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EDI WIDEBODY STANDS - FAQ

OK, EDI has 3 stands (plus block 33, but we'll leave that for now) that
are capable of handling
widebodied aircraft. These stands are 6A, 12, and 16.

The regulars amongst you will notice 6A and 12 are not used generally,
this is because they
infringe the 2 stands either side of them, namely 5 and 6, or 11 and 14.
16 is a slightly better
option, as the stands on that ramp are less used, except that it is a
remote stand at the moment,
and until BAA build a walkway, moving a full widebodied load of
passengers by bus requires
more bus drivers and cargo handling etc equipment than BAA can easily
dedicate to the task.

Also 6 is generally used by the regular Midland Heathrow flight, and 14
is the Irish EasyJet
and FlyBe flights, so they're stands the airport can not do without for
a long period.

The problem with having a regular flight is that it will seriously
reduce the available stands on
the main apron at EDI for the duration it's here - plus various other
considerations during pushback
etc that require different procedures.

If it's timed when the airport is quiet, great, except it takes probably
near on 3 hours
(at an absolute minimum) to turn one around, and there isn't a 3+ hour
quiet time at the airport
anymore. Also, the operators, be it Emirates, EAL, Virgin, whoever,
want to schedule their flights
when they want them, not when the airport says they can have them, which
isn't necessarily ideal
from a stand allocation perspective.

So, that's why it's said EDI has no widebody stands. Not strictly true,
but logistics almost dictate
that it is true.

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Abridged from a post to alt.airports.uk.edinburgh on
3rd. August 2005

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