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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Jacob Farr

Edinburgh Airport runway covered with water after River Almond bursts its banks

Edinburgh Airport have said that the recent deluge of heavy rain has impacted their runway after the River Almond burst its banks.

The media team shared an image on their Twitter channel that showed Airport Operations shining a light from their 4x4 onto the water that was lying on the runway service on the evening of December 30.

They said that the extreme rainfall had led to Gogarbun experiencing their highest level at the airport and that the River Almond bursting its banks had led to water covering the runway.

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