All direct flights from Edinburgh

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  Citeh

  30 November 2011 at 12:06 | #

  I don't think there can be any argument about the Forth Rail Bridge being the greatest feat of Victorian engineering. The Millau Viaduct in France is mighty spectacular, but the FRB is still the daddy of them all!

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  Tom

  07 December 2011 at 07:21 | #

  Yes, but the Forth Bridge is a hulking great mass of rust stewing over industrial decline. The Millau Viaduct is gracefully spectacular with its white finish, and the setting is sublime!

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  Margate Millie

  06 January 2012 at 15:13 | #

  Can you recommend a cheap way to get to Edinburgh from Kent, now that Flybe have scrapped the Manston flights? My next nearest airport would be London City, but those flights are usually sold at sky high prices.

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  James Avery

  06 January 2012 at 17:00 | #

  Millie,
  
  Unfortunately, flights within the UK are nothing like as cheap as they were a few years ago, partly due to rising fuel costs, but also because the Air Passenger Duty that you mentioned in our article about the route closure has gone up, and this gets charged twice on domestic routes.
  
  London City flights aren't always that much more than other airports, it is a case of looking around and checking against easyJet, the only budget airline offering Edinburgh flights from London. You said you were visiting friends in Dunbar - by the time you have taken the bus into Waverley and then a train out to Dunbar, the time saved by flying is eaten up, when compared with taking the train, some of which stop at Dunbar anyway.

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  Margate Millie

  06 January 2012 at 17:12 | #

  Thanks, but I asked about cheap flights. I hate taking the train, as they are always over-crowded and unreliable. My friend picks me up from the airport anyway, so that is no problem.

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  James Avery

  06 January 2012 at 17:23 | #

  Flybe's route from Manston to Edinburgh was clearly a very convenient way of getting there for those who used it, but there weren't enough of them for the route to remain. You can fly to Edinburgh from all of London's airports, apart from Southend, but you still have the issue of getting to and from the airports. On the other hand, you can get to King's Cross very easily via High Speed 1, so I thought it was worthy of a mention. If you book in advance, you should have no problem getting a seat. Trains have their delays, but so do flights, and as a general rule, the more frequently a service runs, the less prone it is to delays.

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  Jerry Wright

  11 January 2012 at 01:58 | #

  I really love using Edinburgh Airport when you fly over the city, it is really difficult to know which side is best though!

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  Donald Rutherford

  11 January 2012 at 22:21 | #

  I really LOVE the control tower at Edinburgh airport - reminds me of a massive egg-timer, hope I don't miss my flight!

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  Gerald Marne

  12 January 2012 at 20:11 | #

  But you can't book in advance on high speed 1, tickets are only sold on a peak or off peak basis, with very little discount for off peak.

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  Dean

  13 January 2012 at 12:33 | #

  Having flown to and from Edinburgh Airport just the once I have to say that I have never ever waited so long for my bag. The wait for the bag was actually longer than the flight (from Birmingham). Hopefully this is just a one off because Edinburgh is a beutiful city and I would love to go back soon.

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  James Avery

  14 January 2012 at 13:33 | #

  Dean,
  
  I don't think that is the usual experience for Edinburgh Airport, especially on domestic flights. However, I usually take hand luggage only these days, but I don't think I have waited more than about 10 minutes when I have had a bag.

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