Flights have resumed at the Edinburgh airport following a period of cancellations due to an IT issue with its air traffic control provider.
In a post on X, the airport thanked passengers for their patience and understanding.
It also said that the outage was localised and not connected to a cloudflare outage that caused some websites including Zoom and Linkedin to go off line.
Despite the announcements, some flights are still cancelled, delay and diverted due to a backlog caused by the breakdown.
It said in an earlier post on X said that teams were working on the issue and will be resolved as soon as possible.
"We will provide updates when possible - please contact your airline for the latest information on your flight" the post said.
Some passengers who spoke to the BBC said they had flights going to Edinburgh airport delayed during the period of IT system issues.
"I was due to fly to Edinburgh from Birmingham at 09:45 and was advised there was slush and fog on the runway,", the passenger said.
Flight tracking software, flight radar appeared to show planes sitting on the airport tarmac, seemingly not moving.
It also showed little to no activity over the airport as incoming flights were either cancelled or diverted to nearby airports.
Edinburgh airport is Scotland's busiest airport with around 15 million passengers passing through it in 2024 alone.
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