Flights are resuming at Edinburgh airport after it suspended operations on Friday morning because of an IT issue in air traffic control.

Flights were beginning to take off at about 10.40am, according to a statement posted by the airport on social media.

Some departures had waited on the tarmac for about two hours, and some disruption and delays were expected to persist. Inbound flights had been diverted. Flights resume at Edinburgh airport after air traffic control issue – latest updates Read more

Passengers were earlier advised to contact airlines for information on flights as the airport and its service provider worked to resolve the problem.

About 15 million people a year – an average of 43,000 a day – fly from Edinburgh, making it Scotland’s biggest airport, with flights to 1

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