VINCI Airports has finalised the acquisition of a majority shareholding (50.01 percent) in Edinburgh Airport.
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) manages the remaining 49.99%, under a model similar to London Gatwick Airport.
Announcing the move, VINCI Airports described Edinburgh Airport as a “premier infrastructure asset”, the largest airport in Scotland and the sixth airport in the United Kingdom with traffic back to pre-COVID levels.
VINCI said its growth potential is being driven by the development of long-distance segments.
After Belfast International and London Gatwick, VINCI Airports now owns three freehold airports in the United Kingdom.
The company recently announced it had acquired a 20% shareholding in the Budapest airport concession company, making it the airport operator.
VINCI Airports also has operations in Portugal, France and Serbia, and covers dozens of platforms handling more than 150 million passengers in 2023.
IMAGE CREDIT: VINCI
