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Edinburgh airport and VisitScotland welcome Transavia direct flights to Paris orly
Edinburgh Airport and VisitScotland have today welcomed confirmation from Transavia of a new direct flight between Edinburgh and Paris.
Edinburgh Airport’s Chief Executive Gordon Dewar said the four-times-weekly flight by Transavia - the low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM Group - which will commence on April 22 of next year highlights the airport’s commitment to delivering enhanced options for passengers and business links direct between Scotland and mainland Europe.
Mr Dewar said:
“This direct new flight to Paris from Edinburgh is fantastic news; it offers even greater choice and is further confirmation of Edinburgh Airport’s position as a leader for business connectivity between Scotland and the continent.
“Well done to Transavia for recognising the growing demand for connectivity from Edinburgh. Confirmation of this route between Scotland’s capital and the heart of France shows they share similar aspirations for business growth as we do.”
Hervé Kozar, Chief Commercial Officer of Transavia said:
“This route between two leading European Capitals with four frequencies per week from Edinburgh is a major achievement for us. This scheduling will suit both city breakers and business passengers.”
Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland, said:
“The French market is already a big contributor to our wider tourism economy as well as an opportunity for future tourism growth. French travellers love the romance of Edinburgh and the Highlands beyond. They keep coming back, and at all times of year, so the new year-round service with Transavia will ensure that they continue to visit and enjoy our summer and winter festivals alike."
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Notes to Editors
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The Edinburgh-Paris route will operate 4 weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
Erik Geddes
Communications Manager
Edinburgh Airport Limited
Ground floor, Capital House
Edinburgh
EH12 9DN Scotland
m: +44 (0) 7730 148 022
Topics
- Tourism
Categories
- corporate communications
- edinburgh airport
- transavia
- paris
Regions
- Scotland
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- VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland.
- The organisation’s core objective is to contribute to the Tourism 2020 Strategy ambition of growing tourism revenues by £1 billion by 2020.
- This will be supported by seven overarching strategies:
- Marketing: we will market Scotland and its outstanding assets to visitors from all parts of the world, including the promotion of Scotland to people living in Scotland to visit different parts of the country
- Events: we will support the national events strategy and its delivery, and sustain, develop and promote Scotland’s international profile as one of the world’s foremost events destinations
- Internationalisation and International Engagement: we will utilise all our platforms to enable Scottish-based tourism businesses to better understand international opportunities and market to a global audience and we will work within One Scotland Partnerships to optimise the potential of Scotland’s Diaspora and our strategic partners at regional, European and global levels
- Customer Experience: we will provide information and inspiration to visitors both locally and globally via their preferred medium of choice
- Quality and Sustainability: we will provide support and advice to businesses, with the goal of improving the quality and sustainability of the tourism sector in Scotland. We will provide quality assurance to visitors through our Quality Schemes
- Inclusive Tourism: we will strive to make tourism in Scotland inclusive and available to all
- Working in Partnership: we will listen to and work with the industry, partners and communities to shape our offering and support
- VisitScotland works together with tourism businesses to make tourism a success for everyone and ensure the industry continues to grow.
- The organisation employs 700 people and has offices and VisitScotland Information Centres across Scotland.
- According to a recent Deloitte study, the tourism economy supports 270,000 jobs in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. The same study calculates that the tourism economy contributes £11 billion annually (direct and indirect impact, including day visits) and supports around 10 per cent of employment in Scotland. Almost 16 million tourists take overnight trips to Scotland.
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- For holiday information on Scotland go to www.visitscotland.com
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Year of Food and Drink 2015- 2015 is the Year of Food and Drink, a celebration of Scotland’s natural larder and the role that food and drink plays in shaping our economic success.
- Scotland generates over £2.5m per day through food and drink tourism.
- A series of themed months will create an appetite for key areas of Scotland’s food and drink industries – from seafood and whisky to berries and high-quality meat
- For more information, visit www.visitscotland.com/tastescotland
