EasyJet has added Edinburgh as the fourth UK airport where passengers on early morning flights can drop bags off the night before.
Expansion of the ‘twilight’ luggage service to the Scottish airport in addition to Gatwick, Bristol and Manchester comes ahead of the Easter holiday period.
The option will be available to travellers on early morning flights departing before midday from Edinburgh, which represents around 40% of all flights departing from the airport. Bags can be dropped between 4pm and 9pm the day before they fly.
Just one family member or one customer on the booking is able to drop the bags off for the whole group if they wish, according to the budget carrier.
UK country manager Ali Gayward said: “We are always looking for ways to make travel even easier for our customers, so we are really pleased to be introducing our free twilight bag drop service at Edinburgh from today.
“We know the service is already very popular with our customers flying from London Gatwick, Bristol and Manchester and by introducing this in time for Easter, thousands of families set to fly with us on their holidays from Scotland can now benefit by dropping their bags with us at airport the night before, for a quicker and easier journey.”
Edinburgh airport chief operating officer Adam Wilson added: “Providing options for passengers is a key strand to our overall offering to make the journey through the airport as smooth and efficient as possible – that’s a view shared by our partners at easyJet and it’s been great to work closely with them to bring the Twilight service into operation.
“We know a lot of customers will welcome the ability to check-in bags the night before their flight, meaning they can arrive at the airport in the morning, head straight to security and start their trip that little bit quicker.”