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alt.airports.uk.edinburgh FAQ, version 1.21, 04/02/05.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Edinburgh Airport
2.1 Where is it?
2.2 How many people use it?
2.3 How old is it? Was it always an airport?
2.4 When was the first commercial flight? Who operated it?
2.5 When was the current airport built?
2.6 How long are the runways- What aircraft can they handle?
2.7 I've an airband radio. What can I listen to?
2.8 Is there a viewing area?
3. Travelling to, from, and away from the Aiport
3.1 How do I get to it?
3.2 What destinations are available?
4. Passenger Facilities
4.1 What facilities are available at the terminal?
4.2 Are there car rental desks?
4.3 Are there airline lounges?
4.4 Are there hotels nearby?
4.5 Is EDI accessible to the disabled?
4.6 Is smoking permitted at EDI?
5. Web Links
5.1 Airport
5.2 Airlines
5.3 Edinburgh
1. Introduction
Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions for alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
A few of these questions are frequently asked; most aren't, but are
answered anyway.
2. Edinburgh Airport
2.1 Where is it?
Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) is located 13 km west of the City of
Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland. It is one of seven UK (and
three Scottish) airports owned and operated by the British Airports
Authority (BAA).
2.2 How many people use it?
Last year (2004), slightly under 8 million passengers used it. EDI has
been experiencing a large percentage growth in passengers for the last
10 years. This growth rate is amongst the best of any airport north of
London. Further statistics may be downloaded from the BAA website
([url]http://www.baa.co.uk)[/url], or that of the Civil Aviation Authority
([url]http://www.caa.co.uk)[/url].
EDI also deals with a large cargo throughput.
2.3 How old is it- Was it always an airport?
It started life in 1915 as an air base, called Turnhouse Aerodrome,
after the part of Edinburgh it is located in. After the establishment of
the RAF, the airfield was renamed to RAF Turnhouse, and remained the
property of the Ministry of Defense. In 1939 the grass strip runway was
paved to construct what is now the secondary runway, runway 12/30. The
runway was originally 3,900ft long, however in 1952 this runway was
extended to 6,000ft, to allow the Royal Auxiliary Airforce to operate
their newly acquired Vampire FB5s from the airfield.
2.4 When was the first commercial flight? Who operated it?
The first commercial flight took off from Edinburgh in 1947, operated by
British European Airways (who would later merge with BOAC to form
British Airways). The flight was a shuttle flight linking Edinburgh to
London, a route that continues to be flown to this day.
2.5 When was the current airport built?
In 1960 the Ministry of Defense transferred ownership of the airfield to
the Ministry of Aviation, who would later become the British Airports
Authority, in 1971. This was also the year that the second runway was
constructed. This 8,400ft runway was aligned with the prevailing
southwesterly wind at 06/24. A new terminal was also constructed
alongside the new runway, forming the base for the current terminal. The
old hangers that were used during the airfield's military years were
converted for use as cargo storage, and the area was transformed into
the current cargo centre.
The current airport terminal building was opened in 1977, having been
designed by Edinburgh based architect, Robert Matthew. An extensive
expansion and renovation took place from 1999.
2.6 How long are the runways- What aircraft can they handle?
The current runway lengths are: 06/24: 2560m x 46m, and 12/30: 1798m x
46m. The main runway can, and has, handled almost every type of aircraft
in production today. Some of the largest may suffer from payload
restriction. YMMV, literally.
Although runway 12/30 is capable of handling most of the day to day
traffic at EDI, it isn't used too much these days - it is put to use
mainly when the main runway is being worked on, and is often used as
extra aircraft parking. Speaking of which, there are 16 terminal stands
with approximately 20 additional remote stands that passengers can be
bussed to.
2.7 I've an airband radio. What can I listen to?
Radio traffic can be listened to on the following frequencies: Approach
121.2 MHz, ATIS 131.35 MHz, Ground 121.75 MHz, Tower 118.7 MHz
2.8 Is there a viewing area?
There is no viewing area in the terminal, but excellent views of the
landing and departing aircraft can be found at the following locations:
* Ingliston Market (follow signs to airport, then Ingliston). A huge
open air area adjacent to the perimeter fence.
* Lennymuir Road (follow the signs from the A8 to the Cargo Centre).
3. Travelling to, from and away from the Aiport
3.1 How do I get to it?
By car: EDI is conveniently located near the junction of the M8/M9. The
main approach road leads off the A8, which is also easily accessible
from the City of Edinburgh Bypass (the A720). From the city, follow the
Glasgow Road to the A8. From the north, cross the Forth Road Bridge and
follow the A8000 to the M9 and A8. From the west, take Jn. 2 of the M8
to the A8.
There is ample long and short-term parking available at EDI. Short-term
car parks are in the airport grounds. Please note that the new
multistory car park is very expensive for stays of more than 1 day.
There are many long-term car parks at off site locations, most of which
are well signposted.
By taxi: The Airport taxi fleet is accessed from the exit at UK
Arrivals. Take a left turn through the tunnel. Pre booked taxis are
picked up from the ground floor of the multistory car park opposite
Arrivals. A taxi to/from the city will cost approx GBP15. Taxis to/from
destinations outwith the city limits can be expensive - prebooking a
rate is advisable for these journeys.
By bus: An express bus (AirLink) is operated by Lothian Buses
([url]http://www.flybybus.com)[/url]. It operates every 15 minutes to and from the
Airport and Waverley Station in the city centre and the journey takes 25
minutes (approx.). Fares are GBP3 for a single and GBP5 for a return. If
you are travelling by bus in the city, it is possible to buy an Airsaver
ticket, which also allows travel on citywide Lothian buses. As well as
stopping at Waverley, the AirLink also stops at Shandwick Place (West
End), Haymarket, Murrayfield, Edinburgh Zoo, Costorphine, Maybury and
the Airport Hilton.
By rail: Edinburgh Airport does not have a rail station (yet). To travel
to Edinburgh Airport by rail, take a train to Haymarket, where you can
transfer to the AirLink bus mentioned above. Scotrail used to sell a
through ticket ([url]http://www.scotrail.co.uk/edairport.htm)[/url]. They have
recently been replaced by the First Group so it is anyone's guess
whether this will continue to be offered. There are plans to build an
underground rail interchange at EDI (http://www.earlproject.com) but
this is still some way in the future.
By tram: There are plans to build a new tram system from the city centre
to the Airport.
3.2 What destinations are available?
Following is the listing of direct destinations currently available to
book to/from EDI. Links to particular airline websites can be found in
section 4, or you could use the travel agent of your choice.
Domestic Destinations
Belfast City (BHD): FlyBE (BE)
Belfast International (BFS): easyJet (EZY)
Birmingham (BHX): bmibaby (WW), British Airways (BA), FlyBE (BE)
Bristol (BRS): British Airways (BA), easyJet (EZY)
Cardiff (CWL): bmibaby (WW)
Exeter (EXT): FlyBE (BE)
Inverness (INV): British Airways (BA)
Jersey (JER): bmi British Midland (BD)
Kirkwall (KOI): British Airways (BA)
Leeds Bradford (LBA): bmi British Midland (BD)
London City (LCY): British Airways (BA), ScotAirways (CB)
London Gatwick (LGW): British Airways (BA) EZ
London Luton (LTN): easyJet (EZY)
London Heathrow (LHR): bmi British Midland (BD), British Airways (BA)
London Stansted (STN): easyJet (EZY)
Manchester (MAN): bmi British Midland (BD), British Airways (BA), Jet2
(LS)
Manston Kent (MSE): EUJet (EU)
Norwich (NWI): Eastern Airways (T3)
Nottingham East Midlands (EMA): bmibaby (WW), easyJet (EZY)
Shetland Islands (LSI): British Airways (BA)
Southampton (SOU): British Airways (BA), FlyBE (BE)
Stornoway (SYY): bmi British Midland (BD)
Wick (WIC): British Airways (BA)
International
Alicante (ALC): Air Scotland (GRE), flyglobespan (GSM)
Amsterdam (AMS): easyJet (EZY), KLM (KL)
Barcelona (BCN): flyglobespan (GSM)
Brussels (BRU): bmi British Midland (BD)
Cologne (CGN): Germanwings (4U)
Copenhagen (CPH): bmi British Midland (BD), Sterling (NB)
Cork (ORK): Aer Arann (RE)
Dublin (DUB): Aer Lingus (EI), Ryanair (FR)
Faro (FAO): flyglobespan (GSM)
Frankfurt (FRA): Lufthansa (LH)
Galway (GWY): Aer Arann (RE)
Geneva (GVA): flyglobespan (GSM)
Hamburg (HAM): Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX)
Madrid (MAD): flyglobespan (GSM)
Malaga (AGP): flyglobespan (GSM), Air Scotland (GRE)
New York Newark (EWR): Continental (CO)
Nice (NCE): flyglobespan (GSM)
Oslo (OSL): Sterling (NB)
Palma (PMI): flyglobespan (GSM)
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG): Air France (AF), British Airways (BA)
Paris Orly (ORY): Air France (AF)
Prague (PRG): Czech Airlines (OK)
Rome (FCO): flyglobespan (GSM)
Stockholm (ARN): SAS (SK)
Toronto (YYZ): Air Transat (TS), Thomas Cook (TCX)
In addition, summer and winter charters are operated to the usual hot
(and cold) spots.
Also, cargo flights regularly fly to and from Shannon, Stockholm, Liege,
London (LHR), East Midlands, amongst others, but these flights don't
carry paying passengers.
4. Passenger Facilities
4.1 What facilities are available at the terminal?
EDI is a relatively modern airport - the current terminal building
having been built in the late 70s and extended and refurbished in the
late 90's/early 00's. The check-in hall can get a little bit cramped at
peak time, but the growing use of automated check in machines (currently
only used by British Airways and bmi) will help to reduce this.
Once checked in, heading upstairs towards security, there is the usual
array of BAA retail outlets to spend money at. Of particular local
interest is a branch of Jenners (http://www.jenners.com) - the famous
Edinburgh department store, which will cater for all your tartan and
shortbread needs. There is also food court upstairs before you go
through security. Downstairs, there are two branches of Costa Coffee,
with hot snacks available at both. Most outlets will accept £, US$ and
¤uro.
The queues at security can be quite long at peak times, which are 0530-
0700 and 1630-1800, Monday to Friday. Beware that if a busy flight is
departing at an off peak time that there may not be sufficient staff at
security, resulting in a small delay.
Once Airside, you will find yourself in one of the more pleasant UK
airports. EDI has a combined (in practice) domestic and international
airside area, meaning that facilities are plentiful, if somewhat spaced
apart (it is approx. 500m from one end of the terminal to the other).
Gates 1a, b, c, d, 2, and 3 are usually used for international flights,
or domestic flights that require bussing to a remote stand. Gates 4-14
(missing out Gates 8 and 13, none of which exist, and counting gate 12
twice) are usually used for domestic flights, which currently make up
the majority of flights at EDI.
The Wetherspoon's bar between gates 9 and 10 offers snacks, drinks, and
seating with an excellent view of the runway and apron. There is a
smaller branch at Gate 4, which does not offer hot food. The Seafood Bar
and Paul are located at Gate 6. Paul offers a range of hot and cold
plates, again, with a view of the apron and runway. Costa Coffee have
two outlets - one at Gate 11, and one at Gate 2. The Gate 2 version does
not do hot food.
The full list of terminal facilities is as follows:
Land side: Accessorize , Books etc, Boots, Impulse, Jenners, Thornton's,
Tie Rack/Rolling Luggage, World News (x2), Costa Coffee (x2), JD
Wetherspoon, Burger King, Franklins of Boston, La Brioche Doree and
Village Grill, International Currency Exchange (x2), Prayer Room, cash
machines, public phones (cash and credit card).
Airside: Austin Reed, Dixons, World Duty Free (for international
passengers only), World Shopping (for everyone), World News, Costa
Coffee (x2), JD Wetherspoon (x2, one of which, at Gate 4, has no draught
beer or hot food), Paul, Seafood Bar, Travelex, Communications Centre
(PAYG internet terminals), shoeshine, cash machines, public phones (cash
and credit
card).
4.2 Are there car rental desks?
Yes, in the UK Arrivals Hall: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz,
National/Alamo (Offsite rentals with Sixt, Arnold Clark, etc. available
via courtesy phone). Enterprise and Thrifty operate a desk at the
Quality Hotel, which is served by a shuttle bus.
4.3 Are there airline lounges?
Yes - BA, bmi and Scotairways each operate their own. ServisAir operate
a lounge that some other airlines use, and that can be accessed for a
fee (GBP12.50 through KLM seems to be the cheapest). For further details
please see
http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/airports/edinburgh/lounge-review.php
4.4 Are there hotels nearby?
Yes - Hilton have a branch less than 500m from the terminal building.
There is a Quality hotel about 1.5 km from the terminal at Ingliston.
The Norton House Hotel and Marriot at Maybury are the next nearest. All
of these hotels (and others) are bookable at the hotel desk in the UK
arrivals hall, and all offer a shuttle bus service.
4.5 Is EDI accessible to the disabled?
In general, yes - lifts are provided at the majority of gates and in the
checkin hall. There is an increasing use of Braille signage. Airline
policies differ - from hearsay, avoid Ryanair.
4.6 Is smoking permitted at EDI?
Yes, but only in specially designed AirFlow areas. These are located
downstairs in the International Arrivals baggage Hall, International
Arrivals, UK Arrivals, and upstairs airside opposite Gates 2 and 10.
5 Web Links
5.1 Airport
Official airport site, includes live arrivals and departures
information: http://www.baa.com/main/airports/edinburgh/
Unofficial site: http://www.edinburghairport.org.uk
Unofficial site and discussion forum:
http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/edinburgh
Unofficial site with excellent content Smile : http://www.uk-
airport.info/edinburgh
Wikipedia entry on EDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport
5.2 Airlines
Aer Arran: http://www.aerarann.ie/
Aer Lingus: http://www.aerlingus.com
Air France: http://www.airfrance.com/uk
Air Scotland: http://www.air-scotland.com
bmi: http://www.flybmi.com
bmibaby: http://www.bmibaby.com
British Airways: http://www.ba.com
Continental: http://www.continental.com
CSA: http://www.csa.cz/en/czechia
Easyjet: http://www.easyjet.com
flybe: http://www.flybe.com
Flyglobespan: http://www.flyglobespan.com
Germanwings: http://www.germanwings.com
Jet2: http://www.jet2.com
KLM: http://www.klm.com/uk en
Lufthansa: http://www.lufthansa.co.uk
Ryanair: http://www.ryanair.com
ScotAirways: http://www.scotairways.com
5.3 Edinburgh
Edinburgh and Lothains Tourist Board: http://www.edinburgh.org/
VisitScotland: http://www.visitscotland.com
An article on visiting Edinburgh:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php-t=299979
FAQ Information
Version History
1.0 08/11/04 initial draft
1.1 06/12/04 removed newsgroup information
1.11 21/12/04 some minor edits
1.2 03/01/05 Many edits, added wikipedia link. Thanks to Clive for the
tidied destination/airline list
1.21 04/02/05 some minor edits
This FAQ is posted on an occasional basis to alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
Some content is also mirrored on http://www.uk-airport.info/edinburgh
The information in this document is provided copyright free.
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Bill
administrator, alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
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HI Bill
Can you update the FAQ to show whether cross postings are permitted or not.
There seems to be no mention of it in the FAQ, and it would stop a lot of
in-fighting in the group.
Thanks
Alan
"bill" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh FAQ, version 1.21, 04/02/05.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Edinburgh Airport
2.1 Where is it?
2.2 How many people use it?
2.3 How old is it? Was it always an airport?
2.4 When was the first commercial flight? Who operated it?
2.5 When was the current airport built?
2.6 How long are the runways- What aircraft can they handle?
2.7 I've an airband radio. What can I listen to?
2.8 Is there a viewing area?
3. Travelling to, from, and away from the Aiport
3.1 How do I get to it?
3.2 What destinations are available?
4. Passenger Facilities
4.1 What facilities are available at the terminal?
4.2 Are there car rental desks?
4.3 Are there airline lounges?
4.4 Are there hotels nearby?
4.5 Is EDI accessible to the disabled?
4.6 Is smoking permitted at EDI?
5. Web Links
5.1 Airport
5.2 Airlines
5.3 Edinburgh
1. Introduction
Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions for alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
A few of these questions are frequently asked; most aren't, but are
answered anyway.
2. Edinburgh Airport
2.1 Where is it?
Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) is located 13 km west of the City of
Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland. It is one of seven UK (and
three Scottish) airports owned and operated by the British Airports
Authority (BAA).
2.2 How many people use it?
Last year (2004), slightly under 8 million passengers used it. EDI has
been experiencing a large percentage growth in passengers for the last
10 years. This growth rate is amongst the best of any airport north of
London. Further statistics may be downloaded from the BAA website
([url]http://www.baa.co.uk)[/url], or that of the Civil Aviation Authority
([url]http://www.caa.co.uk)[/url].
EDI also deals with a large cargo throughput.
2.3 How old is it- Was it always an airport?
It started life in 1915 as an air base, called Turnhouse Aerodrome,
after the part of Edinburgh it is located in. After the establishment of
the RAF, the airfield was renamed to RAF Turnhouse, and remained the
property of the Ministry of Defense. In 1939 the grass strip runway was
paved to construct what is now the secondary runway, runway 12/30. The
runway was originally 3,900ft long, however in 1952 this runway was
extended to 6,000ft, to allow the Royal Auxiliary Airforce to operate
their newly acquired Vampire FB5s from the airfield.
2.4 When was the first commercial flight? Who operated it?
The first commercial flight took off from Edinburgh in 1947, operated by
British European Airways (who would later merge with BOAC to form
British Airways). The flight was a shuttle flight linking Edinburgh to
London, a route that continues to be flown to this day.
2.5 When was the current airport built?
In 1960 the Ministry of Defense transferred ownership of the airfield to
the Ministry of Aviation, who would later become the British Airports
Authority, in 1971. This was also the year that the second runway was
constructed. This 8,400ft runway was aligned with the prevailing
southwesterly wind at 06/24. A new terminal was also constructed
alongside the new runway, forming the base for the current terminal. The
old hangers that were used during the airfield's military years were
converted for use as cargo storage, and the area was transformed into
the current cargo centre.
The current airport terminal building was opened in 1977, having been
designed by Edinburgh based architect, Robert Matthew. An extensive
expansion and renovation took place from 1999.
2.6 How long are the runways- What aircraft can they handle?
The current runway lengths are: 06/24: 2560m x 46m, and 12/30: 1798m x
46m. The main runway can, and has, handled almost every type of aircraft
in production today. Some of the largest may suffer from payload
restriction. YMMV, literally.
Although runway 12/30 is capable of handling most of the day to day
traffic at EDI, it isn't used too much these days - it is put to use
mainly when the main runway is being worked on, and is often used as
extra aircraft parking. Speaking of which, there are 16 terminal stands
with approximately 20 additional remote stands that passengers can be
bussed to.
2.7 I've an airband radio. What can I listen to?
Radio traffic can be listened to on the following frequencies: Approach
121.2 MHz, ATIS 131.35 MHz, Ground 121.75 MHz, Tower 118.7 MHz
2.8 Is there a viewing area?
There is no viewing area in the terminal, but excellent views of the
landing and departing aircraft can be found at the following locations:
* Ingliston Market (follow signs to airport, then Ingliston). A huge
open air area adjacent to the perimeter fence.
* Lennymuir Road (follow the signs from the A8 to the Cargo Centre).
3. Travelling to, from and away from the Aiport
3.1 How do I get to it?
By car: EDI is conveniently located near the junction of the M8/M9. The
main approach road leads off the A8, which is also easily accessible
from the City of Edinburgh Bypass (the A720). From the city, follow the
Glasgow Road to the A8. From the north, cross the Forth Road Bridge and
follow the A8000 to the M9 and A8. From the west, take Jn. 2 of the M8
to the A8.
There is ample long and short-term parking available at EDI. Short-term
car parks are in the airport grounds. Please note that the new
multistory car park is very expensive for stays of more than 1 day.
There are many long-term car parks at off site locations, most of which
are well signposted.
By taxi: The Airport taxi fleet is accessed from the exit at UK
Arrivals. Take a left turn through the tunnel. Pre booked taxis are
picked up from the ground floor of the multistory car park opposite
Arrivals. A taxi to/from the city will cost approx GBP15. Taxis to/from
destinations outwith the city limits can be expensive - prebooking a
rate is advisable for these journeys.
By bus: An express bus (AirLink) is operated by Lothian Buses
([url]http://www.flybybus.com)[/url]. It operates every 15 minutes to and from the
Airport and Waverley Station in the city centre and the journey takes 25
minutes (approx.). Fares are GBP3 for a single and GBP5 for a return. If
you are travelling by bus in the city, it is possible to buy an Airsaver
ticket, which also allows travel on citywide Lothian buses. As well as
stopping at Waverley, the AirLink also stops at Shandwick Place (West
End), Haymarket, Murrayfield, Edinburgh Zoo, Costorphine, Maybury and
the Airport Hilton.
By rail: Edinburgh Airport does not have a rail station (yet). To travel
to Edinburgh Airport by rail, take a train to Haymarket, where you can
transfer to the AirLink bus mentioned above. Scotrail used to sell a
through ticket ([url]http://www.scotrail.co.uk/edairport.htm)[/url]. They have
recently been replaced by the First Group so it is anyone's guess
whether this will continue to be offered. There are plans to build an
underground rail interchange at EDI (http://www.earlproject.com) but
this is still some way in the future.
By tram: There are plans to build a new tram system from the city centre
to the Airport.
3.2 What destinations are available?
Following is the listing of direct destinations currently available to
book to/from EDI. Links to particular airline websites can be found in
section 4, or you could use the travel agent of your choice.
Domestic Destinations
Belfast City (BHD): FlyBE (BE)
Belfast International (BFS): easyJet (EZY)
Birmingham (BHX): bmibaby (WW), British Airways (BA), FlyBE (BE)
Bristol (BRS): British Airways (BA), easyJet (EZY)
Cardiff (CWL): bmibaby (WW)
Exeter (EXT): FlyBE (BE)
Inverness (INV): British Airways (BA)
Jersey (JER): bmi British Midland (BD)
Kirkwall (KOI): British Airways (BA)
Leeds Bradford (LBA): bmi British Midland (BD)
London City (LCY): British Airways (BA), ScotAirways (CB)
London Gatwick (LGW): British Airways (BA) EZ
London Luton (LTN): easyJet (EZY)
London Heathrow (LHR): bmi British Midland (BD), British Airways (BA)
London Stansted (STN): easyJet (EZY)
Manchester (MAN): bmi British Midland (BD), British Airways (BA), Jet2
(LS)
Manston Kent (MSE): EUJet (EU)
Norwich (NWI): Eastern Airways (T3)
Nottingham East Midlands (EMA): bmibaby (WW), easyJet (EZY)
Shetland Islands (LSI): British Airways (BA)
Southampton (SOU): British Airways (BA), FlyBE (BE)
Stornoway (SYY): bmi British Midland (BD)
Wick (WIC): British Airways (BA)
International
Alicante (ALC): Air Scotland (GRE), flyglobespan (GSM)
Amsterdam (AMS): easyJet (EZY), KLM (KL)
Barcelona (BCN): flyglobespan (GSM)
Brussels (BRU): bmi British Midland (BD)
Cologne (CGN): Germanwings (4U)
Copenhagen (CPH): bmi British Midland (BD), Sterling (NB)
Cork (ORK): Aer Arann (RE)
Dublin (DUB): Aer Lingus (EI), Ryanair (FR)
Faro (FAO): flyglobespan (GSM)
Frankfurt (FRA): Lufthansa (LH)
Galway (GWY): Aer Arann (RE)
Geneva (GVA): flyglobespan (GSM)
Hamburg (HAM): Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX)
Madrid (MAD): flyglobespan (GSM)
Malaga (AGP): flyglobespan (GSM), Air Scotland (GRE)
New York Newark (EWR): Continental (CO)
Nice (NCE): flyglobespan (GSM)
Oslo (OSL): Sterling (NB)
Palma (PMI): flyglobespan (GSM)
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG): Air France (AF), British Airways (BA)
Paris Orly (ORY): Air France (AF)
Prague (PRG): Czech Airlines (OK)
Rome (FCO): flyglobespan (GSM)
Stockholm (ARN): SAS (SK)
Toronto (YYZ): Air Transat (TS), Thomas Cook (TCX)
In addition, summer and winter charters are operated to the usual hot
(and cold) spots.
Also, cargo flights regularly fly to and from Shannon, Stockholm, Liege,
London (LHR), East Midlands, amongst others, but these flights don't
carry paying passengers.
4. Passenger Facilities
4.1 What facilities are available at the terminal?
EDI is a relatively modern airport - the current terminal building
having been built in the late 70s and extended and refurbished in the
late 90's/early 00's. The check-in hall can get a little bit cramped at
peak time, but the growing use of automated check in machines (currently
only used by British Airways and bmi) will help to reduce this.
Once checked in, heading upstairs towards security, there is the usual
array of BAA retail outlets to spend money at. Of particular local
interest is a branch of Jenners (http://www.jenners.com) - the famous
Edinburgh department store, which will cater for all your tartan and
shortbread needs. There is also food court upstairs before you go
through security. Downstairs, there are two branches of Costa Coffee,
with hot snacks available at both. Most outlets will accept £, US$ and
¤uro.
The queues at security can be quite long at peak times, which are 0530-
0700 and 1630-1800, Monday to Friday. Beware that if a busy flight is
departing at an off peak time that there may not be sufficient staff at
security, resulting in a small delay.
Once Airside, you will find yourself in one of the more pleasant UK
airports. EDI has a combined (in practice) domestic and international
airside area, meaning that facilities are plentiful, if somewhat spaced
apart (it is approx. 500m from one end of the terminal to the other).
Gates 1a, b, c, d, 2, and 3 are usually used for international flights,
or domestic flights that require bussing to a remote stand. Gates 4-14
(missing out Gates 8 and 13, none of which exist, and counting gate 12
twice) are usually used for domestic flights, which currently make up
the majority of flights at EDI.
The Wetherspoon's bar between gates 9 and 10 offers snacks, drinks, and
seating with an excellent view of the runway and apron. There is a
smaller branch at Gate 4, which does not offer hot food. The Seafood Bar
and Paul are located at Gate 6. Paul offers a range of hot and cold
plates, again, with a view of the apron and runway. Costa Coffee have
two outlets - one at Gate 11, and one at Gate 2. The Gate 2 version does
not do hot food.
The full list of terminal facilities is as follows:
Land side: Accessorize , Books etc, Boots, Impulse, Jenners, Thornton's,
Tie Rack/Rolling Luggage, World News (x2), Costa Coffee (x2), JD
Wetherspoon, Burger King, Franklins of Boston, La Brioche Doree and
Village Grill, International Currency Exchange (x2), Prayer Room, cash
machines, public phones (cash and credit card).
Airside: Austin Reed, Dixons, World Duty Free (for international
passengers only), World Shopping (for everyone), World News, Costa
Coffee (x2), JD Wetherspoon (x2, one of which, at Gate 4, has no draught
beer or hot food), Paul, Seafood Bar, Travelex, Communications Centre
(PAYG internet terminals), shoeshine, cash machines, public phones (cash
and credit
card).
4.2 Are there car rental desks?
Yes, in the UK Arrivals Hall: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz,
National/Alamo (Offsite rentals with Sixt, Arnold Clark, etc. available
via courtesy phone). Enterprise and Thrifty operate a desk at the
Quality Hotel, which is served by a shuttle bus.
4.3 Are there airline lounges?
Yes - BA, bmi and Scotairways each operate their own. ServisAir operate
a lounge that some other airlines use, and that can be accessed for a
fee (GBP12.50 through KLM seems to be the cheapest). For further details
please see
http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/airports/edinburgh/lounge-review.php
4.4 Are there hotels nearby?
Yes - Hilton have a branch less than 500m from the terminal building.
There is a Quality hotel about 1.5 km from the terminal at Ingliston.
The Norton House Hotel and Marriot at Maybury are the next nearest. All
of these hotels (and others) are bookable at the hotel desk in the UK
arrivals hall, and all offer a shuttle bus service.
4.5 Is EDI accessible to the disabled?
In general, yes - lifts are provided at the majority of gates and in the
checkin hall. There is an increasing use of Braille signage. Airline
policies differ - from hearsay, avoid Ryanair.
4.6 Is smoking permitted at EDI?
Yes, but only in specially designed AirFlow areas. These are located
downstairs in the International Arrivals baggage Hall, International
Arrivals, UK Arrivals, and upstairs airside opposite Gates 2 and 10.
5 Web Links
5.1 Airport
Official airport site, includes live arrivals and departures
information: http://www.baa.com/main/airports/edinburgh/
Unofficial site: http://www.edinburghairport.org.uk
Unofficial site and discussion forum:
http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/edinburgh
Unofficial site with excellent content Smile : http://www.uk-
airport.info/edinburgh
Wikipedia entry on EDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport
5.2 Airlines
Aer Arran: http://www.aerarann.ie/
Aer Lingus: http://www.aerlingus.com
Air France: http://www.airfrance.com/uk
Air Scotland: http://www.air-scotland.com
bmi: http://www.flybmi.com
bmibaby: http://www.bmibaby.com
British Airways: http://www.ba.com
Continental: http://www.continental.com
CSA: http://www.csa.cz/en/czechia
Easyjet: http://www.easyjet.com
flybe: http://www.flybe.com
Flyglobespan: http://www.flyglobespan.com
Germanwings: http://www.germanwings.com
Jet2: http://www.jet2.com
KLM: http://www.klm.com/uk en
Lufthansa: http://www.lufthansa.co.uk
Ryanair: http://www.ryanair.com
ScotAirways: http://www.scotairways.com
5.3 Edinburgh
Edinburgh and Lothains Tourist Board: http://www.edinburgh.org/
VisitScotland: http://www.visitscotland.com
An article on visiting Edinburgh:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php-t=299979
FAQ Information
Version History
1.0 08/11/04 initial draft
1.1 06/12/04 removed newsgroup information
1.11 21/12/04 some minor edits
1.2 03/01/05 Many edits, added wikipedia link. Thanks to Clive for the
tidied destination/airline list
1.21 04/02/05 some minor edits
This FAQ is posted on an occasional basis to alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
Some content is also mirrored on http://www.uk-airport.info/edinburgh
The information in this document is provided copyright free.
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The message <b6rRd.25692$uc.18375@trnddc08>
from "Kingfisher" <fisher2919 (AT) REMOVE (DOT) yahoo.com> contains these words:
| Quote: | HI Bill
Can you update the FAQ to show whether cross postings are permitted or not.
There seems to be no mention of it in the FAQ, and it would stop a lot of
in-fighting in the group.
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Here's the official FAQ Kingfisher.. ignore Bill's facetious title.
This regular FAQ is posted on the 1st. of each month.
--==*-< >-*==--
These posting guidelines are devoted to the memory of Mick Baxter
who lived in Dunblane. Mick was killed June 2001 in a motor bike accident.
He was 35 years old and a staunch supporter of Edinburgh Airport.
Sadly missed by all who knew him.
--==*-< >-*==--
Welcome to the unmoderated newsgroup. alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
This UK family group is intended for discussion of the
airline/air travel industries. Also the discussion of personal
air travel and fares.
It is also intended to be a forum for travel agents, Air Traffic
Control and other World-related air travel subjects. Posts
from European/World Countries pertaining to the guidelines set down
in this FAQ will also be accepted in this newsgroup. The English
language however must be used for all posts.
News items covering 100% aviation subjects are particularly
welcome.
Buying and selling of private aircraft, or private aviation
belongs to the rec.aviation.uk. group. Military, aircraft
design, misc. and technical subjects should be addressed to
uk.transport.air. General UK and European air travel topics
should be addressed to our 'sister' newsgroup, alt.travel.uk.air.
The newsgroups goal is to maintain an active and open discussion
without burdening readers with commercial 'spams' and non
aviation subjects that are not relevant to the newsgroups charter.
Binaries of any nature are forbidden. (Please use the
free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport newsgroup - aviation images
ONLY!)
Posts in MIME/HTML! or other formats designed to be
viewed by Internet browsers is strictly forbidden.
This is necessary in order to make post readable to all members
on the newsgroup, you are therefore requested to post text only
messages. Consult your software on how to post text only
messages. Can you post Binaries? The answer is NO, NO and NO!
It is hoped that this newsgroup will become a forum for
The Friends of Edinburgh Airport (FOEDI). It is a pressure
group intent on promoting Edinburgh Airport flights and the
installation of new owners other than BAA who have more
enthusiasm for their 'flagship' in Paisley  Become a
member by displaying a sticker in the rear window of your car.
Stickers can be obtained from Secure AirParks, Newbridge
The unofficial Edinburgh Airport webpage:
www.edinburghairport.org.uk is currently boasting a
mighty 361,900 HITS!
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Subject: What is acceptable?
Any posts that discuss issues regarding Edinburgh Airport and
100% aviation subjects are welcomed here provided they do not
fall into the reject category. (see "What is not unacceptable".)
Appropriate discussions would include, but are not limited to:
* Airlines operating from Edinburgh Airport and
comments/feedback from passengers.
* Edinburgh Airport franchise holders, comments/feedback from
clients etc.
* The present monopoly operators of the airport are BAA and
comments/feedback about lack of airport competition in
Scotland etc.etc.
* Airliner models, resource, allocation, capacity, etc
* Comments about the Airline/Airportindustry from insiders
(most World airlines and Airports serving Edinburgh Airport
have one or more employees who read/post to the net, we hope
to attract serious comments from these posters to this group).
* Discussion of all aspects of European/World airline and airport
management.
* Fare changes and discussion of their effects on European/World
airline passenger/airlines and travel agencies.
* Air Traffic Control personnel on their experiences and advice
or otherwise to both European/World laymen and pilots.
* Scheduled and Charter Airlines and subcontractors to them.
* Aircraft 'spotters' are particularly welcome and it is hoped
that advance news of movements etc will be available in the
newsgroup.
* Taxi services and other transfer services, provided they are
100% Edinburgh Airport related.
* Flying Club posts are particularly welcome. (EDI only)
* Cargo posts related to EDI are also welcome.
* Press releases from airlines and other airline industry-related
corporations (i.e. Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas, IATA.
ABTA):
* Announcements of fare sales, route changes, aircraft purchases,
leases.
* FAQ's, Provided the content is aviation related.
* 100% aviation webpages.
* Announcements from the UK/European travel trade on fares,
insurance and special offers. But only if they apply to
Edinburgh Airport (Also applies to airports reached via EDI
on direct/connecting flights.)
Topics can range from small charter operations to and from Europe
to major international passenger carriers such as British Airways,
Northwest,American, KLM, Sabena, Air France, or Lufthansa etc.
Aviation Job advertising/seeking orientated is also accepted.
Examples of things that will be acceptable:
(1) major airline seeking Boeing 727 captain with 3000 hours
experience, seeks employment, email: [email]job (AT) somewhere (DOT) com[/email]"
(2) Situations vacant and wanted in any aspects of air travel,
the airport, travel agents, Air Traffic Control etc.
(3) Classifieds will not be acceptable from employment agencies,
this is a mutual interest group which does not stretch to
the exploitation of individuals seeking employment.
(4) Announcements and pointers for 100% aviation webpages.
Here's what WILL NOT be acceptable in newsgroup postings:
(1) Anything non-air travel relevant (phone cards, etc)
These should be posted to alt.telecom.uk.online.
(2) Webpage announcements for non-100% Edinburgh airport
travel sites.(These should be posted to the
alt.travel.uk.marketplace and free.uk.scotland.webpages
newsgroups.)
(The word 'Edinburgh' in the newsgroup name is not a licence
to post non Edinburgh air-related travel subjects. Posts and
Web Site 'pointers' must be fall into the 'Acceptable Category)
(3) resumes/CVs. job postings are fine but NOT resumes.
(4) Resume posts over about 20 lines (which automatically stops
resumes )
(5) I repeat again, anything from employment agencies.
Sponsorships of any nature are forbidden.
(6) Accommodation to let, rent or buy are OK provided they are
Edinburgh Airport catchment area orientated.
(7) Personal Services such as escorts/room mates are forbidden.
( Any posts about online auctions, classified adverts, either
'straight' or web based - just forget it, you are not
welcome! Post these to alt.auctions.uk.online.
(9) Surveys of any nature - except Edinburgh Airport related.
(10) anything inflammatory mentioning RACE; CREED; COLOUR; GENDER;
etc, even if its air-travel related.
(11) Advertising air travel related items such as baggage, ear-plugs,
anti-motion remedies etc, etc, are also forbidden. Its OK for
non-commercial posters to relate experiences of these. BUT no
webpage references!
We have a near 100% record in tracing abuse and off-topic
postings. Do not even think about it!.... You will be
pursued and you will lose your current ISP account.
If you own your domain................you will lose your
mail and news server!
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Subject: What is not acceptable
A. Posts in a language other than English. This includes
MIME/HTML!
B. Posts quoting a long previous post in its entirety and does
not provide any new content. "I agree" posts fall into this
category. Please edit correctly.
C. Posts quoting text without proper attribution.
D. Posts including an attribution line for a previous post,
without including any of material to be quoted.
E. Posts on any non-aviation subject.
F. Posts about countries/districts that are not aviation
related, even if it requires air travel to get there.
Posts for instance, on Belgium will breach our guidelines,
but posts about Brussels Airport will not. Don't get clever
though and state "Brussels Airport is close to my hotel in
Belgium" - its off-topic!
G. Posts ***promoting*** Glasgow Airport and airport transfers to
and from there.
This rule has drawn criticism in the past. Please remember
our newsgroup's title! Anyone wishing to promote GLA should do
so in the appropriate newsgroups:
free.uk.airports.abbottsinch and alt.airports.uk.glasgow and uk.local.
glasgow
It should be pointed out that this rule is designed to avoid the childish
"mine's bigger than yours" conflict that has plagued Scottish
aviation newsgroups.
East v West Confrontation in mutual interest newsgroups must be avoided.
Articles from the Evening Times are quite often
Edinburgh-inflammatory, posting
these articles to this newsgroup is inviting the east v west confrontation.
we strive to avoid...
Remember Evening Times articles are written and published in Glasgow
for a Glasgow
readership, reproducing them in alt.airports.uk.edinburgh is both
malicious mischief
and anti-social.
Cross-posting articles between alt.airports.uk.edinburgh and
alt.airports.uk.glasgow.
Both newsgroups should be allowed their own identities without
'stealing' each others.
Pro-GLA Taunts and jibes aimed at individuals or the newsgroup readership
in general are inflammatory, offenders will be reported to the
service provider
responsible for their internet access.
These comments from Alan Doniger on 7th.February 2004 accurately
describe the extent
of the abuse suffered.
"I used to think this was an interesting enough newsgroup basically
concerning the growth, development and otherwise interesting matters
relating to EDI. Seems to me that there is a number of saboteurs who,in
largely insulting and negative terms of their own are intent on simply
promoting anti EDI comments. Drivel about boundaries etc and guff about
shopping in Glasgow. Petty insignificant drivel totally irrelevant and more
suited to a pro west central Scotland economic development forum."
"But please form your own Newsgroup to peddle this propaganda and leave
others alone. And stop using silly pseudonyms to hide behind. If you can't
say something under your own name don't."
H. Alt.airports.uk.edinburgh is related to alt.travel.uk.air
and free.uk.talk.london.heathrow (free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport is
now online) free.uk.airports.abbottsinch and free.uk.airports.prestwick
plus free.uk.airports-luton have also been added. :-)
I. 'Trolling' is a usenet sin and if any posts in the newsgroup
causes you distress, or arouses your parochialism, you are
in the wrong newsgroup! See rule 'G' above. };-)
J. 'Stalking' is a criminal offence over which administrators
of this newsgroup have no control, the responsibility
for 'Stalkers' is a matter for the concerned ISP who granted
access.
K. Personal abuse and defamation.
COMMERCIAL POSTS AND SIGNATURE FILES.
Any post that involves the intent to sell or buy something
directly - [but see the interim note about the classifieds
posts above]. or indirectly via online auctions.
Examples:
Become-a-travel-agent-and-get-free-travel-that-really isn't-free,
cheap calling card offers, pyramid schemes, scams. Hyped up press
releases, And postings from Telephone PIN number agents.
(This includes the selling of National or Premium rate telephone
numbers). In addition, off-topic posts selling things NOT 100%
related to aviation. These include spams and other cross posted
messages (usually on how to make money).
Online auctions or post relating to them. Online classified
advertisements or posts relating to them should be addressed to
alt.auctions.uk.online newsgroup NOT HERE!
Commercial posts on Air Travel holidays and accommodation from the
'High Street' giants. Unless they are Edinburgh Airport related.
Signature files of an unrelated nature. Especially those pointing
to a forbidden newsgroup subject matter. If your signature file
contains details of services/subjects not 100% aviation related,
delete it before replying to 'threads'. This applies to signature
files of an aviation nature that breach our guidelines.
Accommodation to let, rent or buy is OK provided it is within
reasonable travelling distance of Edinburgh Airport.
Announcements on new web sites not 100% aviation related.
Web site announcements which contain 100% aviation subjects are
allowed but Web sites containing other travel information, are not!
Please use the newsgroups alt.travel.uk.marketplace,
rec.travel.europe and rec.travel.marketplace for all travel posts
that would otherwise infringe our posting guidelines. - but please
check that your post does not infringe their particular charters
first!
This is a family newsgroup read by both adults and children.
Action will be taken against posters of adult orientated material
- which should not be posted here anyway.
3. MISCELLANY
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh has a growing readership, which
includes professionals from several World airlines and other UK
air industry related companies. In an effort to maintain a
professional and interesting level of discussion, the posts
including the following are also unacceptable.
* Posts that contain profanity, particularly when the article
offers little other redeeming content.
* Duplicate posts (from the same poster) or identical posts on
the same topic (from the same or different posters).
* Posts that repeat any off-topic subject or prohibited
signature file.
* On topic commercial saturation posting - more than once per week.
* Posts designed to cause confrontation. (justified retaliatory
ridicule will not be considered a breach of our guidelines)
As the newsgroup readership grows, the amount of traffic is
expected to increase. The following suggestions will make the
group easier to read:
* Use an appropriate subject line on your posting. If a thread
moves to a new area, be sure to change the subject line.
* Be sure to edit down quoted text to the minimum possible.
To keep the level of discussion as professional as possible:
* If you are quoting text from a printed source, please
explicitly state the title, country of publication, date,
and page number so that others who wish to investigate further
may try to do so. Similar information would be helpful even for
non-printed sources such as television documentaries or news
programs.
* Be careful to avoid posting proprietary business information -
not in the public domain - or other confidential matter.
Most companies, including airlines, will take severe action
(including termination) if they discover that you did leak
information.
BAA read this newsgroup and they take exception to EDI criticism
from their own and sub-contractor's employees. Use an alias!
4 NEWSGROUP COPYRIGHT
* Any abstractscomments from the messages in this newsgroup can
only be used by third parties with the express permission of
the authors. This permission must be obtained by an E-Mail
request directly to their mailboxes.
Subject: RELATED NEWSGROUPS WORLDWIDE - often USA orientated.
* misc.transport.air-industry
Serious professional discussion on the
air-industry world wide. This newsgroup
is moderated.
* rec.travel.air
General discussion of air travel, often
from a passenger (rather than industry)
perspective.
* rec.aviation.marketplace
Buying and selling of aircraft and related
non-travel-related services.
* rec.aviation.
Discussion of flying from an aircraft
owner/pilot/hobbyist perspective.
* sci.aeronautics
Technical discussion of flying in general.
* sci.aeronautics.airliners
Technical discussion of aircraft design
This newsgroup is moderated.
* comp.simulation
Discussion of simulation of all sorts.
* alt.disasters.aviation
Discussion of aviation disasters.
* alt.flame.airlines
For those who are angry about airlines.
* alt.airports
Discussion of airports worldwide.
RELATED NEWSGROUPS IN THE UK.
* alt.travel.uk.air
General discussions on all uk air travel and
airports - a 'sister' newsgroup of
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
* free.uk.talk.london.heathrow
A forum for travellers, employee's and
other interested parties, on Europes busiest
airport - a 'sister' newsgroup of alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
* free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport
What better place to view/post images of Edinburgh?
Airport and compare pax/atm data.?
Another 'sister' newsgroup.
* free.uk.airports.abbottsinch
The long awaited GLA newsgroup!
A 'sister' newsgroup.
*free.uk.airports.aberdeen
The Granite City's airport newsgroup.
A 'sister' newsgroup.
* free.uk.airports.prestwick
Glasgow's 'other' airport in Ayrshire.
A 'sister' newsgroup
* free.uk.airports-luton
Chase Lorraine for news and views on this
rapidly expanding airport
A 'sister' newsgroup.
* uk.transport.air
Discussion of UK air transport and military
aviation.
* rec.aviation.uk
For the buying and selling of private aircraft
and the discussion of all private aviation
subjects from an aircraft owner/pilot/hobbyists
UK perspective.
* free.uk.aviation.pilots
General discussion of private and commercial flying
RELATED NEWSGROUPS IN EUROPE.
* eunet.aviation
Discussion of European aviation matters from
a mainly Continental European perspective.
This is the end of the alt.airports.uk.edinburgh posting
guidelines FAQ.
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Joe Curry......newsgroup originator and administrator.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Edinburgh Airport FAQ |
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The message <pan.2005.02.18.19.47.43.379812 (AT) gmx (DOT) net>
from GM <newshound (AT) gmx (DOT) net> contains these words:
| Quote: | and it would stop a lot of in-fighting in the group.
You're very naive if you believe that.
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This regular FAQ is posted on the 1st. of each month.
--==*-< >-*==--
These posting guidelines are devoted to the memory of Mick Baxter
who lived in Dunblane. Mick was killed June 2001 in a motor bike accident.
He was 35 years old and a staunch supporter of Edinburgh Airport.
Sadly missed by all who knew him.
--==*-< >-*==--
Welcome to the unmoderated newsgroup. alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
This UK family group is intended for discussion of the
airline/air travel industries. Also the discussion of personal
air travel and fares.
It is also intended to be a forum for travel agents, Air Traffic
Control and other World-related air travel subjects. Posts
from European/World Countries pertaining to the guidelines set down
in this FAQ will also be accepted in this newsgroup. The English
language however must be used for all posts.
News items covering 100% aviation subjects are particularly
welcome.
Buying and selling of private aircraft, or private aviation
belongs to the rec.aviation.uk. group. Military, aircraft
design, misc. and technical subjects should be addressed to
uk.transport.air. General UK and European air travel topics
should be addressed to our 'sister' newsgroup, alt.travel.uk.air.
The newsgroups goal is to maintain an active and open discussion
without burdening readers with commercial 'spams' and non
aviation subjects that are not relevant to the newsgroups charter.
Binaries of any nature are forbidden. (Please use the
free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport newsgroup - aviation images
ONLY!)
Posts in MIME/HTML! or other formats designed to be
viewed by Internet browsers is strictly forbidden.
This is necessary in order to make post readable to all members
on the newsgroup, you are therefore requested to post text only
messages. Consult your software on how to post text only
messages. Can you post Binaries? The answer is NO, NO and NO!
It is hoped that this newsgroup will become a forum for
The Friends of Edinburgh Airport (FOEDI). It is a pressure
group intent on promoting Edinburgh Airport flights and the
installation of new owners other than BAA who have more
enthusiasm for their 'flagship' in Paisley Become a
member by displaying a sticker in the rear window of your car.
Stickers can be obtained from Secure AirParks, Newbridge
The unofficial Edinburgh Airport webpage:
www.edinburghairport.org.uk is currently boasting a
mighty 361,900 HITS!
-------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: What is acceptable?
Any posts that discuss issues regarding Edinburgh Airport and
100% aviation subjects are welcomed here provided they do not
fall into the reject category. (see "What is not unacceptable".)
Appropriate discussions would include, but are not limited to:
* Airlines operating from Edinburgh Airport and
comments/feedback from passengers.
* Edinburgh Airport franchise holders, comments/feedback from
clients etc.
* The present monopoly operators of the airport are BAA and
comments/feedback about lack of airport competition in
Scotland etc.etc.
* Airliner models, resource, allocation, capacity, etc
* Comments about the Airline/Airportindustry from insiders
(most World airlines and Airports serving Edinburgh Airport
have one or more employees who read/post to the net, we hope
to attract serious comments from these posters to this group).
* Discussion of all aspects of European/World airline and airport
management.
* Fare changes and discussion of their effects on European/World
airline passenger/airlines and travel agencies.
* Air Traffic Control personnel on their experiences and advice
or otherwise to both European/World laymen and pilots.
* Scheduled and Charter Airlines and subcontractors to them.
* Aircraft 'spotters' are particularly welcome and it is hoped
that advance news of movements etc will be available in the
newsgroup.
* Taxi services and other transfer services, provided they are
100% Edinburgh Airport related.
* Flying Club posts are particularly welcome. (EDI only)
* Cargo posts related to EDI are also welcome.
* Press releases from airlines and other airline industry-related
corporations (i.e. Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas, IATA.
ABTA):
* Announcements of fare sales, route changes, aircraft purchases,
leases.
* FAQ's, Provided the content is aviation related.
* 100% aviation webpages.
* Announcements from the UK/European travel trade on fares,
insurance and special offers. But only if they apply to
Edinburgh Airport (Also applies to airports reached via EDI
on direct/connecting flights.)
Topics can range from small charter operations to and from Europe
to major international passenger carriers such as British Airways,
Northwest,American, KLM, Sabena, Air France, or Lufthansa etc.
Aviation Job advertising/seeking orientated is also accepted.
Examples of things that will be acceptable:
(1) major airline seeking Boeing 727 captain with 3000 hours
experience, seeks employment, email: [email]job (AT) somewhere (DOT) com[/email]"
(2) Situations vacant and wanted in any aspects of air travel,
the airport, travel agents, Air Traffic Control etc.
(3) Classifieds will not be acceptable from employment agencies,
this is a mutual interest group which does not stretch to
the exploitation of individuals seeking employment.
(4) Announcements and pointers for 100% aviation webpages.
Here's what WILL NOT be acceptable in newsgroup postings:
(1) Anything non-air travel relevant (phone cards, etc)
These should be posted to alt.telecom.uk.online.
(2) Webpage announcements for non-100% Edinburgh airport
travel sites.(These should be posted to the
alt.travel.uk.marketplace and free.uk.scotland.webpages
newsgroups.)
(The word 'Edinburgh' in the newsgroup name is not a licence
to post non Edinburgh air-related travel subjects. Posts and
Web Site 'pointers' must be fall into the 'Acceptable Category)
(3) resumes/CVs. job postings are fine but NOT resumes.
(4) Resume posts over about 20 lines (which automatically stops
resumes )
(5) I repeat again, anything from employment agencies.
Sponsorships of any nature are forbidden.
(6) Accommodation to let, rent or buy are OK provided they are
Edinburgh Airport catchment area orientated.
(7) Personal Services such as escorts/room mates are forbidden.
( Any posts about online auctions, classified adverts, either
'straight' or web based - just forget it, you are not
welcome! Post these to alt.auctions.uk.online.
(9) Surveys of any nature - except Edinburgh Airport related.
(10) anything inflammatory mentioning RACE; CREED; COLOUR; GENDER;
etc, even if its air-travel related.
(11) Advertising air travel related items such as baggage, ear-plugs,
anti-motion remedies etc, etc, are also forbidden. Its OK for
non-commercial posters to relate experiences of these. BUT no
webpage references!
We have a near 100% record in tracing abuse and off-topic
postings. Do not even think about it!.... You will be
pursued and you will lose your current ISP account.
If you own your domain................you will lose your
mail and news server!
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Subject: What is not acceptable
A. Posts in a language other than English. This includes
MIME/HTML!
B. Posts quoting a long previous post in its entirety and does
not provide any new content. "I agree" posts fall into this
category. Please edit correctly.
C. Posts quoting text without proper attribution.
D. Posts including an attribution line for a previous post,
without including any of material to be quoted.
E. Posts on any non-aviation subject.
F. Posts about countries/districts that are not aviation
related, even if it requires air travel to get there.
Posts for instance, on Belgium will breach our guidelines,
but posts about Brussels Airport will not. Don't get clever
though and state "Brussels Airport is close to my hotel in
Belgium" - its off-topic!
G. Posts ***promoting*** Glasgow Airport and airport transfers to
and from there.
This rule has drawn criticism in the past. Please remember
our newsgroup's title! Anyone wishing to promote GLA should do
so in the appropriate newsgroups:
free.uk.airports.abbottsinch and alt.airports.uk.glasgow and uk.local.
glasgow
It should be pointed out that this rule is designed to avoid the childish
"mine's bigger than yours" conflict that has plagued Scottish
aviation newsgroups.
East v West Confrontation in mutual interest newsgroups must be avoided.
Articles from the Evening Times are quite often
Edinburgh-inflammatory, posting
these articles to this newsgroup is inviting the east v west confrontation.
we strive to avoid...
Remember Evening Times articles are written and published in Glasgow
for a Glasgow
readership, reproducing them in alt.airports.uk.edinburgh is both
malicious mischief
and anti-social.
Cross-posting articles between alt.airports.uk.edinburgh and
alt.airports.uk.glasgow.
Both newsgroups should be allowed their own identities without
'stealing' each others.
Pro-GLA Taunts and jibes aimed at individuals or the newsgroup readership
in general are inflammatory, offenders will be reported to the
service provider
responsible for their internet access.
These comments from Alan Doniger on 7th.February 2004 accurately
describe the extent
of the abuse suffered.
"I used to think this was an interesting enough newsgroup basically
concerning the growth, development and otherwise interesting matters
relating to EDI. Seems to me that there is a number of saboteurs who,in
largely insulting and negative terms of their own are intent on simply
promoting anti EDI comments. Drivel about boundaries etc and guff about
shopping in Glasgow. Petty insignificant drivel totally irrelevant and more
suited to a pro west central Scotland economic development forum."
"But please form your own Newsgroup to peddle this propaganda and leave
others alone. And stop using silly pseudonyms to hide behind. If you can't
say something under your own name don't."
H. Alt.airports.uk.edinburgh is related to alt.travel.uk.air
and free.uk.talk.london.heathrow (free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport is
now online) free.uk.airports.abbottsinch and free.uk.airports.prestwick
plus free.uk.airports-luton have also been added. :-)
I. 'Trolling' is a usenet sin and if any posts in the newsgroup
causes you distress, or arouses your parochialism, you are
in the wrong newsgroup! See rule 'G' above. };-)
J. 'Stalking' is a criminal offence over which administrators
of this newsgroup have no control, the responsibility
for 'Stalkers' is a matter for the concerned ISP who granted
access.
K. Personal abuse and defamation.
COMMERCIAL POSTS AND SIGNATURE FILES.
Any post that involves the intent to sell or buy something
directly - [but see the interim note about the classifieds
posts above]. or indirectly via online auctions.
Examples:
Become-a-travel-agent-and-get-free-travel-that-really isn't-free,
cheap calling card offers, pyramid schemes, scams. Hyped up press
releases, And postings from Telephone PIN number agents.
(This includes the selling of National or Premium rate telephone
numbers). In addition, off-topic posts selling things NOT 100%
related to aviation. These include spams and other cross posted
messages (usually on how to make money).
Online auctions or post relating to them. Online classified
advertisements or posts relating to them should be addressed to
alt.auctions.uk.online newsgroup NOT HERE!
Commercial posts on Air Travel holidays and accommodation from the
'High Street' giants. Unless they are Edinburgh Airport related.
Signature files of an unrelated nature. Especially those pointing
to a forbidden newsgroup subject matter. If your signature file
contains details of services/subjects not 100% aviation related,
delete it before replying to 'threads'. This applies to signature
files of an aviation nature that breach our guidelines.
Accommodation to let, rent or buy is OK provided it is within
reasonable travelling distance of Edinburgh Airport.
Announcements on new web sites not 100% aviation related.
Web site announcements which contain 100% aviation subjects are
allowed but Web sites containing other travel information, are not!
Please use the newsgroups alt.travel.uk.marketplace,
rec.travel.europe and rec.travel.marketplace for all travel posts
that would otherwise infringe our posting guidelines. - but please
check that your post does not infringe their particular charters
first!
This is a family newsgroup read by both adults and children.
Action will be taken against posters of adult orientated material
- which should not be posted here anyway.
3. MISCELLANY
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh has a growing readership, which
includes professionals from several World airlines and other UK
air industry related companies. In an effort to maintain a
professional and interesting level of discussion, the posts
including the following are also unacceptable.
* Posts that contain profanity, particularly when the article
offers little other redeeming content.
* Duplicate posts (from the same poster) or identical posts on
the same topic (from the same or different posters).
* Posts that repeat any off-topic subject or prohibited
signature file.
* On topic commercial saturation posting - more than once per week.
* Posts designed to cause confrontation. (justified retaliatory
ridicule will not be considered a breach of our guidelines)
As the newsgroup readership grows, the amount of traffic is
expected to increase. The following suggestions will make the
group easier to read:
* Use an appropriate subject line on your posting. If a thread
moves to a new area, be sure to change the subject line.
* Be sure to edit down quoted text to the minimum possible.
To keep the level of discussion as professional as possible:
* If you are quoting text from a printed source, please
explicitly state the title, country of publication, date,
and page number so that others who wish to investigate further
may try to do so. Similar information would be helpful even for
non-printed sources such as television documentaries or news
programs.
* Be careful to avoid posting proprietary business information -
not in the public domain - or other confidential matter.
Most companies, including airlines, will take severe action
(including termination) if they discover that you did leak
information.
BAA read this newsgroup and they take exception to EDI criticism
from their own and sub-contractor's employees. Use an alias!
4 NEWSGROUP COPYRIGHT
* Any abstractscomments from the messages in this newsgroup can
only be used by third parties with the express permission of
the authors. This permission must be obtained by an E-Mail
request directly to their mailboxes.
Subject: RELATED NEWSGROUPS WORLDWIDE - often USA orientated.
* misc.transport.air-industry
Serious professional discussion on the
air-industry world wide. This newsgroup
is moderated.
* rec.travel.air
General discussion of air travel, often
from a passenger (rather than industry)
perspective.
* rec.aviation.marketplace
Buying and selling of aircraft and related
non-travel-related services.
* rec.aviation.
Discussion of flying from an aircraft
owner/pilot/hobbyist perspective.
* sci.aeronautics
Technical discussion of flying in general.
* sci.aeronautics.airliners
Technical discussion of aircraft design
This newsgroup is moderated.
* comp.simulation
Discussion of simulation of all sorts.
* alt.disasters.aviation
Discussion of aviation disasters.
* alt.flame.airlines
For those who are angry about airlines.
* alt.airports
Discussion of airports worldwide.
RELATED NEWSGROUPS IN THE UK.
* alt.travel.uk.air
General discussions on all uk air travel and
airports - a 'sister' newsgroup of
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
* free.uk.talk.london.heathrow
A forum for travellers, employee's and
other interested parties, on Europes busiest
airport - a 'sister' newsgroup of alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
* free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport
What better place to view/post images of Edinburgh?
Airport and compare pax/atm data.?
Another 'sister' newsgroup.
* free.uk.airports.abbottsinch
The long awaited GLA newsgroup!
A 'sister' newsgroup.
*free.uk.airports.aberdeen
The Granite City's airport newsgroup.
A 'sister' newsgroup.
* free.uk.airports.prestwick
Glasgow's 'other' airport in Ayrshire.
A 'sister' newsgroup
* free.uk.airports-luton
Chase Lorraine for news and views on this
rapidly expanding airport
A 'sister' newsgroup.
* uk.transport.air
Discussion of UK air transport and military
aviation.
* rec.aviation.uk
For the buying and selling of private aircraft
and the discussion of all private aviation
subjects from an aircraft owner/pilot/hobbyists
UK perspective.
* free.uk.aviation.pilots
General discussion of private and commercial flying
RELATED NEWSGROUPS IN EUROPE.
* eunet.aviation
Discussion of European aviation matters from
a mainly Continental European perspective.
This is the end of the alt.airports.uk.edinburgh posting
guidelines FAQ.
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:12:07 +0000, Kingfisher wrote:
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Can you update the FAQ to show whether cross postings are permitted or not.
There seems to be no mention of it in the FAQ,
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If an article is relevant to the groups it is crossposted to, it is
entirely acceptable. Anyone who claims it is not permitted is a fuckwit.
Perhaps you didn't notice the FAQ was crossposted......
| Quote: | There seems to be no mention of it in the FAQ,
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It is irrelevant to the FAQ.
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You're very naive if you believe that.
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If this is the Original and Official FAQ then thats all I need to know.
:0)
"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote
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from GM
and it would stop a lot of in-fighting in the group.
You're very naive if you believe that.
This regular FAQ is posted on the 1st. of each month.
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These posting guidelines are devoted to the memory of Mick Baxter
who lived in Dunblane. Mick was killed June 2001 in a motor bike accident.
He was 35 years old and a staunch supporter of Edinburgh Airport.
Sadly missed by all who knew him.
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Welcome to the unmoderated newsgroup. alt.airports.uk.edinburgh.
This UK family group is intended for discussion of the
airline/air travel industries. Also the discussion of personal
air travel and fares.
It is also intended to be a forum for travel agents, Air Traffic
Control and other World-related air travel subjects. Posts
from European/World Countries pertaining to the guidelines set down
in this FAQ will also be accepted in this newsgroup. The English
language however must be used for all posts.
News items covering 100% aviation subjects are particularly
welcome.
Buying and selling of private aircraft, or private aviation
belongs to the rec.aviation.uk. group. Military, aircraft
design, misc. and technical subjects should be addressed to
uk.transport.air. General UK and European air travel topics
should be addressed to our 'sister' newsgroup, alt.travel.uk.air.
The newsgroups goal is to maintain an active and open discussion
without burdening readers with commercial 'spams' and non
aviation subjects that are not relevant to the newsgroups charter.
Binaries of any nature are forbidden. (Please use the
free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport newsgroup - aviation images
ONLY!)
Posts in MIME/HTML! or other formats designed to be
viewed by Internet browsers is strictly forbidden.
This is necessary in order to make post readable to all members
on the newsgroup, you are therefore requested to post text only
messages. Consult your software on how to post text only
messages. Can you post Binaries? The answer is NO, NO and NO!
It is hoped that this newsgroup will become a forum for
The Friends of Edinburgh Airport (FOEDI). It is a pressure
group intent on promoting Edinburgh Airport flights and the
installation of new owners other than BAA who have more
enthusiasm for their 'flagship' in Paisley Become a
member by displaying a sticker in the rear window of your car.
Stickers can be obtained from Secure AirParks, Newbridge
The unofficial Edinburgh Airport webpage:
www.edinburghairport.org.uk is currently boasting a
mighty 361,900 HITS!
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Subject: What is acceptable?
Any posts that discuss issues regarding Edinburgh Airport and
100% aviation subjects are welcomed here provided they do not
fall into the reject category. (see "What is not unacceptable".)
Appropriate discussions would include, but are not limited to:
* Airlines operating from Edinburgh Airport and
comments/feedback from passengers.
* Edinburgh Airport franchise holders, comments/feedback from
clients etc.
* The present monopoly operators of the airport are BAA and
comments/feedback about lack of airport competition in
Scotland etc.etc.
* Airliner models, resource, allocation, capacity, etc
* Comments about the Airline/Airportindustry from insiders
(most World airlines and Airports serving Edinburgh Airport
have one or more employees who read/post to the net, we hope
to attract serious comments from these posters to this group).
* Discussion of all aspects of European/World airline and airport
management.
* Fare changes and discussion of their effects on European/World
airline passenger/airlines and travel agencies.
* Air Traffic Control personnel on their experiences and advice
or otherwise to both European/World laymen and pilots.
* Scheduled and Charter Airlines and subcontractors to them.
* Aircraft 'spotters' are particularly welcome and it is hoped
that advance news of movements etc will be available in the
newsgroup.
* Taxi services and other transfer services, provided they are
100% Edinburgh Airport related.
* Flying Club posts are particularly welcome. (EDI only)
* Cargo posts related to EDI are also welcome.
* Press releases from airlines and other airline industry-related
corporations (i.e. Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas, IATA.
ABTA):
* Announcements of fare sales, route changes, aircraft purchases,
leases.
* FAQ's, Provided the content is aviation related.
* 100% aviation webpages.
* Announcements from the UK/European travel trade on fares,
insurance and special offers. But only if they apply to
Edinburgh Airport (Also applies to airports reached via EDI
on direct/connecting flights.)
Topics can range from small charter operations to and from Europe
to major international passenger carriers such as British Airways,
Northwest,American, KLM, Sabena, Air France, or Lufthansa etc.
Aviation Job advertising/seeking orientated is also accepted.
Examples of things that will be acceptable:
(1) major airline seeking Boeing 727 captain with 3000 hours
experience, seeks employment, email: [email]job (AT) somewhere (DOT) com[/email]"
(2) Situations vacant and wanted in any aspects of air travel,
the airport, travel agents, Air Traffic Control etc.
(3) Classifieds will not be acceptable from employment agencies,
this is a mutual interest group which does not stretch to
the exploitation of individuals seeking employment.
(4) Announcements and pointers for 100% aviation webpages.
Here's what WILL NOT be acceptable in newsgroup postings:
(1) Anything non-air travel relevant (phone cards, etc)
These should be posted to alt.telecom.uk.online.
(2) Webpage announcements for non-100% Edinburgh airport
travel sites.(These should be posted to the
alt.travel.uk.marketplace and free.uk.scotland.webpages
newsgroups.)
(The word 'Edinburgh' in the newsgroup name is not a licence
to post non Edinburgh air-related travel subjects. Posts and
Web Site 'pointers' must be fall into the 'Acceptable Category)
(3) resumes/CVs. job postings are fine but NOT resumes.
(4) Resume posts over about 20 lines (which automatically stops
resumes )
(5) I repeat again, anything from employment agencies.
Sponsorships of any nature are forbidden.
(6) Accommodation to let, rent or buy are OK provided they are
Edinburgh Airport catchment area orientated.
(7) Personal Services such as escorts/room mates are forbidden.
( Any posts about online auctions, classified adverts, either
'straight' or web based - just forget it, you are not
welcome! Post these to alt.auctions.uk.online.
(9) Surveys of any nature - except Edinburgh Airport related.
(10) anything inflammatory mentioning RACE; CREED; COLOUR; GENDER;
etc, even if its air-travel related.
(11) Advertising air travel related items such as baggage, ear-plugs,
anti-motion remedies etc, etc, are also forbidden. Its OK for
non-commercial posters to relate experiences of these. BUT no
webpage references!
We have a near 100% record in tracing abuse and off-topic
postings. Do not even think about it!.... You will be
pursued and you will lose your current ISP account.
If you own your domain................you will lose your
mail and news server!
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Subject: What is not acceptable
A. Posts in a language other than English. This includes
MIME/HTML!
B. Posts quoting a long previous post in its entirety and does
not provide any new content. "I agree" posts fall into this
category. Please edit correctly.
C. Posts quoting text without proper attribution.
D. Posts including an attribution line for a previous post,
without including any of material to be quoted.
E. Posts on any non-aviation subject.
F. Posts about countries/districts that are not aviation
related, even if it requires air travel to get there.
Posts for instance, on Belgium will breach our guidelines,
but posts about Brussels Airport will not. Don't get clever
though and state "Brussels Airport is close to my hotel in
Belgium" - its off-topic!
G. Posts ***promoting*** Glasgow Airport and airport transfers to
and from there.
This rule has drawn criticism in the past. Please remember
our newsgroup's title! Anyone wishing to promote GLA should do
so in the appropriate newsgroups:
free.uk.airports.abbottsinch and alt.airports.uk.glasgow and uk.local.
glasgow
It should be pointed out that this rule is designed to avoid the
childish
"mine's bigger than yours" conflict that has plagued Scottish
aviation newsgroups.
East v West Confrontation in mutual interest newsgroups must be avoided.
Articles from the Evening Times are quite often
Edinburgh-inflammatory, posting
these articles to this newsgroup is inviting the east v west
confrontation.
we strive to avoid...
Remember Evening Times articles are written and published in Glasgow
for a Glasgow
readership, reproducing them in alt.airports.uk.edinburgh is both
malicious mischief
and anti-social.
Cross-posting articles between alt.airports.uk.edinburgh and
alt.airports.uk.glasgow.
Both newsgroups should be allowed their own identities without
'stealing' each others.
Pro-GLA Taunts and jibes aimed at individuals or the newsgroup
readership
in general are inflammatory, offenders will be reported to the
service provider
responsible for their internet access.
These comments from Alan Doniger on 7th.February 2004 accurately
describe the extent
of the abuse suffered.
"I used to think this was an interesting enough newsgroup basically
concerning the growth, development and otherwise interesting matters
relating to EDI. Seems to me that there is a number of saboteurs who,in
largely insulting and negative terms of their own are intent on simply
promoting anti EDI comments. Drivel about boundaries etc and guff about
shopping in Glasgow. Petty insignificant drivel totally irrelevant and
more
suited to a pro west central Scotland economic development forum."
"But please form your own Newsgroup to peddle this propaganda and leave
others alone. And stop using silly pseudonyms to hide behind. If you
can't
say something under your own name don't."
H. Alt.airports.uk.edinburgh is related to alt.travel.uk.air
and free.uk.talk.london.heathrow (free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport is
now online) free.uk.airports.abbottsinch and free.uk.airports.prestwick
plus free.uk.airports-luton have also been added. :-)
I. 'Trolling' is a usenet sin and if any posts in the newsgroup
causes you distress, or arouses your parochialism, you are
in the wrong newsgroup! See rule 'G' above. };-)
J. 'Stalking' is a criminal offence over which administrators
of this newsgroup have no control, the responsibility
for 'Stalkers' is a matter for the concerned ISP who granted
access.
K. Personal abuse and defamation.
COMMERCIAL POSTS AND SIGNATURE FILES.
Any post that involves the intent to sell or buy something
directly - [but see the interim note about the classifieds
posts above]. or indirectly via online auctions.
Examples:
Become-a-travel-agent-and-get-free-travel-that-really isn't-free,
cheap calling card offers, pyramid schemes, scams. Hyped up press
releases, And postings from Telephone PIN number agents.
(This includes the selling of National or Premium rate telephone
numbers). In addition, off-topic posts selling things NOT 100%
related to aviation. These include spams and other cross posted
messages (usually on how to make money).
Online auctions or post relating to them. Online classified
advertisements or posts relating to them should be addressed to
alt.auctions.uk.online newsgroup NOT HERE!
Commercial posts on Air Travel holidays and accommodation from the
'High Street' giants. Unless they are Edinburgh Airport related.
Signature files of an unrelated nature. Especially those pointing
to a forbidden newsgroup subject matter. If your signature file
contains details of services/subjects not 100% aviation related,
delete it before replying to 'threads'. This applies to signature
files of an aviation nature that breach our guidelines.
Accommodation to let, rent or buy is OK provided it is within
reasonable travelling distance of Edinburgh Airport.
Announcements on new web sites not 100% aviation related.
Web site announcements which contain 100% aviation subjects are
allowed but Web sites containing other travel information, are not!
Please use the newsgroups alt.travel.uk.marketplace,
rec.travel.europe and rec.travel.marketplace for all travel posts
that would otherwise infringe our posting guidelines. - but please
check that your post does not infringe their particular charters
first!
This is a family newsgroup read by both adults and children.
Action will be taken against posters of adult orientated material
- which should not be posted here anyway.
3. MISCELLANY
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh has a growing readership, which
includes professionals from several World airlines and other UK
air industry related companies. In an effort to maintain a
professional and interesting level of discussion, the posts
including the following are also unacceptable.
* Posts that contain profanity, particularly when the article
offers little other redeeming content.
* Duplicate posts (from the same poster) or identical posts on
the same topic (from the same or different posters).
* Posts that repeat any off-topic subject or prohibited
signature file.
* On topic commercial saturation posting - more than once per week.
* Posts designed to cause confrontation. (justified retaliatory
ridicule will not be considered a breach of our guidelines)
As the newsgroup readership grows, the amount of traffic is
expected to increase. The following suggestions will make the
group easier to read:
* Use an appropriate subject line on your posting. If a thread
moves to a new area, be sure to change the subject line.
* Be sure to edit down quoted text to the minimum possible.
To keep the level of discussion as professional as possible:
* If you are quoting text from a printed source, please
explicitly state the title, country of publication, date,
and page number so that others who wish to investigate further
may try to do so. Similar information would be helpful even for
non-printed sources such as television documentaries or news
programs.
* Be careful to avoid posting proprietary business information -
not in the public domain - or other confidential matter.
Most companies, including airlines, will take severe action
(including termination) if they discover that you did leak
information.
BAA read this newsgroup and they take exception to EDI criticism
from their own and sub-contractor's employees. Use an alias!
4 NEWSGROUP COPYRIGHT
* Any abstractscomments from the messages in this newsgroup can
only be used by third parties with the express permission of
the authors. This permission must be obtained by an E-Mail
request directly to their mailboxes.
Subject: RELATED NEWSGROUPS WORLDWIDE - often USA orientated.
* misc.transport.air-industry
Serious professional discussion on the
air-industry world wide. This newsgroup
is moderated.
* rec.travel.air
General discussion of air travel, often
from a passenger (rather than industry)
perspective.
* rec.aviation.marketplace
Buying and selling of aircraft and related
non-travel-related services.
* rec.aviation.
Discussion of flying from an aircraft
owner/pilot/hobbyist perspective.
* sci.aeronautics
Technical discussion of flying in general.
* sci.aeronautics.airliners
Technical discussion of aircraft design
This newsgroup is moderated.
* comp.simulation
Discussion of simulation of all sorts.
* alt.disasters.aviation
Discussion of aviation disasters.
* alt.flame.airlines
For those who are angry about airlines.
* alt.airports
Discussion of airports worldwide.
RELATED NEWSGROUPS IN THE UK.
* alt.travel.uk.air
General discussions on all uk air travel and
airports - a 'sister' newsgroup of
alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
* free.uk.talk.london.heathrow
A forum for travellers, employee's and
other interested parties, on Europes busiest
airport - a 'sister' newsgroup of alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
* free.uk.binaries.edinburgh-airport
What better place to view/post images of Edinburgh?
Airport and compare pax/atm data.?
Another 'sister' newsgroup.
* free.uk.airports.abbottsinch
The long awaited GLA newsgroup!
A 'sister' newsgroup.
*free.uk.airports.aberdeen
The Granite City's airport newsgroup.
A 'sister' newsgroup.
* free.uk.airports.prestwick
Glasgow's 'other' airport in Ayrshire.
A 'sister' newsgroup
* free.uk.airports-luton
Chase Lorraine for news and views on this
rapidly expanding airport
A 'sister' newsgroup.
* uk.transport.air
Discussion of UK air transport and military
aviation.
* rec.aviation.uk
For the buying and selling of private aircraft
and the discussion of all private aviation
subjects from an aircraft owner/pilot/hobbyists
UK perspective.
* free.uk.aviation.pilots
General discussion of private and commercial flying
RELATED NEWSGROUPS IN EUROPE.
* eunet.aviation
Discussion of European aviation matters from
a mainly Continental European perspective.
This is the end of the alt.airports.uk.edinburgh posting
guidelines FAQ.
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Joe Curry......newsgroup originator and administrator.
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