With tens of thousands of passengers passing through the airport each day we can be busy at peak hours but we'll be working to get you away as quickly as we can. But – and this is *really* important – don't come too early.
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It's a relatively small airport, especially compared with Heathrow, and there is only one terminal for passengers. Located close to central Edinburgh, it's easy to access and fairly stress-free to navigate.
Edinburgh Airport is a very busy place first thing in the morning with business people going to meetings all over Europe and beyond. Get there by 4 AM. if you want to have a more relaxed time pay the £4.49 for speedy Security [At that time of the morning I always pay for it].
London Stansted and London Luton are the fourth and fifth busiest airports, respectively. The largest airport operator in the United Kingdom is Heathrow Airport Holdings (owner of Heathrow), followed by Manchester Airports Group (owner of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands).
For easier leisure travel, consider Wednesday and Thursday, excludes Thanksgiving Weekend. Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays also come in as the cheapest days to fly, because they're not popular travel days. Due to popularity, Sundays and Fridays are usually the most expensive days to fly.
In most years, the Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day at U.S. airports, according to the Transportation Security Administration, which tracks the number of passengers screened daily. The two days after Christmas also see heavy travel.
Kirkwall is the quietest airport in the UK. Loganair is the only airline to service this airstrip on the Orkney Islands regularly. Flights operate to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and Sumburgh.
The airport is open overnight but all shops, cafes, pubs, etc. are closed. Security is also closed so you'll sleep in the landside area of the terminal.