IT issues lead to holidaymakers facing queues at Edinburgh Airport

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Edinburgh Airport confirmed a “minor IT outage”.

An IT outage affecting a number of airlines at Edinburgh Airport has seen some passengers waiting more than an hour at check-in.

Pictures from the airport show queues forming around the check-in systems.

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One passenger, flying with Pegasus Airlines, told the Edinburgh Evening News that the outage first began about half an hour ago leading to long delays of over an hour. Virgin and Qatar Airways are also thought to be affected.

It is understood that this outage is only affecting selected airlines, with carriers such as RyanAir continuing to check passengers in.

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Edinburgh Airport confirmed a “minor IT outage” affecting the manual check-in system with some airlines adding that flights were not currently delayed, and that most passengers are able to check-in.

Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways and Virgin have been approached for comment.