Gordon Dewar: Last News

Bosses at Edinburgh Airport have said they saw a surge in passengers last month - marking the terminal's busiest period since before the coronavirus pandemic. As holidaymakers took their first trips abroad in April following the easement of travel restrictions, the capital's airport welcomed around one million travellers.

Edinburgh airport is to trial pre-departure rapid Covid-19 testing.The airport will work in partnership with PocDoc and BioSure to deliver the rapid testing, which gives results within 15 minutes.The week-long trial is set to be part of the recovery plan for the aviation industry, and will start from Monday.The rapid tests only require a saliva sample, meaning no nasal swab and a more positive testing experience.The trial will be open to staff and campus volunteers due to low passenger numbers and will demonstrate how testing can be scaled at airports, potentially adding to the testing capability already in place at Edinburgh Airport.Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: “We know testing will be part of our travelling

Edinburgh Airport today in a scathing attack on SNP ministers over a perceived lack of support for the aviation sector. Gordon Dewar told members of the Scottish Parliament's Covid committee the policy of asking passengers flying into the country to self-isolate upon arrival had simply not worked.