Air Travel in Edinburgh

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Airlines serving Edinburgh include Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, British Airways, British Midland, Eastern Airways, easyJet, flybe, KLMuk, Lufthansa Ryanair, and ScotAirways. Only a few transatlantic flights come through Edinburgh (Continental has service from Newark Liberty, near New York; Delta planned to start service from Atlanta later in 2006); you must instead fly into Glasgow, 50 mi away. Ryanair and easyJet have sparked a major price war on the Anglo-Scottish routes. They offer unbeatable, no-frills airfares on routes connecting Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow International, Prestwick Airport (30 mi south of Glasgow), and London's major airports.

Contacts

Aer Arann (0800/587-2324. www.aerarann.com). Aer Lingus (0845/084-4444. www.aerlingus.com). British Airways (0870/850-9850. www.britishairways.com). British Midland (0870/607-0555. www.flybmi.com). easyJet (0871/244-2366. www.easyjet.com). flybe (0870/567-6676. www.flybe.com). KLMuk (0870/507-4074. www.klm.com). Lufthansa (0845/773-7747. www.lufthansa.com). Ryanair (0906/270-5656. www.ryanair.com). ScotAirways (0870/606-0707. www.scotairways.co.uk).