They travelled the 2.8km stretch by tram from Ingliston Park to Edinburgh Airport and back again.
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Edinburgh Airport has announced a fund intended to attract operators willing to serve new destinations.
Trams are due to run by summer 2014 from Edinburgh Airport to York Place.
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He said the plans were still for the route to be built from Newhaven to Edinburgh Airport.
The Irish carrier, which is dominant in Prestwick's passenger operations, has shifted several routes to Edinburgh Airport.
Passenger traffic fell at Edinburgh Airport last month, dragged down by a drop in domestic traveller numbers.
They were collected from Edinburgh Airport and assured they had, or would have, jobs and accommodation waiting on them.
Edinburgh Airport has said it is optimistic of a return to growth this year, after reporting a fall in passenger numbers.
It means there will now be 38 routes operating by Ryanair from Edinburgh Airport and 27 routes from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Likewise, flanker Alan McDonald, who missed the Murrayfield match with an abdominal problem, was also on the flight from Edinburgh Airport.
Passenger numbers fell at Edinburgh Airport last month, following the closure of some UK airports as a result of poor winter weather.
The Church of Scotland is offering a reward for the return of the Moderator's official ring and cross, which were lost at Edinburgh Airport.
Anyone who can cut 15 minutes off my journey time from Edinburgh airport to Kirkcaldy by ending the bridge tolls is the man for me.
Gordon Dewar, Edinburgh Airport CEO, welcomed the investment at Edinburgh Airport.
Edinburgh Airport is on the market, of course - forced there by the Competition Commission, which wants to see BAA's dominance reduced by breaking it up.
Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said the new regular service would provide choice for travelling to Heathrow and open up a new set of onward destinations for passengers.
However, Gordon Dewar, managing director of Edinburgh Airport, said that as a commercial entity, the airport needed to balance providing the best facilities for passengers with attracting new business.
Edinburgh Airport, for instance, is attractive to incoming visitors as much as a gathering place for outbound - not least today, as the planes head south with happy English rugby fans.
Also in the capital, there are plans for a new rail station at Gogar to integrate with the Edinburgh tram network and provide an onward connection for passengers using Edinburgh Airport.
Mr Brown said that BAA had had no intention at all to consult with passengers about the fee and Edinburgh airport had been unfairly singled out from the six BAA owned airports.
However, he often flies from Cumbernauld airport and Edinburgh and this distance would not be possible in most electric cars.
Aer Lingus has confirmed it is bidding for six of the Heathrow slots, so that it can start operating between the London airport and Edinburgh.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, was met at the airport in Toulouse by French President Jacques Chirac's wife Bernadette and French justice minister, Dominique Perben.
As a result, the Edinburgh to Heathrow flight is no longer viable and the Edinburgh passengers transfer instead through another European airport.
Figures for Edinburgh showed more than 580, 000 passengers travelled through the airport last month - a drop of 1.8% on December 2011.
Edinburgh said it had remained opened throughout the month but had been affected by other airport closures.
Edinburgh said it had "lost some momentum" as a result of BAA selling the airport last April.
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