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Airport Parking - Airport History
Please find below a brief history
of Edinburgh Airport which we hope that you will find
useful.
Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's fastest growing airport. Edinburgh airport
was originally known as Turnhouse aerodrome and was established for the
Royal Flying Corps in 1915, it was operational during the First World
War and later to became RAF Turnhouse. The original facility was sited
close to the main East Coast railway line. Aircraft arrived in crates
on trains, were assembled and sent into action from the grass strip. The
first shuttle service linking Edinburgh with London took off in 1947.
RAF Turnhouse fulfilled a military role for over 40 years before being
handed over to the Ministry of Aviation in 1960.The Airport was then taken
over by BAA plc (previously the British Airports Authority) in 1971, and
was officially opened as Edinburgh Airport in 1977 by her majesty the
Queen.
Number of terminals : 1
Number of passengers a year : 6.3 million
Number of airlines : 30
Number of destinations : 55
Number of runways : 2
By 1999 more than five million passengers had passed through Edinburgh
Airport and a further eight million are expected by 2009.The advent of
the Scottish Parliament is expected to boost passenger figures by 350,000
every year.
The airport recently underwent a £100 million-investment
programme to extend and upgrade terminal facilities. The airport
has a modern terminal building, two main runways and a large
cargo operation.
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