Edinburgh

[GKirk]

JetBlue to EDI in 2024 being rumoured alongside MAN, DUB and LIS.

[Iain]

There's a clear market from GLA demonstrated over 20+ years, it's one of the top most visited UK cities by US visitors (they don't just go to Edinburgh!) and there's no direct competition!

Nevertheless, if jetBlue ended up at EDI it would be a huge failure on GLA management's part. They've clearly been courting them for years, so to fail now would be inexcusable.

[Clive]

There's a clear market from GLA demonstrated over 20+ years, it's one of the top most visited UK cities by US visitors (they don't just go to Edinburgh!) and there's no direct competition!

Nevertheless, if jetBlue ended up at EDI it would be a huge failure on GLA management's part. They've clearly been courting them for years, so to fail now would be inexcusable.

Agreed but there would be no one more disappointed than themselves if that happened. Sadly it’s the airlines who decide whether to land in a smaller but more open market or follow sheep-like into a crowded market.

[Iain]

Agreed but there would be no one more disappointed than themselves if that happened. Sadly it’s the airlines who decide whether to land in a smaller but more open market or follow sheep-like into a crowded market.

Unfortunately that's a pattern that we've seen many times, not just in Scotland. However, why do we rarely see it working in GLA's favour?

We've had a highly successful EK service for nearly 20yrs, but in that time GLA have never persuaded another ME airline to start GLA flights. If we go by the "sheep" idea, EK's success at GLA should've meant QR and EY came to GLA, but they didn't and ended up at EDI! (and the off the back of EY failing there, EDI managed to get EK in straight away!).

[Clive]

Agreed but there would be no one more disappointed than themselves if that happened. Sadly it’s the airlines who decide whether to land in a smaller but more open market or follow sheep-like into a crowded market.

Unfortunately that's a pattern that we've seen many times, not just in Scotland. However, why do we rarely see it working in GLA's favour?

We've had a highly successful EK service for nearly 20yrs, but in that time GLA have never persuaded another ME airline to start GLA flights. If we go by the "sheep" idea, EK's success at GLA should've meant QR and EY came to GLA, but they didn't and ended up at EDI! (and the off the back of EY failing there, EDI managed to get EK in straight away!).

Unfortunately for GLA “it’s all one market” and there is a perfectly useable airport closer to the Mecca of Edinburgh.

[GKirk]

JetBlue adding EDI as well as Dublin

[Clive]

This B6 and edi rumour is more of a wishlist rumour on another forum .. nothing in it at all

Correct - there are 17 other destinations under consideration. The penchant for users on that other forum for stating their personal hopes as fact is beyond belief. One of the 4 quoted is very high on the list, one very low.

Whether high on a wishlist or low on an actual list, looks like there is something in it - daily EDI to JFK:

https://ishrionaviation.com/news/jetblu ... -edinburgh

It’s a shame GLA couldn’t have won this. It would have been ideal.

[Planeenthusiast]

JetBlue EDI-JFK route to be confirmed later today. More than an ounce of truth in the rumour…..

[Ekally1]

I think maybe plans change .. I suspect edi getting USA pre clearance

[Ekally1]

I think maybe plans change .. I suspect edi getting USA pre clearance

Pre-clearance needs a US-UK government agreement. That's unlikely to be quick given both countries will be having elections in the next 18 months. So even if it happens, it would be unlikely until S25 at the earliest and more likely S26 or later. Doesn't explain routes being lost now, like UA adding a second daily EWR service to EDI.

Perhaps not starting next year but certainly an incentive for airlines .. didn't realise you where the government timeline guru .. think an election holds no bearings on this. Decision been made already apparently. Not been announced either way yet .