Passenger numbers at Edinburgh Airport increased by eleven per-cent last month as the Six Nations rugby tournament attracted fans flying into the capital. A total of 939,412 passengers came through the airport in February, up from 846,502 on the same month last year, with strong new route growth and season extensions also contributing. It’s the busiest February on record for Edinburgh Airport. Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport said: “Passenger numbers have rebounded well since last February and we said at the time we were confident they would because our appeal both in terms of outward and inward tourism

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