Hi W -
You may have seen the comment from the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce in the Scotsman a couple of weeks ago about this -
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburghai...ust.3643365.jp
Business wants it, apparently 80% of residents want it - but the Council can't decide how anyone will get to it.....
The Master Document regarding the development of Edinburgh states:
'...Second runway - The Master Plan re-states BAA Edinburgh’s commitment to build a second runway at Edinburgh Airport, should it be required. The document gives an indication of where an additional runway, which the Government has predicted will be needed, would be built and the additional land take required for such a project. BAA Edinburgh believes that an additional runway will not be required before 2030. However, it will be for future Master Plans to determine if and when a second runway will be built....'
and the comment '..should it be required...' is the relevant bit in there....The airport is expanding but this is for taxiways and service hangar space initially. The requirement for more post and freight handling is as important to the expansion as servicing passengers, but it looks like it will be a while, until more routes are established and demand increases - eg. Ryanair etc etc and the hint that Emirates has expressed interest.
If you want a list of current who flies from Edinburgh (and any other UK airport for that matter) the info at Flightmapping.com is about as easy to access as anything else:
http://www.flightmapping.com/UK/Edinburgh/
The Royal Highland Society is looking to relocate to the opposite side of the A8 as part of this - the Museum of Rural Life has already left the site, and other businesses on the Council owned land are looking for new locations to cotinue operating.
The biggest issue still remains access - road / rail / tram, so until that is resolved there seems little that will happen until the Eastfield Road 'way in' for road traffic - which is a joke to be honest - is sorted. The hassle now for drop off / pick up which seems designed by an Operator determined to prevent use of the Airport.... rant beginning...
Link for BAA Edinburgh
http://www.edinburghairport.com/ - go to the 'About BAA Edinburgh' page and see the 'expansion' link on left for the proposed site layout plans, Master Plan etc, if interested.
In short it is still with the Council.