Traffic figures released today show that Edinburgh had a record number of passengers in July 2011, making it Edinburgh Airport's busiest July ever.

Following the Competition Commission's decision requiring BAA to sell either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport, BAA today announced that it has decided to sell Edinburgh airport.

Passengers at Edinburgh Airport will now have more assistance as they travel through security in the form of two new multilingual virtual members of staff.

The Competition Commission has announced that it has accepted a proposal from BAA to reverse the order of sales in its decision requiring BAA to sell Stansted followed by either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport.

A team from Edinburgh Airport is returning to the Capital having met more than 20 airlines and putting Edinburgh's case to them at the 17th World Route Development Forum in Berlin last weekend.