Edinburgh airport suspends all flights due to IT problem in air traffic control
The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 1 min read 100% complete by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentDecember 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Edinburgh Airport suspended all flights on Friday morning due to an IT issue within air traffic control. The airport, Scotland's largest, halted operations for approximately two hours, causing delays and diversions. Flights began resuming around 10:40 am, but continued disruption was expected. Passengers were advised to contact their airlines for updates. Air Navigation Solutions provides Edinburgh's air traffic control services. The cause of the IT problem on Friday was understood to be unrelated to the Cloudfare outage.
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