1.11
DecemberTraffic
Figures
Edinburgh Airport handled 473,200 passengers in
December - a loss of 18.4% on the same month
last year. Total passengers for the year to
December 2010 stands at 8,597,100 which is 5%
down on the same period last year.
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