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| Flights affected by Edinburgh Airport power cut | Flights affected by Edinburgh Airport power cut |
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| Flights and terminal services at Edinburgh Airport have been disrupted by a power cut. | Flights and terminal services at Edinburgh Airport have been disrupted by a power cut. |
| It is understood the electricity failed just before 09:00. | It is understood the electricity failed just before 09:00. |
| The airport said the power "was now returning" but flights have been disrupted and passengers should expect further delays. | |
| The power cut affected the terminal building and the main hall was plunged into darkness with only emergency lighting available for almost an hour. | |
| It was not possible to provide the usual ground services such as check-in or security during the outage. | |
| Long queues have formed outside the terminal building. | |
| Authorities said they are dealing with a backlog of passengers who have been unable to check-in for an hour-and-a-half. | |
| The airport said that back-up power systems also failed inside the terminal, but not on the airfields, which is why runway lights remained on. | |
| It is still not known what caused the power failure. | |
| The airport said planes are still landing and taking off. | |
| Some passengers who landed were unable to leave planes because immigration facilities were down. | |
| They are now being let off gradually. | |
| Officials have started taking passengers through security in batches but queues are still growing. | |
| An airport spokesman said: "We can confirm that power is now returning to the terminal and that flights have resumed. | |
| "We're working to allow passengers to continue their journeys in a safe and ordered manner and we thank passengers for their patience whilst we do this. | |
| "As always, the safety of passengers and staff is our priority. We expect there to be further delays whilst we clear the backlog." | |
| Hundreds of passengers inside the terminal were advised to be patient while engineers worked to restore power. | |
| Those planning to fly later are being advised to come to the terminal building as usual. | |
| Miranda Hurst, from Edinburgh, who is due to fly to London, told the BBC Scotland news website, said: "I was on the airport bus when we were told the bus couldn't go any further as there had been a power cut so the barrier could not be lifted. | Miranda Hurst, from Edinburgh, who is due to fly to London, told the BBC Scotland news website, said: "I was on the airport bus when we were told the bus couldn't go any further as there had been a power cut so the barrier could not be lifted. |
| "So we had to walk. When I arrived at the terminal the lights were off and nobody knew what was happening. | "So we had to walk. When I arrived at the terminal the lights were off and nobody knew what was happening. |
| "I'm in a queue at the arrivals exit as we cant go upstairs as there is no security as they cant scan anything. | "I'm in a queue at the arrivals exit as we cant go upstairs as there is no security as they cant scan anything. |
| "The Tannoy has been affected too so they can't communicate anything to us. They have started handing out water to us." |