Editing Edinburgh (section)

===Air===
[[File:Edinburgh Airport - geograph.org.uk - 3588330.jpg|thumb|[[Edinburgh Airport]] is the busiest airport in Scotland and [[List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom|sixth busiest in the United Kingdom]].]]

[[Edinburgh Airport]] is Scotland's busiest airport and the principal international gateway to the capital, handling over 14.7&nbsp;million passengers; it was also the [[Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic|sixth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom]] by total passengers in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A record year |url=http://www.edinburghairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/a-record-year/ |website=Edinburgh Airport |access-date=25 July 2020 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805072703/https://www.edinburghairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/a-record-year/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport data 2018 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329195127/https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2018/ |archive-date=29 March 2019 |access-date=20 March 2019 |website=UK Civil Aviation Authority }}</ref> In anticipation of rising passenger numbers, the former operator of the airport [[BAA Limited|BAA]] outlined a draft masterplan in 2011 to provide for the expansion of the airfield and the terminal building. In June 2012, [[Global Infrastructure Partners]] purchased the airport for £807 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 April 2012 |title=Edinburgh Airport sold to Global Infrastructure Partners for £807m |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17814024 |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028092931/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17814024 |archive-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> The possibility of building a second runway to cope with an increased number of aircraft movements has also been mooted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edinburgh Airport Masterplan July 2011 |url=http://www.edinburghairport.com/docs/pdfs/edair_masterplan.pdf?sfvrsn=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215121919/http://www.edinburghairport.com/docs/pdfs/edair_masterplan.pdf?sfvrsn=2 |archive-date=15 February 2013 |access-date=12 February 2013 |publisher=Edinburgh Airport }}</ref>