Edinburgh Airport flights disrupted and cancelled as thunderstorms sweep Scotland

Several flights have been delayed, diverted and cancelled after thunderstorms hit Edinburgh Airport.

Fights at Edinburgh Airport have been diverted and cancelled as thunderstorms swept the country. Thousands of lightning strikes were recorded by the Met Office across the central belt since the early hours of Friday, June 26.

One British Airways flight from Edinburgh to London City has been cancelled while several others have been diverted or delayed. Flights from Porto, London, Chicago, New York, Dublin and Riga have all been diverted to airports across the UK and Ireland.

Some flights have been delayed for a number of hours while others have circled in the skies above the central belt waiting for the weather to clear. Edinburgh Airport has been contacted for comment.

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