Edinburgh Airport on shortlist for US pre-clearance

Saturday, 07 Nov, 2016 0

Edinburgh is being considered by the US as a fast track pre-clearance airport.

It has been shortlisted as one of 11 possible new airports worldwide where passengers travelling to the US can pre-clear customs.

The US currently has pre-clearance facilities at 15 airports in six countries, including Dublin and Shannon in Ireland.

Last year, the US Department of Homeland Security also identified London Heathrow and Manchester Airport as priority locations.

American Airlines, United, and Delta operate daily flights from Edinburgh to New York while Norwegian will launch flights to Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC in spring 2017.

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.