Edinburgh
Airport
Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is located
in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport
in Scotland in 2007, handling 9,047,558 passengers.
It was also the seventh busiest airport in the UK
by passengers and the fifth busiest by air transport
movements. It is located 8 statute miles (13 km) west
of the city centre and is situated just off the M8
motorway.
Airport
codes
EDI
Time
Zone
GMT
Location
Address
Edinburgh
EH12 9DN, UK
Access
The
airport is about eight miles (12km) west of the city
centre and the journey (via the A8 Glasgow Road) takes
about 25 minutes in light traffic.
Airport
Overview
Telephone
+44
(0)870 040 0007
Email
contact through website
Web
www.edinburghairport.com
Edinburgh
Airport is Scotland's capital airport. More than 40
airlines serve 100-plus destinations and some nine
million passengers a year pass through the airport
– figures which are set to grow as Scotland's
international connections develop.
Edinburgh
Airport (EDI) is the principal international gateway
to Scotland's historic capital city and the border
region of southern Scotland. Around eight million
passengers travel through Edinburgh Airport via 35
airlines each year, flying between over 60 destinations
worldwide.
Edinburgh
International Airport is conveniently located 8 miles
(12 kilometres) west of Edinburgh, with fast transport
links to the city centre and to Scotland's second
largest city, Glasgow. Currently, buses connect to
Edinburgh's main train stations at Waverley and Haymarket,
though construction of a new Edinburgh Airport Rail
Link from 2007 would connect the airport to stations
throughout Scotland, along with tram services.
EDI
Airport offers a good choice of bars, restaurants
and shops, banks, ATMs, business, baby care and disabled
traveller amenities, plus choice of car hire and parking
options, tourist information desks and first aid facilities.
The terminal building at EDI has been extensively
upgraded in recent years, offering improved facilities.
Terminal
Information
The
Terminal of the Edinburgh Airport features two floors.
Check-in area, International and UK Arrivals areas,
and the International Baggage Reclaim area are all
on the Ground Floor of the airport. The 1st floor
features the Main Concourse and most of the shopping
and dining options of the Edinburgh Airport.
The
facilities offered at the Edinburgh Airport include:
ATMs, postal service, Internet access, duty free shopping,
restaurants and bars, gift shops, foreign currency
exchange, lost and found, facilities for the physically
challenged, and assistance for tourists.
The
airlines serving the Edinburgh Airport include: Aer
Arann, Aer Lingus, Air Europa, Air France, Air Scotland,
Air Transat, Austrian Airlines, BH Air, bmi baby,
Bmi British Midland, British Airways, Continental
Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Eastern Airways, easyJet,
Eurocypria, Eurofly, Excel Airways, First Choice Airways,
Flybe, Flyglobespan, Futura International Airways,
Germanwings, Hapag Lloyd Express, Hola Airlines, Iberworld,
Jet2.com, KLM, LTE International Airways, Lufthansa,
Monarch Airlines, MyTravel, Onur Air, Pegasus Airlines,
Ryanair, SAS, ScotAirways, Spanair, Sun Air, Thomas
Cook, ThomsonFly and Transaero Airlines.
Airline
Lounges
The
Servisair Lounge is adjacent to gate 4. The cost is
from £16.00 per passenger. The lounge is open
Sun - Fri from 05:00 - 20.30, Sat 05.00 - 17.30.
The
Edinburgh Lounge is newly refurbished and includes
all the business facilities you would expect from
an executive lounge. Facilities include complimentary
beverages and light snacks, selection of newspapers
and magazines, television, phone and fax facilities
all together in a tranquil environment.
Shopping
Duty
Free
World Shopping Duty Free is located in between gates
1 and 2 at the main concourse. The tax free World
Shopping is located on the 1st floor, opposite the
seating area in between gates 7 and 9.
Gift
Shops
Accessorize, Best of the Best Supercars, Boots, Impulse
and Naturally Cashmere are some of the fabulous shops
offering great gift items at the Edinburgh Airport.
Restaurants
and Bars
Passengers
can enjoy a fine variety dishes at the wide selection
of dining options which include: Burger King, Costa,
Wetherspoons, Village Grill, Paul, and Seafood Bar.
Business
Services
Internet
Access
Passengers are provided with wireless Internet access
at Edinburgh Airport Terminal. The wireless hotspots
at the airport have been extended to cover arrivals,
piers and satellites as well as the departure lounges.
Post
A post box is located nearby the Information Desk
on the Ground floor, International Arrivals area.
Edinburgh
Airport Currency Exchange and ATMs
Foreign
Exchange Desks
For foreign currency exchanges, Travelex Currency
Exchange is located opposite the World Duty Free Shop.
ICE is also located on the ground floor; opposite
the Lothian and Borders tourist information desk.
Automatic
Teller Machines (ATMs)
Several cash dispensers are located, throughout the
airport, both before and after the security check-points.
Airlines
Scotland 's Edinburgh Airport is served by over 35
airlines. They include:
Aer
Arann - +800 587 2324
Aer Lingus - +845 084 4444
Air Europa - +34 097 162 8900
Air France - +870 142 4343
Air Scotland - +141 222 2363
Air Transat - +870 556 1522
Austrian Airlines - +845 601 0948
BH Air - +870 000 2468
bmi baby - +870 264 2229
Bmi British Midland - +870 60 70 555
British Airways - +870 850 9850
Continental Airlines - +800 607 6760
CSA Czech Airlines +870 444 3747
Eastern Airways - +44 016 5268 0600
easyJet - +905 821 0905
Eurocypria - +870 000 2468
Eurofly - Contact Travel Agent
Excel Airways - +870 169 0169
First Choice Airways - +870 750 0472
Flybe - +870 700 0123
flyglobespan - +870 556 1522
Futura International Airways - +34 097 191 0700
Germanwings - +208 321 7255
Hapag Lloyd Express
Hola Airlines - +34 097 149 1419
Iberworld - Contact Airport enquiries
Jet2.com - +871 226 1737
KLM - +870 507 4047
LTE International Airways - Contact Travel Agent
Lufthansa - +845 773 7747
Monarch Airlines - +870 241 2567
MyTravel - +870 238 7777
Onur Air - Contact Travel Agent
Pegasus Airlines - +90 021 2663 2934
Ryanair - +871 246 0000
SAS - +870 60 727 727
ScotAirways - +870 606 0707
Spanair - +129 359 6695
Sun Air - +870 850 9850
Thomas Cook - +870 111 1111
ThomsonFly - +870 166 2070
Transaero Airlines - +870 850 7767
Disabled
facilities / Medical Facilities
There
are reserved seating areas throughout Edinburgh airport,
where special needs passengers are given priority.
These areas have a range of facilities for passengers
with disabilities.
These
include:
induction
loops (devices that amplify airport announcements
for passengers with hearing problems)
easy wheelchair access
arm rests on the chairs
low level information monitors for ease of vision
Business
facilities
Prepare
for that all-important meeting, or relax and enjoy
complimentary drinks and snacks in a comfortable private
lounge. The Servisair Executive Lounge has telephone
and business desks, and the airport's wireless internet
access is available here.
Toilets
Unisex wheelchair accessible toilets are conveniently
located on the landside and the airside of the terminal.
Reserved
Seating
Reserved seating areas are available for passengers
with special needs and are located throughout the
airport in the general seating areas.
Telephones
Pay phones and credit card telephones are available
in all parts of the airport and are adapted for hearing
aids. There is also a text pay phone in the international
arrivals area after exiting customs.
Tourist
Information
The
Edinburgh Airport's airport and tourist information
desk is located in the international arrivals hall.
The Edinburgh and Lothian tourist board provides a
range of information on airport facilities and local
events, accommodation and places of interest.
Baggage
After
passport control, follow the arrivals signs to the
baggage reclaim area and check the information screens
to find the correct carousel.
Free baggage trolleys are provided in the reclaim
hall and in other key areas around the airport –
please help yourself if you require one.
Shops
and restaurants
There
are several restaurants and bars both before and after
the security checks. A variety can be found on both
sides of the security checks.
Other
services
The
airport prayer room is in the international arrivals
area on the ground floor, next to the airport and
tourist information desk.
It
provides a quiet, restful place for passengers of
all faiths and denominations.
Country
Information
Scotland
is famous primarily for its spectacular scenery, but
it also offers a rich historical and cultural heritage,
together with a wide range of activities. The populous
central belt is the focus of most economic activity,
centered primarily on the major cities, Glasgow and
the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
Speed
Limits
Motorways
70mph, Dual Carriageway 70mph, singe carriageway 60mph,
built up area 30mph.
Side
of the road
Left
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