All news on the topic: Edinburgh Airport

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Scottish man accused of flying unregistered aircraft over monument, roads and railway
A man has appeared in court accused of piloting an unregistered aircraft less than 500ft (152m) above the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.
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Edinburgh Airport hit by long queues after terminal evacuated over bomb scare
Passengers are facing long queues at Edinburgh Airport after parts of the terminal building were evacuated following a bomb scare.
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Scottish influencer jailed after smuggling £150k of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport
A Scots social media influencer who was caught smuggling £150,000 worth of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport has been jailed for 16 months.
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Influencer faces jail after smuggling £150k of cannabis into Edinburgh Airport Alexander Lawrie
An Influencer is facing jail after attempting to smuggle more than £150,000 of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport.
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Edinburgh Airport grounds departures after air traffic control provider suffers technical glitch
All flights were halted at Edinburgh Airport this morning due to an IT issue affecting its air traffic control provider.
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UK flight diverted after chaotic mid-air fight leads to alleged crew attack
A flight from the UK to the Canary Islands was forced to land after chaotic onboard scenes allegedly resulted in a cabin crew member being attacked.
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Family’s £3,000 Thailand holiday ruined after airline refused to board schoolboy
A schoolboy was denied boarding a Qatar Airways flight for his family’s £3,000 Thailand holiday - due to a faint ‘sticker mark’ on his passport.
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British Airways suspends pilot for drunken behaviour on passenger flight
British Airways has suspended a pilot who made a plane return to the stand after becoming drunk while flying as a passenger.
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Army officer charged over dummy grenade incident at Edinburgh Airport
According to government guidance, imitation explosive devices, as well as mines, grenades, and other explosive military stores, cannot be taken on planes in either hand luggage or in the hold.
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EasyJet cancels flights, leaving hundreds of British tourists with summer holidays canceled
EasyJet has cancelled flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports with little notice for travellers who turned up to check-in before being sent home
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Virgin Airlines flight sparks emergency response at UK airport
Edinburgh Airport was flooded with emergency services this morning after a Virgin Atlantic flight made an emergency landing.
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Ryanair passengers forced off plane on runway as fire crews scrambled to jet
Passengers on the Ryanair flight were forced to leave and wait for another flight at Edinburgh Airport after a 'technical issue' saw fire crews scrambled to the plane
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Son treats mum to day out in Spain with lunch after finding £54 flights
Steven Mitchell flew from Edinburgh Airport to Madrid on a Ryanair flight with his mum Sandra, enjoying a pleasant brunch and touring the Bernabeu stadium, the home of Real Madrid
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Rowdy stag do on Ryanair flight turns family's dream holiday into nightmare
Elaine Wilson Duncan was on her first holiday for three years when the rowdy stag group boarded her Ryanair flight to Tenerife and she says it ruined her trip
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UK airports set to ditch 100ml liquid rules in time for summer deadline
Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester are among the airports which have provided updates on how upgrade works to their hand luggage scanners are going
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Pilot arrested at UK airport 'after a firearm was found in security check'
A pilot for United Airlines has been arrested after allegedly trying to pass through Edinburgh Airport's security check carrying a firearm. It led to the cancellation of a flight to Newark, New Jersey
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Man, 81, dies after falling from assistance lift on plane at UK airport
The disabled pensioner died on December 7, nine days after his fall at Edinburgh Airport in the Ingliston area of the city, an incident being investigated by Police Scotland
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Flights stopped at UK airport after 'hole opens up on the runway'
A small part of the runway at Edinburgh Airport was discovered to be damaged on Monday afternoon, leading to the temporary suspension of arrivals and departures
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Ryanair passengers furious as they ended up stranded in airport for days
June Phillips, 62, was enjoying a holiday in Krakow, Poland until her mood was dampened by a 'horrendous' experience trying to get back home via a Ryanair flight
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'Ryanair left us stranded at airport when horror storm stopped plane landing'
An Aberdeen family have described their “chaotic” experience after being stranded in Edinburgh without accommodation when their flight home aborted its landing - amid the extreme weather from Storm Babet
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Ryanair flight attendants 'in tears' in emergency landing after 'door left open'
A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Belfast to Edinburgh has told how "a door was left open" when it took off leaving crew "in tears" and passengers "terrified"
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Full list of today's cancelled flights as air traffic chaos rages for third day
Gatwick, Heathrow, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester airports are all expecting some cancellations and delays today following the NATS air traffic control issue on Monday
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Full list of flight delays and cancellations today as air traffic chaos rages
Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester airports are all expecting significant numbers of cancellations and delays today following the NATS air traffic control issue on Monday
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UK air traffic control chaos leaves Brits stranded in airports across the world
The UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said that it has now “identified and remedied” the technical issue that has seen flights being grounded en masse with some being unable to take off or land
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Brits face travel chaos as Edinburgh Airport closed with planes forced to divert
Brits hoping to get away for a late August holiday have seen their plans temporarily put on hold amid reports of emergency runway repairs at Edinburgh Airport this morning
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