Edinburgh Airport

Concerning the Edinburgh Airport, it is an airport which is placed in the Ingliston area, Scotland, in the city of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. According to statistics, the airport was the busiest one in Scotland in the calendar year 2018, as it handled over 14.3 million passengers in 12 months. Compared to 2017, it was an increase according to passengers' numbers as there were more 6.5% passengers in 2018. That year, in 2018, the airport was the sixth-busiest airport not only in the country but also in the United Kingdom due to total passengers. Edinburgh Airport increased by 3.1% compared to last year, as the number of total passengers was 14,747,830. The airport is located 5 NM, which is 9.3 km, as well as 5.8 mi, west of the city center. It is just off the M9 and M8 motorways. The airport is controlled, as well as owned by Global Infrastructure Partners. The Global Infrastructure partners are the principal shareholders and leaders of Gatwick Airport as well, which serves London. Edinburgh Airport has one passenger terminal, one runway as well, and it employs about 2,500 people.

Edinburgh Airport

Concerning the Edinburgh Airport, it is an airport which is placed in the Ingliston area, Scotland, in the city of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. According to statistics, the airport was the busiest one in Scotland in the calendar year 2018, as it handled over 14.3 million passengers in 12 months. Compared to 2017, it was an increase according to passengers' numbers as there were more 6.5% passengers in 2018. That year, in 2018, the airport was the sixth-busiest airport not only in the country but also in the United Kingdom due to total passengers. Edinburgh Airport increased by 3.1% compared to last year, as the number of total passengers was 14,747,830. The airport is located 5 NM, which is 9.3 km, as well as 5.8 mi, west of the city center. It is just off the M9 and M8 motorways. The airport is controlled, as well as owned by Global Infrastructure Partners. The Global Infrastructure partners are the principal shareholders and leaders of Gatwick Airport as well, which serves London. Edinburgh Airport has one passenger terminal, one runway as well, and it employs about 2,500 people.

The Capacity and Business Activity

As the number of passengers was increasing annually, the authorities decided to expand the airport capacity to allow it to have more and more passengers. In 2013, they announced a further extension of the passenger terminal, and they were taking the terminal building to the tram stop. As in May 2014, Edinburgh Trams was opened, allowing the first rail connection to the airport. There was a decrease in total passengers number in 2014. It was caused by planes that were operated at a higher capacity. Edinburgh Airport had a record level of passengers in 2015, as there were over 11.1 million passengers and over 109,000 aircraft movements as well. As the authorities mention it, they are going to invest their money to expand the passenger terminal as there is the capacity, and they want to build a 6,000m2 terminal, which will house a security hall, as well as retail areas. Ryanair, which is an airline operating at the airport, announced that there is a 20% increase in passenger numbers, and airline capacity at the airport is 2.5 million. The reason behind this is that they added six new services to their winter schedule from Edinburgh, as well they added new services to popular European destinations. As for the economy, the airport contributes almost 1 billion euros to the Scottish economy annually.

History and Present-day Operations

At first, there was a British air defense during World War I, and the base was opened in 1916. House of 603 was using the house, and it consisted of DH 9As, Hawker Harts, and light bombers as well. In 1918, the base's ownership transferred to the Ministry of Defence. During the Second World War, this base served 3, 65, and 141 Squadrons. On 1 April 1971, the British Airport Authority was announced as an owner of the airport, as at this time the terminal was not developed properly, immediate developments started, such as extra seating was added, as well as TV monitors. The plan needed two years to complete the new terminal, as well as the runway. It ended in June 1973. The redevelopment included a diversion of the Almond. Sir Robert Matthew designed the plan. The building was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1977. However, it was opened for the public two days later.