Airport security staff will have 74 languages in their pocket
A translation device will make it much easier to deal with international travellers.
Edinburgh Airport is breaking down the communication barrier with international travellers thanks to a new translation device.
Pocketalk can translate speech into 74 languages.
People speak into it and the translation is then played through a speaker or displayed on screen.
The handheld machine is being introduced in the security area.
The device will be used alongside native speakers on the security teams who currently help to translate.
Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: "We want to make passengers feel at home at the airport".