Edinburgh Airport gains new easyJet services to Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Copenhagen, Reykjavik and Dubrovnik
ByNews reporter
File photo dated 21/04/10 of a plane of the budget airline easyJet, as the low-cost airline posted smaller winter losses as the benefit of benign weather offset a further jump in fuel costs.
Budget airline easyJet has announced new routes for flights from Edinburgh as part of its Scottish expansion plans.
It is thought the services to Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Copenhagen and Dubrovnik will bring in 140,000 more passengers and benefit the Scottish economy by up to £90m each year.
The news follows last week’s announcement of a year-round connection to Icelandic capital Reykjavik.
The expansion which was announced in August and includes the addition of two new craft to easyJet’s Edinburgh-based fleet is expected to create 160 jobs and help generate 500 associated indirect posts.
Edinburgh Airport said the new destinations had been selected after consultation with VisitScotland, Marketing Edinburgh and the Scottish business community, and would begin in the spring.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the expansion represented a ”major endorsement and vote of confidence” in Edinburgh and Scotland.
Photo by Barry Batchelor/PA Wire
Edinburgh Airport gains new easyJet services to Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Copenhagen, Reykjavik and Dubrovnik
