Source: Scotsman
ALASTAIR DALTON
TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENTSCOTLAND is in line for two new air links to Germany that could
provide a major boost for its second most important source of
foreign tourists.Germanwings is considering launching flights between Edinburgh and
Stuttgart, while Inverness airport is in talks with another airline
planning a German route next spring.The no-frills offshoot of Lufthansa said its Edinburgh-Cologne route
was one of its best-performing last month. It now plans a link to
its second German base. Dr Andreas Bierwirth, its deputy managing
director, said: “We are thinking about Edinburgh-Stuttgart for next
summer. Scotland is one of our key markets and our target is to be
the number one low-cost airline between Scotland and Germany.”Angela Paterson, VisitScotland’s assistant marketing manager for
Germany, said: “Germany remains our second most important overseas
market after the US with 175,000 visits in 2003 – so direct flights
are important for the continued growth of the market.”
Good news. 🙂 This particular article mentions nothing of bmi regional apparently re-launching EDI-MUC though. No mention of a German link for GLA either.
By: RIPConcorde - 11th August 2004 at 21:01
Well if you have nothing to post, dont waste time, just dont post!
Agreed Tom.
Technically, if you really want to be picky SHAMROCK321, it’ll be both!
By: LBARULES - 11th August 2004 at 20:30
Well if you have nothing to post, dont waste time, just dont post!
By: SHAMROCK321 - 11th August 2004 at 20:24
Itll actullay be STR-EDI not EDI-STR.LOL Ive nothing else to post on sorry.
By: Ren Frew - 11th August 2004 at 19:51
No chance of BA doing a North America flight from Scotland, they only did GLA-JFK in the early 90’s to jump on the bandwagon. Slightly embarrasing that no British airline does scheduled North American services from Scottish Airports don’t you think?
I see a niche for Bmi somewhere up here to be honest.
By: Bmused55 - 11th August 2004 at 19:46
I’m still thinking BA might be involved somewhere. 😎
BA operating a direct flight overseas from anywhere other than london? is it possible?
Theres a reason why some call them London airways 😉
By: Silver Snapper - 11th August 2004 at 19:26
Hadn’t heard who was rumoured. If that is true, I am surprised.
I’m still thinking BA might be involved somewhere. 😎
By: Silver Snapper - 11th August 2004 at 19:25
Word is it is US airways
Philly is a busy gateway… could it be there or Boston?
By: RIPConcorde - 11th August 2004 at 19:16
Word is it is US airways
Hadn’t heard who was rumoured. If that is true, I am surprised.
By: Bmused55 - 11th August 2004 at 19:02
Word is it is US airways
By: RIPConcorde - 11th August 2004 at 18:58
I believe BA might be upping the EDI-LHR freq to 13
daily instead of the present 12…?Another rumour suggest a possible 2nd USA carrier eager
to emulate CO’s EDI success.? 😮
Just what I have read too. 😉
By: Bmused55 - 11th August 2004 at 18:58
being a subsiduary from Lufthansa…. one should expect nothing but the best.
By: bmi-star - 11th August 2004 at 18:49
Good luck to Germanwings i say, after i flew with them last month, i regard them as one of the best loco’s in Europe!
By: Silver Snapper - 11th August 2004 at 18:25
Good news. 🙂 This particular article mentions nothing of bmi regional apparently re-launching EDI-MUC though.
I believe BA might be upping the EDI-LHR freq to 13
daily instead of the present 12…?
Another rumour suggest a possible 2nd USA carrier eager
to emulate CO’s EDI success.? 😮
By: Ren Frew - 11th August 2004 at 14:25
More good news for Scottish travellers.
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