Passenger Numbers Up

More than 790, 000 people travelled through Edinburgh Airport in March.

Domestic passenger numbers rose by 8.7%. Bosses say it's largely due to daily routes to London Stansted and London City.

International traffic also increased by 4.7% on March 2014. The figure is being attributed to an increase in services to Dublin, Barcelona and Rome, Madeira, Lisbon and Reykjavik. 

Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: “March was a strong month for us and we saw a significant increase in the number of passengers travelling through our airport.

“Our biggest growth was in domestic traffic which increased by 8.7% with more services to London airports with Ryanair, Flybe and BA Cityflyer. 

“The final home match of the RBS 6Nations also helped boost passenger numbers with over 31,000 Irish rugby fans travelling through the terminal.

“We’re now officially in the summer schedule and have already welcomed several new airlines and routes, including new services to the Faroe Islands with Atlantic Airways, Malaga with Norwegian, Copenhagen with SAS and Madrid with Iberia Express. We’re sure these will be popular choices for our passengers over the coming months.”