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EDI - LCY route
Dublin-based Cityjet will withdraw from the busy London City to Edinburgh route at the end of October.
Is there any news of any other airline taking over the route to offer competition.........
Is there any news of any other airline taking over the route to offer competition.........
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Prestwick, Scotland
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Might I suggest that before Easyjet introduce new flights they get a ground handler who can be bothered to turn up to meet arriving flights not turn up 15 minutes after the aircraft arrives on stand (EZY6918 today) (Menzies on steps), and that EDI bothers to invest in a UKBA area sized for purpose and staffed for purpose ? Might also be good if the hire car village was closer than half a mile away ?
Join Date: Apr 2005
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not just easyJet, seems to be an EDI problem...aircraft arrives...and it seems to take them all by surprise...no one there to meet it.And then there is the slalom just before the UKBA desks!
EDI pretty pathetic when compared with other european airports.
Join Date: Nov 2003
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I'm flying from Edinburgh to Brussels with BMI on November 5th and back on the 12th. I've never flown from Edinburgh before and now you're all getting me worried!!!
Nothing against Edinburgh but I wish there were flights from Glasgow or Prestwick to Belgium. Flying from Edinburgh is adding about two hours on to my journey each way.
Nothing against Edinburgh but I wish there were flights from Glasgow or Prestwick to Belgium. Flying from Edinburgh is adding about two hours on to my journey each way.
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I live in Irvine. It will add 2 hours because of the time taken to drive to a car park plus time taken waiting for a bus from there to the airport. If I was able to fly from Prestwick I'd just get a taxi and I'm there in a few minutes.
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Sorry to be boring and drop some facts in but FR operated PIK-CRL daily for many years before a strategic decision moved all city routes to EDI. It's hardly due to poor loads, just more inbound appeal at EDI. Try and grow up eh?
Seems to have worked well for Scotland and FR but hit PIK overall.
Seems to have worked well for Scotland and FR but hit PIK overall.
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Livingston and Edinburgh
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GLA-EDI 56 minutes by car
might prove beneficial for west-based pax?
Edinburgh Airport now connected to Glasgow city centre with launch of new Citylink bus service
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Thanks for that Joe. I'll bear that in mind the next time I fly from Edinburgh. Hopefully though, some airline will start flying to Belgium from either Glasgow or Prestwick which would be more convenient for me.
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How can you choose one of two perfectly convenient airports when the flight goes from / to Edinburgh ? Do you think we from the West Coast like having to go to an Edinburgh that can't be bothered to have staff meet flights or provide fit UKBA facilities ?
Join Date: Jan 2001
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The new bus link to Edinburgh gives Glasgow folk a better choice of airports and flights. It will certainly keep Glasgow Airport on its toes as far as competition is concerned. Although Glasgow is my nearest airport I have used Edinburgh and may do so more often now because of the bus link.