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  • in reply to: CAA figures for June #635948
    Silver Snapper
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    And CO are getting more than 80% loads at EDI, which I think is excellent considering it was the services very first only half month of operation. 🙂

    EDI’s figures being severely handicapped by the abysmal
    amount of available charter flights. Folk are amazed
    that EDI does not have any long haul charters..

    EDI’s current 7.8M annual pax would surely be nearer 9M
    if it boasted a decent charter programme in line with its
    standing as the UK’s number 7 busiest airport (number 6
    during the winter months) :rolleyes:

    in reply to: CAA figures for June #635960
    Silver Snapper
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    They’ve been published and EDI has overtaken BHX for movements last month, but by less than 100! 😀
    Only 2000 more did MAN-AMS-MAN than EDI-AMS-EDI, quite an achievement when you consider the difference in total passenger numbers!
    And CO are getting more than 80% loads at EDI, which I think is excellent considering it was the services very first only half month of operation. 🙂

    Anyway, the link to the pages: http://www.caa.co.uk/erg/erg_stats/sgl.asp?sglid=11&fld=200406

    Feel free to post the good news about your local airport like myself! 😀

    in reply to: A few more @EDI #635979
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    I agree with that LBARULES!!

    Thanks! Here’s an XLA I took a while back 😉

    http://www1.airpics.com/showimg.php?imgid=55861

    in reply to: A few more @EDI #635982
    Silver Snapper
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    Great shots as ever Joe 🙂

    I wish Jet 2 would show-up…I have not seen one at EDI for ages.

    in reply to: EDI's new fence and taxi shots. #635986
    Silver Snapper
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    The the left of that phote, just out of sight you have a parking apron for regional props etc.

    You could place a T2 there for heavies and shift the props to the top of the picture on the remote stands

    Thats where the new terminal developments are destined for.. The Gogar Burn will be culverted and the recent car parks on the old runway 06 will be erased to make room for stands.

    The GAT is to be moved over the east side of 12/30 to allow
    for further terminal expansion – car parks?

    As I said earlier your grandchildren will be be cutting the ribbons. 😀 😀

    in reply to: EDI's new fence and taxi shots. #635989
    Silver Snapper
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    The obvious thing to do in the short term is to extend the terminal Eastwards, where all those buses are parked upto where the other apron begins.

    Thats the plan! Or do BAA have no plan? The full ‘horse-shoe’-shaped terminal was in the original plan-form when
    the terminal was built in the 70s.

    The parallel taxiways were also in that plan…here we are 35 years later and they are just getting built!

    I reckon that Sandy’s grandchildren might be cutting the
    ribbon on EDI’s much-needed runway extension in 35
    years time.. 😡 😡

    in reply to: A few more @EDI #635997
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    July has been rotten, June was better at times, we’ve not had a ‘hot’ day in July yet! 😉
    Great pics, you caught Germania, Swiss is due in about an hour! 😀

    I’ll pass on the Swiss! I had a few swift ones at lunchtime! :-)) 😮

    in reply to: First RIAT photos #636181
    Silver Snapper
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    The photos I got are of varying quality,

    There are excellent, great stuff! 🙂

    in reply to: "I wish they all could be Caledonian girls" #636318
    Silver Snapper
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    Found this great commercial from 1982 by greatly missed British Caledonian

    That brought back memories! Thanks for sharing it. 😀

    Anyone got the one for Air Canada (So good you won’t want to get off)?

    I think they banned it in the end… :rolleyes:

    in reply to: A few more @EDI #636319
    Silver Snapper
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    Great shots there Silver Snapper.

    Thanks Johnny! Pity one cannot get artificial sun like one
    can obtain an artificial tan! 😀

    in reply to: EDI's new fence and taxi shots. #636322
    Silver Snapper
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    You see, I presume it has been, or will be gettign built over:

    An early shot, no taxiway work in evidence.. 🙁

    Word is the taxiways could be completed by late September. :p

    The tower crane on the new ATC tower site is in place.
    it gives some idea of the eventual tower height.

    in reply to: EDI's new fence and taxi shots. #636326
    Silver Snapper
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    With the current building work in the terminal it is getting built over? :confused:
    When the work is finished all the domestic gates will have been extended out so if it does still exist the view will be completely obscured by the terminal extension.

    Bang goes the ‘push-back’ space! Time BAA got going
    on the proposed terminal 2 over at the 12/30 side. 😮

    in reply to: EDI's new fence and taxi shots. #636358
    Silver Snapper
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    More excellent pics I like how you can see the passengers 🙂 , BAA probably see the new fence as necessary! Even though the old one was fine I’d say.

    The new fence is smaller gauge wire, not strong enough to resist a determined ‘attack’ the other one was stronger.

    I wonder if BAA plan to reinstate the spectator terrace
    in the terminal? Its still there I believe?

    in reply to: More pics from EDI #636751
    Silver Snapper
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    I hope so, I’m getting sick of all these Cityjet 146s! 😉

    You and me both… Time for Air France to ‘press’ their
    new A318s into EDI.?

    in reply to: More pics from EDI #636834
    Silver Snapper
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    I’m starting to wonder why AF don’t bring mainline aircraft to EDI, all LH flights throughout the summer are, and we have a daily KLM 737 amongst all the Fokkers.

    It might just happen… 😀

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