Edinburgh Airport Reviews Summary

Category: International airport

Address: Edinburgh, EH12 9DN, United Kingdom

Phone: +441313576337

Rating: 3.6
based on 806 reviews.

Public Transportation Accessibility

Pros:

  • "It's easy to find public transportation to get to your destination in Edinburgh."
  • "Relatively small airport with good connectivity to the city."
  • "There are bus connections and shuttle services outside the airport to help you get around."
  • "The airport is very well connected to the city center."
  • "A lot of buses to get to the city. Tram was also an option."
  • "Easy access to the center of Edi by tram, bus or a taxi."
  • "The airport's location is simply fantastic. Situated a short distance from the city center, it offers convenient connectivity to various transportation options."
  • "Transportation was so easy. When I came here, everyone helped super quickly for my cab as well."

Cons:

  • "The £5 barrier fee for taxis that pick up or drop you from the airport."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

  • "There are cafes and restaurants around, as well as shops."
  • "The facilities and amenities were great. Numerous shops, restaurants, and lounges catered to a variety of tastes and preferences."
  • "Great choice of food points and shops, enormous range of whiskies (great choice of rare and vintage ones) and other alcohols in duty-free shops, very kind and helpful staff everywhere."
  • "Always helpful and smiling, everybody is there to give you a hand and the info you need to get to your gate or check in front."

Cons:

  • "Pretty backward airport. Shops are limited and the airport lounge leaves a lot to be desired."
  • "The only thing I really don't like is the SWISS staff they let manage boarding."

Baggage Handling and Security

Pros:

  • "I didn't have to wait long for my luggage."

Cons:

  • "Our baggage took over an hour and 35 minutes to arrive upon arrival."
  • "Crazy queues for security, impossible to get to gates due to volume of passengers going through the same tiny area."
  • "Passport control needs 20 additional machines and baggage takes an inordinate amount of time to be cleared - nearly an hour on Saturday evening."
  • "It took over an hour from the plane parking up until I received my bags."
  • "Shockingly slow baggage unloading. Third time now bags have taken over 2 hours to unload from a 10pm to 11pm flight arrival."

Staff and Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Officer there quite helpful too."
  • "The staff are friendly and I have had smooth experiences every time at this airport."
  • "Special assistance staff were amazing. So friendly, caring, and efficient."
  • "Staff being rude to my husband and I at bag check-in for no reason after I said that would be our preference not to check in the hand luggage."

Cons:

  • "For whoever intending of visiting Edinburgh, best bet is to fly in to Glasgow and take a short train ride."
  • "Absolutely no management in place."
  • "I have a disability and I was told that because it wasn't physical that I couldn't and shouldn't use the Special Assistance lane."
  • "Worst experience ever as an American who has visited Scotland many times. I feel compelled to share the harassment of their TSA or UK security agents towards women."

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