text: I feel quite familiar with this airport now as I use it about once a month to fly to Italy or some more exotic destinationnnGetting to Edinburgh airport is easy the air bus costs about ua each way and takes you right to the entrance Alternatively quick drop off costs ua or you can be dropped off in a long stay car park for free then take a free bus to the airport Make sure whoever drops you offer leaves straight away or after minutes they start being charged Personally I think the bus is the best way to enternnUsually customs is quite quick and efficientnnComing from South England I always used to use Heathrow or Gatwick as my main airports They are massive and offer all the exciting chains one can hope for in an airport Wagamama yo sushi pret ue manger harrods hamleys etcnnThough far more compact Edinburgh airport offers a good variety including boots which is great for meal deals cheap water and last minute cosmetics Yo sushi branches of Eat which has an amazing selection of soups breakfasts including pastries porridge pies sandwiches fruit salad baguettes etc all made with really good quality ingredients I usually go for the vegetable gyoza though tomorrow morning I will be needing to find some breakfast one of which is before customs the other after There is a wh smith bookshop and another branch which deals with the more traditional trademagazines sweets newspapers and bricobrac There are a few last minute gift shops a decent sized duty free and a few bars which I never go to so I cannot comment on themnnIn terms of destinations there are not many direct longhaul flights from Edinburgh though quite a few with stopovers in other European cities like Paris Madrid Amsterdam Frankfurt and Vienna on route for Asia and South America There are quite a few new exciting budget flights including the easyjet to Reykjavik which I will be using in May and apparently a new ryanair flight to Milan Bergamo Cheap destinations include Dublin and ParisnnFlights are usually on time though in extreme snowy or windy conditions expect some delays or cancellations the Brits are not great at dealing with extreme weather