Month after month we see new records being broken, with our increased passenger numbers reflecting our ability to create growth through choice – be that in terms of our destinations, routes or airline carriers. He said: “GIP promised growth and development in every area of the airport and that’s exactly what we’ve achieved because they saw the potential we had and didn’t treat us like a branch office. Today, it’s the busiest airport in Scotland and the sixth busiest in the UK.Įdinburgh Airport’s Chief Executive, Gordon Dewar, has held his role since the GIP takeover. Since then, Edinburgh Airport has experienced enormous growth, with up to one million new passengers added to its traffic totals each year.
In 2012, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) took ownership of Edinburgh Airport from BAA and committed to a £150 million investment programme, also known as the 2040 Masterplan, to enable development across the business. It exploded after the original concrete had already been poured, and after the people had already arrived: Once they’d built it, they kept on coming. Growth didn’t happen in a linear, containable fashion. Edinburgh Airport had to support unprecedented traffic increases within the constraints of its existing infrastructure.
