Originally Posted by
inOban
That's what I was thinking too.
I've been considering that all the TATL from EDI are focussed on incoming passengers, because of the timings. If you are to attract traffic from more of Scotland, outside the Edinburgh area, you need westbound departures late enough to avoid an overnight stay before the flight. Even this flight, at 10.55, will mean getting to EDI by 9.00, given the extended security. Only the ORD flight at 12.00 could be described as user-friendly, while the Norwegian flights are at the other extreme.
Nothing to do with the passenger profile at EDI specifically, it is simply the most efficient way for US based carriers to schedule their transatlantic ops given the time difference etc. It's replicated Europe wide, with the odd exception at the likes of LHR. The flights are primarily timed to ensure maximum connecting opportunities at whatever US hub they are arriving into. For those not connecting it also means outbound pax don't lose a whole day at the start of their trip with a late arrival, so they are most certainly user friendly to outbound IMO.
UA ORD is an 1130 departure, BOS will only be 35mins earlier. Norwegian being EDI originating and no transfer pax at the US end is a different beast.