EDINBURGH AIRPORT

Motion Text

That this House congratulates Edinburgh Airport on a second record-breaking year in a row; recognises that in 2014, 10.175 million passengers travelled through the airport and there was an 89.6 per cent rise in long-haul traffic; notes that in January 2015, 628,285 passengers passed through the airport, which was an increase of 7 per cent on the same month last year and the number of domestic passengers was 344,840 which was up by 7.2 per cent on the same month last year; welcomes the impact this increase in passengers will have on the city as a whole; and celebrates the hard work of the staff of Edinburgh Airport to constantly improve standards and the overall customer experience.