Flights were cancelled and diverted following the technical issue with air traffic control at Edinburgh Airport this afternoon.

All flights grounded at Edinburgh Airport due to ‘IT issue’ - Edinburgh Airport says engineers are “continuing to work” on resolving the IT issue

Passengers say they have been “stuck on the tarmac for hours” after all flights were grounded at Edinburgh Airport due to an “IT issue”. The airport released a statement on Sunday afternoon saying an issue with Air Traffic Control meant flights were grounded.

No flights are able to take off or land at Edinburgh Airport due to an IT issue affecting air traffic control.An airport spokesperson said engineers are currently working to fix the issue while many incoming flights were diverted elsewhere.

Edinburgh Live reported on the passengers left stranded in the airport after being informed their flights were cancelled or delayed. The airport issued a statement saying: "The IT issues affecting Air Traffic Control has now been resolved and flights have now resumed.

PASSENGERS flying to and from a Scottish airport have been hit with a string of delays and cancellations after all flights were grounded this afternoon. Edinburgh Airport is facing major

An IT issue grounded all flights at Edinburgh Airport on Sunday, causing travel disruptions. Some flights were diverted to Glasgow.

Chaos has erupted at a major UK airport after all flights were grounded due to an IT issue. Flights to and from Edinburgh Airport have been suspended for almost two hours today. A spokesperson for the airport said: "Due to to an IT issue with Air Traffic Control no flights are currently taking off or landing.

All flights at Edinburgh Airport have been grounded due to an ongoing issue. Travellers have been issued updates from their airline alerting them to delays.