Flights going to and fro from Edinburgh Airport have resumed taking off after they were grounded due to an IT issue in the air traffic control.
Out of more than 150, at least 30 were scheduled to depart from and arrive at the airport this evening but were grounded due to the fault, which appeared to start after 2 p.m. on Sunday. Many other flights were diverted to Manchester and Glasglow. An airport spokesperson said in a post on X on Sunday afternoon, that the engineers were working to resolve the IT issue. It said: “The IT issue affecting Air Traffic Control has now been resolved and flights have now resumed.
“We would like to thank passengers for their patience and understanding.”
Air Navigation Solutions, the air traffic control provider at Edinburgh Airport, also confirmed to the BBC that problems occured due to “a technical issue”.
“Our engineers have restored the system to operation and flight operations re-commenced at 18:25. We regret the inconvenience that has been caused,” it said.
Another update came from Air Navigation Solutions, which is the air traffic control provider at Edinburgh Airport which said that the flights will be resumed at 17:00.
This is not the only issue at hand pre-Christmas. North Air fuel tanker drivers based at Edinburgh Airport are plotting to walk out for three weeks over a feud over pay. This agitation will be led by Unite and will begin at 5 am on 18 December and end at 4.59 am on 9 January. The pay dispute is over the rejection of a 4.5% pay offer by North Air after “years of below-inflation pay increases”
As for North Air, it is only the fuel supply company for airlines flying out of the Edinburgh boundaries. Travellers have be extra cautious and vigilant while booking holiday flights from Edinburgh this time.
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