Some holidaymakers flying from Edinburgh are facing long queues after an IT outage at check-in

An IT outage affecting a small number of airlines at Edinburgh Airport has seen some passengers waiting more than an hour at check-in.

Pictures from the airport show long queues forming around the check-in systems. One passenger, flying with Pegasus Airlines, told the Edinburgh Evening News that the outage first began about half an hour ago leading to long delays of over an hour. Virgin and Qatar Airways are also thought to be affected.

Some passengers had been waiting upwards of an hour to check-in | Iconic Media Group

placeholder image — Some passengers had been waiting upwards of an hour to check-in | Iconic Media Group

It is understood that the outage is only affecting some airlines, with carriers such as RyanAir continuing to check passengers in.

Edinburgh Airport confirmed a “minor IT outage” affecting the manual check-in system with some airlines and said that flights were not currently delayed and that most passengers are able to check-in.

Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways and Virgin have been approached for comment.

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