SCOTS holidaymakers will now be able to travel directly to and from the UK’s busiest airport as a brand new transport link launches.
Bus operator FlixBus has announced a brand new daily service between Edinburgh, Glasgow and London Heathrow.
From Monday, June 16, the coach service will run a direct service from the Scots capital to the airport’s Central Bus Station.
Tickets are available to buy now and start from just £14.99 with luggage included in the price.
There’s also free Wi-Fi onboard and the option to book a neighbour-free seat.
The route provides a seamless link between the cities – without the hassle of changeovers or expensive airport parking.
FlixBus also offers free travel for Young Scot under 22s, over 60s with a bus pass and anyone with a National Entitlement Card.
Andreas Schorling, Senior Managing Director of FlixBus UK, said: “We launched direct routes to Heathrow from the Midlands earlier this year, which have been hugely popular, so we’re delighted to be bringing our affordable, sustainable and reliable airport services to Edinburgh in time for summer!
“We see this growth as a major step forward in our plans to be the largest coach network in the UK.”
Elsewhere, a major Scottish city is set to get London-style public transport system.
Passengers in Edinburgh will soon be able to tap on and off buses and trams using seamless smart ticketing.
An integrated fares system, already popular in other major cities, is finally coming to the Scottish capital.
We told previously how Scots with free bus passes are being urged to check the expiry date.
National Entitlement Card Renewal forms are no longer being sent to disabled passholders ahead of the expiry date.
A renewal can take at least five weeks – users are advised to apply in pleanty plenty of time.
IAN MAXWELL thinks that footballers in Scotland can help the football association in cracking down on fan behaviour issues.
This comes as the chief joined the BBC Sportsound team on Saturday afternoon to address Scottish footballing issues.
On the show, Maxwell said: “Rangers played Celtic at Hampden [in 2023] and there was a lot of fireworks.
“There was a video online and a guy had a rocket. They are finding ingenious ways to get these things into grounds.
“I spoke to the Celtic board after it and one of them said Callum McGregor had gone to them and said that was the first time the players had actually talked about something coming onto the pitch.
“At that point you go; ‘I think we need to use the players’.
“The players are a fundamental part of trying to impact on that behaviour because with the best will in the world myself or Neil Doncaster or someone else saying ‘go and not do that’ just makes people want to do it.
“But if players are going to supporters and saying ‘you are affecting our performance, you are getting in our heads, I’m worried when I’m taking a corner’ then that is a positive message.
“The more we can use that player platform to spread that message and make people aware of the danger then the better.
“It’s a player’s place of work and it’s not right they are taking a corner and there’s all sorts raining down beside them.”
There has been multiple fan incident’s across the season.
Most include pyrotechnic use, but we also saw Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie struck in the head by a chair from his own fans on the last day of the season.
Ticket reductions, and the threat of such action, is the route the governing body is taking to try and clamp down on these fan issues.
Maxwell added: “The ticket reduction is the next step. It’s a fundamental step.
“We will see how that goes. Hopefully that has the impact.
“If it doesn’t and we need to look at something else, we will see what the options are at that point.”
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