Edinburgh — 5 December 2025 — Edinburgh Airport suspended all flights on Friday morning after a significant IT failure affected its air traffic control provider, forcing a full ground stop and causing widespread disruption for passengers Yahoo News Australia.
The shutdown began at around 08:30 local time, with the airport confirming that no arrivals or departures could operate while technicians worked to resolve the issue. Early estimates indicated that dozens of flights were impacted, including cancellations, diversions and aircraft held on the ground Yahoo News UK.
Airport officials urged passengers to contact their airlines directly for the latest updates, stressing that there was no immediate timeline for restoring normal operations. “Teams are working on the issue and will resolve as soon as possible,” the airport said Sky News.
Live flight‑tracking platforms showed aircraft diverting to other airports and several circling overhead before being rerouted. Officials also clarified that the disruption was not connected to the wider Cloudflare outage affecting websites globally on Friday Yahoo News Australia.
Handling more than 43,000 passengers a day, Edinburgh Airport is Scotland’s busiest aviation hub, and the suspension has caused significant delays at the start of a busy travel period. Further updates are expected as technical teams continue work to restore full functionality.
Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh, Scotland Picture by Thomas Nugent, geograph.org.uk, Sign by Ian Press
