Edinburgh

[Clive]

It's not unexpected given the fact EDI has vastly more Int traffic, which in most cases will have been - and in some cases still is - more affected by COVID than domestics.

GLA had a lot less Int traffic to lose in the first place. I'm not sure that we can argue that's a good thing.

Agreed

April's numbers are very interesting when compared to 2019
Domestic Down 211,000 -45%
International Down 115,000 -15%
Overall Down 326,000 -27%

International looking relatively good. Well, could be far worse at any rate.

[Iain]

The opposite is the case of you look at the data: international traffic at EDI has recovered to a greater extent than domestic. International traffic at EDI in March had recovered to 68% of 2019's level but domestic had recovered to only 52%. Corresponding figures for GLA: 31% and 66%. So GLA's domestic routes are recovering more strongly - on the basis of the March data at least - than EDI's.

But our Int figures - in march at least - were recovering far more slowly......

Contrasting figures indeed, which seem difficult to put to a pattern, especially when compared to the figures for GLA for April.

Although monthly figures may give some interest, we will probably have to wait for full year figures for s clearer picture.

[Iain]

Contrasting figures indeed, which seem difficult to put to a pattern, especially when compared to the figures for GLA for April.

I don't think we have GLA figures for April yet. The numbers quoted by Bearsden are for Edinburgh.

Yes sorry, I see that now.

EDI had a large BE base with iirc something like 8+ flights per day to LHR/LCY alone, plus many others on top so I guess the absence of that may be hitting the domestics more.

[PiperOne]

I see EDI branded a local bar in Bergen for a party at Routes 2022, including some key facts on the windows (while ironically a Glasgow team was on the TV!) I can't read all the information on the windows, but it looks like one of them says "7 of the 10 most visited attractions in Scotland are in Edinburgh". Looks a fairly impressive and professional event.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pavel-ha ... 45408-oQTo

https://www.facebook.com/thelaneagency/ ... 5005521917

I notice from the attendees list that AGS was represented as a group, rather than individual airports, whereas MAG had separate representation for each airport, and GIP wasn't mentioned in the Edinburgh blurb. Compare the front page summaries on here.

https://www.routesonline.com/events/209 ... ainContent

[Bearsden]

I see EDI branded a local bar in Bergen for a party at Routes 2022, including some key facts on the windows (while ironically a Glasgow team was on the TV!) I can't read all the information on the windows, but it looks like one of them says "7 of the 10 most visited attractions in Scotland are in Edinburgh". Looks a fairly impressive and professional event.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pavel-ha ... 45408-oQTo

https://www.facebook.com/thelaneagency/ ... 5005521917

I notice from the attendees list that AGS was represented as a group, rather than individual airports, whereas MAG had separate representation for each airport, and GIP wasn't mentioned in the Edinburgh blurb. Compare the front page summaries on here.

https://www.routesonline.com/events/209 ... ainContent

Yes, 'big corporation' mindset . . . three individual airports with little or no comparability or synergy so each need a separate focus, especially GLA

[GKirk]

EDI-BGI has been taken off sale by Virgin. Likely means the route is dropped.

SunExpess to increase EDI-AYT to daily for S23 as part of a UK wide expansion which see's new UK destinations at Bristol and Newcastle.

[Clive]

EDI-BGI has been taken off sale by Virgin. Likely means the route is dropped.

Everyone knew that route wouldn’t work.

[GeorgeNTravels]

EDI-BGI has been taken off sale by Virgin. Likely means the route is dropped.

Ha

[GKirk]

EDI-BGI has been taken off sale by Virgin. Likely means the route is dropped

Everyone knew that route wouldn’t work.

Aye, Scotland-Caribbean struggles outside of the Cruise flights

[Ekally1]

Edi -mco not spectacular either by all accounts ...