[textarea]New late Shetland – Edinburgh flight


Flybe partner Loganair is to launch a new late night flight from Shetland to Edinburgh Airport after a successful trial last winter. The 19:50 flight, which will touch down in the capital 90 minutes later, will be a permanent addition to winter and summer timetables.

Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair’s chief operating officer, said: ‘By adding this later flight on a Friday, people are able to travel easily to the capital after work and travel back on flights over the weekend without having to use up any annual leave. It will be possible to leave work in Lerwick on Friday at 5.30pm and still arrive in Edinburgh well before last orders in the city’s hundreds of pubs and bars.’

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[textarea]SNP seek assurances over BMI takeover

Assurances have been sought by the SNP over the future reliability of flights between Heathrow and Scotland should the takeover of BMI by British Airways parent International Airlines Group gain regulatory approval. They have raised concerns over the Heathrow - Edinburgh service, saying that BA’s percentage of flights on time was lower than BMI’s and average delays were longer in 2010.

SNP MSP Colin Keir, whose constituency of Edinburgh Western includes Edinburgh Airport, told The Scotsman: ‘BA’s record lags behind a much more punctual BMI. I urge BA to ensure passengers are not left with a poorer service.’ He added that air links to Heathrow were vital for the economy and assurances were needed that further domestic slots would not be withdrawn.

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Korean bid for Edinburgh Airport?


Edinburgh Airport has attracted interest from Korea’s biggest hub, while half a dozen financial firms including JPMorgan Chase may also bid for the hub, Bloomberg reports. Incheon International Airport Corp is the latest company reported to be mulling an offer for the airport. It may form a consortium with Korean institutions to bid, Chief Executive Officer Lee Chae-Wook said in an interview.

Mr Lee said today in an interview: ‘We don’t just want to invest, that’s what financial companies do. We are more interested in operating the airport.’ South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s biggest investor, bought a 12 percent stake in Gatwick airport in February, 2010.

JPMorgan’s infrastructure fund is also considering a bid for Scotland’s busiest airport, which analysts say may fetch £600 million. Rival bids may be led by Carlyle Group, Gatwick owner Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and 3i Infrastructure Plc. GIP, which also owns London City Airport, is being advised by Royal Bank of Scotland. Frankfurt Airport owner Fraport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport are also reported to be interested.

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[textarea]Edinburgh Airport bidders will launch major upgrade

Those considering bidding for Edinburgh Airport are also drawing up plans for a major upgrade to improve efficiency and attract more long-haul flights to the hub, less than two years after it received a £40 million overhaul, the Scotsman reports.

Potential bidders say it requires significant changes to areas such as security, access to the terminals, check-in and the departure lounges. One told the newspaper that many aspects of the airport’s design and operation are ‘shoddy’ and considerable improvements would be needed, particularly if it has ambitions to attract more long-haul airlines.

A prospectus for the sale was distributed to interested parties earlier this month and the first bids are expected in early February.

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Edinburgh Airport rated second in Europe

Edinburgh Airport has been rated among the top in the world in an independent survey measuring passenger satisfaction, STV reports. It was second in Europe, above 47 other airports rated in the survey, and received a 2011 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award, which is awarded to airports that receive the most positive feedback from passengers who are interviewed while they are waiting to board their flight.

The annual ASQ Survey is considered the global standard for measuring passenger satisfaction. More than 350,000 passengers in 200 airports worldwide rate their satisfaction with the airport they are in that day.

For more information on this airport news story visit: http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/busi ... -rankings/
 
Bidders drop out of Edinburgh Airport auction

The number of bidders for Edinburgh Airport halved this week, the FT reports. The sale of Scotland’s biggest airport attracted four indicative offers last month. But a consortium led by UK-listed 3i has withdrawn from the process, following close behind a group led by Carlyle, the US group, the newspaper reports.

Two remain: Global Infrastructure Partners, which bought Gatwick from BAA three years ago and also owns London City Airport, and JP Morgan’s infrastructure fund. The withdrawals follow talks with the UK’s Competition Commission meant to ensure that any buyer has the systems and management ready to take over an important infrastructure asset. Second-round bids are due in mid-April.

For more information on this airport news story visit: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db5d9286-7410 ... z1pvZ0k5ug
 
[textarea]GIP ‘to buy Edinburgh Airport for £850m’

Global Infrastructure Partners, the owner of Gatwick and London City airports, is 'poised to acquire Edinburgh airport for around £850m', the Telegraph reports. The investment firm is reported to be in advanced discussions to buy the airport from BAA and a deal could be announced as early as today, the newspaper suggests.

GIP, an investment fund backed by Credit Suisse and General Electric, has been vying with a consortium led by JP Morgan’s infrastructure fund to buy the airport. Barring an eleventh hour hitch, the newspaper's 'City sources' said GIP is now the clear ‘front runner’ following the second and final round of bidding last Tuesday.

If completed, the deal will bolster GIP’s position as one of the leading airport owners in Britain. The price tag is considered impressive by analysts since the airport currently generates around £50m before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) on sales of £110m. But 'experts said the price is not unreasonable in an environment where infrastructure assets are in hot demand,' the newspaper adds.

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[textarea]GIP buys Edinburgh Airport for £807.2m

BAA is to sell Edinburgh Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the owner of Gatwick and London City airports, for £807.2m. GIP beat a consortium led by infrastructure investor JP Morgan Asset Management to win control of the airport. The sale price is payable in full at closing of the deal, expected in May.

The sale price is considerably more than had been expected when the process was launched. It is reported that GIP intends to improve the speed at which passengers move through the airport at check-in, security and baggage handling - its initial focus at both London City and Gatwick airports - and to link the Scottish capital with new routes. Its investment pattern is to sell an asset on after about seven years, although it has already reduced its stake in Gatwick by selling slices of equity to other infrastructure investors.

Adebayo Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner of GIP, said: ‘Edinburgh Airport is a high quality infrastructure asset. Its acquisition is a landmark deal for GIP and represents the first investment by GIP II. We see significant opportunity to apply our tested and successful operational expertise and our knowledge of the global airports sector to develop and enhance the performance of Edinburgh Airport in years to come.’

Simon Calder, travel editor at The Independent, said of the deal: ‘It is now going to get very, very interesting and the beneficiaries will be the Scottish travelling public.’

For more information on this airport news story visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-17814024[/textarea]
 
Edinburgh Airport terminal set for major expansion

A £25 MILLION expansion of Edinburgh airport’s terminal was announced today to cope with rising passenger numbers.

The security area will be moved into a new extension at the front of the building, currently occupied by the coach park.

This in turn will create more space for shops in its current location.

The tram stop has already been moved further away from the terminal to accommodate such expansion.

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Edinburgh tipped for Etihad Middle East route

EDINBURGH is expected to be chosen by Etihad Airways for its first Scottish route next year, hotting up competition on the fast-growing long-haul market via the Middle East, The Scotsman understands.

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier would take on Qatar Airways, which starts flights between Edinburgh and Doha in May, according to aviation experts.

Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/ ... -1-3323494
 
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Edinburgh airports CEO Gordon Dewar has described the Scottish governments decision not to scrap or reduce APD as short sighted.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...oans-short-sighted-delay-to-cutting-s-447909/
Had they gone ahead with the new air departure tax which would have been a reduced rate compared with the UK APD the Highlands and Islands airports would have been negatively impacted in that the new ADT would have to be applied to them whereas at present they are exempt from APD because of the sparse population.

The Scottish and Westminster governments are blaming each other for the admin oversight that that led to this situation. Attempts are now being made to obtain the requisite EC authority to exempt the Highlands and Islands airports from ADT but it's bureaucracy so isn't a quick process.
 
With everyone fighting their corner for money I don't see it happening. School, Hospitals, Policing or APD cuts? APD is unlikely to ever win out IMHO.
 
Had they gone ahead with the new air departure tax which would have been a reduced rate compared with the UK APD the Highlands and Islands airports would have been negatively impacted in that the new ADT would have to be applied to them whereas at present they are exempt from APD because of the sparse population.

The Scottish and Westminster governments are blaming each other for the admin oversight that that led to this situation. Attempts are now being made to obtain the requisite EC authority to exempt the Highlands and Islands airports from ADT but it's bureaucracy so isn't a quick process.
They'd have to reduce APD to zero and it seems they don't want to di that.
With everyone fighting their corner for money I don't see it happening. School, Hospitals, Policing or APD cuts? APD is unlikely to ever win out IMHO.
Well their different things. I'm sure the Scottish government would argue cutting APD would create jobs and therefore indirectly create more money for hospitals and policing.
 
They'd have to reduce APD to zero and it seems they don't want to di that.

Indeed. They would have to do that if the Highlands and Islands were not to be disadvantaged. When the Westminster government originally said the tax would be devolved to Scotland the Scottish Government said it would abolish it. Fairly quickly they realised they could not afford that so decided on a halfway house at 50% of the UK rate with a long term aspiration of abolishing it. With the delay over the H and I issue and and opposition to the plan anyway from the other parties in the Scottish Parliament it might actually be a while before the ADT comes into Scottish law. In the meantime Scotland will continue under the Westmineter APD regime.

Well their different things. I'm sure the Scottish government would argue cutting APD would create jobs and therefore indirectly create more money for hospitals and policing.

It's odd that different governments take varying views on the subject. Westminster seems set against any significant cut or abolition. The SNP in Scotland is pro reduction of the tax and abolition if it could afford to. The Welsh Government says it would abolish the tax if given the power although at times it seems they are talking about long haul APD. I don't know whether they could afford to abolish all APD.

Of course, abolishing or substantially reducing APD might not necessarily lead to lower fares. Airlines might simply maintain fare levels and pocket the APD element in order to improve yields or in some cases attract other airlines and/or routes.
 

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