Safety traces at Edinburgh Airport have left folks queuing for over an hour, after employees members found an unattended bag.
Airport officers warned travellers that wait instances for safety have been longer than typical whereas employees handled the bags.
In a press release, Edinburgh airport stated that they "wouldn't apologise for prioritising the security" of passengers and employees throughout the incident.
An replace posted by Edinburgh Airport on social media at 5am stated: "As of some minutes in the past the time to get by way of safety from first becoming a member of the queue was 40-60 minutes
"We're very busy, and queues are longer than we want. It is essential you could have ready for safety."
One passenger complained on twitter that the safety gates have been "damaged", stopping anybody from getting by way of.
Nevertheless, the airport responded: "No, gates weren’t damaged - we closed them whereas safety places of work checked an unattended bag. Security and safety of passengers and employees is paramount and we prioritise it always."
Responding to a person who questioned how ready employees have been, they later added: "We're Bryan however employees needed to examine an unattended bag.
"Sorry passengers needed to wait longer than regular however no apologies for prioritising the security of them and employees."
The airport has beforehand warned of busy intervals throughout the summer season months after images of 'chaotic scenes' emerged initially of June.
They are going to be issuing updates on how lengthy queues and the safety course of is on their social media channels at 5am, 9am, 1pm and 5pm.
An Edinburgh Airport spokesman stated: “Safety employees responded to an incident by closing the corridor to research – the corridor reopened inside ten minutes after the incident was cleared.
"It is a well-managed response and certainty not the 'chaos' referred to.
“We're sorry passengers needed to wait however we make no apologies for prioritising the security of them and our employees.”
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