Edinburgh Airport
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Sep 12, 2026
AndyPANELIST
And this is why the lounges are overcrowded, packed out, people going crazy in there.
AndyPANELIST
I tried to get into a lounge on, um, Monday when I was flying out here, and all three lounges at, um, Edinburgh Airport were, were full, weren't taking walk-ins at all.
AndyPANELIST
Um, and I have to be honest, whoever wrote this is completely correct, 'cause I looked inside and thought, "I'm glad I'm not in there anywhere," and went and paid some over-ridiculous price for some fried chicken at the only place that had seats in, in the terminal.
AndyPANELIST
But yeah, uh, I think we need to go down the route of, uh, [laughs] I sound very snobby now.
Neville BoundsHOST
You have to be minimum of a silver member to get in there, or, uh, buy a minimum of a business class ticket
CarlosHOST
ticketSo that should sort of thin it out reasonably, Nev, then
Neville BoundsHOST
Well, you'd, you'd hope so, wouldn't you? But, uh, that was not my experience at Edinburgh Airport-
CarlosHOST
Mm
speaker_2NARRATOR
By 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness airports were all experiencing delays and cancellations for a number of services, mainly affecting British Airways and EasyJet customers.
speaker_2NARRATOR
A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport said, while operations have returned to normal following the NATS technical issue, some knock-on disruption is expected to continue throughout today.
speaker_2NARRATOR
We know that this will be frustrating for passengers and we would encourage them to check with their airline for the latest information on their flight.
speaker_2NARRATOR
A spokesperson for AGS, which runs Aberdeen and Glasgow airports, said, Following yesterday's technical issue affecting NATS air traffic control, our airport's operations are recovering.
Nick FerrariHOST
Let's turn to Mark Crystal.
Nick FerrariHOST
Now, Mark spent Tuesday night in Edinburgh Airport and joins me now to explain his odyssey around the United Kingdom.
Nick FerrariHOST
Thanks very much for coming on, if I may call you, Mark.
Nick FerrariHOST
Let's start at the very beginning, as they say.
Mark CrystalGUEST
But then they interrupted that call and said, no, change of plans.
Mark CrystalGUEST
Someone from the airport is going to come and talk to you.
Mark CrystalGUEST
And someone from the from Edinburgh Airport was sent over to about 150 of us just standing there waiting, figuring out what's going on.
Mark CrystalGUEST
And they said, yeah, the airline has cut you loose and you've got to figure your own way.
KarenNARRATOR
This is from the Herald Scotland of Wednesday the 2nd of September from the news section.
KarenNARRATOR
Ryanair flight flying to Edinburgh airport declares mid-air emergency.
KarenNARRATOR
This article is by Jodie Harrison.
KarenNARRATOR
A flight heading into a Scottish airport declared a mid-air emergency moments before it was due to land.
KarenNARRATOR
The Ryanair plane signalled an emergency while on approach to Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday.
KarenNARRATOR
The flight took off from Gdansk in Poland shortly before 3pm UK time and was scheduled to land in the Scottish capital at around 5pm.
KarenNARRATOR
The pilot declared the emergency around 1 hour and 50 minutes into the journey, according to the timing of the emergency squawk signal.
KarenNARRATOR
Ryanair told the Scottish Sun that the alert was issued after a passenger fell ill on board.
Nick PapadakisGUEST
And the return, you know, there's about a five-hour layover from that morning flight from Inverness back up to London, so switching from Terminal 5 to the Queen's Terminal, it's gonna take you about 90 minutes.
Nick PapadakisGUEST
It's not ideal, but I'd feel a lot better about that than driving four and a half hours from Dornoch down to, uh, Edinburgh Airport first thing in the morning to catch that 11:30 and sit in 7A, which is my normal seat just inside the door when I can't get up to that, when I can't get up front because there's not enough seats up there.
Nick PapadakisGUEST
The flight stuff is ...
Nick PapadakisGUEST
I've learned a lot more about just that stuff and how to make myself comfortable to make sure I get the most out of the trip than anything.
Adam JonesHOST
I was talking to Peter from Athletic Plant Recovery on the way back about whether or not we could get one of those flying drones and I could fly back here.
Adam JonesHOST
And what laws, if any, would I be breaking? And what would be the penalty for said laws if I got caught? I mean, once we get close to Edinburgh Airport space.
Adam JonesHOST
And I think
Clint AdamsHOST
the
Gordon DuncanHOST
Just as an aside, fair play to the director of football from Bruges.
Gordon DuncanHOST
He landed at Edinburgh Airport, got a car straight to St Andrews, stood up, did his speech, straight back to Edinburgh Airport and back up the road because Bruges played last night.
Gordon DuncanHOST
And he
Gordon DalzielPANELIST
was back for a game?
Mark WatsonHOST
Is
Stephen HendryHOST
there about 200 comedians at Edinburgh Airport tomorrow? If you're at Edinburgh Airport, it's just full of comedians.
Mark WatsonHOST
I'm getting the train, but if you're at Edinburgh Airport...
Mark WatsonHOST
If you're in a bad mood,
Steven HallworthHOST
avoid
Matt HarveyHOST
EasyJet has launched a new luggage collection service.
Matt HarveyHOST
Travellers flying with the airline through Edinburgh Airport will now be able to check in their luggage from home, allowing Scottish travellers the unique ability to replicate the inevitable experience of losing their luggage all from the comfort of home.
Matt HarveyHOST
Next year, EasyJet hopes to introduce home security screening, followed by remote duty-free shopping, and eventually the revolutionary concept of paying them to simply stay where you are.
Matt HarveyHOST
Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on more than a dozen of Trump's speeches on prediction market websites.
Charles HutchinsonHOST
Travelling into Edinburgh? They
Graham ChalmersHOST
go to the park and ride outside Edinburgh Airport, get on the tram.
Graham ChalmersHOST
Now, the tram service is cheap, regular and really nice.
Graham ChalmersHOST
There was one slight problem this year, though.
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