The airport is predicting between Christmas Day and the last flight on December 31, it will handle more than 86,000 arriving passengers, up from 75,000 a year ago.

The growing numbers is contrary to most other UK airports which frequently report a dip at this time of year and is thanks to the Scottish capital’s world famous Hogmanay celebrations.

Edinburgh airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said: “The global demand for Edinburgh and the international draw of Scotland has once again surpassed expectations and previous records set last year.

“New Year 2016 smashed all records of Scottish Airports – so to go one better this year is a great achievement.

“Edinburgh is rightly recognised globally as a world-class city and Scotland is a massive brand. It’s easy to see why - our heritage, our culture and our people. People want to visit us – and at this time of year they want to party with us.”