The Scottish airport has been propelled higher by a host of new flights and routes, writes Business Editor Ian McConnell.

This has enabled it to set a fresh record.

In two separate interviews with Edinburgh Airport’s chief executive last year, there appeared to be absolutely no doubt in his mind that 2025 would see another record for annual passenger numbers notched up.

Fresh records have been something of a regular feature at Edinburgh Airport in recent years.

When I interviewed him in February last year, Gordon Dewar declared he saw no limit to growth in the foreseeable future.

And he flagged potential to boost flights to and from North America and China. Mr Dewar and Edinburgh Airport enjoyed success on both of these fronts last year, as well as a host of other flight wins.

Edinburgh Airport had in 2024 welcomed 15,792,395 passengers - up from 14,396,794 in 2023 - which was certainly an impressive enough result in itself.

Mr Dewar projected last February that Edinburgh Airport’s passenger numbers in 2025 would be “significantly north” of 16 million.

He declined to give a more precise indication at that stage of what growth was being projected for 2025, declaring: “We are not sharing our forecasts.”

However, highlighting the growth achieved by the airport, Mr Dewar observed last February: “It is the new routes, it is the new connectivity, it is the new airlines that are coming as part of that.”

He flagged the return of Emirates’ daily service to and from Dubai, which started in November........

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