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Hole in runway causes Edinburgh Airport chaos



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Published Date: 23 April 2008
PASSENGERS at Edinburgh Airport are facing big delays this evening after a pothole was discovered in the main runway.
HOLE IN ONE: Flights were diverted today after a hole was found in the airport's main runway.
HOLE IN ONE: Flights were diverted today after a hole was found in the airport's main runway.
The runway was closed while engineers fixed the fault and planes were diverted onto the crosswind runway.

The hole, at the Newbridge end of the runway, was discovered at around 2pm and airport operator BAA said repair work was completed by 4.45pm.

A total of four flights bound for Edinburgh were diverted to other airports in Scotland, while the majority of flights in and out of Edinburgh are facing delays.

A £16 million, eight-month resurfacing programme of the airport's main runway got underway two weeks ago.

See tomorrow's Evening News for more

• www.edinburghairport.com



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  • Last Updated: 23 April 2008 7:15 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Scotland's airports
 
1

Andrew,

23/04/2008 17:00:14
Maybe the EARL (Edinburgh Airport Rail Link) is being tunnelled in secret!!
2

Shave,

Edinburgh 23/04/2008 17:04:08
Hole in runway...

BAA are looking into it?!

/gets coat/
3

Richard Head,

23/04/2008 17:15:43
The will be filling it with sand then covering it with sellotape.
4

Grumpy Passenger,

Edinburgh 23/04/2008 17:29:54
If they can fix a pothole in 3 hours maybe we should pass on their number to the Council.... ;-)
5

Teofilio Cubillas,

23/04/2008 17:34:05
Please don't employ the gang who are currently digging up the road between Gowkly Moss roundabout and Bilston. Absolutely no change for the past three months, just traffic lights and delays - never any sign of anyone actually doing anything.
6

spud the enforcer,

edinburgh 23/04/2008 17:43:46
what do you expect when the budget for repairs has been hacked because ferrovial or better know as the spanish cowboys are struggling with the massive debt they incured when buying the company, long term things don't look good until the breakup of the baa chain is done,
7

Brian M,

Edinburgh 23/04/2008 18:19:25
Must be the fault of the SNP. I'm surprised the Hootsmon did not have a 'dig' at Alex Salmond on this one
8

Rod,

Kirkliston - European Village Jewel (2016) 23/04/2008 18:44:23
#4 Mario : IT better get fixed by teatime tomorrow !!

From the library of my baronial mansion in the European village jewel of Kirkliston I can see everything is now back to normal. The airport even seems busier than usual.
9

Rod,

Kirkliston - European Village Jewel 23/04/2008 18:47:36
#7 Spud what do you expect when the budget for repairs has been hacked

Er.......Grupo Ferrovial are presently engaged in a £multi million resurface of Edinburgh Airport's main runway. The work should be finished in late autumn.
10

Zoobee,

Up a very big hill 23/04/2008 21:24:39
What a suitable way to welcome visitors to Edinburgh - get them used to the pot holes from the second they land :)
11

Mr Fuzzy,

Edinburgh 23/04/2008 21:30:55
Has someone told Clarence?
http://homepage.mac.com/ch.edinburgh/cyclingedinburgh/images/clarence.jpg
12

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24/04/2008 00:05:07
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13

eric,

Lothian 24/04/2008 07:31:09
Ugly crematorium like !
14

Scotish Exile,

24/04/2008 08:06:18
Is this the SNP's fault as well????
15

Raoul Duke,

24/04/2008 11:40:33
Well there's holes on every other stretch of tarmac in edinburgh so why should the airport be any different
16

Mallory,

Edinburgh 09/09/2008 18:07:52
Probably to do with the TRAMS.
17

Emjay,

Edinburgh 15/09/2008 17:18:24
Flight diverted to GLASGOW at 3 in the morning! Thanks guys! Was supposed to land at Edinburgh airport this morning (Sunday night into Monday morning) but got diverted to Glasgow at the last minute. Official reason we got was that the main runway was "too wet" for us to land on! Looks like the truth has maybe come out now...

 

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