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Iona Young

Easyjet 'sorry' as passengers told to wait at gate while cabin crew have 'discussion'

An Easyjet flight due to leave Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday was delayed after a 'discussion' between two cabin crew staff.

Irate passengers waiting for their flight to Bristol say they were sent away from the gate while the incident took place.

One fed-up customer told Edinburgh Live: "All passengers had to be ushered back into the airport."

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EasyJet confirmed that the delays was due to a 'discussion' between two cabin crew members which took place before boarding commenced.

They also clarified that once boarding began all passengers made their way to the aircraft and the flight took off with the crew as planned.

A spokesperson for EasyJet said: "We would like to apologise to passengers for the delayed departure of flight EZY422 from Edinburgh to Bristol today, 21 February, which arrived 36 minutes later than scheduled in Bristol."

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They continued: "The safety and well-being of our customers and crew is our highest priority.”

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