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£2bn price tag

GIP ‘ready to sell’ Edinburgh Airport as value rockets

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Edinburgh Airport is seeing regular passenger records broken (pic: Terry Murden)   Edinburgh airport is to be sold this year for as much as £2 billion, according to City sources,Read More

As airport records 1m March passengers...

Surge in sun-seekers expected after Brexit put on hold

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Brexit getaway: travellers are heading for a sun spot (pic: Terry Murden)   Barrhead Travel is expecting a surge in late getaways and summer holidays after the announcement of theRead More

Boost to journey experience

Airport launches valet car parking for 5,000 motorists

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Key to the future: technology will be used to improve car parking   Flight passengers are to be offered an innovative valet-style car parking service at Edinburgh Airport which aimsRead More

As new January record set...

200-bed ‘glazed’ hotel planned for Edinburgh Airport

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Another hotel is planned for Edinburgh Airport, providing 200 beds and conference facilities adjacent to Ingliston Road. Applicant for the Aviator Hotel Flowpearl said its plans fit into the wider Royal Highland CentreRead More

Challenges ahead

Airport celebrates new record as chief calls for APD decision

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Edinburgh Airport recorded the busiest ever year for a Scottish airport as its chief executive flagged his concerns over a number of ongoing issues.

Vinci buys majority stake

GIP’s Gatwick sale fuels speculation over Edinburgh

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Gatwick: at peak times it has the world’s busiest single runway   Gatwick airport owner Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and its co-shareholders, is selling a 50.01% stake to Vinci Airports for £2.9 billion.Read More

Passengers to pay for new road

Edinburgh airport doubles drop-off charge to tackle congestion

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Some find the airport less than welcoming when they are stuck in queues (pic: Terry Murden)   Edinburgh Airport is doubling its already controversial drop-off charge to help tackle aRead More

New service to US

Delta to launch daily Edinburgh-Boston flights

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Delta Air Lines is adding a service between Edinburgh and Boston next summer, operating twice a day during the peak months. The new service to Boston’s Logan International Airport beginsRead More

Scottish record broken

Edinburgh handles biggest Scottish passenger tally

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Edinburgh handled more than 1.5 million airborne passengers in July, a new monthly record for a Scottish airport. 

Budget carriers to expand

EasyJet says Heathrow plan will cut fares by a third

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Adding a third runway at Heathrow will allow cut fares by up to a third, it has been claimed.