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| Flight delay warning at airport | Flight delay warning at airport |
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| Edinburgh Airport officials have warned passengers of "significant knock-on delays" following an evacuation after the discovery of a suspicious suitcase. | Edinburgh Airport officials have warned passengers of "significant knock-on delays" following an evacuation after the discovery of a suspicious suitcase. |
| Staff and passengers had been cleared from the check-in area of the main terminal building, the food court and the domestic arrivals area. | Staff and passengers had been cleared from the check-in area of the main terminal building, the food court and the domestic arrivals area. |
| The suitcase was found in the ladies toilets in the UK arrivals area of the airport at about 1420 BST. | |
| BAA said departures had reopened about 1700 BST but warned of delays. | BAA said departures had reopened about 1700 BST but warned of delays. |
| 'Security incident' | |
| A BAA spokesman said: "Edinburgh Airport's departures has now fully reopened, however, because of the earlier security incident we are expecting significant knock-on delays for passengers. | A BAA spokesman said: "Edinburgh Airport's departures has now fully reopened, however, because of the earlier security incident we are expecting significant knock-on delays for passengers. |
| "We are continuing to advise them to check the status of their flights with their airlines." | "We are continuing to advise them to check the status of their flights with their airlines." |
| A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said Army bomb disposal experts were called after the suitcase was found. | |
| He added: "They examined the luggage, and found that it posed no threat. | |
| "Inquires are underway to establish how the luggage came to be located within the toilets." | |
| A 31-year-old passenger, who had travelled on a flight from London, said: "My fiancee and I had to wait on the plane for an hour before waiting a further hour in the terminal. | |
| "We have just arrived at the taxi queue, where there are more than 100 people waiting in line." |