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City of Edinburgh Council

Air & Rail

Air

Edinburgh Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the UK, with 69,000 transport movements serving 3.8 million passengers in the year ended March 1997.

Airlines were operating 24 domestic routes, 10 international scheduled routes and 25 international charter routes from the Airport.

The Airport is operated by Edinburgh Airport Limited who directly employs over 300 staff in a wide range of professional and vocational occupations. In addition, a further 1,700 people are employed by companies operating at the airport.

1996/97 1992/93
Passengers Percentage Passengers Percentage
Domestic 3,125,100 80.9 2,141,422 83.8
International 736,500 19.1 413,944 16.2
Total 3,861,600 100.0 2,555,366 100.0

Key Destinations
Destination Frequency/Day
Amsterdam 5
Dublin 3
Belfast 3
East Midlands 4
Birmingham 8
London 42
Brussels 3
Manchester 8
Copenhagen 1
Newcastle 2
Paris 3

Passenger Profile 1996/97
%
UK business 46.9
Foreign business 6.4
UK leisure 34.1
Foreign leisure 12.6
Source: Edinburgh Airport, Customer Services.
Rail
Journey Time
London 4 hours 30 minutes
Glasgow 45 minutes
Newcastle 1 hour 30 minutes
Aberdeen 2 hours 30 minutes
Source: ScotRail Customer Services.
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