Edinburgh Airport enjoys busiest ever April

Edinburgh Airport has enjoyed its busiest ever April.

New figures show 1,141,823 people passed through its doors last month - up 13% on the same period last year.

Bosses say the greatest increase was in international passenger numbers, which rose 20.4% on the same month last year to 705,683 passengers.

The increase has been attributed to 27 new international services which were launched in 2016.

Chief executive Gordon Dewar said: These record-breaking passenger figures for April underline Edinburgh Airport's ongoing success and are very welcome indeed.

Our expansion of routes and destinations is good news for travellers, and it also creates new jobs, opportunities and offers greater international links for people in this city, and for all of Scotland.''