Passengers face long queues at Edinburgh Airport after security alert
The airport was evacuated on Friday night after a ‘potentially suspicious package’ was found
Passengers have been facing long queues at Edinburgh Airport, which has reopened after areas of the terminal building were evacuated on Friday evening because of a security alert.
An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed to the airport to investigate what Police Scotland described as a “potentially suspicious package”, which was discovered at around 6.50pm on Friday.
An evacuation was ordered and a police cordon was set up, with roads closed.
This morning, police said the items had been made safe with the incident not being treated as suspicious.
Passengers are facing disruption as result of the operation and the airport warned that its schedules would continue to be affected today (Saturday).
In a statement at around 3am this morning, the airport confirmed it had reopened and would work to restore normal services as quickly as possible.
“Following investigations by specialist teams, the airport has now reopened,” the airport said.
“We recognise the frustration this incident will have caused and thank everyone for their patience and understanding – safety will always come first.
“This incident will have knock-on impacts throughout today and staff are working hard to address these and support passengers.
“Operational teams are continuing to work to restore normal services as quickly as possible.
“Please check with your airline for the latest information on your flight.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) attended and the items were made safe.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
“The roads around the airport remain busy and the public are asked to be patient.”
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