Flights delayed and cancelled at Edinburgh Airport after IT issue

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"All flights were halted at Edinburgh Airport this morning due to an IT issue with air traffic control. The airport announced all flights from the Scottish hub have now resumed, but many passengers may still face delays and cancellations throughout Friday. According to the airport's live departure and arrival boards, one flight from Manchester was diverted and about flights were 12 cancelled, with 20 flights facing delays - some by more than two hours."

The Independent requests financial support to fund reporters covering reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, enabling investigations, documentaries and on-the-ground reporting while keeping content free of paywalls. An IT issue with air traffic control halted all flights at Edinburgh Airport this morning. The airport said services have now resumed, but live boards showed one Manchester flight diverted, about 12 flights cancelled and 20 facing delays, some over two hours. Flights to Gatwick, Bristol, Amsterdam and Frankfurt were cancelled and other services to London and Dublin were delayed. Some passengers reported being stuck on runways, including a 19-year-old couple bound for Amsterdam whose flight was cancelled on arrival.

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