Edinburgh Airport (EDI) > Reviews

Advantages: Nice departures lounge
Disadvantages: Domestic baggage claim didn't appear secure

...girlfriend and I travelled to Edinburgh for a short weekend and as I was able to get discounted flights, we decided to fly up. Edinburgh Turnhouse is situated about 8 miles outside Edinburgh city centre and is the only commercial airport for the Scottish Capital. Operated by BAA, the same people who run Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted to name a few, it was originally built as an RAF base during WWI. Today it sees flights operating not only to destinations ... Read review

Advantages: New, more shops and restuarants
Disadvantages: Bigger, slower to move through

My, how it's grown. Edinburgh airport was a small easy to handle airport that you could pass through in a matter of minutes. Now it is all grown up. Being run by BAA this mostly involves being made to walk unnecessarily long distances in order to pass rows of shops. Unless you think an airport should encompass a shopping centre, then I don't think the new airport offers any major improvements, although I suppose they can handle more flights and ... Read review

Advantages: more shops and restaurants
Disadvantages: longer to walk places

Edinburgh Airport, the airport I use every year. Edinburgh Airport has improved a lot. It has plenty of shops for people to buy magazines and things before boarding their plane, also there are lots of restaurants to eat at before you go. There are your trolleys as usual to carry luggage about or you even put it on the plane when it's time. One thing that's been changed which I liked was how you used to be able to sit in the restaurant and watch planes ... Read review

Advantages: Modern,Clean
Disadvantages: Layout

I have just travelled from the airport, and am pleased that the renovations in the Departure areas are at last finished. It gives the Airport a much needed larger seating capacity and some much needed additional coffee and bar areas with some great views, which it lacked while undergoing much needed renovation to meet the growing number of travellers. The new lounges for businees passengers are nicely located, while the ordinary travellers are ... Read review