Chaos at EDI

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    RonBrown
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    Any one used Edinburgh Airport recently? Yesterday about 16.00 I checked in for the VS3008 to LHR, on getting to the top of the escalator the queue for security stretched from there to the end of the terminal and back again, it took 25 minutes to get through, to add insult to injury the first three x-ray machines were unmanned, no reasons were given or apology offered, never had delays like it, not even at a third world airport, some advert for a capital city!


    HedgeFundFlyer
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    Just you wait until next year, when you’ll have to clear immigration as well before boarding a flight down to London.


    Tim2soza
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    I once came into Luton from Italy to find a long queue as passport control. To the horror of a load of passengers from a Glasgow flight, they were corralled incorrectly into passport control. Lots of verbal complaints but security wouldn’t intervene to re-route them. I couldn’t help it. “It will be like this every time once you are independent.” A frosty response.

    Also to add, the Hungarian couple who work for my English sister in Scotland have the vote as does she. My sister’s Scottish employer, based in the South East, does not.


    Charles-P
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    I have watched the Scottish debate with increasing bewilderment, I really can’t believe there are people who are prepared to vote ‘yes’. Why on earth would they or am I missing something ?


    superchris
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    Charles P – simple answer…….MONEY.

    History may very well show that this referendum was decided many years ago when the ‘rules’ of who can vote were agreed. I seem to recall there was much debate around how the question was worded, but little about who can vote.

    Allowing 16 TO 17 years olds to vote, as well as foreigners resident in Scotland (all more likely to vote for independence) may well prove to be the decisive factor.

    Back to travel. Assuming Scotland has to sign up to EU membership from afresh (which the EU I believe say they must and Spain would for sure insist they do), then Scotland will be forced to become a Schengen member state. Assuming England remains outside of Schengen (guaranteed) or leaves the EU altogether (possible) , then a EDI to London flight will indeed need photo ID or passport.

    Now theres something to look forward to….


    Charles-P
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    ‘superchris’ – to join the EU as a new country Scotland will not only have to join Schengen but will also be required to join the Euro (these are both mandatory for new countries). The current Scottish economy can’t meet the entry criteria for Euro membership without either large tax increases or cuts in public spending. Neither of which I assume the SNP is willing to do.
    The idea of travel between England and a Schengen region Scotland is also laughable.


    andystock
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    Used Edinburgh last week to LCY, dropped my bag off at the BA Check in desk in minsm went through security in 10 mins which left plenty of time to relax in the NO 1 Lounge, which had some decent food and wine slection


    syclik5
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    If, for you, it is so obvious that the vote should be “No” – have you stopped to think why this vote is even being held?


    Charles-P
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    “have you stopped to think why this vote is even being held?”

    Yes, I assumed because a percentage of the Scottish public (difficult to estimate what percentage) wants it. Here in Belgium there is a percentage of the Flemish population that wants to break away from Waloonia, that doesn’t make that a good idea either.

    Of course a cynic might say that independence is the only chance of real power for a political group under Salmond that has failed at national politics but that would be a cynics view like I say.


    canucklad
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    Hi RonBrown,
    Never experienced it that bad, but I normally find EDI security chaotic between 6.30 & 7.00 in the morning if they haven’t manned all the machines. I’m sure that staffing levels are that finite, that all it takes is a couple staff not to turn up and the queues will sprout like unwanted weeds.

    And apologies for intervening folks
    But, for those of you who have wondered why the vote is now to close to call , I’d ask you to listen to the “No “ campaign. They have steadily but surely convinced me to change from Better together to “Yes” . Their Orwellian 1984 tactics have been nothing short of disgraceful. Culminating in those most honest of folk, politicians promising to keep their promises!!
    If I was living in England, listening to their negative diatribe about what awaited Scotland without the Union I’d be saying to myself, good riddance..…let the spongers go …I ‘didn’t realise they were that dependant on us !!

    As we head to the polls tomorrow, I’m sure I’m not the only voter who is still perplexed by the sheer amount of contradictory statements and counter statements from both camps! Both campaigns hve let the electorate down, considering this is without doubt the most important decision people have had to make in my lifetime!!

    And ask a Better together politician about APDand these promised new powers and you’ll recieve back, something that smells of country FRESH air…….


    Charles-P
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    ‘canucklad’ thanks for the view, as I said in an earlier post I have found the entire process bewildering but I agree that as usual the politicians do themselves and the electorate no favours with empty promises.

    Shades of new London airport and Heathrow third runway all over again.


    LuganoPirate
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    Sort for your troubles Ron, and I can’t comment as I don’t know EDI. However as this wandered off to the big “vote” i’ll comment on that. I tend to agree with Canucklad. None of the three leaders have any gravitas and to be honest I’d rather trust a used car salesman. Personally I’d like the Union to stay together, but it’s for the Scots to decide. I font think all this scaremongering helps at all.

    The Union Flag. HM QE 2 will stay Queen of Scotland, so they could keep the flag.

    The EU. I’m told by several Euro MP’s that Scotland is now a part of the EU and would therefore stay part. If Scotland were denied automatic membership, the the rest of GB would also have to reapply. Apparently this is just more scaremongering especially by Spain.

    Why should things automatically cost more and their (RBS & Lloyds) banks are anyway run and controlled from London. Business will carry on same as before. Why would a client desert you just because you became independent?

    And as to passports, can’t the Irish Republic come to the UK without passport checks? Yet Ireland is a part of Schengen. Solutions can always be found.


    Charles-P
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    “Ireland is a part of Schengen. “

    Actually it’s not and that’s precisely because of the free movement agreement Northern Ireland has with the Republic.


    LuganoPirate
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    Sorry, I stand corrected on Schengen. It’s the common travel area, which Scotland could also join..

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