Archive for the ‘Edinburgh airport’ CategoryWork has started on the upgrading and improvement of the forecourt at Edinburgh Airport. The £3 million project, which is expected to continue until mid June, will see the installation of steel coated concrete bollards to replace the existing concrete blocks and the resurfacing of the bus lane. During the work, no traffic will be permitted to stop in front of the terminal – all public bus services will temporarily stop at the coach park next to the main terminal and the coach park will temporarily be relocated. To compare Edinburgh Airport parking and to book your airport parking online click on the link. Varsity Express has announced the suspension of their Oxford to Edinburgh flights just a week after the service started. The company cites ‘operational issues between Varsity Air Services Ltd and the airline and AOC holder who have been contracted to operate the Jetstream 31 type on our behalf and that was being used on the route.’ Future ticket sales have been suspended and passengers with existing bookings are being informed of the suspension. For more information contact Varsity Express on 0871 644 0450. To book Edinburgh airport parking and Edinburgh airport hotels click on the links. related post: The UK Border Agency is warning that travellers passing through UK ports could face possible delays and disruption due to strike action by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). The strike action is taking place on Monday 8 March and Tuesday 9 March. Lin Homer, the Border Agency’s Chief Executive, said: ‘We are disappointed that PCS members have voted in favour of industrial action. It means that the travelling public are likely to suffer disruption and delays at border control as a result of this two-day action. ‘We have robust plans in place to ensure that the essential work of the UK Border Agency is maintained and the border remains secure. UK border security will not be compromised by this industrial action. ‘We expect that people travelling into the country may experience some delays at border control, but we will work hard to keep these to a minimum and hope that passengers will welcome the commitment of those staff who will be working despite the strike action to ensure they are seen as quickly as possible. BAA is advising passengers to have their travel documents, including passports, ready and to use automatic e-passport gates where available.
bmi, British Midland International, has announced a new codeshare with sister airline SWISS. Under the agreement, bmi will codeshare with SWISS on all UK to Switzerland routes including Zurich, Geneva and Basel. The new codeshare with SWISS is effective immediately for travel from 3 March 2010 and will allow bmi to offer fares between Zurich, Geneva and Basel from London Heathrow, London City airport, Manchester, Birmingham International and Edinburgh airport and improve connections between Switzerland and the wider bmi network. The developing partnership will offer even greater flexibility to customers of both carriers and in particular will connect Scottish and Northern England passengers to SWISS’ network of 76 destinations worldwide (via Switzerland).
Lufthansa has announced that the four-day strike by pilots is over, however, there will continue to be ‘flight irregularities’ over the coming days. A regular service will operate as of Friday 26 February. For more information and details of Lufthansa’s special timetables click here. To check the status of your Lufthansa flight click here
A four-day strike by Lufthansa pilots has started today. Lufthansa is advising passengers to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport. For more information for passengers booked to fly between Monday 22 February and Thursday 25 February check with Lufthansa on 0800 850 6070 or here Passengers can also check for updates on Twitter @Lufthansa_DE Norwegian is to launch a new direct service to Stockholm from Edinburgh Airport. The new Edinburgh to Stockholm-Arlanda service will launch on 6 May 2010 operating three times per week – Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. To book Edinburgh airport parking and Edinburgh airport hotels click on the links. Flybe has announced the introduction of a scheduled daily service between Manston in Kent and Edinburgh. The 80 minute service will operate from 27 May through to 30 October 2010 using a Flybe 78- seat Bombardier Q-400. To book Edinburgh airport parking and Edinburgh airport hotels click on the links. Jet2.com has unveiled plans for a brand new route from Edinburgh airport plus increased frequencies on its flights to Ibiza. The airline will launch its twelfth route from Edinburgh to Majorca on 26 June 2010. Flights will operate twice a week. The airline is also increasing the number of weekly flights it operates to Ibiza to three due to demand. To book Edinburgh airport parking and Edinburgh airport hotels click on the links.
The bad weather has been blamed for January’s poor passenger numbers at BAA’s six UK airports. Each of the airports reported a drop in passenger numbers with Aberdeen suffering a 13.6% drop when compared with January 2009. In fact it was two of the Scottish airports which fared the worst with Glasgow seeing a drop of 12.2% and Edinburgh reporting a drop of 7.4%. Although, Edinburgh Airport is the only BAA airport which has seen a positive increase in passengers numbers, +0.5%, in a rolling 12 months – February 2009 to January 2010. Of BAA’s English airports, Southampton reported a 9.7% reduction in numbers, with Stansted dipping 5.6% and Heathrow faring best of all at just a 0.5% drop. Although the snow has had an impact on passenger numbers, the drop in numbers at Glasgow and Edinburgh has also been attributed to the collapse of Flyglobespan. |
