Ministers must not clip high-flying city's wings

From: Evening News - Scotland | Date: June 10, 2006| Author: Liam Rudden | Copyright information

IT might be hard to believe, but back in 1991 Edinburgh Airport served a mere 21 destinations, with flights to Holland, France, Belgium and Ireland being the only international services available from Scotland's capital.

Under the ownership of BAA, the number of destinations has grown to 57, in nearly 30 countries, including a new service to Atlanta with Continental Airlines which started on Tuesday . . . the same day that it was revealed the city's airfield could soon have new owners...

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