Edinburgh News
Edinburgh Airport opens new Covid-19 testing facility
The site offers fast and accurate lateral flow and PCR testing and is located through the Covid-19 screening entrance to the left of the departures entrance.
Edinburgh Airport to cut 250 jobs as travel slump continues
Unite has expressed its disappointment over job losses at Edinburgh Airport. The trade union has been in discussion with the airport about redundancies since the collapse of Thomas Cook.
Wizz Air takes off from Edinburgh Airport
This December, Wizz Air connects Edinburgh Airport with Warsaw and Gdańsk in Poland, Budapest in Hungary and Bucharest in Romania. These new services will see an increase in capacity of almost 250,000 seats on Wizz Air’s Scottish routes in 2020.
Qatar Airways adds Edinburgh frequency as part of European growth
Qatar Airways has announced the launch of double-daily flights from Edinburgh, Scotland, in the new year; an increase from ten to 14 flights per week.
easyJet launches new Edinburgh connection from Birmingham
easyJet has announced a new route between Birmingham and Edinburgh. The new domestic city connection will operate 13 times a week throughout the year, with flights launching on March 29th.
Breaking Travel News interview: Andreas Maszczyk, InterContinental Edinburgh – the George
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has returned to the beautiful city of Edinburgh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the opening of InterContinental Edinburgh – the George. Here Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole chats with general manager, Andreas Maszczyk, to find out what the hotel can contribute to this rapidly evolving destination
Delta Air Lines launches new Boston connection from Edinburgh
The flight, which will operate daily during the summer, complements Delta’s existing Edinburgh-New York-JFK service which will become year-round in 2019, and means the airline offers two nonstop connections between the capital and United States every day this summer.
Flybe expands summer schedule from Heathrow
Regional carrier Flybe has today added new departures from London Heathrow to Edinburgh and Guernsey to its summer schedule
No1 Lounges opens new Edinburgh location
The stylish new space will boast high ceilings with full-height, dual-aspect windows, making it the only lounge in the airport to offer guest views of the runways, the surrounding countryside and the Forth Bridges.
Delta Air Lines to add Edinburgh-Boston connection from May
Complementing the airline’s existing daily service to New York-JFK, the seasonal Boston route will offer customers more travel options from Edinburgh to the United States, with two flights every day during the peak summer months.
Emirates to launch Edinburgh connection from October
Emirates will start a daily service between Edinburgh and Dubai, from October 1st. Scotland’s capital city will become Emirates’ second destination in Scotland after Glasgow and its eighth in the United Kingdom after the airline starts its daily service to London Stansted in June.
Line up unveiled for Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival
The final line up has been announced for Edinburgh’s first ever wellbeing festival. The event will bring together some of the biggest names in health and fitness in the capital, from Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge and Shona Vertue to global influencers Chloe Madeley and Jasmine Hemsley of Hemsley + Hemsley fame.