New PizzaExpress restaurant opens at Edinburgh Airport with 'take onboard option'
A new PizzaExpress restaurant has officially opened at Edinburgh Airport, with customers able to take their pizza onboard their flight.
The restaurant, situated near gate 16, can seat 160 customers and serves a wide variety of gourmet pizzas as well as a breakfast menu for passengers heading off in the early hours.
Fortunately for customers, pizzas can be ordered to take away and take on-board. It's the latest brand to open a franchise at Scotland's busiest airport with Seoul Bird, ICONS Sports Bar and Sainsbury's all opening recently.
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BrewDog also moved to a large unit and JD Wetherspoon expanded its beer garden.
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Gail Taylor, Chief Commercial Officer XAero at Edinburgh Airport said: 'It's always great to see new brands arrive at Edinburgh Airport and we know PizzaExpress is one that has generated enthusiasm among our passengers.
'Keeping our retail and food and beverage options fresh and exciting is a key part of our work, and this is one of the largest refreshes to our offering that we have ever undertaken – and all in time for peak summer.
'I hope our passengers look forward to trying out the range of choices now open to them at Scotland's busiest airport, and we hope to have even more exciting news in the months ahead.'
John Butts, Director of ARE which will operate the restaurant alongside Seoul Bird and ICONS, said:
'It's exciting to see PizzaExpress open to Edinburgh Airport's passengers, offering a fantastic selection of items throughout the day.
'These are our first entries into the Scottish market and the fact that they are new names to that market is something we are proud of.'
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