Edinburh Airport increses passenger traffic to become 5th busiest UK airport    

Edinburh Airport increses passenger traffic to become 5th busiest UK airport

Edinburgh Airport has climbed into 5th position in the league of UK airports in terms of passenger numbers overtaking the likes of Luton and Birmingham and of course local rival Glasgow airpor which now comes in at 8th position.

Only the London airports of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester now have greater passenger traffic.The recovery in numbers has arisen since July following the affects of the ash cloud and the BA strikes.

The airport now has over 40 airlines based at the airport flying to 125 destinations and under pins Edinburgh as the capital of Scotland and a city which is high on the european cities to visit.

Clearly, having the Scottish Parliament on its door step has also helped but the airport claim that major progress has been made by creating more direct flights to the USA and the Middle East rather than providing a link to London airports where their customers would have travelled onto these destinations.

The trick is now to build on its promotion to this position by attracting more customers and airlines to the airport and be the gateway to the city and Scotland as a whole.

If you are travelling to this airport by car check out the Edinburgh Airport Parking deals available beforehand to guarantee a space and save money