Fiona Stewart

About Fiona Stewart

Fiona joined Thistrict in June 2019 after spending 6 years managing front-of-house logistics for a hotel on Princes Street. She handles the movement of our navy blue fleet for corporate delegations and large office visits. Her main job is making sure that when a manager lands at Turnhouse, their car is exactly where it needs to be in under 55 minutes. She keeps track of flight times for 14 different arrival gates to prevent any waiting time at the terminal.

In the last 12 months, Fiona coordinated transport for 38 separate business events across Edinburgh. She manages a roster of 11 drivers to ensure our cars stay moving between the airport and the city centre hubs. She understands that business travellers don't want to see ads or stickers on their vehicles. She personally inspects the fleet every Monday morning to ensure the 'Aristocratic blue' paintwork is clean and free of any markings.

Fiona grew up in the Corstorphine area and knows the local road network better than most sat-nav systems. If the M8 is blocked on a Tuesday morning, she redirects our drivers through back routes to keep arrival times consistent. She works directly with office managers to plan the arrival of multiple cars so that a whole board of directors can arrive at George Street at the same time. She handles the paperwork so the keys are in the driver's hand within a few minutes of meeting.

To be upfront, Fiona doesn't take bookings for weddings or weekend tours. She focuses purely on the business side of the fleet. This focus allows her to maintain a response time of about 3.5 hours for any new group enquiries. She is the person who ensures that our 'no ads' policy is strictly followed for every single car in the yard.

Her typical day starts at 08:15 with a review of the day's arrival schedule. She monitors 4 different tracking screens to see where every saloon is located in real-time. By the time the first flights land at 09:05, she has already confirmed that the drivers are in position at the arrivals hall. She is available at the George Street office from Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30, with a short break for lunch at 13:00.

Last quarter, she helped a firm from London move 22 staff members to their new Edinburgh branch over a 3-day period. She managed the logistics so that no one waited more than 8 minutes for a car. Fiona believes that business travel should be quiet and predictable. She makes sure the cars are ready, the fuel tanks are full, and the drivers know exactly where they are going before the client even steps off the plane.