PASSENGERS have been facing long queues at Edinburgh Airport, which has reopened after areas of the terminal building were evacuated on Friday evening because of a security alert.
An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed to the airport to investigate what Police Scotland described as a “potentially suspicious package”, which was discovered at about 6.50pm on Friday.
An evacuation was ordered and a police cordon was set up, and roads closed.
The airport said it had reopened in a statement at about 3am on Saturday, and would work to resume normal services as quickly as possible.
However it said the incident would have a knock-on effect throughout the day.
Passengers arriving at the airport on Saturday faced long queues which extended outside the terminal building.
The airport said: “Following investigations by specialist teams, the airport has now reopened.
“We recognise the frustration this incident will have caused and thank everyone for their patience and understanding – safety will always come first.
“This incident will have knock-on impacts throughout today and staff are working hard to address these and support passengers.
“Operational teams are continuing to work to restore normal services as quickly as possible.
“Please check with your airline for the latest information on your flight.”
Police Scotland confirmed that specialist officers were called to a report of "potentially suspicious items" on Friday evening.
The items were made safe and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
A spoksperson said: "Edinburgh Airport has re-opened following a report to police around 6.50pm on Friday, June 19, of potentially suspicious items.
"Specialist officers attended and a cordon was put in place. EOD attended and the items were made safe.
"The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
"The roads around the airport remain busy and the public are asked to be patient."
