<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Edinburgh International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The small base opened in 1916[6] and it was used to house the 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron from 1925, which consisted of DH 9As, Westland Wapitis, Hawker Harts, and Hawker Hind light bombers. All the aircraft used a grass airstrip.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership was transferred to the Air Ministry.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">When the Second World War broke out, RAF Fighter Command took control over the airfield and a runway of 3,900 ft (1,189 m) was paved to handle the Supermarine Spitfire. During the Battle of Britain, 3, 65, and 141 Squadrons were present at the airbase.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp"><strong>Post Second World War:</strong> When the war ended the airfield remained under military control. It was officially opened for commercial traffic on 19 May 1947. The first commercial flight to use the airport was a British European Airways service from London (Northolt) to Shetland, with Edinburgh and Aberdeen being intermediate stopping points. The aircraft was an 18-seat Douglas C47.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">In 1952, the runway was extended to 6000 ft to handle the Vampire FB5s operated by the resident 603 Squadron, and an aircraft arresting barrier net was installed to protect traffic on the adjacent A9 road.[citation needed] The net remained in place until the early 1970s and was used to stop one of the Ferranti Flying Unit Buccaneers which had overrun the runway. A further use was in 1970 when a Meteor TT20, operated by the RN Fleet Requirement Unit, overran the runway and ended up in the net. In 1956, a new passenger terminal was built to provide an improved commercial service; five years later it was extended. After the disbandment of the 603 Squadron in March 1957, the Air Ministry transferred ownership to the Ministry of Aviation in 1960 to offer improved commercial service to the airport. Flying was temporarily diverted to East Fortune, which had its runway extended to accommodate the airliners of the period.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4">Transportation Edinburgh International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Edinburgh Airport is connected to many public bus lines to several destinations within Scotland.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Transfer comfortably to downtown Edinburgh by taxi within only 25 minutes.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Tram: </strong>Tram stands for a great choice to transfer safe and sound to the city centre.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Train:</strong> Edinburgh Airport hasn&rsquo;t a rail link to downtown but it is possible to connect to the train services.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car hire: </strong>To hire a car in Edinburgh Airport is such a great idea!</li>
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