Edinburgh

[Bearsden]

US Transatlantic at GLA will be no more if this goes ahead.

It's still years away , if it happens at all. Other airports , both in Scotland and the Northern half of England, will have something to say about it , and delaying tactics will be inevitable. Dewar says he expects the "plans in place in 2 years" , he'll be lucky imo !

Lucky or not..!!! He’s at least putting his business out there & working on it … Silence the only policy this side of the country. If as EDI are obviously working on it & it does come to fruition in a year, two years or ten? What a coup and what a way to mop up.

So his "plans in place in 2 years" is a commercial message to basically say to both existing and new entrant airlines 'forget the other airports'

[Clive]

Imagine if airports had customs pre-clearance facilities for India, Nepal, Portugal, Tanzania, etc - wonder what makes the USA so special (or in fact difficult) that it needs to have border guards at the other end of flights?

[viscount]

Lucky or not..!!! He’s at least putting his business out there & working on it … Silence the only policy this side of the country. If as EDI are obviously working on it & it does come to fruition in a year, two years or ten? What a coup and what a way to mop up.
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So his "plans in place in 2 years" is a commercial message to basically say to both existing and new entrant airlines 'forget the other airports'
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He has the space if he decided to convert international 1 for all USA flights, and keep the new international 2 for all others

[GKirk]

Hainan Airlines returning with flights to Beijing

[egpffqtv]

Hainan Airlines returning with flights to Beijing

https://twitter.com/seanm1997/status/16 ... 6338070528

NEW ROUTE

Hainan Airlines - Beijing Capital to Edinburgh. Summer seasonal flights start 26 June 2023

HU407 PEK 0240-0630 EDI (Mon & Fri)

HU408 EDI 1200-0510+1 PEK (Mon & Fri)

Season: 26 June - 6 October 2023

Previously served until 2019

[McG]

Imagine if airports had customs pre-clearance facilities for India, Nepal, Portugal, Tanzania, etc - wonder what makes the USA so special (or in fact difficult) that it needs to have border guards at the other end of flights?

The US CBP website has a section on the proposed expansion of pre-clearance. One section in particular is noteworthy:

“Airport partners must be willing to share costs related to operating and administrative expenses and provide facilities and equipment that meet CBP technical design standards.”

Basically it’s a way of getting other countries/airports to pay for US CBP.

[GeorgeNTravels]

Hainan Airlines returning with flights to Beijing

https://twitter.com/seanm1997/status/16 ... 6338070528

NEW ROUTE

Hainan Airlines - Beijing Capital to Edinburgh. Summer seasonal flights start 26 June 2023

HU407 PEK 0240-0630 EDI (Mon & Fri)

HU408 EDI 1200-0510+1 PEK (Mon & Fri)

Season: 26 June - 6 October 2023

Previously served until 2019

Over five hours on the the ground in EDI, going to take up a valuable stand that could be used by multiple other flights during that time.

[Bearsden]

Hainan Airlines returning with flights to Beijing

https://twitter.com/seanm1997/status/16 ... 6338070528

NEW ROUTE

Hainan Airlines - Beijing Capital to Edinburgh. Summer seasonal flights start 26 June 2023

HU407 PEK 0240-0630 EDI (Mon & Fri)

HU408 EDI 1200-0510+1 PEK (Mon & Fri)

Season: 26 June - 6 October 2023

Previously served until 2019

Over five hours on the the ground in EDI, going to take up a valuable stand that could be used by multiple other flights during that time.

Tow to remote parking?

[GeorgeNTravels]

https://twitter.com/seanm1997/status/16 ... 6338070528

NEW ROUTE

Hainan Airlines - Beijing Capital to Edinburgh. Summer seasonal flights start 26 June 2023

HU407 PEK 0240-0630 EDI (Mon & Fri)

HU408 EDI 1200-0510+1 PEK (Mon & Fri)

Season: 26 June - 6 October 2023

Previously served until 2019

Over five hours on the the ground in EDI, going to take up a valuable stand that could be used by multiple other flights during that time.

Tow to remote parking?

Possibly, I was thinking about the last time and how they kept it at the gate but remembered that it also went to and from Dublin

[atuk]

Stands 4,14,15,16 and18all suitable for a 787. Plus remote stands available at 103/106 or the new 300 stands.

I suspect the Mon /Fri rotations use stands complimenting VS Wed/Sat plus WS Mon/Thu/Sat.

More pertinent is how all these pax fit into check in and security as well as gate space.