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| Delays to Scottish flights after technical issue | Delays to Scottish flights after technical issue |
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| A technical issue is causing delays to flights through all of Scotland's main airports. | A technical issue is causing delays to flights through all of Scotland's main airports. |
| Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Prestwick airports have been affected by the incident at the Scottish Air Traffic Control centre at Prestwick. | Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Prestwick airports have been affected by the incident at the Scottish Air Traffic Control centre at Prestwick. |
| Air traffic controllers Nats said there had been interference with some radio frequencies used to talk to aircraft. | |
| It apologised for the inconvenience but said the cause had been identified and the issue was being resolved. | |
| Nats spokesman Paul Haskins told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We've had a technical problem overnight with interference with some of our radio frequencies which we use to speak to speak to aircraft. | |
| "It only affects some parts of Scottish airspace and flights from and to some Scottish airports but there may be delays as a result this morning. | |
| We have identified the cause and isolated the problem and the situation is now improving." | |
| 'Expect delays' | |
| A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport said: "Due to an ongoing issue at the Scottish Airspace control centre there will be a delay to all flights this morning. We are still assessing the situation but customers should expect delays." | A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport said: "Due to an ongoing issue at the Scottish Airspace control centre there will be a delay to all flights this morning. We are still assessing the situation but customers should expect delays." |
| One traveller tweeted to say they were "stuck on a plane" at Glasgow Airport. | One traveller tweeted to say they were "stuck on a plane" at Glasgow Airport. |
| A spokesman for Glasgow Airport said it was experiencing some delays but that the situation was getting back to normal. | A spokesman for Glasgow Airport said it was experiencing some delays but that the situation was getting back to normal. |
| An Aberdeen Airport spokesman said a small number of delays were affecting southbound flights but it was hoped they would be back to normal "as soon as possible". | An Aberdeen Airport spokesman said a small number of delays were affecting southbound flights but it was hoped they would be back to normal "as soon as possible". |