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

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.

More than two dozen inbound and outbound flights were cancelled and others delayed after an IT glitch closed Edinburgh airport. Services were disrupted for about two and a half hours from 4pm on Sunday. The airport said that an air traffic control IT issue had been resolved shortly after 6.30pm last night.

Passengers have been told to check with their flight status with their airline before travelling to the airport

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.

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.