Flights at Edinburgh Airport resume after brief shutdown due to an IT issue

Flights at Edinburgh Airport resumed on Friday after a brief halt caused by an air traffic control computer outage. The airport thanked passengers for their patience following the shutdown, which left some travellers stuck on planes. Edinburgh Air...

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Flights resumed on Friday at Edinburgh Airport after a brief shutdown due to computer problems in the air traffic control system.

The airport, in a statement released on X, thanked passengers for their understanding.

The airport had suspended all incoming and outgoing flights after an air traffic control outage. Some passengers reported being stuck in planes on the runway.


Edinburgh Airport is Scotland’s busiest airport and served some 15.7 million passengers in 2024. It is also the sixth busiest airport in the UK.
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