Edinburgh airport news
The following are summaries of all of the latest edinburgh airport news stories.
July 2008
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
September 2007
30.09.07 MSPs cost fears over new Edinburgh Airport Rail Link plan
30.09.07 Scrapping Edinburgh Airport rail link a 'body blow' to Fife
29.09.07 Runway works to affect night noise
28.09.07 Rail Link dropped in close vote
27.09.07 Edinburgh Airport Rail Link to be scrapped
26.09.07 Emergency landing for bmi plane
25.09.07 Report favours trams over trains
24.09.07 Airport boss looks to up the pace
19.09.07 14 hour delay for Flyglobespan passengers
16.09.07 Airport cabs fitted with tourist information service
15.09.07 Row over shuttle bus service city centre fares
14.09.07 Flyglobespan announce Edinburgh expansion
13.09.07 Glasgow Airport passengers recover after terror attack, but Edinburgh is still top
12.09.07 easyJet launch Paris flights
11.09.07 July was busiest month ever
10.09.07 Airport massage business 'takes off'
09.09.07 Another drug smuggler jailed
03.09.07 £2m fleet upgrade for Airlink buses
August 2007
30.08.07 Drugs smuggler jailed
30.08.07 Edinburgh Airport hotel in line for award
27.08.07 Virgin Flying Without Fear course comes to Edinburgh Airport
26.08.07 CIA terror flight plane landed at Edinburgh Airport
26.08.07 Aer Arann celebrates Edinburgh Airport records
25.08.07 Drug smuggler jailed for four years
24.08.07 Runway damage causes flight delays
17.08.07 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 drugs find
09.08.07 Edinburgh overtakes Glasgow
06.08.07 Drop in number of locals affected by plane noise
02.08.07 Clickair launch Barcelona flights
July 2007
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 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
04.07.07 Flybe adds eight new routes for winter
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
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 Paris flights
24.05.07 Teen in court over drunken flight incident
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 Growth stalls at Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport
08.05.07 New Edinburgh Airport hotel planned
01.05.07 Airport Tourist 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 attacks 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
March 2007
31.03.07 Fife runway for Edinburgh Airport unlikely
30.03.07 £12m boost for security at BAA Scottish Airports
28.03.07 Flyglobespan plans new routes; profit down on fleet expansion
28.03.07 Food court reopens
27.03.07 Jet2 announce Avignon flights
27.03.07 £240,000 cocaine finds at two Scottish airports
25.03.07 WH Smith to bid for Borders airport stores
23.03.07 Sterling to offer summer Stockholm flights
23.03.07 Continental increase New York flights frequency
22.03.07 Runway work means new night time flight path next month
21.03.07 New runway could be built in Fife
19.03.07 MSPs call for rail link premium fares promise
15.03.07 Rail link plan approved
14.03.07 Conservatives air tax plan would hit Scottish flyers
14.03.07 Rail link plan to be approved today
12.03.07 MP seeks Westminster debate on BA job losses
12.03.07 Airport up for theatre prizes
09.03.07 Passengers up by almost ½m at BAA Scottish airports
07.03.07 Airport looks forward to 13 new summer routes
06.03.07 BA ground crew jobs hit by BA Connect sale
06.03.07 Flybe takeover of BA Connect hits Edinburgh flights
05.03.07 Go-Ahead hold baggage handling talks with BA
02.03.07 MP calls for action in sound insulation row
February 2007
28.02.07 Plan for relocating Highland Showground unveiled
24.02.07 easyJet announce Dortmund flights
22.02.07 Scottish companies develop virtual boarding pass
15.02.07 SNP wants probe into £18m rail link spending
14.02.07 Centralwings announces 3 new Polish routes
14.02.07 Rail link takes step forward
14.02.07 Jail for drugs mule who hid two kilos of cocaine in his body
14.02.07 New drive to cut 'kiss and fly' journeys
11.02.07 Private jet usage up 84% over 5 years
10.02.07 Sterling announce summer Copenhagen flights
09.02.07 BAA Scottish airports report passenger growth
01.02.07 Four years in jail for drug smuggler
January 2007
31.01.07 Airport managing director to leave
24.01.07 Alert closes Edinburgh airport
22.01.07 Private jet makes emergency landing after bird strike
18.01.07 Passengers 'unfairly hit' by tax rise
17.01.07 Extra security staff help keep queues down
14.01.07 Engine fire prompts cockpit door rethink
11.01.07 Bmi announces two new routes after aircraft expansion
11.01.07 Drugs mule caught at Edinburgh Airport
10.01.07 Edinburgh airport flying high
05.01.07 easyJet magazine contains a 'string of errors'
03.01.07 Airport bus passengers rise
01.01.07 Amsterdam is top destination for Scots
December 2006
31.12.06 Business jet sets Edinburgh - Beijing flight record
23.12.06 Scotland 'needs more long-haul flights'
23.12.06 Norwegian announces Oslo flights
20.12.06 New airport shuttle bus service launches
20.12.06 Profitability rising at Edinburgh airport
19.12.06 easyJet announce three new routes
17.12.06 Airports confiscate festive spirits
10.12.06 Edinburgh is Scotland's busiest airport in November
08.12.06 More than half of rail link objections withdrawn
04.12.06 easyJet summer 2007 flights go on sale
02.12.06 Edinburgh airport extension opened
November 2006
30.11.06 Highland Show concedes defeat over airport expansion
30.11.06 Car park bus crashes
30.11.06 Airport expansion plan's green belt impact revealed
29.11.06 Flybe adds France and Newquay flights
27.11.06 £500,000 of public money used to lobby for rail link
26.11.06 Flyglobespan win award
25.11.06 Flybe to launch shuttle service to Birmingham airport
24.11.06 Rail link tunnels plan revealed
22.11.06 Edinburgh airport launches new art exhibition
19.11.06 Report says rail link will help Edinburgh Airport overtake Glasgow
18.11.06 Flight delayed because plane is a 'heap of rubbish'
17.11.06 easyJet announce Munich flights
15.11.06 Three airlines plan Munich flights
14.11.06 Flyglobespan to double flights on three routes
13.11.06 Ministers to restrict airport car parking
12.11.06 Door-to-door airport shuttle service ready for take-off
12.11.06 Delta gets award for Atlanta service
09.11.06 Edinburgh Airport continues to close on Glasgow passenger numbers
08.11.06 BAA withdraws rail link objection
05.11.06 Jet2 to offer more summer flights to Murcia
05.11.06 BA Connect sale may hit Scottish passengers
01.11.06 Jet2 steps in after Czech Airlines drops Prague route
October 2006
28.10.06 MSP meets airport boss over flight delays
25.10.06 30,000 use new airport bus service in first 8 months
22.10.06 Transport group still backs rail link
17.10.06 Planning controls placed on showground after airport complaint
15.10.06 Second award for control tower
12.10.06 Labour MP: Airport rail link will not go ahead
12.10.06 Airport wants 'blank cheque' for costs of tunnel scheme
11.10.06 Edinburgh airport enjoys record summer
08.10.06 Hotels and car parks concerned over access price rise
07.10.06 Airport accused of failing to cut delays
06.10.06 Man fined £500 after drunken airport row
05.10.06 Three more withdraw rail link objections
04.10.06 Tunnel is best option says Aitken
04.10.06 BAA Scottish Airports accounts reveal strong growth
03.10.06 Edinburgh Airport improves on time performance
01.10.06 Tourist in court after trouble at airport
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