Not to mention the minima are fairly high on the SRAs. We had a bit of fun a few weeks back when 06/24 was shut and it was 12/30 late at night. It would also mean when you're flying an NPA on 24/06 you don't end up scaring traffic on the taxiways - the NDB aligns you with the taxiway rather than the runway.

They clearly don't do too many SRAs at EDI Radar either.

The new stands are temporary and 12/30 can still be used when needed.

Qatar officially announces 5x a week direct EDI flights with the 787.
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About time. This has been a long time coming!

Good result for EDI, but where will they park it? I can see lots of buses and remote parking for other aircraft unless the infrastructure isn't see to pronto!

I don't think that will be too much of a problem, the flight is on the ground between 1315 and 1445, which is outside of peak hours. I can't imagine there are too many flights on the ground at that time?

It will be parked on an airbridge, blocking as many other stands as required.
There are flights and then there are flights.

In other unrelated news your Jet2 departure to Palma is now bussing to Stand 109. Great news for EDI, firstly Air Canada Rouge, then United to Chicago, US Airways to Philadelphia and now Qatar to Doha, trailblazing with the B787, er.....I might rephrase that.

Mr Curry may have been overcome with the excitement of it all. Would never have happened under a BAA monopoly mind, he was right about that.

Also, unlike Manchester which swapped a United Newark rotation for the new Washington service, United will be three daily at EDI. Who'd have thunk it?

Excellent news for EDI! Shows what happens when your airport is in the hands of people that want to develop it.

lets hope its not an incentivised LGW GIP style build it up and flog it off. Havent more of the LGW newly launched long haul routes been dropped than are still running ?

Yes but that's one London airport to another, LGW remains LHR's waiting room, though Air China will be back for 2014. This is complementary, US and UA both having GLA/EDI ops and QR opening EDI to the East. I think the North American routes do well as they are nicely seasonal with a year round core.

GIP have stated publicly that they bought EDI as a short term investment, with the intention of building it up and selling it on within a few years.

SAS launching OSL and SVG

Should be another record breaking summer at edi. But the check in hall is going to be a bit over crowded and where are they going to park all these aircrafts?

QR not getting an airbridge initially in EDI. Will be SE Pier (new stands being built) where coaches are currently parked. Airbridge will become available when installed in due course.

Not a big deal for QR as in DOH, ALL flights in and out are bussed. There are NO airbridges at the current airport in DOH. The plan is for QR to have a bus kitted out in 'Business Config' with luxury seating etc etc (as they have in DOH) for the J Class customers.

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Climate in EDI is a bit different to DOH. Could be a bracing walk to the 'Business Config' bus. :eek:

No different to them going off jetty at the likes of CPH, BER, GVA, MOW, OSL, ARN or various other European cities QR serve.

Can't speak for the others as I haven't been through them regularly, but at OSL, CPH & ARN, QR are served by an airbridge. One of the few "perks" of not being a Schengen service, I guess........

I was not overcome with it all. In fact I was not in the least bit surprised. BAA's departure from EDI opened the floodgates for the traffic that should have been encouraged in the first place. In fact they (BAA) were wet behind the ears to retain GLA. If they lose EK and the High Street leisure market,
GLA will be worth more in terms of real estate and commercial development.
In fact the Scottish Government's purchase of PIK could hasten the prospect.

Got the message everyone?

We will not tolerate what has been going on. Stay on topic or the thread goes.

In the meantime this thread is closed.

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The new thread should be called EDINBURGH 2

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