edinburgh airport news stories
Below we have collated all of the latest edinburgh airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
June 2009
25.06.09 OAP claims 4000 cigarettes and 10kg tobacco for personal use
24.06.09 Flybe add Edinburgh – Shetland flights
20.06.09 Edinburgh Airport targets smugglers
19.06.09 New Edinburgh Airport lounge on track for November opening19.06.09 New Edinburgh Airport lounge on track for November opening
18.06.09 Passengers evacuated from smoking plane at Edinburgh Airport
18.06.09 Edinburgh Airport hotel wins award
13.06.09 Women fined £750 for Edinburgh Airport thefts
05.06.09 Edinburgh Airport ‘dodgems’ workers fined
03.06.09 Air France emergency at Edinburgh Airport
02.06.09 Ryanair want quick sale of Edinburgh Airport
May 2009
31.05.09 Edinburgh Airport UFO sighting referred to MoD
28.05.09 Suicidal woman who tried to open plane door avoids jail
26.05.09 BA jobs go at London City and Edinburgh airports
24.05.09 Plane ice block crashes through house
20.05.09 Man stopped at Edinburgh Airport with 13kgs of cannabis
17.05.09 Jail for Edinburgh Airport drug smuggler
16.05.09 Edinburgh Airport car rental centre opened
April 2009
29.04.09 Edinburgh – Frankfurt flights cut after 35% drop in passengers
29.04.09 Ryanair announce new Edinburgh – Norway route
23.04.09 12 new routes in April for Edinburgh Airport
19.04.09 Edinburgh Airport bollards to be used as advert
17.04.09 Landing emergency at Edinburgh Airport
08.04.09 £600 fine over Edinburgh Airport stun gun find
March 2009
27.03.09 Edinburgh emergency landing after passenger hit by bottle
19.03.09 Edinburgh Airport boss wants return of new route subsidies
15.03.09 BAA ‘will choose which Scottish airport to sell’
14.03.09 Ryanair agrees to compensate stranded Edinburgh passengers
12.03.09 Ryanair passengers stranded in Poland for 4 days
February 2009
23.02.09 Edinburgh Airport shuttle for sale
22.02.09 Passengers will pay more to use Edinburgh Airport tram
21.02.09 Cigarettes worth £800,000 seized at Edinburgh Airport
18.02.09 Bolivian jailed over false passport at Edinburgh Airport
13.02.09 Customs seize 80,000 cigarettes at Edinburgh Airport
11.02.09 Edinburgh Airport to get £40m makeover
09.02.09 Footballer ‘too drunk to fly’ from Edinburgh Airport
05.02.09 Court hears workers ‘played tag with airport bag carts’
January 2009
26.01.09 Globespan back in the black
25.01.09 AMEX sign Edinburgh Airport foreign currency deal
24.01.09 Edinburgh Airport drug smugger jailed
21.01.09 Cimber to launch Edinburgh – Copenhagen flights
20.01.09 Haggis amnesty at Edinburgh Airport
19.01.09 Snow closes Edinburgh Airport
18.01.09 Emergency landing for Ryanair plane at Edinburgh Airport
14.01.09 Ryanair announce Edinburgh expansion
13.01.09 Drama at Edinburgh Airport
09.01.09 Woman in court over Edinburgh flight incident
December 2008
24.12.08 Flyglobespan add Edinburgh – Turkey flight
21.12.08 BAA push ahead with Edinburgh Airport development
19.12.08 SNP back Edinburgh Airport sale
18.12.08 ‘No rationale’ for Edinburgh Airport sale
17.12.08 BAA to be forced to sell 3 airports
16.12.08 Edinburgh Airport link road ‘not a priority’
13.12.08 Soldier fined, security guard sacked over ‘stupid’ gun stunt at Edinburgh Airport
09.12.08 Another laser attack at Edinburgh Airport
04.12.08 easyJet criticises ‘extremely dangerous’ green lasers
November 2008
22.11.08 Flyglobespan win another MOD contract
21.11.08 Terminal extension next for Edinburgh Airport
20.11.08 Edinburgh Airport runway project completed
18.11.08 Man arrested at Edinburgh Airport over people smuggling
13.11.08 Scottish airports face ‘tough winter’
12.11.08 Couple with four children try to smuggle drugs via Edinburgh Airport
09.11.08 Edinburgh Airport campaign asks passengers to ‘lighten up’
08.11.08 BA cuts Gatwick and Heathrow routes; including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester shuttles
06.11.08 Man with moustache passes through Edinburgh Airport security on woman’s ticket
03.11.08 Police warning over Edinburgh Airport laser incidents
October 2008
29.10.08 Edinburgh Airport considers new bus service
27.10.08 Edinburgh Airport troops charity drive
23.10.08 New laser incident at Edinburgh Airport
18.10.08 Plane Stupid protest at First Minister’s home
12.10.08 Passengers down at Edinburgh Airport
07.10.08 Meeting over fears BA will pull out of Scotland
06.10.08 Bookmaker stops taking airline failure bets
05.10.08 Flyglobespan agree more plane lease deals
01.10.08 Fine over Edinburgh Airport bomb claim
September 2008
30.09.08 Jet2 announce Edinburgh – Dusseldorf flights
29.09.08 Flyglobespan dismiss talk of collapse
27.09.08 Flyglobespan bookies favourite for next failure
26.09.08 Flyglobespan on course for profit
22.09.08 Jet2 add three new Edinburgh routes
20.09.08 Police investigate Edinburgh Airport laser incidents
19.09.08 Edinburgh Airport expansion delay
18.09.08 BAA to fight sale of Scottish airport
18.09.08 Edinburgh Airport install travel info pods
17.09.08 New self service kiosks at Edinburgh Airport
16.09.08 Edinburgh Airport plea over fashion belts
15.09.08 Flyglobespan appoint advertising agency
10.09.08 Boeing strike sees Ryanair cancel Edinburgh flights
07.09.08 Flyglobespan ‘in great shape’
04.09.08 £400 fine for air rage on Birmingham – Edinburgh flights
August 2008
27.08.08 Clumsy baggage handler rips £1m hole in side of jet
23.08.08 Demonstration at Edinburgh Airport
20.08.08 BAA ‘should sell 3 airports’
20.08.08 New car hire centre for Edinburgh Airport
17.08.08 Aer Lingus add Edinburgh – Dublin flights
15.08.08 Drunk granny delays flight
14.08.08 Aer Lingus ‘considering Scottish base’
13.08.08 Menzies win Aer Arann work at Luton and Edinburgh Airport
11.08.08 Flyglobespan report record demand for next summer’s flights
09.08.08 Community service for Edinburgh Airport gun ‘prankster’
09.08.08 Jet2 announce Edinburgh – Sardinia flights
03.08.08 Edinburgh Airport disabled passenger problem
01.08.08 Flyglobespan cut winter flights
July 2008
24.07.08 Ryanair Edinburgh hub countdown
21.07.08 Man admits charges over gun on flight claim
13.07.08 Tram-trains plan for spur link to Edinburgh Airport
10.07.08 Record month for Edinburgh; passengers down at Glasgow and Aberdeen
10.07.08 New hotel near Edinburgh Airport
09.07.08 Edinburgh Airport drug smuggler jailed
08.07.08 Edinburgh Airport seek banners permission
03.07.08 Flybe launch winter flight programme from Edinburgh Airport
01.07.08 Concerns raised over BA Edinburgh flights
June 2008
28.06.08 Scottish airports expect busy weekend
27.06.08 Emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport
26.06.08 Bmi boost Edinburgh – Copenhagen service
25.06.08 Police checks for motorists at Edinburgh Airport today
25.06.08 Work to start on new Edinburgh Airport hotel
24.06.08 Edinburgh Airport security staff strike threat
22.06.08 RHASS could launch legal battle over Edinburgh Airport plans
20.06.08 Sniffer dogs help drugs crackdown at Edinburgh Airport
19.06.08 Traffic warning for Edinburgh Airport
19.06.08 Five cars stolen from Edinburgh Airport car park
18.06.08 Greens want Edinburgh Airport expansion scaled back
17.06.08 Man fined over Edinburgh Airport rage
15.06.08 Flyglobespan celebrate passenger milestone
14.06.08 Edinburgh Airport ‘refuse to pay £350m bill for showground's move’
13.06.08 Pilot ‘blinded by laser on approach to Edinburgh Airport’
11.06.08 Scottish international flyers soar
10.06.08 Edinburgh airport gets Dubrovnik link
08.06.08 Flyglobespan boss talks to the Times
07.06.08 Man fined over Edinburgh Airport bomb comment
05.06.08 Edinburgh Airport confiscate 1m cans of deodorant
May 2008
31.05.08 Flyglobespan £19m loss; announce fuel surchages
30.05.08 Union recognition at Flyglobespan
29.05.08 Park and ride will hit Edinburgh Airport
28.05.08 Flyglobespan denies safety summonses
25.05.08 Emissions targets hit by Scottish air travel boom
17.05.08 Emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport
16.05.08 Edinburgh continues to top Glasgow as Scotland’s favourite
16.05.08 Greens attack Edinburgh Airport growth plans
14.05.08 Plans for Edinburgh Airport – M8 link ‘under consideration’
10.05.08 Edinburgh Airport boss leaves for new BAA role
06.05.08 Problem for Flyglobespan Edinburgh Airport flight
06.05.08 Busy weekend at Edinburgh Airport
04.05.08 Airport thief avoids jail after repaying £6000
03.05.08 Man in court over gun on flight claim
02.05.08 Edinburgh – New York flights take off
01.05.08 High risk of diversions for Edinburgh Airport night flights
01.05.08 Flyglobespan plane diverted to Glasgow Airport
April 2008
29.04.08 Free first class train ticket for London – Edinburgh / Glasgow air travellers
27.04.08 Passengers warned about Edinburgh Airport roadworks
26.04.08 KLM apologise for Edinburgh Airport flight problem
24.04.08 Hole in runway causes Edinburgh Airport chaos
24.04.08 Edinburgh flight delayed over ‘joke’
23.04.08 Airlines asked to refuel outside Scotland
22.04.08 BAA: separate ownership of Scottish airports would not increase competition
18.04.08 4 years for Edinburgh Airport drugs mule
16.04.08 Scottish parliament protest pair set for trial
14.04.08 Plane Stupid protest at Scottish Parliament
11.04.08 Edinburgh Airport worker stole £6000 of duty-free goods
11.04.08 Centralwings Edinburgh flight makes emergency landing in Warsaw
09.04.08 Edinburgh Scotland’s busiest airport
08.04.08 Flyglobespan ‘looking for partnership’
05.04.08 Climate change campaigners Edinburgh Airport protest
02.04.08 Drug smuggler caught at Edinburgh Airport
01.04.08 8 hour delay for Flyglobespan at Edinburgh Airport
March 2008
30.03.08 Delta axes Edinburgh - Atlanta route
29.03.08 Noise warning as Edinburgh Airport runway work starts
26.03.08 bmi most punctual on London - Edinburgh route
20.03.08 Edinburgh Airport near miss
15.03.08 ‘Green’ Edinburgh Airport parking
13.03.08 Rugby fans help Edinburgh stay top Scottish airport
11.03.08 bmi celebrates 25 years of Heathrow – Edinburgh flights
09.03.08 BA pilot sacked after giving ticketless passenger a ride in cockpit
07.03.08 New low cost Edinburgh Airport Hotel package
03.03.08 Two hotels for business part near Edinburgh Airport
02.03.08 Study on Edinburgh Airport tram link launched
01.03.08 Flyglobespan adds to management
February 2008
28.02.08 Ryanair add 17 routes as Edinburgh Airport becomes 27th base
28.02.08 Pilot crashes plane after forgetting to unplug power unit
24.02.08 BAA in £1bn regional airports fundraising
22.02.08 New speed limit for Edinburgh Airport road
19.02.08 Singing Edinburgh Airport drug smuggler jailed
17.02.08 Edinburgh Airport says cars bigger polluters than planes
14.02.08 Edinburgh consolidates Scottish lead as Glasgow passengers fall
14.02.08 Flyglobespan Edinburgh flights switch
13.02.08 Clickair cut Edinburgh – Barcelona flights
12.02.08 Edinburgh Airport hotel to get go-ahead
04.02.08 Interview with Plane Stupid
03.02.08 Edinburgh Airport cargo plane collision
02.02.08 Morgan Est wins £12m Edinburgh Airport runway contract
01.02.08 Debate on calls for immigrant jobs ‘welcome centre’ at Edinburgh Airport
January 2008
31.01.08 Plans for Edinburgh Airport upgrade announced
30.01.08 Increase in international routes could see changes at Edinburgh Airport
29.01.08 Edinburgh Airport runway work will affect nightime flightpaths
26.01.08 Alert over plane smoke at Edinburgh Airport
26.01.08 Singing Edinburgh Airport drug smuggler jailed
25.01.08 Fastest Burns supper at Edinburgh Airport hotel
25.01.08 Europcar launch new fast-track car rental at Edinburgh and Gatwick Airport
23.01.08 Airport demonstrators to face trial
23.01.08 Edinburgh Airport drugs trial begins
22.01.08 Plane Stupid campaigners arrested at Edinburgh Airport
18.01.08 New low cost taxi service for Edinburgh Airport
15.01.08 Flyglobespan surrenders licence for short route to US
12.01.08 Flyglobespan Edinburgh - Portugal flights to stop off in Glasgow
11.01.08 Airport improvements top of Scottish priorities
10.01.08 Edinburgh Scotland's busiest in 2007
08.01.08 Delta to fly to Atlanta from Edinburgh Airport this summer
07.01.08 Edinburgh Airport Christmas walk to take off again
06.01.08 Scotsman sets out case for Airport link road
03.01.08 More UK airports including Glasgow and Edinburgh get two bags okay
December 2007
29.12.07 Many UK airports not ready for two bags switch over
29.12.07 Flyglobespan slashes flight prices
24.12.07 Bomb alert at Edinburgh Airport
22.12.07 Sterling announce two new summer routes from Edinburgh
19.12.07 Five new routes from Edinburgh for Ryanair
14.12.07 Shoppers flock to Big Apple from Scottish Airports
13.12.07 Edinburgh Airport achieves passenger number milestone
08.12.07 Planners back calls for more Edinburgh Airport hotel rooms
08.12.07 Human trafficking exhibition at Edinburgh Airport
08.12.07 easyJet announce new routes from Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Luton
02.12.07 Edinburgh Airport 'needs 1500 new hotel rooms by 2013'
November 2007
28.11.07 Union condemn employee 'abuses' at airline FlyGlobespan
28.11.07 Flybe announce Cardiff flight to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle
27.11.07 Flyglobespan appoint new Chief Executive
22.11.07 Flybe map mix-up
19.11.07 Edinburgh Airport stops two illegal immigrants a week
18.11.07 New police unit for Edinburgh Airport
15.11.07 Flybe plans more Scottish flights
14.11.07 Emergency landing for Prince Andrew at Edinburgh Airport
12.11.07 Tour operators say Scottish Airport security 'a shambles'
10.11.07 Lufthansa consider Edinburgh expansion
09.11.07 Airport night flights down
03.11.07 Edinburgh Airport shuttle bus to be expanded
03.11.07 New hotel near Edinburgh Airport planned
02.11.07 £30m spent on dumped Edinburgh Airport rail link
01.11.07 Huge rise in private jets at Edinburgh Airport
October 2007
31.10.07 Edinburgh Airport car park 'wrote off £75,000 Audi'
31.10.07 Airport bans over 60 cabbies over congestion
29.10.07 Flyglobespan 'has worst delays' from Scottish airports
28.10.07 100 destinations for Edinburgh
24.10.07 Flybe opens four new airport lounges
20.10.07 Polish plane crashed into barrier at Edinburgh Airport
20.10.07 Worst delays ever at Edinburgh and Glasgow
19.10.07 CAA suspends Flyglobespan flying licence
19.10.07 Edinburgh Airport tram about £45m cheaper than expected
17.10.07 BAA's Scottish Airports could be hit by strike action over pensions
14.10.07 RBS protests tomorrow could affect Edinburgh Airport
14.10.07 Clickair to add more Scottish routes
13.10.07 Bumper weekend for Edinburgh as 145,000 take off for school hols
11.10.07 Record flights at Scotland’s ‘big three’ last month
09.10.07 Flyglobespan announce Edinburgh - Dubrovnik flights
07.10.07 Noise misery falling
04.10.07 Flyglobespan announce Corfu flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow
02.10.07 bmi add Manchester - Edinburgh flight
September 2007
30.09.07 MSPs cost fears over new Edinburgh Airport rail link plans
30.09.07 Scrapping Edinburgh Airport rail link a 'body blow' to Fife
29.09.07 Runway works at Edinburgh Airport
28.09.07 Edinburgh Airport Rail Link scrapped
27.09.07 Edinburgh Airport Rail Link to be dropped
26.09.07 Emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport
25.09.07 Report favours tram link to Edinburgh Airport over rail line
24.09.07 Edinburgh Airport boss looks to up the pace
19.09.07 14 hour delay for Flyglobespan Edinburgh Airport passengers
16.09.07 Edinburgh Airport cabs fitted with touch screen tourist information system
15.09.07 Row over Edinburgh Airport shuttle service
14.09.07 Flyglobespan announce Edinburgh - Cyprus route
13.09.07 Glasgow Airport passengers recover after terror attack, but Edinburgh is still top
12.09.07 easyJet launches daily Edinburgh - Paris flights
11.09.07 July is record month at Edinburgh Airport
10.09.07 Edinburgh Airport massage business 'takes off'
09.09.07 Vietnam vet jailed over Edinburgh Airport drugs find
03.09.07 Ten new Edinburgh Airport shuttle buses
August 2007
30.08.07 Edinburgh Airport drugs smuggler jailed
30.08.07 Edinburgh Airport hotel in line for award
27.08.07 Virgin to hold flying without fear course at Edinburgh Airport
26.08.07 Aer Arann celebrates Edinburgh Airport record
26.08.07 'Torture flight' plane landed at Edinburgh Airport
25.08.07 Edinburgh Airport drug smuggler jailed for 4 years
24.08.07 Flight delays after runway damage at Edinburgh Airport
17.08.07 Edinburgh Airport road link probe team 'forgot RBS'
16.08.07 Ryanair increases Dublin flights to UK airports
11.08.07 Edinburgh Airport to promote Crimestoppers
10.08.07 American in court over Edinburgh Airport drugs find
09.08.07 Edinburgh overtakes Glasgow at Scotland's busiest airport
06.08.07 Edinburgh Airport noise problems fall dispute flight increase
02.08.07 Security breach at Edinburgh Airport
02.08.07 Clickair launch Edinburgh - Barcelona flights
July 2007
31.07.07 Emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport
26.07.07 easyJet adds new routes from Gatwick, Edinburgh and Bristol
25.07.07 Passenger gets £600 fine for air rage incident
24.07.07 TIE suspends work on Edinburgh Airport rail link
18.07.07 Teenager arrested after snorting cocaine on plane
18.07.07 Private jet emergency at Edinburgh Airport
16.07.07 Couple who met plane spotting at Edinburgh Airport get married 2000 feet up
15.07.07 Businesses support BAA's continued ownership of Scottish airports
14.07.07 More calls for M8 link to Edinburgh Airport
12.07.07 Edinburgh Airport celebrates busiest day ever
11.07.07 TIE confirm Edinburgh Airport rail link redundancies
10.07.07 MP accuses BA of treating Scottish customers with contempt
09.07.07 Police probe planned attack on Edinburgh Airport
09.07.07 Edinburgh Airport reopens forecourt
08.07.07 End of the line for Edinburgh Airport rail link?
08.07.07 MP want end to 'Edinburgh Airport taxi rip off'
06.07.07 Edinburgh Airport reveals terminal upgrade plans
05.07.07 BAA wants Edinburgh Airport link road
04.07.07 Edinburgh Airport adds concrete barriers
03.07.07 The latest advice for drivers heading for UK airports
01.07.07 Flyglobespan Irish flight delayed in New York for 3 days
June 2007
29.06.07 Edinburgh Airport expects to break passenger record
28.06.07 Uncertainty after Scottish Parliament backs Edinburgh Airport rail link
27.06.07 Edinburgh Airport rail link faces vital vote today
27.06.07 BA continues to suffer delays over baggage problems at Edinburgh Airport
24.06.07 Business groups split over Edinburgh Airport rail link
21.06.07 BA Scottish flights hit after ground operations outsourced
21.06.07 Report critical of Edinburgh Airport rail link project
21.06.07 Delays expected around Edinburgh Airport as Highland Show opens
20.06.07 Greenpeace protests at four UK Airports
20.06.07 Military jet makes emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport
20.06.07 Rolls-Royce to power Flyglobespan long haul jets
19.06.07 Flyglobespan to decide on engines and maintenance base
16.06.07 MP's anger over 'intrusive' body searches at Edinburgh airport
15.06.07 MSP fears axing Edinburgh Airport rail link derail station plans
15.06.07 Uefa Cup final boosts Scottish Airport passenger numbers
14.06.07 Jet2 add new ski route from Edinburgh Airport
06.06.07 Auditor General to examine Edinburgh Airport rail link costs
03.06.07 Time capsule buried at Edinburgh Airport
02.06.07 SNP look at cheaper Edinburgh Airport rail options
01.06.07 Delta announce Edinburgh - New York flights
01.06.07 easyJet Edinburgh - Dortmund flights take off
May 2007
31.05.07 SNP delay vote on Edinburgh Airport rail link
31.05.07 Flyglobespan announce Edinburgh - Madeira flights
27.05.07 Flyglobespan boosts Edinburgh - Barcelona flights
24.05.07 easyJet to launch Edinburgh to Paris flights
24.05.07 Teen in court over drunken flight rage
23.05.07 Flyglobespan announce Edinburgh - Sharm El-Sheikh flights
19.05.07 Clickair announce Edinburgh - Barcelona flights
17.05.07 MPs hit out at BA's 'retreat' from Scotland
16.05.07 Edinburgh Airport begins liquids checks
13.05.07 Record passenger numbers at Scotland's big airports
12.05.07 Edinburgh Airport drugs smuggler jailed
11.05.07 Go-ahead land BA handling contract
10.05.07 Passenger growth slows at Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports
08.05.07 Congestion fears over new Edinburgh Airport hotel plans
01.05.07 Edinburgh Airport information centre praised
April 2007
22.04.07 Jenners closes Edinburgh and Glasgow airport shops
21.04.07 Cannabis smuggler caught at Edinburgh Airport admits guilt
17.04.07 easyJet boss blasts Edinburgh Airport landing costs
15.04.07 BA warns ground crew 'quit now and you lose your payout'
12.04.07 Edinburgh Airport continues to close on Glasgow
11.04.07 Taxi drivers face ban at Edinburgh Airport over urinating in bushes
08.04.07 Flyglobespan to double Edinburgh - Tenerife flights this winter
07.04.07 Policing Edinburgh Airport costs £1.2m
02.04.07 Flybe increases Edinburgh Airport - Newquay flights
01.04.07 Unions lobby MPs over BA ground crew job losses
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