Power cut delays flights at Edinburgh Airport

The outage started shortly before 9am and lasted for around 45 minutes.

Published 28th Jun 2017

Edinburgh Airport was hit by a major power cut this morning, causing long queues at check-in desks and delays to flights.

The lights went out shortly before 9am and the airport tweeted to say electricity was being restored around 45 minutes later.

A spokesman for the airport said: "We can confirm that power is now returning to the terminal and that flights have resumed.

"We're working to allow passengers to continue their journeys in a safe and ordered manner and we thank passengers for their patience whilst we do this.

"As always, the safety of passengers and staff is our priority.

"We expect there to be further delays whilst we clear the backlog"