In another devastating blow for the nation’s aviation industry, Edinburgh Airport has confirmed it recorded its lowest number of passengers since 1995 over the past 12 months.
The airport handled a little under 3.5million passengers in 2020, a 76 per cent decrease on the previous year that is estimated to have cost the Scottish economy £1billion and caused 21,000 people to lose their jobs.
Bosses at the airport have expressed concerns that there is “no clear path to recovery” beyond the pandemic.
“The fall in our passenger numbers is only one reflection of the long-term damage being inflicted by Covid-19 on Scotland’s economy and its social fabric, but it is a worrying one and there is no clear path to recovery,” said…