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Alexander Smail

Edinburgh Airport: British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair and more issue arrival time requirement

With people across Scotland eager to jet off and enjoy some sun this Easter, airports have become significantly more busy over the last few weeks.

As a result, travellers at Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow Airport have had to endure long queues at check-in and security.

In order to ensure passengers don't miss their flight as a result of the increased waiting times, Edinburgh Airport has shared what time each airline's check-in desk opens and closes.

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By arriving when a desk first opens, travellers can ensure they avoid the last-minute panic of rushing to catch their plane.

The airport also has a live security time tracker on its website, so flyers can get an up-to-date estimation of how long they should expect to queue for.

In a statement on their website, Edinburgh Airport said: "We won’t hide from the fact there's probably going to be queues in the airport this summer, and that will maybe include at the check in desks.

"While we know it’s probably not what you want to hear, it’s best to be honest with you as we work to meet the surge in demand for air travel. We know handling agents are trying to recruit to meet that demand, but it takes time."

It continued: "In the meantime, we’re asking you to work with us in a few different ways to help keep those queues as short as possible. Prepare for security, know what you can and can’t take in hand luggage and arrive at the airport in good time.

"We appreciate a common frustration among passengers can be not knowing exactly how long before flying to arrive, so we thought we’d share check-in desk opening times to help you plan ahead."

See below for a full breakdown of when each airline's check-in desk opens and closes before a flight.

Airlines A-E

Airline Opens Closes
Aegean Air 3 hours before 40 minutes before
Aer Lingus 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
Air Baltic 2 hours before 40 minutes before
Air Canada TBC TBC
Air France 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
Atlantic Airways 2 hours before 40 minutes before
Balkan Holidays 2 hours before 40 minutes before
British Airways 3 hours before 45 minutes before
Brussels Airlines 2 hours before 40 minutes before
Delta Airlines 3 hours before 1 hour before
easyJet at least 2 hours before 30 minutes before
Edelweiss Air 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
Eurowings 2 hours before 40 minutes before

Airlines F-R

Airline Opens Closes
Finnair 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
Flyr 2.5 hours before 45 minutes before
Iberia 2 hours before 45 minutes before
Jet2.com 3 hours before 45 minutes before
KLM 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
Loganair 2 hours before 30 minutes before
Lufthansa 3 hours before 40 minutes before
Norwegian 2 hours before 40 minutes before
Qatar Airways 3 hours before 1 hour before
Ryanair at least 2 hours before 40 minutes before

Airlines S-W

Airline Opens Closes
SAS 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
SunExpress 2.5 hours before 45 minutes before
Transavia 2.5 hours before 40 minutes before
TUI 3 hours before 45 minutes before
Turkish Airlines 4 hours before 1 hour before
United Airlines 3 hours before 1 hour before
Virgin Atlantic 4 hours before 50 minutes before
Vueling Airlines 2 hours before 40 minutes before
WestJet TBC TBC
Wizz Air 2 hours before 40 minutes before

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