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Katie Williams

Edinburgh Airport confirms return of popular winter sun flight as Covid restrictions ease

Edinburgh Airport have confirmed the return of a popular winter sun flight route.

As Covid restrictions in the UK for fully vaccinated travellers ease, Edinburgh Airport are already selling seats to popular holiday destinations around the world.

For those already thinking they can't stand another cold Scottish winter, flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barbados will be resuming from Mondays and Thursdays from 12 December until mid-April, 2023.

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With seats already on sale, the Virgin Atlantic flight will depart Edinburgh at 10.15am, arriving in Barbados at 3.25pm

In the airport's latest update, they have confirmed that United Airlines are returning to Edinburgh Airport from March with direct flights to New York Newark and then to Washington D.D and Chicago in May.

Also in May, Delta Airlines will re-start flights to New York JFK and Boston on their Boeing 767 aircraft, while Virgin Atlantic will service the hugely-popular Orlando.

Air Canada will arrive in Edinburgh to connect the capital city to Toronto in May and then by June even more Canadian flights will be available as the route will be joined by WestJet.

Another first coming to Edinburgh Airport is from the SunExpress as they will be operating their first Scottish route to Antalya.

And after three months of a UK ban, Morocco have announced they will be lifting their international travel ban from February 7.

Ryanair will be jetting off to Marrakesh from February 2022 and routes to Palermo, Bari and Santiago de Compostela have also been confirmed from Edinburgh Airport.

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