Flights at Edinburgh Airport have resumed following a major IT disruption that grounded all operations for several hours on Friday morning. The airport confirmed around 10:45 am that its air traffic control provider had resolved the technical failure.
The airport announced the suspension at 9:29 am, stating: «Due to an IT issue with our air traffic control provider, no flights are currently operating from Edinburgh Airport.» Teams worked to fix the problem affecting ANS (Air Navigation Solutions), which manages air traffic control at the Scottish hub.
The disruption forced some flights to divert. A Delta Airlines service from New York was rerouted to Dublin. Other passengers reported being stuck on planes on the tarmac for hours, with some waiting since around 7 am for departure clearance.
Airport Response
Edinburgh Airport repeatedly urged passengers to contact their airlines for flight information. The airport stated: «We will provide updates when possible - please contact your airline for the latest information on your flight.»
Following the resolution, an airport spokesman confirmed: «Flights at Edinburgh Airport have now resumed following the IT issue with ANS (Air Navigation Solutions), our air traffic control provider. We thank passengers for their patience and understanding.»
Eurocontrol, the pan-European aviation support organization, had classified arrivals as unavailable between 9 am and 2 pm UTC due to «ATC Equipment (System problems)». Airport officials described the issue as "localised" to Edinburgh.
Travel Impact
The IT failure affected Scotland's busiest airport, which served 15.8 million passengers last year. Edinburgh Airport ranks as the sixth busiest in the UK, behind Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, and Luton.
The disruption occurred on a Friday morning, impacting both departures and arrivals. Flight tracking services showed multiple aircraft circling above the city before diversions were implemented.
The airport issue was not linked to a separate Cloudflare outage that affected numerous websites on the same morning.
Note: This article was created with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
