What was probably most striking when speaking to Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar last week was his confidence that the tailwind which the operation he heads has enjoyed for many years now will continue.

Mr Dewar, in the exclusive interview with The Herald, hammered home his belief that there was no limit to further growth at Edinburgh Airport in the foreseeable future.

It is worth emphasising there was no impression of bravado or spin when Mr Dewar provided his vision of the future, albeit he did not miss the opportunity to highlight the advantages that Edinburgh Airport has in attracting airlines including a roughly 50-50 balance between outbound and inbound passenger traffic.

His firm confidence is entirely backed up by what has been achieved since he returned to the airport in 2012 - to take the top job.

Of course, Edinburgh Airport was doing pretty well before this. Since around the turn of the millennium, it has enjoyed significantly better fortunes in terms of propelling passenger traffic than Glasgow Airport.

However, there is no doubt that Mr Dewar has overseen a very impressive performance by the airport since he entered the cockpit in 2012.

Last year, Edinburgh became the first Scottish airport to ever exceed 15 million passengers in a year.

The route wins have continued to come thick and fast, and momentum looks clearly to be on Mr Dewar’s side.

Both Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow Airport have seen changes of ownership recently.

Asked about what had changed with French-based VINCI Airports acquiring 50.01% of Edinburgh Airport last year from Global Infrastructure Partners, with GIP retaining a 49.99% stake, Mr Dewar replied that there was "not a massive" effect.

He added: “What VINCI have........

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