Edinburgh

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We once had the highly informed people on here stating the total number of Central belt passengers.Remember? Something like 25 million available bottoms on seats.
What is it like today?

For the summer season this year seats available, as of March 17th 2022

EDI - 10,344,992 (63.24% of the market)
GLA - 5,966,728 (36.47% of the market)
PIK - ~446,976 (2.7% of the market)

I'll add the total filled seats so far shortly

I did say Highly informed. And there you go. Impressive.

[GeorgeNTravels]

Ryanair relaunch EDI-STN from 30 October: initially 11 weekly, then 14 weekly from 1 December: https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status/15 ... 5721329664

That’s one way of helping keep one or more of these 10 based aircraft this winter. Presumably the portent for twelve based next summer. Oh the joys of 8888 and 8824 on a Friday evening!

Looking at the S22 slot report it will be a STN aircraft, and that STN-ABZ and STN-LDY were both slotted to start this summer. I expect them to be announced as the missing routes indicated in the last press release.

[Ekally1]

Shame no gla since stn based unit

[egpffqtv]

EASYJET ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BASE ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT IN SCOTLAND AND PUTS FLIGHTS ON SALE FOR SUMMER 2023

https://mediacentre.easyjet.com/story/1 ... ummer-2023

OCTOBER / 06 2022
easyJet will base an additional aircraft at Edinburgh and will now have nine aircraft serving more customers from its largest Scottish base from next summer
easyJet is the largest airline in Scotland and operates 71 routes to 48 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The airline has also put its summer 2023 schedule on sale today Scotland up to 30 September 2023
Seats are available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app from £29.99*
easyJet, Scotland’s largest airline, has today announced that it will introduce an additional aircraft to its Edinburgh base from next summer to serve customer demand from the Scottish capital meaning that from summer 2023 easyJet will base a total of nine aircraft at Edinburgh, operating on 39 routes across the UK, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

The ninth aircraft will be based in Edinburgh throughout the year, providing more seats next summer for customers travelling to and from the city. The aircraft will join two 156-seat Airbus A319 and six 186-seat A320 aircraft already serving the airline’s customers in Edinburgh.

easyJet has also put its summer 2023 schedule on sale today meaning seats on over a quarter of a million flights between 9 May 2023 and 30 September 2023 are now available to snap up early across the entire easyJet network, including over 14,000 flights to and from Scotland.

With flights to over 45 destinations to choose from across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from four Scottish airports – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness – customers have an unrivalled choice when looking to book their summer getaway, whether that’s exploring hidden gems, relaxing on Europe’s most beautiful beaches or enjoying a lively city break.

Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK Country Manager, commented:

“Nearly three decades ago we launched the airline with services from London Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Twenty-seven years on, Scotland remains an important focus for easyJet and we continue to see opportunity in Scotland, which is why we are delighted to be adding an additional aircraft to our Edinburgh airport base to serve even more customers in Scotland next summer.

“We are also delighted to be putting our flights for summer 2023 on sale today, so customers can book early to snap up the best fares across our network and find a great-value summer getaway in the most fantastic beach and city destinations Europe has to offer.

“With seats now available across thousands of flights serving four Scottish airports on over 70 routes to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, now is a great time to book for next summer with easyJet.”

Kate Sherry, Aviation Director at Edinburgh Airport said:

“The continued expansion of easyJet at Edinburgh Airport shows the strength that the Edinburgh market has, as well as the confidence that one of our closest airline partners has in Scotland’s busiest airport. The industry’s recovery is still ongoing and this additional based aircraft will sustain the positive trajectory that we have seen at Edinburgh.

“The launch of the summer programme comes at a great time as we move into the winter and we begin to think about that summer holiday and dream about the sunshine and the beach, something this programme delivers in buckets and spades! Whether it’s discovering a new city or returning to a favourite spot, the variety of destinations provides passengers with plenty of choice and something to really look forward to next year.”

Flights for next summer are now available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app, including:

Glasgow to Berlin and Paris from £29.99*
Glasgow to Malaga and Alicante from £34.99*
Edinburgh to Munich and Keflavik from £31.99*
Edinburgh to Lisbon and Naples from £34.99*
easyJet is the largest airline in Scotland and serves four Scottish airports, offering 71 routes to 48 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. To discover more about easyJet’s network and to book, visit easyJet.com.



For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252, log onto www.easyJet.com or follow @easyJet_Press

[GeorgeNTravels]

EASYJET ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BASE ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT IN SCOTLAND AND PUTS FLIGHTS ON SALE FOR SUMMER 2023

https://mediacentre.easyjet.com/story/1 ... ummer-2023

OCTOBER / 06 2022
easyJet will base an additional aircraft at Edinburgh and will now have nine aircraft serving more customers from its largest Scottish base from next summer
easyJet is the largest airline in Scotland and operates 71 routes to 48 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The airline has also put its summer 2023 schedule on sale today Scotland up to 30 September 2023
Seats are available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app from £29.99*
easyJet, Scotland’s largest airline, has today announced that it will introduce an additional aircraft to its Edinburgh base from next summer to serve customer demand from the Scottish capital meaning that from summer 2023 easyJet will base a total of nine aircraft at Edinburgh, operating on 39 routes across the UK, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

The ninth aircraft will be based in Edinburgh throughout the year, providing more seats next summer for customers travelling to and from the city. The aircraft will join two 156-seat Airbus A319 and six 186-seat A320 aircraft already serving the airline’s customers in Edinburgh.

easyJet has also put its summer 2023 schedule on sale today meaning seats on over a quarter of a million flights between 9 May 2023 and 30 September 2023 are now available to snap up early across the entire easyJet network, including over 14,000 flights to and from Scotland.

With flights to over 45 destinations to choose from across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from four Scottish airports – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness – customers have an unrivalled choice when looking to book their summer getaway, whether that’s exploring hidden gems, relaxing on Europe’s most beautiful beaches or enjoying a lively city break.

Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK Country Manager, commented:

“Nearly three decades ago we launched the airline with services from London Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Twenty-seven years on, Scotland remains an important focus for easyJet and we continue to see opportunity in Scotland, which is why we are delighted to be adding an additional aircraft to our Edinburgh airport base to serve even more customers in Scotland next summer.

“We are also delighted to be putting our flights for summer 2023 on sale today, so customers can book early to snap up the best fares across our network and find a great-value summer getaway in the most fantastic beach and city destinations Europe has to offer.

“With seats now available across thousands of flights serving four Scottish airports on over 70 routes to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, now is a great time to book for next summer with easyJet.”

Kate Sherry, Aviation Director at Edinburgh Airport said:

“The continued expansion of easyJet at Edinburgh Airport shows the strength that the Edinburgh market has, as well as the confidence that one of our closest airline partners has in Scotland’s busiest airport. The industry’s recovery is still ongoing and this additional based aircraft will sustain the positive trajectory that we have seen at Edinburgh.

“The launch of the summer programme comes at a great time as we move into the winter and we begin to think about that summer holiday and dream about the sunshine and the beach, something this programme delivers in buckets and spades! Whether it’s discovering a new city or returning to a favourite spot, the variety of destinations provides passengers with plenty of choice and something to really look forward to next year.”

Flights for next summer are now available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app, including:

Glasgow to Berlin and Paris from £29.99*
Glasgow to Malaga and Alicante from £34.99*
Edinburgh to Munich and Keflavik from £31.99*
Edinburgh to Lisbon and Naples from £34.99*
easyJet is the largest airline in Scotland and serves four Scottish airports, offering 71 routes to 48 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. To discover more about easyJet’s network and to book, visit easyJet.com.



For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252, log onto www.easyJet.com or follow @easyJet_Press

easyJet have clarified to the Scotsman that the aircraft isn't enabling more routes from EDI, but rather to reduce the amount of EJU and easyJet Switzerland aircraft visiting the airport.

Source: https://twitter.com/AlastairDalton/stat ... 7863665664

[PiperOne]

That makes sense, I had noticed that no new routes had been announced, but does put additional strain on the airport at peak times early morning and late at nights

[GeorgeNTravels]

Looks like FR are dropping TLL at the end of the month, isn't loaded for S23 whereas every other EDI route has been

[viscount]

Not really a place you want to go in the winter.

[egpffqtv]

AC goes from 6 weekly to daily from S23 according to this article

http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/air- ... ummer-2023

Air Canada has expanded two of its services to the UK as it increases its international network for summer 2023

The carrier will expand its Toronto to Heathrow service from three to four daily flights and its Toronto to Edinburgh service from six times a week to daily.

In addition to boosting its UK schedule, the airline has extended routes to major European cities and added new flights to Brussels, Toulouse and Copenhagen from Montreal and Toronto.

Mark Galardo, senior vice-president for network planning and revenue management at Air Canada, said: “Customers can start planning ahead and book with confidence. Toronto-Brussels will complement our current services from Montreal, while further expanding Air Canada’s reach to Europe.

“Our Montreal-Toulouse route not only links two global aerospace centres, but it is also the only year-round service between North America and south-west France.

“We are also increasing our presence in Scandinavia with the addition of summer service from Montreal to Copenhagen, enabling customers on both sides of the Atlantic to visit and explore each other’s countries conveniently.”

[egpffqtv]

Not all good news at EDI though - looks like there will be MCO reductions next 'Spring' according to VS:

Operational Update - 13 October 2022
As customer demand continues to return strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re making adjustments to upcoming flying schedules to support the ramp up of our operation and to reflect changes in customer demand outlook.

As a result, during the Summer 2023 season, we’ve implemented some changes to service frequencies and aircraft types and unfortunately made some advance cancellations on certain routes, including Manchester – Atlanta and Edinburgh – Orlando during the Spring and Belfast – Orlando next summer. Our London Heathrow – Shanghai services are also now set to resume on the slightly later date of 1 May 2023, restarting an important link between the UK and China.

As part of these schedule changes, we’ve also taken the commercial decision to end our Heathrow – Tobago flights from 11 January 2023. We’d like to sincerely thank our partners in Trinidad and Tobago for all their support over the years. This beautiful destination will always hold a very special place in our hearts.

We’ll also be reducing the frequency of Heathrow – Antigua flights, which from 11 May 2023 until the end of the Summer season will operate once a week as a ‘tag’ flight via Barbados. Non-stop services scheduled to operate between 11 May and 28 October 2023 will unfortunately be subject to cancellation.

We have a commitment to fly the routes where our customers most want to travel and responding to continued demand for our US heartland, we will be introducing three additional Miami services per week, with New York-JFK frequencies also increased to six times per day. Summer services from Heathrow to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad will operate three times a week and Lahore, four times and our popular Austin route, which launched in May 2022, will increase to daily flying in peak months.

Our schedule change policy allows customers to further amend their flights, should they wish, with no change fees, or request a refund. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused to affected customers.

We continue to do everything in our power to minimise disruption, getting our customers to where they need to be smoothly.

Bookings affected by the Tobago, Manchester – Orlando, Belfast – Orlando and Heathrow - Shanghai changes will be updated in your GDS on or before Saturday 15 October 2022.

Bookings affected by the Manchester – Atlanta, Edinburgh – Orlando and Heathrow – Antigua changes will be updated in your GDS on or before Saturday 22 October 2022.

Please check here regularly for updates and here for specific flight status.

Please ensure the latest traveller contact information is available within the booking, so the latest instructions reach the traveller via SMS and email.