Edinburgh airport news
The following are summaries of all of the latest edinburgh airport news stories.
July 2010
28.07.10 Latest phase of airport upgrade to open today
25.07.10 Cab drivers take drop off fee petition to Parliament
22.07.10 Drop off fee campaign continues
20.07.10 Even greens against drop off fee
17.07.10 New airport hotel planned
16.07.10 Drop off fee 'a tax to boost profits'
14.07.10 Government does not support drop off fee
13.07.10 Drop off fee could rise
11.07.10 New bigger duty free store opened
10.07.10 Ryanair announce Gothenburg flights
10.07.10 Business leader slams Edinburgh Airport drop off charge
08.07.10 Which? say airport fee safeguards needed
06.07.10 easyJet announce Basel flights
06.07.10 MSP launches petition against Edinburgh Airport drop off charge
05.07.10 Ryanair backs drop off charge
03.07.10 Airport boss defends drop off charge
02.07.10 Airport confirms £1 drop off charge
June 2010
28.06.10 Jet2 put summer 2011 flights on sale
23.06.10 Vueling Barcelona flights ready for takeoff
20.06.10 Airport boss says air tax rise will hit flights
17.06.10 New boss announced
13.06.10 Airport plans £1 drop off charge
11.06.10 Ryanair to increase flights this winter
08.06.10 Airport boss says ash cloud chaos shows importance of aviation
01.06.10 Flybe plane hit by lightening
May 2010
29.05.10 Award for Quality hotel
28.05.10 Flybe Kent flights take off
28.05.10 Ryanair to launch new Edinburgh – Barcelona flights
22.05.10 Spanair Barcelona flights launched
22.05.10 Hamburg – Edinburgh flights take off
20.05.10 Airport boss to leave
17.05.10 Bomb threat man fined
16.05.10 Flybe launch Kent flights
15.05.10 Passenger is easyJets 300 millionth
15.05.10 Edinburgh Airport parking is cheap
01.05.10 Charity runway drag race confirmed
April 2010
23.04.10 Hotel offers free rooms to stranded passengers
20.04.10 Stranded passenger forced to pay more for airport parking
17.04.10 Hotels and restaurants answer airports call to help stranded passengers
15.04.10 Iceland volcano ash shuts UK airports
13.04.10 March passengers down 3.3%
11.04.10 Office suites for rent
08.04.10 Vueling announce summer Barcelona flights
04.04.10 Airport supports school environmental project
03.04.10 Ryanair passengers stranded at Tenerife airport
March 2010
29.03.10 New buses for airport link
25.03.10 Loganair / Flybe axe Inverness route
21.03.10 Spanair announce Barcelona flights
20.03.10 Ground crew prang Saudi prince's jet
19.03.10 Flybe encouraged by Kent flight sales
18.03.10 Edinburgh overtakes Birmingham to become sixth biggest
18.03.10 Ryanair celebrate 4 millionth passenger at Edinburgh Airport
16.03.10 Air traffic control radar glitch hits flights
15.03.10 Flybe increase Birmingham flights to plug bmibaby gap
14.03.10 Community service for airport thefts cleaner
13.03.10 Edinburgh 'Scotland's airport of choice'
10.03.10 Oxford flights grounded after just one week
10.03.10 Edinburgh Airport flight emergency
09.03.10 Work on terminal forecourt launched
08.03.10 easyJet trial check-in queue cutting mobile devices
05.03.10 Community service for weapons smuggling passenger
02.03.10 Council question Scottish Government on Edinburgh Airport expansion
02.03.10 Varsity launch Oxford flights
February 2010
21.02.10 M8 link road 'not necessary'
20.02.10 Jet2 announce Majorca flights
15.02.10 Flybe announce Kent flights
14.02.10 Airport hotel upgrade complete
11.02.10 Ryanair add routes; increase flights
10.02.10 Two new Edinburgh Airport hotels planned
09.02.10 Ryanair plan Edinburgh expansion
January 2010
31.01.10 Star1 announce Vilnuis flights
29.01.10 Former Globespan marketeer recruited
22.01.10 New Airline to launch Edinburgh - Oxford flights
21.01.10 PM questions security role decision
20.01.10 Airport axe top security role
13.01.10 Engineer's bungle closes airport
08.01.10 'Terrorist prank' delays easyJet flight
December 2009
23.12.09 Council leader wants airport ownership clarity
17.12.09 Flyglobespan goes under, stranding thousands
14.12.09 Flyglobespan rescue deal not completed
13.12.09 Big improvement in Summer delays
11.12.09 Fog hits flights
November 2009
20.11.09 New departure lounge opened
19.11.09 Laser incidents increase
18.11.09 Fine for passenger with gun in baggage
16.11.09 Rumour Flyglobespan near collapse denied
12.11.09 Passengers up 3.8%
11.11.09 UFO sighting - on Halloween
October 2009
31.10.09 Airport hopeful on award
30.10.09 New Bordeaux service for Ryanair
21.10.09 Ryanair wants Government subsidies
21.10.09 Tarantula reported on Edinburgh plane
19.10.09 Jet2 team up with NCL for cruise flights
14.10.09 Bomb disposal team called over shell casing
14.10.09 Big drugs bust at Edinburgh Airport
06.10.09 3 months of delays for international arrivals
September 2009
27.09.09 Flyglobespan to launch Orlando flights
25.09.09 Jet2 add two summer sun routes
23.09.09 BMI have shortest delays
18.09.09 Charity runway race
16.09.09 Premier Inn plan airport hotels in Scotland
11.09.09 Passengers up 4.8%
09.09.09 BMI celebrate Leeds Bradford flights anniversary
02.09.09 Airport expansion could boost economy by £867m
August 2009
29.08.09 Superjumbo airport flypasts
25.08.09 Competition Commission says BAA appeal will delay sale of Scottish airport
21.08.09 Ryanair announce eight new routes
18.08.09 Edinburgh weathering recession best
05.08.09 Climate change protestors to target Edinburgh Airport
July 2009
30.07.09 Flybe flight emergency
28.07.09 New bus route launched
27.07.09 Small plane incident closes runway
24.07.09 Ryanair to cut flights
11.07.09 New Edinburgh Airport parking service
09.07.09 Flyglobespan reports 97% load factor
07.07.09 Security alert closes airport
04.07.09 Busiest ever day
04.07.09 Bees nest in car at Edinburgh Airport car park
03.07.09 Drug smuggler jailed
June 2009
25.06.09 Pensioner claims huge cigarette stash for personal use
24.06.09 Flybe add Shetland flights
20.06.09 Airport targets smugglers
19.06.09 New airport lounge on track for November opening
18.06.09 Passengers evacuated from smoking plane
18.06.09 Edinburgh Airport hotel wins award
13.06.09 Women fined over airport thefts
05.06.09 Airport workers fined over 'dodgems' incident
03.06.09 Air France flight emergency
02.06.09 Ryanair wants quick airport sale
May 2009
31.05.09 Airport UFO sighting referred to MoD
28.05.09 Flight suicide woman spared jail
26.05.09 BA to cut 25 jobs
24.05.09 Ice block from plane crashes through house
20.05.09 Man stopped with 13 kg of cannabis
17.05.09 Drug smuggler jailed
16.05.09 New airport car rental centre opened
April 2009
29.04.09 Frankfurt flights cut after 35% drop in passengers
29.04.09 Ryanair announce new Edinburgh – Norway route
23.04.09 12 new routes announced in April
19.04.09 Airport bollards to be used in homecoming advert
17.04.09 Flybe plane makes emergency landing
08.04.09 £600 fine over stun gun find
March 2009
27.03.09 Emergency after passenger hit by falling bottle
19.03.09 Edinburgh Airport boss wants return of new route subsidies
15.03.09 BAA 'to be allowed to pick which airport to sell'
14.03.09 Ryanair agrees to compensate stranded passengers
12.03.09 No compensation for Ryanair passengers stranded on Poland for 4 days
February 2009
23.02.09 Airport shuttle service put up for sale
22.02.09 Tram users will pay more to get to the airport
21.02.09 Big increase in cigarettes seized
18.02.09 Bolivian jailed over false passport
13.02.09 Operation nets cigarette smugglers
11.02.09 Airport to get £40m redevelopment
09.02.09 Footballer too drunk to fly
05.02.09 Workers 'played tag with baggage carts'
January 2009
26.01.09 Globespan returns to profit
25.01.09 AMEX sign exclusive currency deal
24.01.09 Drug smuggler jailed
21.01.09 Cimber to launch Copenhagen flights
20.01.09 Airport hotel offers haggis amnesty
19.01.09 Snow closes Edinburgh Airport
18.01.09 Emergency landing for Ryanair flight
14.01.09 Ryanair announce seven new routes
13.01.09 Landing drama at Edinburgh Airport
09.01.09 Woman in court over flight incident
December 2008
24.12.08 Flyglobespan add extra Dalaman flight
21.12.08 BAA to push ahead with airport development
19.12.08 SNP back airport sale
18.12.08 Airport boss slams sale plans
17.12.08 BAA to be forced to sell Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports
16.12.08 Airport link road 'not a priority'
13.12.08 Soldier fined; security guard sacked over gun stunt
09.12.08 Another laser incident
04.12.08 easyJet warns after new laser incident
November 2008
22.11.08 Another MOD contract for Flyglobespan
21.11.08 Terminal extension next at Edinburgh Airport
20.11.08 Runway project completed
18.11.08 Man arrested over people trafficking
13.11.08 BAA say airports face 'tough winter'
12.11.08 Couple travelling with 4 kids caught with 16kgs of cocaine
09.11.08 Baggage handlers launch 'lighten up' campaign
06.11.08 Man with moustache gets through airport security on woman's ticket
03.11.08 Police issue laser warning
October 2008
29.10.08 New A8 shuttle bus considered
27.10.08 Airport back troops charity drive
23.10.08 New laser incident
18.10.08 First Minister's house hit by airport protest
12.10.08 Passenger numbers fall
06.10.08 Bookmaker stops taking airline failure bets
05.10.08 Flyglobespan agree more aircraft leases
01.10.08 Fine over Edinburgh Airport bomb comment
September 2008
30.09.08 Jet2 announce Dusseldorf flights
29.09.08 Flyglobespan dismiss failure rumours
27.09.08 Flyglobespan bookies favourite to fail
26.09.08 Flyglobespan expects profit; could expand
21.09.08 Jet2 announce 3 new summer routes
20.09.08 Police investigate laser incidents
19.09.08 Airport expansion plans delayed
18.09.08 BAA to fight Scottish airport sale
18.09.08 Edinburgh Airport install travel info pods
17.09.08 New self service check-in kiosks launched
16.09.08 Airport plea over weapon bling
15.09.08 New advertising company for Flyglobespan
10.09.08 Ryanair delay Edinburgh routes over Boeing strike
07.09.08 Boss: Flyglobespan in great shape
04.09.08 £400 fine for air rage man
August 2008
27.08.08 'Bungling' baggage handler rips £1m hole in plane
23.08.08 Demonstration today at Edinburgh Airport
20.08.08 New car rental centre to be built
17.08.08 Aer Lingus add Dublin flight
15.08.08 Great grandmother sentence for being drunk on plane
14.08.08 Aer Lingus reported to be considering Scottish base
13.08.08 Menzies win Aer Arann contact
11.08.08 Flyglobespan report big demand for next summer's flights
09.08.08 Community service for gun 'joke'
03.08.08 Disabled passenger problem at Edinburgh Airport
01.08.08 Flyglobespan to cut winter flights
July 2008
24.07.08 Ryanair begins new base countdown
21.07.08 Man admits gun flight charges
16.07.08 Glasgow's boss moves to Edinburgh
13.07.08 Tram-train proposal for new airport link
10.07.08 Record June passengers
10.07.08 New hotel near Edinburgh Airport
09.07.08 Drug smuggler jailed
08.07.08 New advertising banners for Edinburgh Airport
03.07.08 Flybe launch expanded winter flights schedule
01.07.08 Fears raised over BA Heathrow flights
June 2008
28.06.08 Busy weekend expected
27.06.08 Emergency landing for medical emergency
26.06.08 Bmi add Copenhagen frequency
25.06.08 Police checks for motorists near the airport today
25.06.08 Work to start on new Edinburgh Airport hotel
24.06.08 Security staff accuse management of bullying
22.06.08 Airport and showground exchange views via newspaper
20.06.08 Sniffer dogs aid airport drugs campaign
19.06.08 Traffic warning for this weekend
19.06.08 Five cars stolen from Edinburgh Airport car park
18.06.08 Calls for airport expansion planes to be scaled back
17.06.08 Millionaire fined over airport rage
15.06.08 Flyglobespan celebrate passenger milestone at Edinburgh Airport
14.06.08 Airport to refuse to pay Showground's £353m move costs
13.06.08 easyJet pilot blinded by laser coing in to land
11.06.08 International passengers soar
10.06.08 Dubrovnik flights launched
08.06.08 Flyglobespan boss interview
07.06.08 Man fined for bomb comments
05.06.08 Edinburgh Airport raise liquids issue
May 2008
31.05.08 Flyglobespan make £19m loss; plan fuel surcharge
30.05.08 Union recognition for Flyglobespan cabin crew
29.05.08 Park and ride expansion to hit Edinburgh Airport traffic
28.05.08 Flyglobespan denies safety charges
25.05.08 Flight emissions growth risk to Scotland's climate change cut targets
17.05.08 Flybe plane makes emergency landing
16.05.08 Edinburgh continues as Scotland’s favourite airport
16.05.08 Greens attack Edinburgh Airport growth plans
14.05.08 M8 link under consideration
10.05.08 Edinburgh Airport boss to leave after promotion
06.05.08 Problem for Flyglobespan flight
06.05.08 Busy weekend at Edinburgh Airport
04.05.08 Former airport worker escapes jail by paying for goods he stole
03.05.08 Man in court over gun on plane claim
02.05.08 Delta New York flights take off
01.05.08 Runway work increases risk of diversions for night flights
01.05.08 Flyglobespan plane diverted to Glasgow Airport
April 2008
29.04.08 Free first class train ticket offer for London travellers
27.04.08 Roadworks causing passenger misery
26.04.08 KLM apologise for flight problem
24.04.08 Hole in runway causes chaos
24.04.08 Edinburgh flight delayed over ‘joke’
23.04.08 BAA asks airlines to refuel outside Scotland
22.04.08 BAA says separate ownership of Scotland's airport will not increase competition
18.04.08 Drugs mule jailed for 4 years
16.04.08 Protest pair set for July trial
14.04.08 Plane Stupid protest on roof of Scottish Parliament
11.04.08 Airport worker admits stealing £6000 of goods to sell on eBay
11.04.08 Centralwings Edinburgh flight makes emergency landing in Warsaw
09.04.08 Edinburgh Airport Scotland's busiest
08.04.08 Flyglobespan looking for merger of acquisition
05.04.08 Climate change protest today
02.04.08 Drug smuggler caught at Edinburgh Airport in court
01.04.08 Eight hour delay for Flyglobespan passengers
March 2008
30.03.08 Delta axes Atlanta route
29.03.08 Noise warning as runway resurfacing work starts
26.03.08 bmi most punctual on London route
20.03.08 Near miss reported
15.03.08 Green airport parking offered
13.03.08 French rugby boost helps Edinburgh Airport stay on top
11.03.08 bmi celebrates 25 years of Heathrow service
07.03.08 New low cost airport hotel package
03.03.08 Two new Edinburgh Airport hotels planned
02.03.08 Study on tram link site launched
01.03.08 Flyglobespan add to management team
February 2008
28.02.08 Ryanair add 17 routes as Edinburgh becomes 27th base
28.02.08 Pilot crashes plane after forgetting to unplug power unit
24.02.08 BAA working on £1bn regional airports fundraising
22.02.08 New speed limit for airport approach road
19.02.08 Singing drug smuggler jailed
17.02.08 Airport says cars more polluting than planes
14.02.08 Edinburgh consolidates lead over Glasgow
14.02.08 Flyglobespan Edinburgh flights switch
13.02.08 Clickair cut Barcelona flights
12.02.08 New hotel near Edinburgh Airport to get go-ahead
04.02.08 Indymedia publish Plane Stupid interview
03.02.08 Cargo plane collision
02.02.08 Morgan Est to carry out runway project
01.02.08 MSP calls for immigrant jobs welcome centre at airport
January 2008
31.01.08 Details of 2008 upgrade works announced
30.01.08 Increase in international passengers could see big terminal changes
29.01.08 Airport runway work to affect night flights
26.01.08 Alert over plane smoke
26.01.08 Singing drug smuggler jailed
25.01.08 Fastest Burns supper at Edinburgh Airport Hilton
25.01.08 Europcar launch new fast-track car rental at Edinburgh and Gatwick
23.01.08 Airport demonstrators face trial
23.01.08 Edinburgh Airport drugs trial begins
22.01.08 Arrests after environmental action group protest at Edinburgh Airport
18.01.08 New low cost taxi service launched
15.01.08 Flyglobespan surrenders ETOPS licence
12.01.08 Flyglobespan Algarve flights to stop off in Glasgow
11.01.08 Airport improvements named as one of Scotland's top priorities
10.01.08 Edinburgh crowned Scotland's busiest airport in 2007
08.01.08 Delta to operate Atlanta flights again this summer
07.01.08 Airport Christmas walk to take off again this year
06.01.08 Head of Chamber of Commerce pushes for link road
03.01.08 Edinburgh Airport gets two bags okay
December 2007
29.12.07 Many UK airports not ready for two bags switch over
29.12.07 Flyglobespan cuts flight prices
24.12.07 Bomb alert shuts airport
22.12.07 Sterling announce two new summer routes
19.12.07 Ryanair announce 5 new routes
14.12.07 Scottish shoppers flock to New York
13.12.07 Passenger number milestone achieved
08.12.07 Planners back calls for more 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 Airport needs 1500 new hotel rooms by 2013
November 2007
28.11.07 Union criticises Flyglobespan working practices
28.11.07 Flybe announce Cardiff flight to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle
27.11.07 Flyglobespan announce new CEO recruited
22.11.07 Embarrassing map mix-up for Flybe
19.11.07 Edinburgh Airport stops two illegal immigrants a week
18.11.07 New dedicated police unit announced
15.11.07 Flybe plans more Scottish flights
14.11.07 Emergency landing for jet carrying Prince Andrew
11.11.07 Travel industry criticise BAA airports
10.11.07 Lufthansa considering extra Edinburgh flight
09.11.07 Big drop in night flights
03.11.07 Shuttle bus service to be expanded
03.11.07 New hotel near Edinburgh Airport planned
02.11.07 Over £30m spent on EARL
01.11.07 Huge rise in private jet use
October 2007
31.10.07 Edinburgh Airport car park 'wrote off £75,000 Audi'
31.10.07 Edinburgh Airport bans over 60 cabbies over congestion
29.10.07 Flyglobespan 'has worst delays'
28.10.07 Edinburgh Airport joins the 100 club
24.10.07 Flybe opens four new airport lounges
20.10.07 Polish plane holed in barrier bump
20.10.07 Worst delays ever at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airport
19.10.07 CAA suspends Flyglobespan transatlantic flying licence
19.10.07 Edinburgh Airport tram about £45m cheaper than expected
17.10.07 Unions threaten Christmas strike action over pensions change
14.10.07 Protest at Edinburgh Airport tomorrow
14.10.07 Clickair to add more Scottish routes
13.10.07 Busy weekend as 145,000 take off for school holidays
11.10.07 Record passengers at Scotland's big three
09.10.07 Flyglobespan announce Dubrovnik flights
07.10.07 Night noise nuisance falling
04.10.07 Flyglobespan announce Corfu flights
02.10.07 bmi add Manchester - Edinburgh flight
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