Edinburgh Airport

The check-in worker said some passengers got angry if their hand baggage was ruled too big or heavy, or their travel documents were questioned. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Airport check-in worker tells of horrific abuse by passengers

China's Hainan Airlines is to operate the route between Edinburgh and Beijing.

Direct flights resume between Scotland and China

A strike could cause problems getting through security at Edinburgh Airport. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Summer travel chaos warning as airport workers balloted over strike action

Check-in will open at 3.30am for the earliest flights to ease congestion. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Future Flight: Edinburgh Airport introduces earlier check-in to cut congestion

Tram testing on the Newhaven extension on Wednesday. Picture: Sacyr, Farrans and Neopul

‘Ghost’ trams start daytime tests on Edinburgh city centre to Newhaven extension

Edinburgh Airport does not expect to surpass its record 14.7 million annual passengers in 2019 until next year. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Future Flight: US and Canadian route growth from Edinburgh ‘out of this world’

Hair dye features on the list of items that are illegal to bring with you on a plane.

7 weird things you might not know are illegal to fly with

Ryanair is to increase its Edinburgh routes to 69 this summer. Picture: Neil Hanna

Future Flight: Ryanair to fly a record 90 summer routes from Scotland

The flight, bound for Gran Canaria, was met with emergency services on the Manchester Airport tarmac.

Flight to Gran Canaria forced to make emergency landing in Manchester

Empty trams will run on the newly constructed extensions from York Place to Newhaven for the first time to test out the line, travelling at walking pace in the initial stages of the trial -- most of the test journeys will take place in the evenings and at night to minimise disruption to traffic

‘Ghost’ trams to begin testing new route to Leith and Newhaven

Pre-booked around three weeks in advance, Edinburgh Airport is the cheapest in the UK

Booking ahead gets best airport parking deal

Edinburgh Airport's parking charges are too high

A bad message from the place 'where Scotland meets the world' – Scotsman comment

Capital Cars has won the bid for Edinburgh Airport

Taxi services from airport now to be provided by private hire company

There are Welcome Hubs at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.

Host told by council to send Ukraine guests back to airport hub

United was among airlines affected. Picture: United Airlines

Why US aircraft are grounded and is the same computer system used in the UK?

Yutaro Oda has joined Hearts from Vissel Kobe. (Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images)

Yutaro Oda: Excitement but realistic expectation over Hearts new boy

Male panda Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo.

Is there a chance of a rethink on pandas departure? - Christine Jardine

Giant Panda Tian Tian in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.

In pictures: Edinburgh Zoo's pandas throughout the years

Easyjet was among airlines worst affected by cancellations this year (Picture: Ben Queenborough/PinPep)

My travel year: From mid-air turbulence to relaxing ‘doon the watter’

Edinburgh Airport, which was impacted by freezing temperatures. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

A seven-and-a-half-hour flight without access to toilets? Sounds hellish

Passengers were initially told they could not use the toilets on a direct flight from Edinburgh to the United States after freezing temperatures prevented the lavatories from being emptied.

Passengers told 'half full' toilets could not be used on Edinburgh-US flight

Jamie Ritchie has had a demanding year after being named captain of both Edinburgh and Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Jamie Ritchie on coping with the demands of captaining Edinburgh and Scotland

How the new look pick-up and drop-off zone will look at Edinburgh Airport

New pick-up and drop-off zone at Edinburgh Airport to benefit passengers

The Boorach, Heriot, Scottish Borders

Self-build solution: Homemade ranch style winner

Scottish construction engineer Brian Glendinning with his mother Meta Glendinning after arriving at Edinburgh airport following his release after two months in Iraqi jail. Picture date: Saturday November 19, 2022.

Scot Brian Glendinning freed from Iraqi prison returns home

More flights could use the Forth under the airspace changes. Picture: Ken Whitcome/Aerial Photography Solutions

Shorter east coast Edinburgh-London air route proposed for airspace shake-up

Julie Snell, Chair, Scotland 5G Centre.

5G technology is putting us in the picture - Julie Snell

The data is collated and verified with organisers awarding an accreditation based on their positive contributions to Edinburgh.

New tool will measure societal impact that conferences have in Edinburgh

Professor Alan Torrance has been waiting more than three weeks for his bag containing £2,500 worth of fishing equipment to be returned.

Passenger who criticised Menzies Aviation has bag mislaid for second time

Charles was at Dumfries House in Ayrshire when he learned that his mother was gravely ill.

Grieving King Charles has travelled almost 2,000 miles in one week

The Queen opening Glasgow Airport's passenger terminal in 1966. Picture: Glasgow Airport

Queen of Transport: Monarch’s enduring Scottish travel links – Alastair Dalton

King Charles III and other members of the royal family hold a vigil at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Monday September 12, 2022.

RECAP: Queue to view the Queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral closed

Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, as it lies at rest. Picture date: Monday September 12, 2022.

What time does the Queen's coffin leave Edinburgh?

Allied Parts has taken space at the Turnhouse Court industrial estate in Newbridge, Edinburgh. Picture: Alexander Fraser Photography

Expanding car parts firm revs up business with new Edinburgh base

United Airlines suspended all its transatlantic services to Scotland for two years until March

Edinburgh Airport transatlantic traffic soars back to pre-Covid levels

The new combined company will have some 35,000 employees and operations at 254 airports in 58 countries, handling 600,000 aircraft 'turns', some two million tonnes of air cargo and 2.5 million refuellings per year.

Menzies Aviation opens 'new chapter' after takeover by Kuwaiti firm completes

Junior doctor faces deportation from Scotland after delays with visa (Photo by HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images).

Junior doctor working in Scotland faces potential deportation due to visa delays

The Guardroom suite at The Witchery by the Castle. Picture: David Cheskin

Witchery still has availability for overnight Fringe stays at £1300 a room

Passengers have waited hours at Edinburgh Airport for information about their missing baggage. Picture: Fraser Mackenzie

Menzies ‘should hang heads in shame for deplorable lack of customer care’

Menzies Aviation said up to 3,000 bags had built up at Edinburgh Airport. Picture: Fraser Mackenzie

Menzies Aviation: ‘Wholehearted apology’ for Edinburgh Airport baggage chaos

Police were seen at Edinburgh Airport's baggage reclaim area trying to manage the situation.

Ryanair boss hits out over airport chaos

Hundreds of mislaid bags are awaiting collection at Edinburgh Airport (Picture: Fraser Mackenzie)

Airport baggage firms’ communication with passengers lost in transit

Grant Forrest acknowleges the crowd on the 9th green in the first round of the Cazoo Classic at Hillside. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images.

Grant Forrest and Craig Howie off to strong starts in Cazoo Classic at Hillside

Donna Tartt's The Secret History is an intelligent thriller about a tight-knit group of students of Greek in a historic New England campus (Picture: Bas Czerwinski/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Laura Waddell: This much-imitated book is a writer's idea of holiday reading

Neil Fenwick has been forced to pull out of this week's Challenge Tour event in Germany after his clubs were lost in transit. Picture: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images.

Edinburgh Airport golf club chaos forces Neil Fenwick to pull out of event in Ge...

Edinburgh Airport's baggage reclaim hall has been cluttered this week with luggage that arrived long after passengers had left (Picture: Contributed)

Readers' Letters: Air firms share blame for anger of passengers

Baggage at Edinburgh Airport on Thursday. Picture: Contributed

Menzies Aviation a ‘disgrace to the nation’ over Edinburgh luggage chaos

There were chaotic scenes at Edinburgh Airport yesterday.

Chaos at Edinburgh Airport as passengers wait hours to collect bags

Hundreds of missing bags belonging to air passengers are being stored at a warehouse at Edinburgh Airport.

Hundreds of missing bags stored at Edinburgh Airport

The firm described Edinburgh as a 'natural home' for its latest engineering hub.

Travel management platform aims to add hundreds of jobs with Edinburgh opening

Edinburgh Airport has announced it will now be sharing regular security queue times on its social media channels.

Edinburgh Airport now sharing regular security queue times

LNER celebrate the arrival of Azuma to Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland, but travel times are lengthy

Readers' letters: Rail chaos highlights loss of connectivity

easyJet has cancelled around 200 flights due to an IT systems issue.

Edinburgh passengers left stranded as easyJet flights cancelled last-minute

The Firth of Forth Green Freeport bid includes the ports of Leith, Rosyth, pictured, and Grangemouth (Picture: Peter Devlin)

Green Freeport bid is huge opportunity to create jobs and fight climate change

The only woman on Scottish Government-owned Prestwick Airport's board has been replaced by a man. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty

SNP Government-owned Prestwick Airport’s new all-male board ‘shameful’

Rangers fans are travelling by planes, trains and automobiles to reach the big game

Watch: Rangers fans describe their marathon journeys to get to Seville

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As of March 31, 7,849 Scots had been waiting over two years for inpatient, outpatient or day care treatment from NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland's waiting times 'demonstrably worse' than south of the border

Union chiefs have demanded action over reports of violence

Airport check-in staff assaulted and abused by ‘thuggish’ passengers – GMB union

Swedish climate activist and author Greta Thunberg, who made rose to fame when she began skipping school as a 15-year-old to protest each week against inaction on climate targets outside Sweden's parliament. Picture: Kim Jakobsen To

Climate activist Greta Thunberg to star at Edinburgh International Book Festival