New services between Edinburgh and Philadelphia

Edinburgh Airport is all set to launch yet another new route to America’s most historic city Philadelphia. The new route will strengthen the connection between the two countries and further opening Scotland up to the world. From Saturday, US Airways will fly a daily direct service to Philadelphia from Edinburgh.

This is the first time this route has been served from Edinburgh and offers Scottish passengers the chance to visit the city. The new daily service offers excellent flight times with the outward journey departing from Edinburgh from 10:40 am and arriving into Philadelphia at 12:50 pm. Flights from Philadelphia will depart at 20:50 and arrive into Edinburgh at 08:40.

According to Sir John Elvidge, Chairman Edinburgh Airport, the airport authorities are delighted to welcome US Airways into the Edinburgh Airport. This new daily service, the first of its kind from the Edinburgh, marks the start of a new partnership with the US Airways and will become hugely popular with passengers on both sides of the Atlantic. A direct route to Philadelphia will not only give Scots the opportunity to visit America’s most historic city but offer fantastic options for onward travel to the destinations available on both east and west costs or in Mexico, Canada and Caribbean.

In the words of Transport Minister Keith Brown, the launch of this new direct service between Edinburgh and Philadelphia will only serve to strengthen the relationship. This new service will help to build stronger business and tourism links between two countries by reducing the need to take extra connecting flights via London.