RAF TURNHOUSE, the former military base which now forms part of Edinburgh International Airport is to be developed by the site owner BAA Plc. Turnhouse closed in 1996 after defence chiefs decided it was surplus to requirements. There were short-lived proposals put forward for the site in 2002 to transform it into an accommodation centre for up to 1,000 asylum seekers, now no longer a requirement. Plans have been unveiled to develop seven large industrial warehouses as part of a business park aimed at attracting delivery and air-freight companies. In another development Flyglobespan, which now claims to be Scotland”s largest airline, is to offer a daily Edinburgh ” Geneva service from the start of the winter programme at the end of October.
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